The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-10-03
THE WEARING OF THE GREEN
Erin's Children Gather in Chicago for
the Great Irish-American
Convention.
SEVERAL IMPASSIONED ADDRESSES.
Unity in the One Great Boon Asked
FOr-Emmett's Picture on
the Wall.
Eastern AdOrers Of the Golden Calf
Again Show Their Hatred
to Silver.
The Irish Convention.

CHICAGO. Oct. Five hundred dele
to be duly accredited to the Irish con
vention and 300 or 400 were present. On
reassembling they at once started in to
make things lively. Moriarty, of Ne
braska, set the ball rolling with motion
to substitute M. V. Cannon as perman-
ent chairman instead of temporary
Chairman Ryan. The vote showed that
Chairman Ryan had captured the con
vention with sentiments expressed and
to make matters more binding Cannon
withdrew from the contest. Langdon Of
New York now unwittingly threw fresh
bone of contention among the delegates.
He moved that the chair appoint COM
mittees of nine each on resolutions.
finances, rules and order of business and
constitution McQuirk of Iowa was the
first of series of amendment makers.
He in stentorian tones, from the plat
form demanded that the committees
each contain representative from every
state. Sharon of Iowa warmly supported
proposed change declaring that while
the committees might perhaps be as
properly made up by officers OF
the convention they were to
secure the expression of delegates
as whole and the method must
not only be right, but be above suspi-
cion. Committees should be urged to
represent the convention beyond all per-
4. fhnf nrlncflnp
| warmly stated, might hinge the con-
tinued existence of their organization
With much discussion and an extraordi-
nary parliamentary tangle the struggle
| ended in the acquiescence of the con
vention by good majority in the plan
of having complete recognition OF all
states in the make up of the committees
and recess was then taken to afford the
various delegations an opportunity tc
select their men.
| The committee on resolutions was
one in which the greatest interest was
manifested, and when the list was com
pleted it disclosed number of we'll
known names. including Daniel Corkery
of Chicago: j. T. Morris of Balti
more; Nj. V. Cannon of Oma
ha: DR.. O'Reilly of st. Louis ano
Hugh S. Carroll of Providence. Tumul
tuous calls for ex- Congressman John F.
Finnerty were heard on all sides as thai
gentlemans stalwart figure was seen il
the rear of the hall. A speech from
him was what they wanted, but Fin
nerty bowed and escaped, a method no
open to Cannon of Omaha who, con
spicuous on the platform, was made t
stand and deliver. Gaunon's speecf
was in effect an impassiOned, yet clea
cut appeal for the renewal of unity ant
perseverance, that reused his listeners
They were all united he said on one ide;
that the English government has nj
moral right to hold the Irish people il
subsection. Their enemy wa
never at loss how to SEM
the spirits of disruption ant
disunion among them and had recentl
cultivated societies in this country no
only hostile to American intiuenc
but destructive to the spirit of the con
stitution of the United States. Never
theless the Irish in this country, putting
behind the many hatreds of one man o
dozen men, would yet push forwar
Irelands claims to independence wrest
ing it if not peaceably, then by othe
means. helping to preserve meanwhil
the constitution of this country fror
being soiled with the contamination
British American societies. Enough c
: the old guard were left and enough {
the spirit from which would yet be b'
gotten an organization that would carr
the flag of Ireland to glorious victor.
James NJ. Mcclure Of Syracuse, VIII
followed, caused buzz when he a
luded to Ogden's grave in Chicago. Th
, place of many radical gathering.
bearing the same relation to the IRIS
movement that the city of Boston do!
l | to American culture. Matthew =. Brad
of Chicago was next called to the pa
form. He drew attention to the hug
1 portrait of Emmet above the stage an
argued that the delegates, by consentin
to it's retention, asscnted to the prime
ples which Emmett promulgated an
died for. County government or an
other temporary amelioration OF Ireland
condition was as nothing if ultimate