Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-12-20
IRISH AMERICANS.
National Movement to Unanimously Sup.
port Parnell.

lhISn hWcNiSANS
National Movement to Unanimously Sup.
port Parnell.
CHICAGO, Dec. IA new Irish.
American movement national In char.
acter, and having for its object the sup
port Of Charles Stewart Parnell as the
leader OF the Irish party, and, conse.
quently, declaring pronounced opposi'
ton to the Irish parliamentary party,
headed by Justin Mccarthy and sup.
ported by John Dillon and William
0'Brien. will be brought into existence
at a conference Of Irish-Americans to
take place at the Grand Pacific hotel to.
night. This movement was suggested
by Harrington, the only n Of the Irish
ENJOYS o in this country who main
tains allegiance to the deposed leader,
and on the eve OF his departure from
Chicago. A preliminary meeting of Har-
rington's~ supporters was held on Wednes'
day evening, at which it was decided Ia
Issue a call for a general gathering to-
night. One thousand such invitations
have been issued, and, up to 100 to-
day, the replies received indicated that
the movement is destined to receive
large, enthusiastic and influential sup
port. 1t is the intention to mako this
the f~orerunner OF similar meetings. to
be held in all the large centers OF Irish.
American population throughout the
United States and thus bring into exist
ence a Parnell party pure and sim pie,
the immediate object OF which will be
the collection of funds with which the
deposed leader can notonly carry on his
present campaign in Ireland, but will
also leave a good, fat bank account with
which to contest evory constituency at
the next general election, which is now
represented by his opponents.
This was the plan as outlined by Har-
riugton before his departure for Now
York, and S certain is he that every
one OF the forty-four who walked out OF
the committee room Of the house OF
commons a week ago today will be com
PEELED to face a Parnellite at the polls,
that he offered the nomination for one
of the districts of Cork, now repre-
sented by Timothy Healy's brother, TO
a prominent Irish journalist now con-
nected with II Of tho daily papers OF
this city, and who, some time ago, was
identified with the plan OF campaign in
Ireland and underwent Imprisonment
as the result of his patriotism. II is
an understood fact that those who arc
taking the lead in the national nov
ment TO be inaugurated tonight belong
to what is known as the physical force,
or triangle, or anti-Cronin element OF
the lrish-American party. At the
same time, the Cronin element is ar
rayed on the same side, but
under It's own banner, and 1T
will probably arrange for a sep
arate demonstration during the coming
week for the purpose of endorsing the
leadership of Mr.. Parnell. Ii Is appar-
ent from the movements already initi-
ated, that the majority of the Irish
element of Chicago intends TO stand by
the "~uncrowned king through thick
and thin, and the exercise Of considers
BILE diplomacy has been found necessary
in order to prevent certain Irish-Amer.
leans, who have considerable influence
abroad. from cabling their friends that
when O'Brien wired to the other side OF
the Atlantic that the Irish people OF
| America were at his back, he either
ig~norantly or ~purposely, misstated the
real condition OF affairs. Ii is a peculiar
fact, also, that although the Irish pre-
lates have declared in no mistaken
tones against the continuation of Mr..
Parnell's leadership, and although,
moreover, the visit to the ENJOYS
last week of Archbishop Ireland was
accepted as an indication OF
the feeling of the dignitaries OF the
Catholic church in this country, in the
present crisis, that, nevertheless,
nearly all those identified with the new
Parnell movement are devoted followers
and influential supporters OF the Carho'
lie church.
There will also be a mass meeting al
the Madison Street theatre tonight
under the auspices of John Dewey, the
noted Irish patriot, Il. NJ. Lahih, for,
merly a political prisoner in Ireland,
and several others. for the purpose o.
organizing an independent branch Of
the Irish National league in America,
to be under the advisory control of Mr.
Parnell, and 10 remit directly 10 him
all moneys collected. This gathering
| will represent the element in sympathy
with the aims Of the late DR.. Cronin.