The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-10-02
Objset Of the Meeting of the Irish
National League Of America
at Chicago
Temporary Expedients Spurned If
Ultimately the Race Is With
out Status.
Declaration That Irish Liberty Has Never
Becn Sold or Imperiied bya
Catholic Priest:

CHICAGO, Dot. 1.-The convention or tne
Irish National League of America and the
societies and individuals throughout the
United States and Canada in sympathy with
that organization met to-day. Secretary
Sutton, who called tho convention to Of der,
read the call, expressing regret at the nb-
sence through illness OF President Fitzger
aid and Vice President Martin. ONeil
Ryan, of 1T. Louis was introduced ms tenn
porary chairman of the convention, and he
promptly launched into an address fore
shadowing the policy Of the gathering.
I'VE are not here" Ryan said, ito up
hold any section or faction, but we are
here, hope, to say to the people in Ireland
that when they present strong and united
receive the moral and material support of
the Irish people in America. Only an ag-
gressive movement independent Of both
English parties could command unstinted
aid from Amsrica." The speech was
cheered throughout. Recess WAS taken till
p. m. to await the report of the oreden
tials committee.
Five hundred delegates in round numbers
were announced to be duly accredited and
three or four hundred were present. On
reassembling the convention this after
noon at once started in to make things
lively. Moriarty, of Nebraska, set the ball
rolling with motion to substitute M. V.
Cannon as permanent chairman, instead OF
Temporary Chairman Ryan. The vote
showed. however, that Ryan had captured
the convention and Cannon withdrew from
the contest Langdon, of New York, threw
,e ut %hoI Ialn
gates by moving that the chair appoint
committees of nine each on resolutions,
finance rules and order of business, and
constitution. MsGuirk, of Iowa, demanded
that the committees each contain repre-
sentative from every state. He was warmly
seconded by Sharon, of Iowa. After much
discussion and an extraordinary parlia-
meatary tangle, the convention ncquiesced
in the plan and recess was taken to afford
| the various delegations opportunity to se-
lect their men.
| The committee on resolutions was the
one in which the greatest interest was
manifested, and when the list was com-
pleted il disclosed 9 number of we'll known
Names including Daniel Conkery, OF Chi
cago; j. Il. Morris, Of Baltimore; M. Y.
Cannon, of Omaha; DR.. O'Reilly, of st.
Louis, and Hugh j. Carroll, OF Providence,
r. 1. Cannon was called on for a speech.
He made one which was in effect an impas-
stoned appeal for the renewal Of unity and
perseverance. They we're all united, he
said, on one side-that the English govern
ment has no moral right to hold the Irish
people in subsection. Their enc enemy W; was
ruption and disunion among them. and
had recently cultivated aocieties in this
country not only hostile to Irish-Ameri-
can influence, but destructive to the
spirit of the constitution of the
United States. Nevertheless, the Irish
sSn+ III nkv~xv Hn1
any hatred of one man or dozen men,
and would yet push forward Ireland's claim
to Independence, wrestling it, If not peacsa-
bly,, then by other means, helping to pre-
serve meanwhile the. constitution of this
country from being soiled with the contain
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.
Matthew P. Brady, of Chicago. eloquently
drew attention to huge portrait OF Robert
the delegates, by consenting to, its reten-
zion, assented to the principals which En-
l}net promulgated and died for. County gov
fernment or any other temporary anchor
alton of Ireland's condition, was rs nothing
if ultimately the Irish race was to be left
clared that Irish liberty had never been
sold. nor so much rs imperiled, by 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 be even tor
tured into suggestion that the Irish hier-
arohy were not worthy of their utmost con-
fdence.
It was announced that all resolutions
should be referred unread to the commit
tees, which were instructed to be ready to
report tomorrow at 10 a. H., to which time
the convention adjourned.