Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-10-02


PLEADING FOR HARMoNY.
Addrcssss Before the Irish NssssuaI Lsagus
Convention.
The telegraphic report in last evenings SrAa
OF the Irish National League convention ct Chi
cago covered the proceedings up to the noon
recess. Whom the convention reassembled 500
delegates, in round numbers, we're announced
to be duly accredited to the convention andthe
800 or 400 present on reassembling at onco
started in to make things lively. Moriarty
Of Nebraska set the ball rolling with motion
to substitute NJ. v. Cannon as permanent chair
man. instead Of Temporary Chairman Ryan,
whose continuance seemed imminent. vote
showed, however, that Chairman Ryan had
captured the convention with the sentiments
he had expressed, and. to make matters more
binding, Cannon Withdrew from the contest.
Landon o; New York now unwittingly threw
fresh bone Of contention among the dele
gates. He moved that the chair appoint COM
mittccs OF nine zach on resolutions, finance,
rules and order of business and constitution.
McGuirk Of Iowa was the FIRST Of o series Of
amendment makers. He. in stentorian tones
from the platform. demanded that the COM
niittees each contain . representative from
every state.
Sharon of Iowa warmly supported the pro-
PoSco cnauSc, declaring tuat WINE tue comuiit-
tee might, perhaps. be as properly made up by
the officers of the convention, they we're there to
secure the expression of the delegates as whole,
and the method must not only be right but be
above suspicion. Tho committees should. he
urged, represent the convention beyond all
peradventure. Upon that question, he warmly
stated, might hinge the continued existence Of
their organization.
With much discussion and an extraordinary
parliamentary tangls the struggle ended in
acquiescence Of the convention BY good ma
tority in the plan of having u complete recog-
milton of all the states in the makeup Of the
committees, and a recess was taken to afford
the various delegations opportunity to select
their men.
The committee on resolutions was tho one In
which the greatest interest was manifested,
and, when the list was completed, 1t disclosed
. number Of well-known names, including
Daniel Cookery OF Chicago, j. T. Morris Of
Baltimore, M.V.Gannon Of Omaha, DR.. y lieilly
OF st. Louis and Hugh Carroll Of Providence.
Tumultuous calls for ex-CongresSman John
tlemxns stalwart figure was seen in the rear Of
the hall A speech from him was what the
convention wanted, but MIR. Finerty bowed and
escaped-a method not opened to Cannon Of
Omaha, who, conspicuous on the platform, was
made to stand and deliver.
stoned yet clean-cut appeal for o renewal Of
unity and perseverance, that reused his listen
ers. They were all united, he said, on one
idea-that the English government has no
moral right to hold the Irish people in subjec-
ton. Their enemy was never Mt loss how to
send spirits Of disruption and disunion among
them, and had recently cultivated societies in
this country not only hostile to ish-American
influence, but destructive to the spirit Of the
Constitution OF the United States. Neverthe-
less, the Irish in this country, putting behind
thom any hatred of one man or . dozen men,
would yet push forward Ireiand's claim to indie
pendence, wrestling it, il not peaceably, then by
other means, helping to preserve, meanwhile, the
Constitution OF this country from being soiled
with the contamination Of British American
societies Enough of the old guard were left
and enough OF the spirit from which would yet
be gotten an organization that would carry the
flag OF Ireland to glorious victory.
Mr.. James K. McGuire Of Syracuse, N. Y,
who followed. caused buzz when he alluded
to Ogdcn's Grove in Chicago, the place Of
many radical gathering, Ms bearing the same
relation to the Irish movement that the city OF
Boston docs to American culture.
Matthew. Brady OF Chicago was now called
to the platform. He cloquently drew attention
to the huge portrait of Emmett above the
stage and argued that the delegates, by con-
senting to Its retention, assented to the prin-
ciplcs which Emmett promulgated and died for.
County government or any other temporary
amelioration Of lrelands condition was a.
nothing, If ultimately the Irish race were to be
left without a status among the nations. Mr..
Brady evoked great enthusiasm when, con-
tinuing, he eulogized the ''Soggarth Aroon."
Irish liberty, he declared, had never been sold,
not SO much as imperiled. by D priest Of the
Catholic church, and he implored that, no
matter what point the deliberations Of the
convention might lead to, nothing should
emanate which could even be tortured into
suggestion that the Irish hierarchy were not
worthy Of their utmost confidence.
Daniel Cookery Of Chicago at this juncture
secured from the chair ruling that ali resolu-
lions should, under the bylaws Of tho last con-
vention, which were still in force, be referred
unread to the committee on resolutions before
being passed upon by tho convention. The
various committees were instructed to hold
their meetings at night and be ready to report
today at 10 o'clock sharp, to which time the
convention adjourned. The resolutions COM
mittee, it was said, would have an all-nights
sitting.