Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-10
THE IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Opening of the Convention at Boston President Donovan Delivers the Opening Address-Permanent Organ ikation ERected-Several Resolutions Adopted.
 BOSTON, May 9.-The convention of the
 Irish National league branches of Massaehu-
 setts was opened at the Meiopaon this after
 noon with large and representative atten- daxce some 300 delegates from all parts of
 the State being present. John J. Donovan of Lowell, the State executive, presided, and
 among the more prominent persons present
 were James S. Sutton of Lincoln, Neb., sec
 retary of the Irish National league; John E.
 Fitzgerald, Rev. P. A. McKenna, P. A. Col-
 lins, John Boyle O'Reilly. Rev. Father Mo-
 Kenna opened the proceedings with prayer,
 after which President Donovan delivered the
 opening address.
 The speaker depicted in eloquent words the woes and wrongs of Ireland and de- nounced the actions of the tory ministry and the London Times in the "Parnellism and crime" episode. "The miserable Pigott," :"
 said he, s'sleeps in a suicides grave. The premier of England, Secretary Balfour and the London Times stand convicted at the bar of religion and humanity and of civiliza- ton, all of which they have outraged. There is not sufficient water in the great Pacific to obliterate from their forehead the stamp of crime. They have sowed the wind, they will indeed reap the whirlwind, and if the decis- ion of the Parnell commission could be left to the votes of the people of the United I Kingdom, Salisbury and his minions would be sunk so deep in oblivion that plummet would never reach them. We will never for ! get the cause of Ireland and her people, and will continue this contest until the flag fly ' ;yor. Cr,J1 cyiv Of | lands emancipation" The speech was en- | Enthusiastically received. The chair then \ appointed committees on credentials, per- | naarent organization, and resolutions, and g \ recess was taken until 1.30 p. n.
 At the afternoon permanent organization \ was effected as follows: President, Hon. .Johr | J. Donovan of Lowell; vice presidents, Johr Boyle ORsilly, Rev. P. A. McKenna of Hud' son, Gen. P. A. Collins, Hon. U. W. Cumming
 of Fall River, Hon. James E. Delano O
 Holyoke, Hon. J. E. Fitzgerald, Hon. W. W Doherty, Hon. E.J. Slattery of Birmingham | Capt. John M. Tobin and over 100 others
 secretaries, George M. Hsrrigan, Thomas Donohoe, Jas. H. Mahoney, Thomas OFlynr \ and W. I. Kennedy.
 \ Resolutions were adopted congratulatlns | the friends of home rule for Ireland on the \ glorious vindication of Irish national truth \ justice and manhood over the peri jureo ! malice of Toryisln in its latest desperate at tempt to alienats the sym pathy of the world \ from the cause of Ireland; expressing full ! confidence in Parnell and his associates | and guaranteeing continued and material support; also thanking Gladstone for ! his efforts on behalf of Irish nationality. The resolutions further declare that ''the perjuries, islanders and one.sided rulings in favor of the London Times and other govern ment hirelings during the hearings of the \ packed Parnell commission, are fitting ac- compartments of tory castle government in Ireland and we present them to the American public as the mildest specimens of the meth- ods by which Ireland has been mis- governed and mis is-represented for centures."
 They also condemn the action of the gov ernment in imprisonine Irish leaders as a wanton abuse of power by a temporary ma jority, and assert that ministry which ex- ists mainly that it may foment and make per petual ill-will between the people of Britain and Ireland and whose method of govern ment consists in declaring standing war against & nation, Is committing the same treason against the commonwealth for which in times past parliament has pronounced just condemnation.
 The committee credentials reported ninety nine societies represented by about three hundred delegates.
 A suggestion that Irish manufactures be supported to the fullest extent practicable in order to keep the people of Ireland in their own land met with hearty support. The national secretary, John P. Sutton, of Nebraska, was introduced and made an able speech. Miss Julia F. Twomey Of Lawrence, recited two stirring poems and after speeches by John Boyle O'Rielly and Dr. Corkery, of Fall River, the proceedings terminated.