Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-01
I'd EDITION.
THE CAUSE OF ERIN.
Convention Of the Irish National
League.
COMMENTS ON BOULANGER'S DEATH.
Second Game of Cricket With the
Englishmen.
ENGLISH LIBERALS CONFER.
COMMENTS ON BOULANGER'S DEATH
ENGLISH LIBERALS CONFER
AT WORK FOR ERIN.

Convention Of the Irish National League
OF America.
CHICAGO, Oct 1.-Possibly the most i'm.
portant public gathering Of the Irish race ever
held this side of the Atlantic began here today.
1t was the convention of the Irish National
League Of America and OF societies and in
dividuals throughout the United States and
Canada in sympathy with that organization.
Central Music Hall, which has witnessed
many stirring historic scene in the Irish
movement for nationhood, looked down
this morning upon scores Of unmis-
taxable Celtic faces aglow with an
ticipation Of what might prove the
stormiest and most significant Irpceedings
national crisis. The assembling of the dele
gates here simultaneously with the great con-
ference Of Gladstone adherents at New Castle,
England, preparatory to a general election in
Great Britain, was regarded by many as some
thing more than a coincidence.
The first incident attracting general atten-
ton Yves an outbreak of hearty cheering which
greeted the appearance on the stage Of DIR.
Thos. OReilly Of st. Louis. Hearty applause
quickly followed as other celebrities in Irish
American circles, such as NJ. V. Cannon OF
Omaha and Judge James Fitzgerald of Gin.
cinnati, doomed into view.
Secretary John P. Sutton caused sensation
at the very outset. He had called the conven-
ton to order, and when the cheering greeting
his appearance subsidized proceeded to read the
call. expressing regret at the absence, through
illness, of President John Fitzgerald and Vice
President Patrick Martin of Baltimore.
Secretary Sutton said the delegates had
come at their own expense in spite OF
hostile public opinion created by men he was
sorry from his heart to say were frishmen, but
be urged them to think only of their holy
cause and put it at once as # should be on a
business basis.
O'Neill Ryan of ST. Louis was introduced az
temporary chairman of the convention, and he
promptly launched into ringing address fore.
shadowing the policy of the gathering.
They were not there, Mr. Ryan said, to up.
hold any section or faction, but were there he
hoped to say to the Irish people in Ireland that
when they presented strong and united front.
then and not till then, should they receive
the moral and material support Of the Irish
people in America. Only an aggressive move
ment, Independent of both English parties,
could command the unstinted aid from Amer.
lea that had been nobly given during the pas,
ten years.
The chairman's strong speech WIS punctu.
ated throughout with enthusiastic cheers.
MIR. Gallagher Of New York was the first dele
gate to let 60 a motion. He was on his feet
with the suggestion for the immediate appoint
ment of a committee of nine on credentials.
Mr.. McGurk of Iowa commended for an amend
ment giving each state representation and a
number Of Canadian delegates clamored for a
man from their side OF the line.
The Canadians were more successful than the
Iowans and the committee was finally an
nounced as follows: NJ. d. Gallagher, New
York; Edmund Lynch, Missouri; J. Flannery,
Pennsylvania; John F. Hynes, Ohio; VIM. H.
Joyce, Illinois; Major NJ. Laughan, Wisconsin,
Geo. Monaghan. Kansas; Lawrence Sullivan,
Massachusetts; P. NJ. Mulhern, Georgia; Pat.
rick Boyle, Canada.
The convention made John Flannery of Pitts.
burg secretary.