Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-28
DOWN ON FINERTY.
Outcroppings OF the Great Gro
min Conspiracy.
MEETING OF OLAN-NA-GAEL MEN.

A n. solution Striking at The citizen Ed
itor Adopted, In spite OF John De-
voy's Opposition-Dr. McCahey Attacks
Alex. sullivan In Bitter Letter-Pe-
cuIiarities OF the Case Developed In
Court-A w.n-Known Legal Rule Set
Aside-DInan's Testimony.
CHICAGO. Oct. ss.--The general commit
tee Of three delegates from each OF the
Clan ma Gael camps friendly 10 De Cronin.
AMI others Interested Ia the prosecution
fund. sufficient in number t. fil a large club
room, bold a meeting yesterday afternoon at
the Grand Psc H. The meeting was in re-
Spouse to call Tor the purpose OF henring a
report from the executive committee APP
pointed to organize the annual Manchester
martyr celebration to b. held this year by
the Crouin Clan-na- Gael camps Tue bus
mess OF hearing the reports of committees
bad progressed only a short way wh,n p w.
Dunn, OF Peoria, took the floor and moved
the reading Of an article by John F.nerty,
published in The Citizen, which was an at.
attack ON thos, having charge OF the cele-
bration.
A Red Hot Resolution.
He was ruled out Of order by the chair
man, but tho meeting by a vote overruled
the chairman and the secretary read the
Finerty criticism. 1t was All arrangement
OF the committee aud all others aiding in the
formation OF prosecution funi on the
ground that IL tnstered aud perpetuated the
present d fferences in Irish ranks. Mr.. Dunn
then presented the following resolution:
Resolved, That we, representatives of the
Irish citiz ms Of Chicago, having had our a &
tention directed to an article in The Citi-
zen, desire To place on record our repulia-
ton OF John +. Finerty and his papsr, and
deny his right TO speak for any class OF citi-
zens but those who yet hang around the de-
caying BODY of the triangle"
John Dewey In Opposition.
The resolution met direct opposition. John
Dewey, in speech which was loudly APP
plauded, said: II am ag iinst this, because
this isn't the time TO begin "a wrangle We
ought TO answer Finerty, but when We do so
we ought to answer all others OF the same
stripe, and prepare such document as will
smash this conspiracy We know well
enough that the Clan -ua Gael is not respons-
IDLE for Cronin's assassination, but the peo-
pie must be made TO know it. We are
against any man who opposes any prof ct
OF the people OF Chicago or OF the country
to smash this internal conspiracy, which
will remain conspiracy so long as the arch
conspirator Is not brought to justics.
A Prosecution Fund Necessary
"They say this fund Is not necessary. Was
il necessary for the people to contribute 10
the Anarchist and doodle prosecutions IL
Is the Doodle element that is back of this
whole thing. / tell you that il is necessary
in order that the head OF this thing be brought
TO justice that four times the amount OF
money the county board Is willing To appro-
PIRATE shall be supplied the prosecution We
must follow men to Europe IL necessary,
wipe out the jury brib-rs, and stifie the
voice that is whispering, 'Cronin was a
traitor 1t is not for the conviction of the
men on trial we are working, but that Doodle
element, stronger than the old boolls gang,
back Of the whole thing
Dunn's Resolution Adopted.
After On effort TO pass a resolution milder
| in tone than DuDn's was defeated, the meet
ing adopted Dunn's resolution, aud after APP
pointing committees q arrange for the an
nual Manchester martyr celebration, ad-
journed