, 1891-10-03
MCCARTHY NOT IN 1T.
The American Land League
Doesn't Recognize Him.
1t Declares Itself Free Of the
Foreign Society.
M. v. Cannon Succeeds John
Fitzgerald as President.
Fitzgerald steps Down.

CHICAGO, Oct. I'm. V. Cannon of
Omaha tonight succeeded John Fitzger
aid as president of the Irish National
League OF America. The convention,
Notwithstanding a spirited struggle.
adopted an attitude of absolute indepen-
dence from any of the factions in Ireland
or their auxiliary bodies. Secretary John
p. Sutton was reelected by reclamation
and VIM. Lyman of New York was unani-
mously chosen treasurer. w. j. Glea-
son OF Cles Gland. chairman OF the com
mittec on constitution. submitted a plan
which made no mention OF the parent
body in Ireland. thus divesting the
America body from subsection to the con-
troll or responsibility TO the diverse or
CARNATIONS now existing in Ireland. The
plan was adopted without question and
the salaries OF the president, secretary
and treasurer fixed at 81 900 each per
year.
A lubbub was raised BY Dennis RYAN
OF st. Louis Directing to the clause in the
constitution virtually making one of the
objects of the league the boycotting in
America of importations of goods of Eng
lish manufacture. He thought such action
IOOkC n 'hhiuR u uduu III american
politics, but the convention failed to see
it and DANGEROUSLY yelled for Ryan to SIT
down, while it declared itself unmistaka-
bly, for the boycott.
The real fight OF the day occurred when
the report of the committee on platform
was read. 1t was: The Irish National
League of America. in convention assem-
bled, testItes its devotion to the flag of
the Union and the unquenchable love of
its member for the laws and institutions
OF our glorious country, recognizing as we
do, gladly and proudly, that our primary
alleeiance is due to that flag and to these
institutions. We affirm that our over
mastering desire is to see extended to
our motherland the benefits accruing from
equal laws, such as have blessed America
and made her the hope of suffering man
kind and a model for nations struggling
for free institutions.
w regret the conditions now existing
in Ireland and attribute their possibility
to the unfortunate tendency to ward hero
worship and one-man domination, which
we hope to see obliterated from the public
life of ireland. We have no desire nor
do we deem it wise, necessary or patriotic
to pass Judgment upon the questions now
u%nhappily separating our brethren in the
old land. We have heretofore rendered
our good offices in the adjustment of those
differences and that tender has been
wholly d~isregarded by the contending ele-
ments; but we may, and must, speak out
the opinion and wishes of the people
whom we represent and say 1t is the duty
of the Irish and all other oppressed PEG.
pie to seek freedom by peaceable methods.
and only when such methods have been
fully tried and found wanting are nations
and peoples justified in resortiug TO force.
But we strongly and emphaticallv assert
that it is equally the duty to prepare for
every emergency and stand ready to aid
our kindred in every manly way recognized
and commended by usage and civilization
in obtaining freemen's privileges in a land
consecrated to freedom by heroic sacrifices
of centuries.
"We call upon those who are RESPONSE
BILE for locking up over 5000, 900, mainly
contributed by the people of this country
for the support Of evicted tenants, to re-
lease the same and distribute it as origi-
nally intended, and we pledge ourselves
that until this request is complied with we
are resolved not to contribute another
dollar to aid those who nave withheld this
money from its legitimate benefciaries.
I'VE hereby resolve to maintain our
organization 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 guidance Of Almighty God for
our brothers and ourselves to the end that
with His blessing our reunited efforts may
result in securing for the IRISH people the
land in which he planted them and a gov
eminent whose personnel shall be so clean
and pure and whose principles shall be so
broad, humane and free as to make it a
model among the free nations of the
earth.
I'VE call the attention of America to
the cause Of American citizens suffering
horrors in British dungeons because of
evidence plainly manufactured and the
fact that they dared express themselves
In favor OF free Ireland aud we ask our
representatives in congress to press the
matter upon the attention OF the state de-
partment."
The platform further extends heartfelt
sympathy to President Fitzgerald of Lin.
coin and Vice President Martin of Balti-
more, eulogizes them and tenders sincere
thanks to all executive officers. Before a
motion for the adoption OF the platform