The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1886-06-27
F0R HONE RULE.


Last Wednesdays. Enthusiastic Meeting in
the Academy,
Enthusiasm carried the multitude that
thronged the Academy of Music Wednesday
evening to take partin the movement to bear
up, with practical sympathy. the hands Of
Parnel and Gladstone in the struggle for
Irish Home Rule. The English people are on
the eve of one Of the most important cleo
tions ever known to English history. The
question to be submitted to the popular
decision is whether the new House of Com
mons shall consent to GladstoIe's scheme
for Home Rule or not and the purpose of
Wednesday nights meeting was to raise
funds that will aid in carrying the cam
paign to successful issue for the Home
Rule party. The Commit.ee of Arrange
ments for tho meeting consisted of e. Il.
Mclaughlin, James It. Cannon, Thomas B.
O'Neill and Philip Tnmulty. Among those
noticed on the platform and off it were
Mayor Cleveland, the nuck-appointed For
eign Minister Kelley, Congressman Nc
Adoo, Col. John McAnerney, A. A. Harden
bergh, Director-at-Large Govern, Chas. S.
Furst, jeremiah b. Sweeney, Alderman
ReardoD, Harry Lembeck, Assemblyaan
Thos. f. Noonan, Thos a. Kelly, John
Hughes, Surrogate 'Neill, Alderman Davis,
w. B. Holmes, John f Kelly, john Kenny,
Michael Blewett, John Phillips, ex-Coroa er
Burns, Thomas B. ONeill, ex-Coroner
Hughes, ex-Alderman O'Neill, Hugh MUIR
ply, Richard Allen, Commissioner Buckley,
John Harrison, Thos. 3. Mylotte, John w.
Kennedy, Mark Wilson, Bernard NcCor-
mick, Alderman Robert Davis, John Kane,
Freeholder ShaughnesEey, John r. Moran,
Michael Gavin, Edward Il. Kelly, Commits
sioner John Edelstein, County Clerk Nc
Laughlin, VIM. A. Gillsn, Ayles Tierney,
Father de Concillio, DIR. Heating, John
Hickey, Patrick German, Edward Hoos,
Fire Commissioners Windecksr and Mad
don, ex- Freebooter Norton. Mayer Cleve-
land presided, and ID. B. Holnss, who
had been largely instrumental in getting up
the demonstration, and officiated as Master
of Ceremonies, was, with Richard Allen
and John Kenny, made Secretary. After
the Mayor had explained the purpose of
the gathering, Minister Kelley was intro
duced He made neat little appeal as
Jsrseyman-for he said he was aJerseyman
for aid to the Irish cause. At the cenclu-
sion of his address, Mr.. Holmes read letter
from Senator Mcpherson, enclosing check
for 500. Letters were also read from Rev.
Father Seton, of st. Joseph's Church, Rev.
Father Sheenan, OF st. Peters, and Mayor
Kerr, of Hoboken. Finance Commissioner
Hardenberg then stepped to the foot-lights
snd made an eloquent address. Congress-
man McAdoo, in the course of his speech,
said that he never felt so mean at being
poor in his life, but he subscribed SIS
Just the same. Subscriptions to the
amount Of 50, 500 were made. Among the
subscribers were John Mullins & Co., 5000;
Colonel John McAnerney, 5000, and he
promised, besides, to pay John Stewart
Parnell's and William Ewart Gladstone's
subscriptions, put down at his instance, for
SIS each; Mr. Metzler, So; County Super
intendent Kelly, SO, which he paid for
shaking the Mayors hand; Charles Swee-
ney, $50. Governor Albeit, Commissioner
Edelstein and Mr. Hardenbergh were
among the subscribers. The Mayor, Rev.
Father de Concitio, Mr.. Hardenbergh and
Colonel John McAnerny were appointed a
committee to receive and acknowledge sub
scriptions. The editor of the TATTi.ER,
though henored with special invitation to
be present, was unavoidably kept away.
He will, however, forward his subscription
to the committee.