The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-19
IN THE CAUSE OF IRELAND
THE GREAT CONVENTION OF eR,N,s
SONS IN SESSION.

Enthusiastic Reception OF the Pafiia.
mentary DeleEatrs-President Patrick
ESan's speech in Ca,Iinr the Convun-
b'h q" ordcr-Ihe Ame unt of Money
sent 10 ifeiand-Mrs. Della Parner.
4 CHICAGO, Aug ia-It was a right ROY al
SfeetanS which was rendered the parla-
mentary delegates to the Irish National
! Lana league convention, at Michigan City,
! Tuesday night To that point large nun
Der OF the reception committee, under lead
oi John j. Finerty, went to meet them
As the belatea train on the Michigan Gem
trial halted, the delegate car was captured
by the committee. Mr. finerty made a
shctt speech OF welcome, addressing per.
Sonally to Messrs. o'Brien, Deasy and Red
| mond The distinguished and eloquent
0 Brien replied in behalf OF his fellows and
of Parnell, their great leader. At IL D. m
| great shout filed the Pacific hotel cor
| rldors as John Finerty, Michael Davitt and
Alexander Sullivan entered eseorting tn Q
/ three parliamentary delegates An i'm
promptu reception followed, and it was A
| late hour when the foreign visitors reached
their rooms for rest
The convention assembled at Central
Music hall at O'Clock Wednesday after
noon President Patrick Egan, in calling
tue convention to order, said the elected
delegates had come together to adopt such
measures as may seem best for the further.
anee of the holy cause in which they were
engaged. They would oe inspired and aided
/ by the presence and counsel of the honest
and fearless Michael Davitt, and the pa
triotlc, brave and faithful delegation from
Ireland, William O'Brien, John Redmond
and John Deasy Referring to the strides
the cause had made he said Mr.. ParnelI
could now count, instead of following of
twenty-hv or thirty, formidable party
of eighty-tive The struggle for Irish lib.
erty was being keenly watched throughout
the world and English statesmen
have come 10 learn the measure
of Englaud's influence among the
nations will be in proportion
to the peace that reigus in Ireland. and that
there never will be peace without home
rule In the achievement of the progress
already made the material and moral aid
of the National Land league of America
has been an important factor. He then
said:
Since the Boston convention the national
treasurer, Father O'Reilly, has forwarded
to the National league at home and to the
trustees of the parliamentary fund the sum
of over Si20,000 OF that SIS 900 reached
the hands of Mr.. Parneli on the eve of the
election last fall, and we had the great sat.
isfaction of receiving Mr.. Parnells assur.
ance that it enabled him to win victories he
could not otherwise have secured. One
hundred thousand dollars were REMIT d by
cable within ten days during the campaign
of last month, and $4,000 but
few day ago. Your executive approaching
the great value of public opinion, adopted
various methods to enlighten the American
public on the Irish cause, and the warm
and vigorous outburst of purely American
Endorsement, which from one end to the
other of this great country greeted the in
PRODUCTION by MIR. Gladstone of his home
rule and land bill-indorsement so highly
appraised by Mr.. Gladstone himself -attests
the success of our efforts 1t is not too
much to claim for this league of ours, that
not only has 1t done its part in aiding and
supporting the struggle at home, but that
1t has made the cause of Ireland respect
able and respected amongst Americans, and
through that means has helpeds largely to
elevate oar people as race on this CONT
nent"
After transacting some business the con.
vention adjourned until p IN
Mrs Della ParneI was present at the
opening OF the convention and was enthusi
astically received