The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-03
IRISH LEAGUE.
M. v. CANNON SUCCEEDS JOHN
FITZGERALD AS PRESIDENT.

tary - William Lyman Unanimously
Chosen Treasurer-Text of the Plat
form.
CHICAGO, Oct. IN. V. Cannon of
Omaha tonight succeeded John Fitz-
gerald as Epresident of the Irish National
League Of America. The convention, not
withstanding spirited struggle, adopted an
attitude of absolute independence for the
organization from any OF the factions in
Ireland or their auxiliary bodies.
Secretary John P. Sutton was reelected
by acc!amation and William Lyman Of New
York was unanimously chosen treasurer.
Mr.. Gleason of Cleveland, chairman of
the COMMITTEES on constitution, submitted a
plan which made no mention of the parent
body in Ireland, thus divesting the Ameri
can body from subsection to control or res
sponsibility to the diverse organizations ex-
isting in Ireland. The plan was adopted
without question, and the salaries of the
president and sec, etary were fixed at 1000
each per year.
BoYCOTTING oBJRCTED TO.
Hubbub was raised by Dennis Ryan of
St. Louis objecting 90 the clause in the con~
stitution virtually making one of the obs
jects Of the league boycotting in America
of importations Of goods of English manu-
facture. He thought such action looked
like taking hand in American politics,
but the convention failed to see the connec
ton, and clamorously yelled for
Ryan to sit down while it de-
clared itself Enthusiastically for the
boycott. The real fight of the day occurred
when the report of the committee on plat
form was read by Chairman Cannon.
During the reading the convention was at
tentive, though repeatedly breaking into
cheers.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform was as follows:
/. The Irish National League of America in
convention assembled at Chicago on Oct 2
1891. testifes its devotion to sthe flag of the
union and the unquenchable love of its
members for the laws and institutions
OF our gorGus Iss,r country recognizing,
our primary allegiance is due to that nag and
to those 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 mankind and the
model for nations struggling for free institu-
tions
.. We regret the conditions now existing in
Ireland, and attribute their possibility to an
unfortunate tendency toward hero worship and
one-man domination, which we hops to see OBJ
liberated from the public life of ireland.
3.,We have no desire, nor do we deem it
wise, necessary or patriotic 30 pass Judgment
upon tne questions now SO unnapply SepargG-
ing our brethren in the old land We have
heretofore rendered our good Offices in the ad-
justnent of these differences, and thai
tender has been wholly disregarded ty
the contendng elements, but we may and must
speak out the opinions and wishes of the people
whom we represent, and say that it is the duty
of the Irish and all other oppressed people to
seek freedom by peaceable methods, and Only
when such methods have been fully tried and
found wanting are nations and peoples justi
fled in resorting to force; but we strongly
and emphaticelly assert that it is equally
a duty to prepare for every emergency and
stand ready TO aid our kindred in every manly
way, recognized and commended by the usage
of civilization in obtaining freemen's privileges
in land coDsecrated TO freedom by the heroic
sacrifices of centuries.
4. We call upon those who are responsible for
the locking up of our $500, 900, mainly contrib
uted by the people of this country for the sup
port OF the evictsd tenants on the plan Of cam
paign to raise the same and distribute it as
originally intended by the subscribers and we
pledge ourselves that until this request is COM
Piled with we are resolved not to contribute
another dollar to aid those who have withheld
this money from its legitimate beneficiaries.
B. We hereby resolve to maintain our organi-
zation for the purpose of being in readiness for
the performance OF such duties as in the ex-
geneies of the future shall be fit and proper
and we humbly invoke the guidance of Al
mghsy God for our brotners and our
selves to the end that with his
blessing our reunited efforts may result in
securing for the Irish people the land in which
formance shall be so clean and pure, and whose
principles shall be so broad humane and free
as to make it model among the free nations
of the earth.
We extend our heartfelt sympathy to our
president, Hon. John Fitzgerald of Lincoln, and
our first vice president, Hon. Patrick Martin of
Baltimore in their Illness and earnestly hope
for their speedy recovery. No cause has ever
had braver, truer and more selfsacri1cing sons
than Fitzgerald and Martin. and Irshmen will,
we trust, ever remember with gratitude
fhatr0rfAaf SnrVirAg n Ofr
Z. We call the attention of America to the
cause of American citizens suffering penal hor-
rors in British dungeons because OF evidence,
plainly manufactured, aud the fact that
they dared to express themselves in favor
of free Ireland, and we ask our represent
atives in congress to press the matter
upon the attention OF the state department. We
tender our sincere thanks to oil the executive
officers of our organization, particularly Presi-
dent John Fitzgerald, Treasurer Rev.
Charles O'Reilly, and Secretary John p. Sutton
for their able untiring and brilliant services to
our movement.
THE PARLIAMENTARY GUARDIANSHIP.
Before motion for the adoption OF the
platform could be put Judge Donnelly of
Wisconsin read the following. signed by
himself, MIR. Sharon Of Iowa and Mr. Byrne
of Georgia:
We, the minority of your committee on reso-
lutions, while heartily approving the majority
report as far as it goes, beg leave to submit the
following amendment, to be inserted therein as
a resolution and move its adoption:
Resolved, That, as Amer can citizens and
firm believers in the principles on which the
government is founded, we can recognize the
claim of no person to the craftsmanship of the
Irish parliamentary party wnich is not founded
on the consent and approval of the majority of
that party, and we instruct the officers of this
league TO recognize the chairman chosen by
majority Of the Irish parliamentary party.
A BATTLE ROYAL.
Everybody saw that battle royal was
imminent between the adherents of Justin
MCCARTHY on the one hand and the bulk of
the delegates who favored independence,
reinforced by those who were still for up
holding Mr.. Parnell. At this interesting
juncture Mr.. Corkery Of Chicago slipped in
a suggestion that as 1t was claimed that the
Donnelly production was not a minority
report. but supplementary resolution, the
thing TO do was to adopt the platform first
and then vote on the supplement. This
seemed exactly what the McCarthyites did
not want, but it was their own argument
and they submitted as gracefully as they
could while the platform was adopted with
q hurrah. After a great deal Of excited
contention the minority resolution was
tabled by a vote of AIS to "a.
Patrick Boyle OF Toronto, Ontario. was
chosen first vice president; III. ID. Gallagher
of New York, second vice president, aud
E. j. O'Connor of Augusta, Ca. third
vice president The latter's nomination was
pressed as a representative southernsr by
b. q. Fogarty Of Georgia in one OF the
brightest speeches of the day.
President Gannons cabinet or national
council was announced by him as follows;
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