Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-02
AMERICAN IRISH
rIyrHa IN CHICAGO TO FORMULATE MEAS
Urls
Pr hs Good Of the Irish Cause in Ire
land-Thsy VIII Help Ireland Whsn
She Is Rs-Uaiisd.

CHICAGO, October Possibly the
most important public gathering OF the
irish race ever held this side Of the At
Iantic began here to-day. 1t was the
convention Of the Irish National League
If America and Of societies and indi-
viduals throughout the United States
and Canada in sympathy with that or
papizatlon. Central Music Hall looked
dOwned this morning upon scores Of
Enthusiastically Celtic faces aglow with
anticipation Of what might prove the
stormiest and most significant proceed
ings vet witnessed by their countrymen
I'm grave national crisis.
Among the prominent celebrities in
Irish-American circles were DR.. Thomas
O'Reilly, of st. Louis; NJ. V. Cannon, Of
Omaha; Judge James Fitzgerald, OF
Cincinnati. Secretary John 2. Sutton
caused q sensation at the very outset.
He had called the convention to order,
and proceeded to read the call, express
ing regret at the absence through Ill
ness Of President John Fitzgerald and
Vice-P President Patrick Martin, Of Bal
more. Secretary Sutton said the dele
gates had come at their own expense In
spite Of q hostile public opinion
created by men, he was sorry from his
heart TO say, were Irishmen, but he
urged them to think only of their holy
cause and put it at once as it should be
on q business basis. O'Neill Ryan, or
ST. Louis, was introduced as temporary
chairman Of the convention and he
promptly launched into o ringing
address foreshadOwing the poi
icy Of the gathering. They were
not there, Mr.. Ryan said, to uphold any
section or faction, but were there, ne
hoped, to say to the Irish people In Ire
land that when they presented a 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 movement
independent of both English parties
could command the unstinted aid from
America that had been nobly given dur
ing the past ten years.
Mr.. Gallagher, OF New York, was the
first delegate 10 let go a motion. He
was on his feet with the suggestion for
the immediate appointment OF COM
mittee of nine on credentials. Mr.. Nc
Guerk, Of Iowa, contended for an
amendment giving each State repre-
sentative, and number Of Canadian
delegates clamOred for man from their
side OF the line. The Cana
dians were more successful than
the Iowaans, and the committee was
finally announced as follows: NJ. d.
Gallagher, New York; Edmund Lynch,
Missouri; John Flannery, Pennsylvania;
John F. Hynes, Ohio; VIM. II. Joyce,
Illinois; Major NJ. Langan, Wisconsin;
Geo. Monaghan, Kansas; Lawrence Sui
livan, Massachusetts, A. nj. Muthern,
Georgia; Patrick Boyle, Canada.
The convention made John Flannery,
OF Pittsburg, secretary, with two assist
ants and then adjourned till p. m,
pending report from the credentials
committee.
The committee on resolutions was the
one IN which the greatest interest was
manifested and when the list
was completed it disclosed 6
iucGding DanleT G6rEeTS1 OF chicago
J. Il. Morris, of Baltimore; NJ. V. Gan
non, of Omaha; DR.. O'Reilly, of St
Louis, and Hugh ]. Carroll, Of PrOvi
dence, Il. l.
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 in
structed 10 hold their meetings tonight
and be ready to report tomorrow at 10
o'clock sharp, TO which time the con
yentiOn adjourned