New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-19

hundred thousand dollars remtted By cable within hin
Ten days during the campaign Of last month and
great value Of public opinion adopted various method:
TO enllghen the American public on the irish cause ana
lean Endorsement. which from ono end 70 the other
Mr. Gadstone Of his Home % Rule and Land 6--indorse
ment 80 highly appraised by Mr. Gladstone OF himself
to- claim for this League Of ours that not Only mas
dono It's part 10 aiding and supporting the struEGe at
spectacle and respected among Xmercan and through
that means as helped largely TO elevate our people as
among u.s. they among all other organizations
put these differences. they do crop out, must and
cause is too sacred trust be made the shutecocg OF
poiitiSlans hs sport OF any mans vanity or weapon
Prolonged applaase.l Unity. caution perseverance,
snd dsermnstioD are the necessity OF the hour unity
on this continent under the banner Of the Irish
Ss,0I1 na LsasS: 81 Of America and unity Of par
and the Leagve at home. Caution that no word
or act Of ours VIII compromise friends beyond the
water; but at the same time caution tnat must never
DEGENERATE Into cowardiccy Perseverancecoo steady
rns n ana OF
mlnatation as that shown by the fathers Of American
[AppIausel. embIazonsd these walls tho motto
w. are Tor irish liberty peacefully II we can Other her
st Ts: Rs when IN:
true born American apprccate the only position
position and the spirit which has placed the cause OF
Irish Nationality wherc stands topay" tApplansc
allowed for.evcry fifty members each branch aud not
FOR every $50 subscribed and in small country places
delegate would lie allowed for branch having from
twenty-five TO fifty members. This blow
to the antE2an delegates whose representation AT the
convention will thus be greatly reduced. For Instance.
the Manhattan Branch OF New-York City which con
tributed ~, 800 and antSuliyan men, would have
under the monetary qualification aTight TO ny dele
gates, whereas under the rule OF representation by
members this will be cut down to seven or eight, and so
will all other branches.
The first victory for the administration party was the
nomination for temparary chairman oy Pitrck Ian OF
Judge Fitzgerald. OF Cincinnati, who WAS unanimously
accepted. Let words" he SAID. fall from you, ut
words Of disappointment to the enemies OF Ireland We
organized not to dictate suggest line OF policy
to the people IN Ireland Applause Any one who would
do that would be elected from the hail. Prolonged ap-
plause
Tnen Alexander Sullivan raised from the boty OF the
hall and received with enthusiasm. lic moved that
a committee OF from each State aBd Territory be a
pointed on credentials after which recess was TAKEN
until o'clock.
on tho convention roassembling at halfpast 8
o clock the INSTRUMENTATION patty whlch
seems to have been confined almost altogether
to decg ties from New York CITY, suffered another de-
feat their candidates for delegates tho committees
Credentials and Resolutions being beaten. This fore
shadows the entire collapse OF tho opposition,
OF which joan Dewey was the principal leader, aid
already delegates on all sides are saying
that the election Of Judge Fitzgerald temporary cnair-
animousiy fOreshadOvs his election perma-
triumph tor Alexander sullivan. Judge Fitzgerald 10
popular Ia Cincinnati. whore he has been elected as
Judge, chairman OF the first Fenan convention held
IN Cook County. IN 1884, and Is regarded "a sincere
Irish Nationalist.
Mr. Davitt and Mr. O'Bren made short speeches. after
the irish delegates opportunity Of attending ban
quet rendered TO them by the Irish-American Club.