New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-03
IRISH LEAGUE HISTORY.
AN INSIDE VIEW OF THE TRoUBLE.OF THE
AMERICAN ORGANIZATION.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION IN CHICAGO
INTERESTING CORRESPONDENTS LAID
BEFORE NHE DELEGATEs-A
SrAp AT pARyrrI.
SLAP AT PARyELL.


BEFORE NHE DELEGATEs-A
SLAP AT PARyELL.
Chicago Oct AT noon to-day, after al-night
viqs and many anxious conferences TINS morhhg' INC
question whether the Irish National League OF America
should ms an organization formally repudiate ana con-
damn parnei was stu undetermined. strong eie-
p,ent Of the Platform Committee, intending d. u' Dun
nelly NJ Wisconsin, and Dr. Thomas oReliu, Oh 81
Louis had mase stubborn struggle In faVor Oh suoi'
action and threatened II II were not TAKEN 'nat "e
fight would be carried into the convention lhey
were combatted BY Others among whom Iaei 0orhoi''
Of Chicago was conspicuous, holding that the League
sbou,d continue to maintain attitude OF neutbn|
as between warning factions in Ireland AS reSuF vi
the clash no session Of the convention was heu uui
after D. m. to-day, although adjournment Yesterday
had only been till 10 O'Clock this morning big nre
around the from the hall parity sSSuase" '"o
disappointment Of the delegates
me contest over the platform developed into the
exuected omen split OF the committee, and at D. H.
Sharon OF Iowa: Donneny, of Wisconsin, ana obyrie,
of Georgia. were framing minority report against
neutrality toward Parnen.
Secretary sutton placed sensational document De-
,ro IN. de,eeates TO the convention when it met at
o n m Tho secret correspondence OF TIE icaders
revealed In the report and the strange condons uhuer
which the League would appear to nave exsteo' couu
not but cause surprise even 10 many VINO have most
csev watched the current Of affairs The report says
Your present accepted Office at the convention
hs,a in Chicago in August 1886. President John fitz-
gerald was declared elected by threeourh' OF inc as
sembled delegates the treasurer ana SECRETARY "eIe IT,
elected without opposition There was az that convention
a. aerent ~ dscord oyerawed by the prepondeance
~ men who loved too dearly to prostitute IL al
the shrine OF faeo1sm, they were poweress 10 mar e
harmony that great gathering OF lrishmen whch
not and could whose whole stock IN trade
WAS making charges and falling to prove them Pres
dent Fitzgerald returned to his Western home IN the lu
hlf that great organized body of IrshAmercans STOOD
lka ht,nkh In
,bartv He found his mistake Like Garrett the great
Earl Of Desmond, and the still pobler Lord Eo"aru nc
found Irish traitors ready stab him in the back Inc
cowardly consprators who, falling in er vile purpose OF
creating dissensicn end disunon had sneaked out IKE
BEATEN ours from Chicago convention renewed
under cover plots their attempt to oemor"he anu
disrupt the League. uoo,,s
BEGINNING with letter from Mr.. Parnell few weeks
te- The chicago convention entreated President F1z
gerald 10 raise fnds to help the unfortunate eVcCu
tenants OF ireland the treasury OF the irish League
was almost exhausted, the report outlined strViihs
narrative with letters and kilograms in chronoiogc
order 10 show that time and again convention OIL Ve
American League was prevented from across the wafer
hus the officers Of the League for not holding one,
.re abused BY factioniss in this country encouraged
by Mr. Parne and his colleagues, who are eXh'oiVeo
as sedulousy ignoring the League ohclns whenever op
portuuIty offered President fitzgerald is stated %
have headed the snt-evictOn fund with persona.
subscription Of 80 900, and to have raised total OF
pesr,v 100000 in his effort for the struggling
farmers In Ireland while, reverend editor III
guffalo was sneering at his want OF educauoh'
parneus neglect a short time later, in March
1887 only six months after the Chicago conYentioh'
TO acknowledge the receipt of anticoercon resolutions
which were accepted by tho Nebraska Legislature With
IN tonr bours after a request for such action was re
ccived from him By President Fitzgerald is alluded to
I'm contrast with Gladstone's prompt reply one
pecular disclosure made by Secretary Sutton is, III
effect that during October, 1883, Parneli, nhdng
himself bound by agreement to turn over to his lawyers
the full amount Of ''The Times" Defence Fund.- tneh
unexpectcdly large begged of President Fitzgerald
through James j. OKelly that while pushing the
collections the fund be retainer in America. line
wishes of Mr.. Parnel were complied WITH" says inc
report land very there was howl from the
handful OF factionits in Chicago, New-fork ana Pa-
dclphia who acted theoretically in behalf OF The
London Times by sowing the seeds of mlstrust in
their statement that the Rev. DR.. O'ReiIy was re-
tanning money for improper purposes
The Rev p A. McKenna's published statement
that he had declined to attend the st. Louis meeting
~ the National Committee because he cOud not as
sociate with men who were assassns or the tools OF
assassins is met in Secretary suttons report with
hitter from Father McKenna dated April q 1890, ex
actly fortnight before the meeting, accepting an in
vtation to be present, and saying: Having FOL
lowed the flag from the beginning will do so until
the ond.n The violence of Father McKenna's charge
and It's widespread publication, says the report, de-
n,nded the proof Of the accusation the apology OF
F'NN
the author.
the climax of Mr.. sutton's document is a letter
dated House Of Commons, London, May 21, 1890,
from John Dillon to President Fitzgerald, marked
strictly confidential" saying that Mr.. Parne sug
sested that the executive should address communica-
tion 10 him CParnelD "recognizng the difficulties
created by American party complications, and advis-
ing that he (ParnelD should take steps 10 reconstruct
the present organization in such manner as would
allow the various branches 10 communicate ufect
with DnhIjn III the Executive see their way 10
act upon the suggestion, Mr. Parnell authorizes me
he win himself write, thanking Them for their great
services to the Irish cause. strongly dsspprovlng %
stating that having inquired into the charges made
against the Executive Of the League, he Is sa'sneo
President Fitzgerald replying said the % sSmsG Of Of
the Executive could not conceal their ss'onScn' '
the tone Of the communication TO them' adoihs'
We c,,,o, bu, dissent from the suppostion Amerl
can politics have any interfered with or complicated
the administration Of the League The record SHOWS that
while TIE members OF the Executive were OF different po
cal aNatons they unanimous In their resolve 10
any such interference with the government OF the
League As to undesIrsbilty Of the central organza
ton in America. that is question which pertains eX-
clusvely 70 your jurisdiction
Mp Gleason, of Cleveland, chairman Of the Com
mlisoe of the Constitution, submitted plan which
made no mention Of a parent body In Ireland thus
Control Of or responsibilities the diverse organization:
existing in Ireland. The plan was adopted without
question CHOSEN ser we're fixed at 81 900 each per year
hubbub 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 boyc0tang
IN America of importations Of goods of English manu-
facturers He thought such action LOOKED NE 'aSng
hand I'm American politics. but the convention failed
m see the connecticut and clamorously yelled Tor MI
Ryan 10 SIT down. while 1t declared itself Enthusiastically
' A light occurred when the report Of the Committee
IN platform was read by Chairman Cannon and which
Was anaily adopted, though not without struggle.
The chief blanks of the platform wers as follows:
We regret the conditions now existing In Ireland and
attribute their possibility to an unfortunate tendency 10
-, bero.vorship and denomination which we