Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-10-03
CANNON FOR PRESIDENT
Irish Delegates Choose Him to
Succeed Fitzgerald. =
PARNELL AND THE PARIS FUNDS.

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In ireland, and Warns the Warning
Factions THAT the Evicted Tenants Fund
Must BE Pua to IT'S Proper Use.
CHICAGO Oct. s.-The indications arc
that Alexander Sullivan is quite as power
ful IN this Irish National League conven-
ton as he was Ia that of 1885, when the
Conservatives withdrew and left the field
70 the Radicals. It is openly stated that
fully half the delegates are self appointed.
| The committee on resolutions is distinctly
favorable to Parnell, but many Of the
irish ex-leader's friends here hope the
committee will not 90 to the length OF In
dorsng him. They are afraid Of the Of
feet among the Conservatives in Ireland.
a powerful faction, however, headed by
Secretary Sutton, is not favorable to Par
nell, aud a bitter fight is expected should
good words be said for the fallen champion.
Father cusack's Warming.
The Radicals on the committee advocate
resolution eondemning clerical or priestly
interference in Irish politics, and demand
ing that the priests In Ireland take no part
IN the elections Unless the convention
|
there will be trouble Then the priestly
element proposes 20 make fight Father
| Cnsack, OF Ciaeinnati, says: There is a
movement on foot TO run this convention
TO suit the purpose OF the dangerous peo-
pie in the Clan-na-Gael. These men will
not be restrained by the influence Of the
I, Catholic clergy, but II they do not heed
the warnings Of the clerical party they
will find themselves ia the same position
rs those who IN Ireland have set them
selves up in opposition TO the hierarchy and
have invited destruction. 1t will not ba
wise Tor this convention to indorse Par
nell He shoald have credit for what he
has accomplished, but his present conduct
in an index Of his past insincerityr
~. v. Cannon for Presidena.
| NJ. v. Cannon, of Omaha, last night
| succeeded John Fitzgerald as president Of
the league. The convention, notwfthstand-
ing a spirited struggle, adopted an atti-
tnde Of absolute Independence for the or
| ganization from any of the factions in Ire
land. Secretary John r Sutton was re
elected and William Lyman chosen treas
urer
Gleason, OF Cleveland, chairman Of the
| COMMITTEES ON consultation, submitted a
plan which made no mention Of parent
body In Ireland, thus divesting the Ameri-
can body from subsection to the control OF
diverse organizations existing ia Ireland.
Tho plan was adopted without question.
and the salaries Of the president aud sec
retAry 10 be chosen were fixed at ei .000
each per year. The real fight Of the day
occurred when the refyort 81 the commit
/ on platform was read BY Chairman g an-
nnn II was adopted with hurrah The
minority Tor McCarthyite) report was
unanimously adopted
Concerning the Paris Fund.
The platform, after regretting the fight
IN Ireland aud stating that force should
only be employed Ia seeking freedom for
Ireland after peacable methods have
proved futile, says:
We call upon those who are mainly responsi-
bic Tor the locking up OF over S2u000, mainly
contributed BY the people Of this country for
the support OF the evicted tenants 20 distribute
II as originally intended by the subscribers,
and we pledge ourselves that until this request
| Il complied with we are resolved not 70 con
i tribute another dollar 70 aid those who have
withheld this money from its legitimate bene-
hciaries
| Sympathy is expressed toward President
| Fitzgerald and First Vice President Mar
tin, and the attention of America Is called
| TO ''the cause Of American citizens suffer
|
cause OF evidence plainly manufactured
aud the fact that they dared to express
themselves in favor OF free Ireland, ? and
representatives in congress are asked to
/ press the matter upon the attention Of the
state department.
Sutton's startling Report.
Probably no more sensational document
was ever submitted 10 a public gathering
OF Irshmen than the report Of John r
/ Sutton, the secretary Of the organization
i The secret correspondence Of the leaders
which is revealed in the report, and the
strange conditions under which the League
would appear TO have existed were sur
| prising The report says that after the
convention in 1886 President Fitzgerald
returned TO his western home in the full
belief that great organized body Of Irish.
Americans stood behind him, united like
brothers ia the cause OF Irish liberty TheD
the report says that certain conspiratoiS
renewed, under cover Of secret plots their
attempts 70 demoralize and disrupt the
League
One peculiar disclosure is ia effect chat
during October, 1883, Parnell finding him
self bound by agreement TO turn over rO
his lawyers the fun amount Of the Times
defence fund, then unexpectedly large
bcEkcu "a IltSiNcuA EAlAHcIdlut through
James J. O'Kely, that, while pushing the
collections, the fund be retained in Amer
| lea. Parnelps wishes were needed and
very soon there was a howl from the hand
| full Of factionists in Chicago, New York
and Philadelphia, who charged that Rev.
DR. O'Reilly was retaining money for i'm
proper purposes. Their only object was to
burst up every Irish organization in Amer.
lea.
The climax Of Mr.. SuttOn's document is
a letter dated House OF Commons, London,
May, II, 1890, from John Dillon 20 Presi-
dent Fitzgerald, marked strictly conf
Dental, saying:
Mr.. Parnen suggests that the executive should
address a communication TO him CParnell) rec
ognizing the difficulties created by American
party complications and advising that he fPar-
nell) should take steps to reconstruct the pres,
ent organization in such manner as would al
low the various branches to communicate di
rect with Dublin.
II the executive can see their way to act upon
the suggestion, Mr.. Parnel authorizes me 10
say that he viii himself write. thanking them
for their great services 70 the Irish cause.
strongly disappearing Of the attacks that have
been made upon them, and stating that, having
inquired into the charges made against the
executive Of the league he is satisfied that they
are utterly without foundation.
President Fitzgerald's Reply.
President Fitzgerald, replying, said the
members Of the executive could not con-
ceal their astonishment at the tenor of the
| communication to them; denied thaa
| American politics interfered with the
league; refused TO follow Parnells sug-
gestions, and said that be was not seek