Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-16
DIVIDED CLAN.NA-GAEL MEN.
The Cronin and Anti Cronin Factions IN
Chicago Hold Rival Picnics.

Two great rival Irish picnics wsrs hsld yes
terday ut 0gdsn's Grove and Chsltsnhau
Beach, near Chicago. The former wss under
the auspices Of the sdherents Of the old Clan
na-Gael triangle" and the latter YEA CON-
Quoted by the Personal Rights league and the
men who want 10 avsngs the death Of DR..
Cronin.
The money derived from the Chsltenham
Beach affair will be turned over 10 the Crouin
investigating committee TO be used in aiding
the prosecution Of the assassins, while the
funds gathered at Ogden Grove viii be sent to
Mr.. Parnell Both picnics were largely At
tended, but the attractions at Cheltenham APP
peared to be the stronger and drew the larger
attendance. This section was addressed BY
John Dewey Of New York, Congressman Foran
OF Cleveland, W. ]. Hynes, Luke Dillon, Dr..
McCahey and Michael J. Ryan Of phiiadelphia,
Thomas 7. Lutte of Detroit, and others. There
was also singing by members OF the German
societies to which DR.. Cronin belonged recita.
tons by members Of the Personal Rights league
and other entertainments, such a. athletic con-
tests, dancing and games.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
The following is q synopsis Of the series Of
resolutions adopted. They pledge support to
the cause Of liberty in Ireland and to Parnell
and Gladstone, and concerning Dr. Cronin's
OF the nineteenth century, and continue:
I'VE also denounce with no less vehemence
the infamous crime Of attempting to place the
responsibility for that assassination upon the
Irish people by defaming the honorable reputa-
ton OF our murdered fellow citizen"
The resolutions declare that the plan was
conceived, planned and executed in Chicago,
and demand that the instigators of the crime
as well as their dupes be punished, regardless
OF whether they masquerade in the garments
OF patriotism or hide behind deceived people.
The resolutions then declare that the cause of
Ireland has been retarded and the friends Of
Ireland split up into factions by designing men
VINO, in the name of Ireland, called for money
and failed to account for it, and they had at
tempted to brand as British spy the man who
and in the name of Ireland they had led their
criminals and dupes to the Carlson cottage and
murdered DR.. Cronin. The resolutions con-
cluded with glowing tribute to DR.. Cronin's
memory.
THE OGDEN GROVE MEETING
drew large crowd, but there were no German
reinforcements. The speakers were escorted
to the grove by the Clan-na-Gael guards, the
Hibernian Rifles and the Chicago Zouaves.
They were Senator Thomas F. Grady Of New
York, the Rev. George W. Pepper OF Ohio, the
Hon. ONeil Ryan of st. Louis, and Judge Fitz-
gerald of Cincinnati.
The address read and adopted opened with
declaration of devotion to the laws and princi-
pies Of the American republic and unchange-
able sympathy with the cause Of Irish liberty,
the plan on which it Is to be worked for to be
decided by the people Of Ireland themselves.
The address continues:
1--WE repudiate, both az American citizens
and as Irish-Americans the claim made by the
enemies Of our race that the Irish element has
any desire or any purpose to make the soil of
America the theater Of acts Of vengeance be-
cause of feuds, factions or disagreements grow
ing out Of political differences or personal
burns. We desire to declare that, in the sb-
sence Of any rational opportunity for the asser-
ton Of the independence of Ireland, after the
manly fashion of the American revolutionary
fathers, and while regretting the absence Of
that opportunity, We wish to convey to Charles
Stewart Parnell and his associates in the present
struggle for Irish home government and the
rights Of the Irish tenant farmers our sincere
desire to aid their patriotic efforts and our
wish to leave them unembarrassed by any
policy Of ours until all peaceful methods Of
settling the Irish question have been exhausted.
We return our sincere and most grateful thanks
to Hon. John NJ. Thayer, governor Of Nebraska,
for his magnanimous defense Of the honor OF
our race against the reckless ISLANDERS of a
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