The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-23
Delegates COULD NOT AGREE.
Differed on the Kind of an Organi-
zation That They Wanted to Form.
Columbia Delegates Withdrew.

The movement to band together the
Irish and Catholic societies of Scranton
into u federation for the bettermsnt
of both was brought up at the second
meeting for this purpose at Boston
Store hall last night
1t was a stormy session from start to
finish, and President J. @, Vaughn had
trying task to direct the delibera.
tions through peaceable channel.
William Dawson is secretary, but as
treasurer had been elected, William J.
Campbell, OF the North End, was
| chosen.
The discussion which was heated
and lBsted for some time arose from the
report which M. II. Griffin, chairman
| of the committee on resolutions, pre-
sented, The following two extracts
from the report was the cause Of all
the trouble:
NAME AND OBJECT-The organic alton
should be known as the Lsckawanna
Council Of Irlsh-American societies, and
| its object shall be to ameliorate the con-
dition of its members and promote the in
terest Of our race in general by patriotic
and systematic training, mutual and phys
ical, and to properly celebrate our Mem
orial Day.
| QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERSHIPS men,
bers shall consist OF regularly organized
Irish American societies, and shall be rep
resented in this council by five representa-
tives, who shall be stv led conferees, that
the respective societies may see fit to Sc
lect.
The Sons of Columbia Council, No.
.. represented by J. T. White, James
+. Mccarthy and P. T. May, made a
vigorous protest against the adoption
of the resolutions. These delegates
said that their society was Catholic in
purpose and embraced members Of all
nationalities providing the member
was Catholic. In their society were
Welshmen, Germans, Hungarians and
Polanders. Ii the word Irish were moi
eliminated from the title set forth in
the resolutions many Of their members
would be forced to resign or else the
society could not become a member Of
the federation. John I. Malone, from
the Father Whitty's Temperance soci
ETY., objected against the word Irish II
the title on the same grounds as th'
Sons Of Columbia. stating that theI,
were several members Of the Father
Witty society not Irish.
J. w. Mclean, of Bellevue. said thai
no temperance socisty, in fact, could
join in the movement il the resolutions
were adopted. Mr.. Mclean was au
swered by John II. Dsvine, president
of the Catholic Total Abstinence union
Mr.. Divine said that he saw no reason
or ground why any temperance society
could not belong to the movement
Mr.. Devine's speech was answered by
Delegates Maioney, White. Mclean
Martin and May.
! In the course of bis remarks Anthon,
Martin, OF ST. Paul's Pioneer corps
made motion that the resolutions b,
: printed and copy be sent to eacl
Irish and Catholic society and let tn
, members of the societies instruct thei
delegates how to act at next meeting
: james f. Neary amended that the res.
olution be adopted as read, which wat
} carried.
Chairman Vaughn made speecl
and said that those societies that coult
} not agree with the tenor of the resolu'
tions as the sense of the meeting with
, draw from the movement. The Son
J of Columbia delegates announced thai
, no other course was left for them bu
to withdraw and accordingly they di,
, so. Further debate came to an abrup
termination by motion to adjourn.