The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-02

CHICAGO, Oct. l.--Possibly the most
important public gathering OF tho IRISH
race ever held this side the Atlantic
began here to-day, 1t was tho conven-
tlon Of, the Irish National League OF
America and OF societies and individu-
als throughout the United States and
Canada in sympathy with the organi-
cation. Central Music Hall looked
down this morning upon scores OF un-
mistakably Celtic faces nglow with an
ticipation OF what might prove the
stormicst and most significant proceed
ings yet witnessed by their countrymen
in grave national crisis.
Among the prominent celebrities in
lrish-American circles were DIR. Thomas
.. Reilly, OF st. Louis, NJ. V. Cannon,
Omaha, Judge James Fitzgerald, OF
Cincinnati.
SENSATION AT THE START.
Secretary John P. Sutton caused SEN
sation at the very outset. He had
callod the convention to order, and
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 lrishmen, but he urged them to
think only OF their holy cause and put
it at once rs it should be, on 4
business basis. O'Neill Ryan, OF st.
Louis, was introduced as temporary
chairman Of the convention and he
promptly launched into ringing
address foreshadowing the policy OF
the gathering. They we're not there,
Mr.. Ryan said, to uphold any section or
faction, but were there he hoped, to
say to the Irish people In Ireland that
when they presented n strong and unit
edfront, then, and not till then, should
they receive the moral and material
support OF the Irish people in America.
Only an aggressive movement, inde-
pendent OF both English, parties, could
command the unstinted aid from Amer
ica that had been nobly given during
the past ten years. -.
Mr.. Gallagher. OF New York, was the
first delegate to let GO motion. He
was on his feet with the suggestion for
the immediate appointment OF a COM
mittee OF nine on credentials. Mr.. Nc
Gucrk, OF Iowa, coutended foran amend
ment giving each State representative,
and number OF Canadian delegates
clamored for man from their side OF
the line. The Canadians were more
successful than the 1owans and the COM
mitteew was finally announced as follows:
TIE Committee.
NJ. D. Gallagher, New York; Edmund
Lynch, Missouri; John Flannery, Penn
sylvania; John F. Hynes, Ohio; Will
lam II. Joyce, Illinois MajorM. Laugan,
Wisconsin; George Monaghan, Kansas;
Lawrence Sullivan, Massachusetts; A.
NJ. Muthern, Georgia and Patrick Boyle,
Canada.
The convention mado John Flannery,
Of Pittsburgh. secretary, with two ns-
sistants, and then adjourned till . p. m.
pending report from tho credentials
committee,
Tho committee on resolutions was the
one in which the greatest interest was
manifested, and when the list was COM
plcted it disclosed a number OF well
known names including Daniel Cork
cry, OF Chicago, J. T. Morris, OF Balti-
more, NJ. V. Cannon, OF Omaha, DR..
O'Reilly, OF St. Louis, and Hugh ]. Car
roll, OF Providence, R. /.
Speeches were made by Messrs. Gan
non, OF Omaha, Mcclure, Of Syracuse,
N. Y, and Matthew P. Brady, OF Chi
cago.
The various committees were instruct
ed to hold their meetings tonight and
be ready to report tomorrow at 10
o'clock sharp, to which time the con.