The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-03
They Hope to See Hero Worship and One Nan
Power 0bliterated in ireland, and Refuse
to lndorse Either Parnell or Mccarthy.
Not Another Dollar to Be Contributed
Till the Tied-Up Funds Are Released.
n. Y. Cannon Elected President of the Ma.
tional League to Succeed Fltzgerald-Sen-
satiOnal Charges By Secretary Sutton.
NEITHER FACTION INDORsED.
Irish National League of America Refuses
Take Up the Fight of the Leaders.


Irish National League of America Refuses to
Take Up the Fight of the Leaders.
CHICAGO. Oct. IN. V. Cannon, of Oma-
ha, tonight succeeded John Fitzgerald as
president of the Irish National League of
America. The convention, nOtwithstand-
ing a spirited struggle. adopted an attitude
of absolute independence for the organiza-
tion from any of the factions in Ireland or
their auxiliary bodies. Secretary John p.
William Lyman. of New York. unanimously
chosen treasurer
An exciting and enthusiastic. yet thor
oughly business-like session marked the
close of the convention. When the COM
mittees appointed yesterday were finally
ready to report, the proceedings followed
each other in rapid succession. w. j.
Gleason, of Cleveland, chairman of the
committee on constitution. submitted a
plan which made no mention of a parent
body in ireland, thus divesting the Amer
ican body from subsection to control or re-
sponsibility to the diverse organizations at
present ex sting in Ireland. The plan was
adopted without question. and the salaries
of the president, secretary and treasurer
to be chosen were fixed at 81 200 per year.
A hubbub was raised by Dennis Rye
of ST. Louis. objecting to the clause in the
constitution virtually making one of the
objects of the leogue tue boycotting in
America of importatlons of goods of English
manufacture. He thought such action
looked like taking hand in American pol
itics, but the convention failed to see the
connection and clamorously yelled for Mr.:
Ryan to sit down, while it declared itself
unmistakably for the boycott
THE MAJORITY PLATFORM.
The real fight of the day occurred when
the report of the committee on platform
was read by Chairman Cannon. During
the reading the convention was attentive.
though repeatedly breaking into cheers.
The platform was as follows:
First-The Irish National League of America,
In convention assembled, at Chicago, on Oct. 2.
1891, testifies Its devotion to the flag OF the
Union and the unquenchable love OF Its members
for the laws and institutions OF our glorious
country, recognizing. o. we do, gladly and proud
flag aud to those institutions. We affirm that our
overmasterng desire is to see extended to our
motherland the benefits accruiDg from equal
laws such as have blessed America and made
her the hope of suffering mankind and the model
for nations struggling for free institutions.
Second-We regret the conditions now existing
unfortunate tendency toward hero worship and
one-man domination, which we hope TO see OBJ
liberated from the public life OF Ireland.
Third-We have no desire. nor do we deem it
wise necessary or patriotic to pass Judgment
upon the questions now so unhappily separating
our bretheren in the old land. We have hereto
fore rendered our good offices in the adjustment
of those differences. and that tender has been
wholly disregarded by the contending elements;
and wishes of the people whom we represent.
and say that 1t is the duty of the Irish and all
other oppressed people to seek freedom by peace
able methods. and only when such methods
have been fully tried and found wanting are
nations and peoples justified in re- orting to
force; but we strongly and emphatically assert
that 1t is equally duty 10 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
the heroic sacrifices of centuries.
FOurthWe call upon those who are RESPONSE
Contributed 6y the peopIe T of this Country for ths
support OF the evicted tenants on 1.-THE plan of
campaign" to release the same and distribute II
originally intended by the subscribers, and we
pledge ourselves that until this request is com
piled with. we resolved not TO contribute an
other dollar TO aid those who have withheld this
money from its legitimate berefciaries.
Fifth-We hereby resolve TO maintain our or
ganiZation for the purpose OF being in readiness
FOR the performance OF such duties as the exi
gencies 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
ernment whose personnel 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.
Sixfh-We extend our heartfelt sympathy to
our president, Hon. John Fitzgerald, OF Lincoln,
and our first vice-pTesident. Hon. Patrick Mar
tin of Baltimore. in their illness, and earnestly
hope for their speedy recovery. No cause has
ever had Drawer. truer and more self-sacrifclng
sons than Fitzgerald and Martin, and the Irish
men will. we trust. ever remember with graft
tude their great services to their country.
Seventh-We call the attention or America to
the cause of American citizens suffering penal
horrors In British dungeons, because or evidence
plainly manufactured and the fact that they
dared to express themselves In favor or q free
Ireland, and we ask our representatives in Con
gress to press the matter upon the attention OF
the State Department
THE SQUELCHED MINORITY REPORT.
Before motion for the adoption of the
platform could be put. Judge Donnelly. OF
Wisconsin. arose and announced that there
was minority report from the platform
committee. He proceeded to argue tha,
the minority did not disagree with any
thing In the majority report except that II
did not go far enough. He wished the con
vontion to recognize governing party in
Ireland. Assumptions of neutrality are
we'll enough, he said, but deceive no one
| They should boldly and manfully meet the
Issue, and declare that In Ireland, as else
where. the majority should rule.
Mr.. Lyman. of New York. called on the
Chair to cut short a long speech and order
| the reading of the minority report The
convention was visibly growing impatient
and Judge DonEelly proceeded to read the
| following. signed by himself, Sharon OF
| Iowa and O'Byrene of Georgia:
We. the minority of your committee on reso
| lutions. while heartily approving the majority
report. so far as ii goes beg leave TO submit the
following amendment, to toe inserted therein al
resolution, and II owe its adoption:
Resolved That Us American citizens and tirn
| believers in the principles on which our govern
ment is founded, we can recognize the claim o.
| 10 person TO the chairmanship OF the Irish par
| hamentary party which is not founded on the
| consent and approval OF the ma Ority of tha
party, and we instruct the officers OF this league
| To recognize the chairman chosen by the MAJOR
| ity OF the Irish parliamentary party
Everybody saw a battle-royal was immi
nent between Justin McCarthy's friends
on the one hand, and the bulk of the dele
gates who favored independence, Teen
| forced by those who were still for uphold
| ing Parnell. At this interesting juncturs
Dir. Corkery, of Chicago slipped in sug
| production was not minority report, bu,
a supplementary resolution. the thing to dt
was to adopt the platform first. and thei
/ vote on the supplement-. This seemed ex
| actly what the McCarthyites did not want
| but lt was their own argument, and they
submitted as gracefully as they coulC
| while the platform was adopted with ap
/ plause.
! Like "A flash now came motion to lay tn,
McCarthyIte report on the table. The mo
tion was not debatable. and. to the chagriI