The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-08-19
IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
DELEGATES FROM EVERY DIRECTION
POURING INTO CHICAGO.

The Convention VIII Probably Be Com
posed of Fifteen Hundred Representa-
tlves - The Indications of "A Faction
Fight-Those Who VIII Be Admitted.
CHICAGO, Aug 19--The delegates to the
Irish National league convention kept pour
ing into the city all day yesterday and last
evening. Those that have arrived thus far
are principally from the west, and the indi-
cations are that Mr.. Egan's estimate of 1900
in the convention will not be very far away.
The delegates from Philadelphia and Boston,
the former consisting of 100 and the latter Of
sixty will arrive this evening The advance
guard from Philadelphia arrived last evening
and put up at the Grand Pacific and Nc
Gays.
AS the time for holding the convention
draws nearer the less seems the chance for
anything like a big row. Mr.. John Dewey
has been doing great deal of talking about
what he knows of Sullivan and others, but
he has not made any specific charges. If his
charges do not pertain to Irish matters he
will not be allowed to make them in the con-
vention That is certain. But he may take
some other way of getting them before the
public There is no doubt that the two fac
tions are bitterly opposed to each other and
all kinds Of threats are made by both sides.
Mr.. Egan still insists that the opposition will
be too small to do any effective work, while
Mr.. Dewey asserts with equal force that his
party will have majority and will elect its
own officers. He says he may not have
majority at the start but he expects to make
such speech as will win him enough votes
to carry the convention.
The national committee meets this even
ing to select temporary chairman, and the
opposition will also select one after the arri-
val Of the New York delegation, which is ex-
pected at $50 o'clock tonight. That will be
the first fight in the convention and Mr.. De-
voy expects to win.
No person will be admitted to the conven-
ton without ticket Dr. O'Reilly, the
treasurer of the league and Mr. j. P. Sut-
ton, the secretary, will occupy room A in the
Grand Pacific hotel to-day and tomorrow
morning and all tickets must be obtained
through them. The delegates must present
their credentials from their respective
branches, and if the latter are in good stand
ing the delegates will be given tickets Other
wise they can not attend the convention.
4ulo Will 10 ouIlCUly OlllOTCeu anu
thereby a large number of the so-called
Gkickers" will be kept out of the convention.
Mr. William Fogarty will be present to sign
the delegates certificates, which will enable
them to obtain third rate fare to their
homes. This is in accordance with an agree
ment made with the different railroad COM
panies.
Among the delegates who have arrived or
who are expected this morning, are Father
Connaty, of Worcester, Mass. w. G. Kelly
and ]. j. Sweeney, of Ansonia, Conn. Frank
Sheridan, the prominent Lacquer of Dubuque,
Iowa; Morris Wilhere, National delegate of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, and state
delegate from Pennsylvania; Capt William
Gleason, Of the Cleveland Plain Dealer;
Robert McWade, of the Philadelphia Ledger;
John Fitzgerald, of Lincoln, Neb. Judge
Quillinan, Of Ansonia, Conn. Dr. Scallon, a
prominent Ancient Order man from Han
cock, Mich; Thomas Kerr, Thomas Barry,
William Simonson, W. A. Mclaughlin,
James Kane, r. Martin, Patrick McGeough
and Rev. Walter P. McGeough, of Philadel-
phia; j. N. Sheehan, Ann Arbor, Mich j.
r. Crotty, Lansing, Mich. Rev Patrick
o'Brien, Toledo, O., and A. ]. Laughery,
Cosh-cton, o.
A fuller delegation from Philadelphia and
another from Boston, as well as the large
crowd from New York, will arrive during
the day.
A letter was received from Hon. S. j. Ran
dali stating that he would be present at the
convention, and would address tie mass
meeting on Friday night
A pleasant feature arranged for the close
Of the convention will be the presentation to
Mr.. Egan Friday night of silver tea set. 1t
is wrought from designs taken from the illu-
limitations of the famous book of Kells, an
Irish manuscript of the sixteenth century,
and is the work of a Dublin artist.