The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-09-27


"RSso'ni, That this convention or.
presses the hope that the people OF
Cuba. who ara struggling for political
Independence and the establishment Of
u republic, vii DO successful, and that
we extend TO them our heartfelt sympa,
thy.
"Resolrcd, ThR. this convention, rscog.
mixing tho importance TO tho Irish ma.
ton Of preserving tho language, lilsra-
turs and music OF the psople, com,
mends the work now being done by tho
Garlic League, aud tho National Liter.
ary Society in Ireland, aud by Tho
Gnlic societies OF this country, and
earnestly trusts our people will give
them hePrty cooperation and generous
support"
rgIaH ALLIANCE FORMED.
Tho Declaration OF Principles created
decided enthusiasm and was unAni.
mously adopted by the convention aS
submitted by the committee The
threu resolutions were read separately
aud wcro warmly endorsed BY the con.
vOntiou in II similar manner. Then the
following was submitted aud met with
instant approval ut tho hands OF the
convention:
Rtsolrci, That this convention recon.
nenda the formation OF military COM
panioI wherever practicable in order to
preserve the military spirit aud help
prepare for action in tho hour OF Eng.
lands difficulties.
After the resolutions wore disposed
OF, ]. J. OConnell, OF Chicago. presented
the following aa the report Of tho com.
mittee on organization aud WayS and
means:
Tho new movement organization
shall bs known by the style and title OF
the Irish National Alliance.
Il shall have Tor itS object the secuI.
ing OF Independence OF Ireland by any
means within Its power consistent with
the laws and usagsI oiIciyiliEed nations.
| Tho qualifications for membership shall
be good moral character, birth on Irish
soil, or descent from Irish parentage, ON
palernai or maternal side, or both, aud
the taking Of the following pledge OF
honor:
~, -, hereby pledge my word and
honor 20 aid by every means within my
power in conformity with tho couItitu.
ton aud bylaws Of the Irish National
Alliance In securing tho Independence
OF Ireland"
The state organizations shall be
modelled on the national plan. aud all
authority TO organize must come from
| the national executive, and no other
authority to organize shall be valid,
The initiation fees shRll be 81, and
the dues 80 cents quarter, payable In
advance.
Each local subdivision OF tho Irish
National Alliance shall be known as
council, and DO designated bv number
Of charter furnished By tho national ex.
ecutiye on payment OF their pro rata,
| as called for in tho convention. Each
council shall transmit quarterly 10 the
national Is per cent oi all monies TG-
ceiyelaitor tho Legitimate expenditures
aro made. Legitimate expenses oi y
council shall consist Of hall rent and
stationary.
The celebrity and unanimlty by which
this plan oil campaign was caught by
delegates aud stamped with n heavy
vote Of approval was a revelation.
Tho election Of officers OF the n0Wly
created Irish Alliance was declared in
order, and resulted rs follows:
President, William Lyman, ot New
York.
Vice president, o'Noil Ryan, of St.
Louis.
Treasurer. p. Y. Fitzpatrick, Of Chi.
cago.
Executive council, ]. J. Donovan,
Lowell, Mass. Chris Gallagher, Mime
sofa; Martin Kelly, Tom. Capt. Man.
gan, Wisconsin,; Joe Sheshy, San Fran
cisco: J.. VI. Kennedy, Anaconda,
Mont; Thomas j. Dundou, ONO;
Thomas II. Greoyy, Pa, aud James
LawIor, Texas.
An USrLEAgASr INCIDENT.
Ono OF the incidents Of tho aitOrnoon
sos,iun was n s,ight til between J. J.
Heating aud Father VMRhonOy. MIR.
KeAling, IN addressing the convention,
used the word Comrades" and OK
planned that from that time on
ihuy would drop the term "btother'."
which they had formerly used In al.
dfua.ng oacn Oll.OT. and adopt tho
words "Comradcs Of the irish lIepubli'
can army" .,
Father O'MahonOY interrupted at this
point, aud aosmingly without waiting
10 hoAt what tito pflost hud to say, Mr..
| Eealiny rsiOrtSd somewhat hotly.
"For tho frat time tho cloth oi Gods
minisler had int0fi0fed with tho cause
ol Ireland"
Oro ol tho delegates from POnnSylva'
MIA inquired Of the chairman whothera
telegram had boon received from
| Pittsburgh, but Mr. RInetiy dcrllnod to
glyo dircc, an7Nor The delegate In
,isteI IN knowing, and Mr.. Finsrty
closed tho argument by rOnlrkIna that
il may have bosn received, but would
nat bo road ~ tho convention, Th0
Tho telegram had been sInl by n most
Ing hold In Pittsburgh last night to
prolc,t agninu tho ruling out oi Dele
gatot Madden and shcsiy. =,
,rhs convention closed with singing Oi
a now Irish song, composed ny Mrs Io'
rosa beatrice O'llafa, Ol Cloyolahh,
DIDO, CaIIpI "G1l BIuB lroland,, alter
winch tho delegates arose aud sang
iAncrich," and "God Save Ireland,
Nhila waiting ior tho fspofl' OF tho
committees during tho dav, Chairman
Flnnrty toAl extracts from sOvoral ol
tho English bauct1 on the oohvehlioh'
| lie characterized thom ~ ''good avdt'
ngs samples u, English blarkSuardl'm
and bfulaIlly' aud wound ny by aav'
Inr tho English would soon iaye mn
opplrlunily N AeH whether tho new
movement meant ANYTHING,
What Iugll'h Ihpets Sah
lospoN sOni. 2B.--lho newspapers ol