The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-10-09
IRISH-AMERICANS.
The National League at Chicago Decides
Upon an Independent Course In the Fac
tionaI Quarrel in Ireland-New OfRcers
Elected.

tional Quarrel in Ireland-New Officers
Elected.
CHICAGO, Oct. An. Y. Cannon, of
Omaha, last night succeeded John Fitz-
gerald as president of the Irish Ma
tiona1 League of America The con-
vention. notwithstanding a spirited
struggle, adopted an attitude of abso-
lutte independence for the organization
from any of the factions in Ireland or
their auxiliary bodies Secretary John
P. Sutton was reelected by acelama-
ton and William Ryman, of New York,
unanimously chosen treasurer.
w. j. Gleason, of Cleveland, chair
man of the committee on constitution,
submitted plan which made no men,
tion of the parent body in Ireland, thus
divesting the American body from sub
lection to control or responsibility to
the diverse organizations at present
existing in ireland. The plan was
adopted without without question, and
the salaries of the president, secretary
at 81, 600 per year.
A hubbub was raised By Dennis Ryan,
of St Louis, objecting to the elauss IN
the constitution virtually making one
of the objects of the league the boy
cotting in America of importations OF
the goods of English manufacturers.
He thought such action looked like
taking hand in American politics,
but the convention failed to see the
connection and clamorously yelled for
Mr.. Ryan to sit down, while it declared
itself Enthusiastically for the boycott.
The zeal fight of the day occurred when
the report of the committee on plst-
form was read by Chairman Cannon.
During the reading the convention was
attentive, though repeatedly breaking
into cheers. The platform was as fol-
lowsi
fhe irish National ieague of America III
convention assembled at Chicago on Octo-
Der g. 1891, testifies its devotion to the flag or
the union and the unquenchable love of its
members for the laws and institutions of our
glorious country, recognizing as we gladly
and proudly do, that OUR primary allegiance
is due to that flag, and to those institutions.
We affirm that our over mastering desire Is
to see extended to our mother land the ben
efits accruing from equal laws such as have
blessed America and made her the hope OF
suffering mahkind, and the model for ma
tions struggling for free institutions.
We regret the condit ons now existing in
Ireland and attribute their possibility to an
unfortunate tendency towards hero worship
and one man domination, which we hope to
see oblit rated from tho public life of Ire
land.
We have no desire, nor do we.deem it wise,
necessary patriotic to pass Judgment up
on the Ques. ions now so unhappily separat-
ing our brethren in the old land. We have
heretofore rendered our good offices In the
aft ot of differences that
tender has been wholly disregarded by the
cOntending elements. But We may and
must speak out the opinions and
wishes of the people whom we rep
resent and say that it is the duty of the Irish
and all other oppressed people, to seek free
dom by peaceable methods, and only when
such methods have been fully tried and
found wanting are nations and peoples
Justified in resorting to force; but we
strongly and emphatically assert that 1t Is
equally duty to prepare for every emerg-
ency, and stand ready to aid our kindred in
every manly way recognized and COM
mended by usage and civilization in obtain
ing freemen's privileges in a land conse-
Grated to freedom by the heroic sacrifices of
centuries.
We call upon those who are responsible
for the locking up of over 81 0,000, mainly
contributed by the people of this country
for the support of the evcted tenants, on
the plan of campaign to release the same
and distribute it as origina lily Intended by
the subscribers, and we pledge ourselves
that until this request is complied with we
are resolved not to contribute another dollar
to aid those who have withheld this money
from legitimate beneficiaries.
We hereby resolve to maintain our organ
ization for the purpose of being in readiness
for the performance OF such duties as the
exigencies of the future shall show to be fit
and proper and we humbly invoke the
nf mil brothers
and ourselves to the end that with His bless
ing our reunited efforts naey result in secur,
ing for the Irish people the land in which
He planted them, and government whose
personnel shall be so clean and pure, and
whose principles shall be 81 broad, humane
and free as to make it a mocel among the
free nations of the earth.
We extend our heartfelt sympathy to our
president, John III. FitZgera'd, of Lincoln,
and our first vice-prcsident, Hon. Patrick
Martin of Baltimore in their illness and
earnestly hope for their speedy recovery.
No cause has ever had Drawer, truer and
more self-sacrificing sons than Fitzgerald
and Martin, and Irlshmen will, we trust,
ever remember with gratitude their great
services to their country.
We call the attention of America to the
case of American citizens suffering penal
horrors in British dungeons. because of
evidence plainly manufactured and the fact
that they dared to express themselves IN
favor of free Ireland, and we ask our repre-
sentatives in congress to press the matter
upon the attention of the state department.
We tender our sincere thanks to all the ex-
ecutive officers of our organization, particu-
larly President John Fitzgerald, Treasurer
Rev. Charles O'Reilly and Secretary John L.
Sutton for their able, untiring and Drilliapt
services to our movement
Judge Donnelly offered a minority
report favoring the Mccarthy faction,
which, after some excitement was de-
clared laid on the table and the ma
jority report adopted.
Patrick Boyle, of Toronto, Can, was
chosen first vice-president; M ID. Gal
1agher, of New York, second vice
president; E. j. O'Connor, of Augusta,
Ga, third. The latter's nomination was
pressed as representative southerner
by d. ]. Fogarty, of Georgia, in one of
the brightest speeches of the day.
James Quinn, of Davenport, was NOM
mated for treasurer by Delegate Nc
Quirk, and William Lyman, of New
York, was named for the position by
Delegate Maroney.
For a time it looked as though a live
" contest was at hand, when unex-
pectedly Quinn's name was with
drawn and Lyman was enthusiastically
chosen.
Favorable ProspeetS