Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-08-18
SPLIT-UP IRELAND.
The National League Meeting at Chi.
cage, Which Da,i,t Has Come Over
70 Attenc, Full Of Contentious.
Sohn ttnerty, - Usual, Hurts Himself aud
Ireland TOO, BY Rushing way Ahead
OF The nioSierats Leaders
rKsrfMoSnt,,oEA GAS.

AAt'NNAAL
CHICAGO, Ill.,, Aug l7.-President
Eagan OF the Irish Eationai league will
be presented on Friday night VI. q mas
sive silver service, as testimonial from
the Irish league.
ARRANGEMENTS are all complete for the !,
Irish National league convention to NOR
row and Thursday and Battery DIS mass /
meeting on Friday night, at which Con
gresham Finerty VIII preside. Arch |
bishop Feehan win probably omen the |
convention with prayer. A reception |
committee has gone TO I.aporte, Ind, 20 |
meet the Irish delegates, who will arrive |
at O'Clock.
sUR-coMM1rTEEs REPORT.
CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 1.-THE commit |
tee OF arrangements for the convention OF
the Irish National League of America,
which Is to be held Wednesday and |
Thursday at Central Music hall, and
mass meeting Friday evening at Battery
ID, held meeting last evening, Alexan-
der Sullivan presiding. All the sub-com-
mittees reported that they had made COM
plete arrangements for the convention.
John Finerty, Henry +. Sheridan,
Michael McInerny, William Curran and
Capt. Ryan were appointed committee
to escort the National league, together
with the Irish delegates, from the Grand
Pacific to Central Music hall Wednesday
morning. committee was APP
pointed to walt upon Arch.
bishop Feehan and invite him
to open the convention with prayer and
make an address. telegram was re-
ceiVed from GOV. 0glesby regretting that
other engagements would prevent him
from pres ding at the Battery ID mass
meeting Friday night Alexander Suli-
van was elected in his stead Maurice Il.
Wilbur of Pennsylvania, national dele
gate to A. o, H., and DR.. Scallow, state
delegate to the same, were present, and
consented to make addresses at the
meeting.
INTERNATIONAL DIssENsIoNs.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug 1.-THE delegates
Of the Irish National league were arriving
in great numbers during the day and to-
night 1t is estimated that fully 1000 are on
the ground. There was active caucus
lug ABOUT the hotel Hobbies respecting the
election OF officers, but neither element in
the convention laid bare its hand. That
there will be passage on the convention
floor appears now TO be assured.
An evening paper says the representa-
llNCb HUN AfSlduNi VIM Will dIltNG tulo
evening, ale placed in All extremely deli.
cate position. They will be waited upon
by representatives OF both reception com.
mittees, and upon their action in the &C.
ceptAnce of Invitations of either party
will be foreshadowed the failure Of
one or the other at the convention
Mr. Davitt is said to be greatly annoyed
} by the Ogden Grove declarations, and hal
, positively declined to interfere In the dis
putes, even with view to their adjust
ment. 1t is, therefore, certain that tn,
/ matter must be fought on the floor OF th,
: convention. The signal for the onelaugn
/ will be the nomination Of Alexander Sui
livan for the presidency. 1t il under
I stoud that Will be done In order to CIV
v the latter gentleman an opportunity 0
d refusingit as a vlndication of his charaC
y ter, and the opportunity will be utilize,
e for the promised Exposures John
/ Finerty's name is favorably mentioned a
Preside Mt Egan's successor, Others ar
: combating his nomination In view of hi
I physical force and utterances Finert
) himself says he does not desire his nam
4 to be put forward
FINERTY EXPLAINS
r with regard to his speech In Ogden
5 Grove. He made the following explRna
. ton to-day: eve have no desire TO fore,
/ the hand Of Parnell or TO drive the 1risl
p, ople into war unprepared. All that W,
i demand is this, and we will be satisfied
q with nothing less, that no leader OF th,
5 Irish people who is supposed 10 speal
for them shall commit himself or them 4
: accepting, as final settlement, bills IN
/ worthy the dignity of Ireland's nationa
I demand. We are perfectly willing TO SCI
i them accept such bills as tina
. of Gladstone, as settlement on &C
q count; but that must not b
8 accented as closing the transaction. w
d see no wisdom in IL. II lowers the ton
: OF the Irish cause. 1t lowers the spiri
d of the Irish people. To ask them to sub
d nit to a species OF mere provlnciellsm
an GU rage on their struggle of 700 year
i for liberty. We admit II may be goo
e policy on the part OF Parnell and Davlt
N TO be what is termed moderate In tone
> but for us, who represent the nationa
v idea OF the Irish people, " would b
!, worse than folly TO conceal our sent
Y ments. We recognize that Ireland Is IL
Il capable OF fighting England at present
a We do not want her TO 6ght England ea
e cept in some manner as Will be sal
= TO her, and whatever risk she ma
take now or In the future she wi
d lind we are sincere in our desire TO hel
- her in her struggle for liberty and car
d not conceive what the object is of dll
10 tinguished Irishmen who differ from MI
"a sullivan, Mr.. Eggs and myself In chart
N log us with de ire to fJrce the Iris
people into unprepared revolt. 1
least have emphasized my desire not
place the Irish people In any such pos
ton, though have been equally emphati
In condemning that other policy whic
weakens the nerve and demoralizes II
spirit OF people, but so ia
- as the charge of attempting to col
~ demu the policy or to force the han
ID of the Irish leaders, have never at an
time In my career done so, and neye
will. / will conclude, however, by sayin
this much on another SUBJECT; WHEEL
ever an freshman Is brave enough an
magnanImous enough to take the risk
a terrifying the enemies Of his country an
le his race, let such OF 1t as may not be adj
D. to approve Of his action at least RENAL
- silent and leave the dennnciation OF hi
q to those against whom he has raised hi
3 hand"
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