Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-10-10
IRISH NATIONAL LEAGUE.
The Convention at Chicago Fir
ishes It's Labors.
Tho New Constitution Adopted and the
League Made a Purely American Az
fair-sensational Report Sub
mitted by Secretary
Sutton - Officers
elected.

CHICAGO, Oct. 8. The participants in
the Irish convention were slow in get
ting around to Cen trail Music Hall Fri
day morning. This was due to the fact
that a goodly proportion of them had
taken part in secret convention of the
Clan-na-Gael, which lasted nearly all
night Its object was to map out a
new policy for the League. The con-
vention yesterday took on the charac-
ter of a mass meeting, all Irishmen
having certain password being fur
nished with tickets by Harry Jordan,
one Of the leading sp irits OF the noto.
riors Camp 20 in which DR.. Cronin's as
sassination is said to have been plotted
After the delegates had sat around for
a couple of hours, however, it was an
nounced that none of the committees
had completed their reports and a reces.,
wac taken.
At the afternoon session business
went through with rush. The new
constitution of the League was sub
mitted and adopted 1t is in the main
repetition of the old one, except that
it cuts aloof from the home party and
makes the League distinctively Amer
lean affair without responsibility to the
parliamentary party, A clause to the
effect that Irishmen should not pur-
chase English-made goods or patronize
tradesmen that sell them was greeted
with loud applause. The constitution
also provided that the League should be
governed by cabinet of seven, to be
appointed-together with the secre-
tary-by the president Mr.. Ryan, OF
Missouri, objected to the boycotting
resolution, but was howled down. The
committee on resolutions presented a
lengthy report which was neutral on
the Parnell question, and the reso-
lutions were adopted
As an addition, Judge Donnelly, OF
Wisconsin, on behalf of the minority OF
the committee, submitted resolution
which instructed the incoming executive
to recognize the majority of the parlia-
mentary party or the Justin Mccarthy
element. McCarthy's name was greeted
with cheers and prolonged kissing. A
prolonged and uproarious debate en-
sued and the addition was defeated by
BIS to "a
Hon NJ V. Cannon, of Nebraska,
was elected president; Patrick Boyle,
Toronto, first vice president; NJ. d. Gal
lagher, New York City, second vice
president; t. j, O'Connor, Augusta,
Ga, third vice president; and William
Lyman, New York City, treasurer. Sec
retary Sutton, of Lincoln, was reap
pointed and the convention adiourne ed
sine die.
Probably no more sensational docu-
ment was ever submitted to public
gathering of Irishmen than the report
laid before the delegates to the conven-
ton by John p. Sutton, the secretary
of the organization. The secret corre-
spondence of the leaders revealed in the
report and the strange conditions under
which the League would appear to have
existed, could not but cause surprise
even to many who have closely watched
the current of affairs.
Beginning with a letter from Mr. Par.
nell few weeks after the Chicago con-
venton, entreating President Fitzgerald
to raise funds to help the evicted ten
ants OF Ireland, as the treasury of the
Irish League was almost exhausted, the
report outlines a startling narrative
with letters and kilograms in chrouolog.
ical order to show that time and again
Il convention Of the American League
was prevented from across the water,
while the officers of the League, for not
holding one, We're abused by factionist'
in this country encouraged by Mr. Par.
nell and his colleagues, who are eXhib
tied as sedulously ignoring the League
officials whenever opportunity offered
President Fitzgerald is stated to have
headed the anti-eviction fund with ;
personal subscrib.ion of 5000 and tc
have raised total of nearly 500, 900 il
his first effort for the struggling farm
! arS in ireland