Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-08-18
IRELAND'S CAUSE.
The Land Leaguers at
Chicago.
PARLIAMENTARY VISITORS
Waiting for Salisbury's Extremity
For Gladstone to Lead the
Attack Again.

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CHICAGO, August 1.-THE Irish M
tional League Committee held session
tonight and decided to name Judge
James Fitzgerald, OF Cincinnati, fol
temporary Chairman. Judge Fitzgerald
is regarded as Conservative, and II IA
expected that the nomination will meet
with the approval Of all elements repre-
sented In the convention. Owing to .
delay Of the Treasurer, 0'Reilly, in ar
irving and consequent delay in prepar
ing credentials Of delegates, the Con
vention will not be called to order till
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The Massa.
chusetts delegation held caucus this
evening, and the names Of John Boyle
O'Reilley and P. A. Collins were suggest
cd for the Presidency, but II was stated
that neither Of the gentlemen would &C.
cspt the position. Without taking any
further action II was decided to await
the arrival of the New York delegation
The opposition, therefore, has not de-
cided upon any one to support for Presi-
dent.
The train bearing the Irish Parlia.
mentary delegates west from New York
was met at Michigan City at $40 o. clock
this evening by a Michigan Central spe.
cial train containing delegation of
about fifty from Chicago as q reception
committee. John Finerty. chairman of
this committee, was accompanied among
others by John M. Dupphy, VIM. Fo-
gsrty, M. P. Brady, P. McHugh, Father
Dorrey, Father AIsldron and John Ev-
ins. Michael Davitt was alss ono of
those who went to meet the delegates
The representatives of the Irish Par.
party to the Chicago
Land League convention are, John Il.
Redmond, VIM. O'Brien aud
James Deasy, who were ac-
comoanied from New York by small
party of well known Land Leaguers,
among whom we're Patrick Ford, Of the
Irisk World, Rev. DR.. G.. w. Pepper
and DR.. Thomas O'Reilly. Mr..
Finerty welcomed the visitors
briefly and 0'Brisn responded warmly
nearly as follows: "Mr. Finerty; am
indeed very proud to make your ac-
quaintance and am most happy to ap-
proach Chicago in such company. We
are only humble representatives. of our
common cause. but in the name Of that
cause and its noble leader we accept your
kind welcome most gratefully. 1t is with
great satisfaction that we receive your
assurance that the interest we have long
known the citizens of your great city and
the people Of the West felt in tine affairs Of
Ireland has sufferei no diminuton.
We too are confident that as you say
the small differences which exist as to
the policy to be pursued do not
endanger the principle, which is the
emancipation Of Ireland. We approuch
Chicago full of hope and in the belief
that the occasion Of our visit will result
ia q manner that will strengthen the
hands Of our leader aud be Of lasting
good TO Ireland. Again we thank you
for your welcome" At the close of
0'Brien's response the Parliamentary
party was conducted through the cars
occupied ty those Of the receiving dele.
gates who could not hear the addresses
owing to lack Of room. Each delegate
was presented and greeted with pro-
longed cheers.
After the reception given to the dele.
gates, as the train pulled out of Michi-
gan City, O'Brien gave an Associated
Press reporter an interesting recital of
his views regarding the Irish problem
nI. f.tt tuxra .f tk. DxxIa
BILL" he said, ''hss temporarily de-
ferred the hopes Of the Irish
When the policy Of salisbury
sh ali have compelled him to ask Parlia-
ment for certain measures, then the ting
Of war will have TO come" 0'Brien
said, in explanation OF his expression
"the tug of war" that up to the present
time the Land League had made no or
ganized effort to reduce rents, rather
tncouraging the payment of them with
out Q murmur, in order not to obslruct
the progress Of Gladstone's Home Rule
scheme. Now thai Home Rule bad
Isiled, the National League could no
longer, If 1t desired, force the people 70
pay rents which had already driven
them to the verge Of universal bank.
rurtcy. 0'Brien could not predict ex
lctIy what the result would be, but it
was certain that the League would be
driven to- attempt by perfectly legal
to secure for the Irish tenants
The relief which Eaglish landlords are
volun arily yielding TO English tenants
When thee methods made 1t necessary
ior Salisbury to apply to Parliament for
,oercive measures, Gladstone's oppor-
unity would come. lie would get the
Iupport the Irish had previously denied
him."
Mr.. Redmond said in the course Of
with an Associated Press
reporter, that the remainder Of Glad.
tones career was consecrated to the
occurring OF home rule for Ireland, and
hat when the opportunity came Glad
tone. II living, would conduct the sec.
md campaign in the interest Of self gov
'rnment for Ireland with all the vigor
which characterized his recent great ef-
ort in that direction.