The record-union., 1891-10-02
Special to the REcoRD-USrox.

Special to the REcoRD-UNroN.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-The Convention O,
the Irish National League of America
and societies and individuals throughout
the United States and Canada in sympa.
thy with that organization, met to-day
secretary Sutton, who called the conven-
tlon to order, read the call, expressing
regret at the absence, through illness, OF
PRESIDENT Fitzgerald and Vice President
Martin.
ONeu Ryan of st. Louis was intro
duced as temporary Chairman of the con-
vention, and he promptly launched into
an address foreshadowing the policy of
the gathering. They are not there. Ryan
said, to uphold any section or faction. but
were there, he hoped, TO say to the people
IN Ireland that when they presented
strong and united front, then, and not till
then, should they receive the moral and
material support of the Irish people in
America. Only an aggressive movement,
independent of both English parties,
could command unstinted aid from
America.
The speech was cheered throughout.
= On motion OF Gallagher of New York
as follows: NJ. ID. Gallagher of New
York. Edmund Lynch of Missouri, John
flannery of Pennsylvania, John Il.
Haynes of Ohio, William Ii. joyce of
illinois, Major NJ. Laugham of Wiscon-
SIN, George Monaghan of Kansas, Law
renee Sullivan of Massachusetts. p, Nj.
Mulhern OF Georgia, and Patrick Boyle
of Canada.
A recess was then taken until o'clock
tnlS afternoon, to await the report of the
Credentials Committee.
FIVE hundred delegates in round num-
DerS were announced to be duly ac-
credited, and three or four hundred were
present
On the reassemhling of the convention
TINS afternoon the delegates at one started
IN to make things lively. Moriaritv of
Nebraska set the ball rolling with n
motion to substitute w. y. Cannon as
permanent Chairman, instead of tempor-
airy Chairman Ryan. The vote showed.
however, that Ryan had captured the
convention, and Cannon withdrew from
the contest.
McGuirk of Iowa demanded that the
committees each contain representative
from every State. He was warmly sec
onded by Sharon Of Iowa. After much
discussion and an extraordinary parIia-
mentary tangle, the convention acquiesced
IN the plan, and recess was taken to af-
ford the various delegations opportunity
to select their men.
The Committee on Resolutions was the
one IN which the greatest interest was
manifested, and when the list was com
pleted 1t disclosed number of we'll
known names, including Daniel Corkery
of Chicago, j. L. Morris of Baltimore. Nj.
V. Cannon of Omaha, DR.. O'Reilly of ST.
Louis and Hugh j. Carroll of Providence,
r. l.
RCannon was called on for speech. He
Ixyhi
passloned appeal for renewal of unity
ana perseverance. They were all united.
he said, on one idea-that the EneIish
government has no moral right to hold
the Irish people in subjection. Their
enemy was never at a loss how to send
spirits of disruption and diSunion among
them, and had recently cultivated socie-
ties in this country not only hostile to
1rlsh-American influence, but destruct-
i've to the spirit of the Constitution of the
United States. Nevertheless, the Irish in
this country, putting behind them any
hatred OF one man, or q dozen men,
would yet push forward Ireland's claims
to independence, Wrestling it, if not peace
ably, then by other means, helping to
preserve meanwhile the Constitution of
this country from being soiled with con-
tamination of British-American societies.
Enough of the old guard were left. and
enough of the spirit from which Would
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would carry the flag OF Ireland to a glori-
Gus victory.
Matthew P. Brady of Chicago elo-
quently drew attention to the huge por-
trait OF Robert Emmet above the stage,
and argued that the delegates, by con
senting to its retention, assented to the
principles which Emmett promulgated
and died for. Any other temporary
amelioration of Ireland's condition was
as nothing, if ultimately the Irish race
were to be left without status among
the nations. Brady declared that Irish
liberty had never been sold nor so much
as imperilled by priest OF the Catholic
Church, and he implored that no matter
what point tho deliberations of tho
convention might lead to, nothing
should enanate which could be even tor
tured into suggestion that the Irish
hierarchy was not worthy of their utmost
confidence.
1t was announced that all resolutions
should be referred unread to committee.
the various committees which were con-
structed to be ready to report tomorrow
at 10 A. NJ, to which time the convention
adjourned.