Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-20
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. EGAN'S MAN ELECTED For President Of The Irish
 League. THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT. Gladstone Still For Home
 Rule. GRAY THE CENTER OF A PLOT. The Anarchist Jury Out At
 Chicago.
GRAY THE CENTER OF A PLOT
THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.s

THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE 2
 Davitt And Fitzgerald Head Of The Expected Dissehsions Fitzgerald
 Elected To Succeed Egan As Presi-
 dent of The League.
 l CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-The convention of the 1 Irish National league. met this morning at
 Il o'clock. Father Dorney, of Illinois, for the committee on permanent organization, reported that the temporary organization | would be made permanent, and the motion l was put by Michael Davitt and carried by a storm of ayes. On taking the chair Judge Fitzgerald made speech eulogzing Glad 1 stone and the cause: 1T know no ring, \ know no clique" said the speaker, ''and I am here for united Ireland" He closed with I a caution that the delegates should have ! only one sentiment and that was to prepare | to fight the common enemy and to engender ! no feuds among themselves. John F. Fin nerty rose in his seat, and his appearance ! was the signal for tremendous cheering. He said he only rose to read cablegram, ad- dressed to him. It read as follows: DUBLIN, 19. Finnerty. Chicago Convention, Chicago: The manhood of Ireland is with you and trusts
 
 right and resolve to be free.
 CHARLES MACCARTHY FEELING, Dublin. MT. Davitt said he had no wish to prevent the reading of any telegram, but he wished to say that Feeling had no right to send the dispatch, that he belonged to no organiza- tion, that he was not recognized and that Redmond, Deasy, O'Brien and himself were fully competent to speak for four millions of people. MT. Finerty, after repeated objec- tions to his speaking, was allowed the floor and said: "I am surprised to see the father of the Land league rise in his place and question that telegram" Here another scene of confusion ensued In the midst of the uproar MT. Finerty heard to say: 'It is what we have believed for twenty years, and shall hold to my view for the freedom of Ireland to the day of my death. If Mir. Feeling is not in the league, if he holds to that sentiment, he is certainly entitled to belong to it." AS another scene of confusion ensued, MT. Finerty ceased speaking. He was cheered by the main body of the con- vention. MT. Davitt said he could not dis pu.e the right of MT. Finerty to desire the freedom of Ireland and would not do so This acted as quieter and the uproar subsided.
 The committee on resolutions reported through the Rev. MT. Betts as follows:
 We, the delegates of the Irish National League of America, in convention assembled, firmly believing of people to frame their own laws, right which lies at the foundation of the prosperity and great tageousiy extended to the colonial possessions of Great Britain, do hereby resolve:
 qualified approval of national selfgovernment for
 3 That we heartily approve Of the course pur- sued by Charles Stewart Parnell and his Parlia- mentary associates in the English House of Com mons. And renew the expression of our entire confidence in their wisdom and in their ability to achieve home rule in Ireland.
 B. That extend heartfelt thanks to Mir. Gladstone for his great efforts in behalf of Irish the English. Scotch and welsh democracy for the support given to the great Liberal leader and his
 4. That this convention hereby returns it's thanks to the American people and press for the generous support which they have given to the cause of self government in Ireland.
 5. That record sense of the remarkable forbearance and sef-restraint exercised by our people in Ireland in the face of the cruel and dis honest system of extortion to which they being subjected by rack-renting landlords, and in view of the license scandalously extended to organized lawlessness in the north of Ireland by partisan officials; and we commend the laudabe desire of the people of Ireland to manage their own affairs
 sixthSThat We hereby thank the president, treasurer and secretary of the Irish National league have discharged the ardUous duties of their re- spective stations.
 
 warded in the name of the chairman of the conven- tion to the Hon. Charles Stewart Parnell:
 Delegates tO the Irish National league conven ton of America send greeting from our body. which embraces representative citizens from every Canada and assure you of cordial endorsement sf your policy by united and harmonious conven- tion.''
 Another scene of confusion then ensued, Mir. Finnerty and others wanting the reso1u- rions considered seriatim. Alexander Sulli- van, John Devoy and Davitt asked that the resolutions be adopted as whole and they were so adopted, the convention rising and cheering frantically.
 MT. Redmond M. F., then took the floor amid tremendous applause.
 MT. Redmond asked them if the people at home who are conducting the campaign have 50 managed affairs as to be entitled to their (the conventional confidence and continued support and roar of ''ayes" was the re- sponse Gradually the speaker got down to the kernel of what he had to say. Among other things he said ''Ths great principle underlying this question is nothing less than the complete nationality of Ireland" (Great cheering) "We are not simply laboring for the social amelioration of her people. Had Ireland wanted she should long since have bartered her political rights to England and received a fair amount of natural prosperi- ty. Ireland prefers rags and an un- conquerable spirit of liberty to favor won by national dishonor. The principle at stake Wnlcn ureS the soul or every 1rlSn learC IS simply rebellion against rule by strangers, and these are the principles which inspired Tone and Fitzgerald and for which Emmet died. Let no man desecrate those principles with the name of race hatred. Loud ap- plause) I believe in the brotherhood of man and prefer to move not simply for re- venge for the past, but justice for the future When this principle comes up no comprom- ise is possible. Any man who would pro- pose a compromise less than complete recog hilton of that nation would be traitor false to his country and would forfeit all claim to confidence and support. But there has been no danger of such contingency, but we have always held it would be consistent with our policy that if by any possibility we would settle the question in manner whereby the bloody chapter of English history would be closed and peace and amity between the nations in augurated it would be our duty to do it. We believe such settlement was contained in Mr. Gladstones bill and hence we supported it. The crusade ot to-day is the same that of 1795 Then as now the English viceroy who represented the policy of liberty has left our shores and his place is taken by a man l who bears the hated name of Castlereagh. All thoughts of amity between the two coun- | tries have vanished and again we face to l face with our foes. The storm cloud has | again descended and have we not the right to l call upon the world, which perhaps will soon shudder at the darkness of the scene l to remember how bright the landscape has ! looked for months. For us the duty of the | hour is clear We have given to England | unmistakable evidence that upon the conces- l sion of liberty we can be friends. It now | remains for us to show for the one thou sandth time that we can also be formidable | foes. The government of Ireland by Eng I land is an impossbility and it is our duty