Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-09-26
TRG REPUBLIC OF IRELAND.
CONVENTION IN CHICAGO DECLARES
FOR IRISH INDEPENDENCE.
Messages Received From Many Points
Ex-Congressman Finerty Temporary
Chairman Bitter Hostility to
England shown,


Chicago. Sept. A.--The national conven-
ton of Irish societies had been called IN
assemble at 10 o'clock but Mt that hour
none of the promoters and but n handful
of delegates had put in an appearance
Unrecognizod save by a few. p. j. lyman.
whose name is linked with the tragedy
of Phoenix Park and who. as Number
one" is known the world over came in
quietly and took a seat in the rear.
While the delegates were finding their
seats in the respective State sections a
life-sized oil painting of Robert Emmett.
and a canvas with the inscription God
Save Ireland" together with pictures of
Allen, Larkin and O'Bren, the MAN
chester Martyrs" were elevated over the
proscenium arch. A futter of excitement
marked the entry of the solitary woman
delegate, Fanny O'Grady, who represent
ed the United Daughters of Erin.
AT 12 o'clock the convention was called
to order by J. j. OConpell chairman of
the local committee. At that time not
more than half of the seats on the floor
of the hall were occupied and a large num-
Der of those whose names had been given
out by the local committee as having
registered at the headquarters We're con-
spicuous only by their appearance.
During the interval of waiting fully a
spaches wishing success to the new
movement, were received and some of the
more significant were subsequently read
to the convention. From large number
of places in Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
PENNSYLVANIA and Wisconsin ana some OF
the SoutheTn states the despatcneS reau
IN this sterotypel form:
God speed the new movement for Ire
lana. nation and independence
This came from san Francisco:
California sends greoung, ana with
all the vigorous mahhoou OF our race on
the Pacific coast, we endorse the new
movement, ana ask the convention 10 de-
clare Tor ireland lhdepenuehce' we nave
thousands upon thousands Oh uoIlars Tor
active work, put not one cent LOT parma
mentary agitation.
(S.gneD knights OF the hei Branch'
San Francisco.
Among the cablegrams were the 1oi-
lowing:
Limerick, Sept. A.-hmerick men are
with you. (Slghed) Murphy'
"Talway sept. H--insh OF trdi"aE WISH
you success. (Slgned) NJ. y sullivan
Cork, Sept. A.-South CORK "ith you
in struggle FOR independence. cS'gheu)
Holland.
Dublin. Sept. @-The men of Dublin
are WIN you LOT ha'ioilal il'ePeli'''".
IN Gaming 'nc coiNeh'lo' ~ oiuei W.
O'Conneil said 1t was spontaneous con-
gross OF inc peopiP oI tnc iiIal! I"Ce' po,n
OF Inc ia't 'hdt we lllHi', Lis
olssausneu WIN tie pai id'iieiit't en- an
paign on the other sue, anu Oh ti'e lul
ther fact that the pdIi.alllei!tals pa
ndu petrdHcu us S"lPoI ,ci9 an ~
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t,, I .io1l ,ha ,,,esrages and the eecre-
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stoned +hess messages are not going 10
ox,osa themselves to the british govern
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.d5,ass re .otd IN rar-
w. ava bers - coueolid,+o all rorcoe
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