The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-09-28
IRISH NATIONAL CONVENTION
The Meeting in Chicago Today
Well Attended.
a New and Determined Move for Justice
to Erin = Peacefully IL Possible
but by Force " Grim Me-
cessity So Wills 1t.

the IRISH convention were slow In as
sembling this morning In the convention
hall which had been deliberately deco
rated with the stars and stripes inter-
woven with the beloved green and gold.
over the platform were suspended ban
ners bearing the coats of arms of the
Irish provinces. Mayor Fitzpatrick OF
New Orleans strolled In ~leisurely just
before 10 o'clock and TOOK a seat in the
left wing. Close behind him came
ODonOvan Rosa. the Did time revolu-
ZIONIST, looking less fierce and more
aged than when In the Cos and los his
appeals to his fellow countrymen were
a source of continual disturbance to the
Russell, Dlsraeli and Gladstone governs
ments. The Ancient Order OF Hiber-
mans was represented by President Pat
rick O'Neill of Philadelphia and the ma
tional secretary, NJ. d. Slattery of AL
bany, N. Y.
Others among the arrivals were
O'Connor Mclaughlin, New York;
Mayor J.. Mulcahy. Houston Tex; John
Graves, Omaha; O'Neill Ryan, st Louis.
Cal Finucane, Los Angeles; Matthew
K%earns, Denver; Andrew j. Hoolen and
j. j. O'Connor. st. Louis; P. B. Davoren
and NJ. A.Walsh, Dallas, Texas; Jeri.
miah Sheehy, San Francisco; Edmond
Lynch, Kansas City; James McElroy
and John Coleman, Buffalo, N. Y; j. NJ
Clarke, Milwaukee,; Thomas H. Greevyt
Altoona, Pasi 7. NJ. Kennedy and James
Killilea. Nashville. 4
While the delegates We're finding
seats In the respective state sections 3
life sized oil painting of Robert EN-
NETT and a canvas with the inscription
God Save Ireiand."f together with pic
lures of Allen. Larkin and O'Brien, the
Manchester Martyrs were elevated
over he proscenium arch. unrecog'
niZed, save by a very few, p. j. lyman
whose name is linked with the tragedy
of Phoenix Park II who as mo. T. is
known the world over, came In quietly
and took a seat in the rear.
1t was not until u o'clock, that In
response to repeated stamping and Other
manifestations of Impotence, that the
convention was called to order by ]. j
O'Connell, chairman of the local com.
mittee. AT this time not more than half
OF the seats on the floor of the hall were
occupied. During the interval of wait.
Ing, fully a hundred cablegrams and
domestic dispatches wishing success tc
the new movement were received and
some of the more significant We're sub
sequently read to the convention. This
same from San Francisco:
california end greeting and with
all the vigorous manhood of our race
on the Pacific coast we indorse the new
movement M ask the convention tG
declare for Ireland's independence. We
have thousands n thousands of dollars
for active work, but not n cent for
parliamentary agitation
knights of the Red Branch"
San Francisco"
Among the cablegrams were the fol.
lowing.
Limerick, Sept. 24.-Limerick men are
with you. Murphy.
Galway. Sept. 24.-Irish of Galway
wish you success. NJ. O'Sullivan.
Cork, Sept. 24.-Mupster with you for
Irish independence. Cork.
Kinsale, Sept. 24.-South Cork with
you in struggle for Independence.
Holland.
Paris. Sept. 24.-Irish colony of Paris
Join your efforts for Irish freedom.
Maud Conner.
In calling the convention to order,
Mr.. O'Connell said that 1t was a spon-
toiiCooS SSllSLSS5 IL LS ptoDlt Dl IHe
Irish race. born of the fact that the
Irish-Americans We're dissatisfied with
the parliamentary campaign on the
other side and of the further fact that
the parliamentary party had betrayed
Its supporters and proved faithless tc
It's trust.
Ex-Congressman John f. Finerty OF
this city was greeted with prolonged ap.
.iause on being presented. as temporary
chairman. The original and subsequent
calls for the convention were read by
John P. Sutton of New York, secretary
Of the Irish National League of Ameri.
CO, together with a resume of the te,e-
graphic dispatches. AS Secretary Sut.
ton read the ~cablegram he omitted The
names Of the signers. A delegate from
New York demanded to know who
signed the messages and the secretary
brusquely responded: None of our
business. The men who signed this
message are not going to expose them
selves to the British government. This
was %applauded by a portion of the con.
vention and there were no further in.
terruptions.
The reading of the dispatches finished
Chairman Finerty delivered the open,
ing address. He said. that there were
some who thought .that the convention
might do something to implicate the
government of the United States with
England. Did the display of the stars
and stripes before them. did the show.
ing of national colors all about them in.
innate that they intended to do any
thing that would harrass the American
government. (Cries. of "No!') Let him