The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-26
A WAR TO SET IRELAND FREE.
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION IN FA-
YOR OF 4 FIGHT.

the -Ex-COngressman Fin
erty One of the Most Fiery Orators
of the Day-The Irish I'm America
Declared Ready to Contribute All
the Money Needed.
Chicago. Sept. 25.-"Revolution." read in
big flaming letters. was the text of to-
days proceedings of the Irish national
convention, and when the body adjourned
this evening TO await the report of the
committees on resolutions and ways anc
means. there did not remain a lingering
doubt in the mind of single delegate
regarding the exact purpose and policy
of those whose call had summoned him TO
Chicago. There was no beating about the
bush, no yelling in honeyed phrases OF the
object OF the gathering, IL was bodily de-
clared by lrish-Americans from different
parts of the country-some of them mer
of national reputation-that no matter
what the sentiments of the American gov
ernment or people the time had arrived
for the Irish in America TO abandon con-
stitutional agitation, to take up the SWORD
and to seek the independence of their
isle by the use of weapons, rather thar,
through legislative enactments. The or
ganization Of a standing army ready to
do battle whenever the opportunity should
present itself was advocated amid fran
tic enthusiasm, and which eliminated in
a wild scene. when a New York delegate,
named the chairman. ex-Congressmah
John T. Finerty, as the first president of
the Irish republic of the near future. Ha-
tired of England and everything English
was expressed in vehement language in
every speech and the cheers ana yells OF
ADDrONal
and groanS for the British government,
tories and unionists.
As to the matters of ways and means,
II was insisted that the delegates and
those behind them had been instrument
al in securing the greater portion Of hun
dreds of thousands OF dollars that have
been collected and forwarded to the Irish
parliamentary party during the past five
years, anc that ten times the total thus
collected would be contributed by the
Irish Face in America on pledge that the
money would be used in preparing for a
night in the open"
Maurice W. Wnhere of Philadelphia,
and O,Neil Ryan of st. Louis, the rec
ognized Irlsh-American leaders of their
respective states, and O'Donovan Rosa,
who was introduced as the 'World-re-
nowned and unquestionable Irish rebel"
and was awarded the ovation of the day,
were the principal speakers. When the
convention adjourned by limitation of
time, two-thirds of the delegates were
yelling for the appearance OF p. j. Ty-
nan, mo 1" of the Phoenix Park trag-
edy. They were pacified only with the
promise that he would appear tomorrow.
The delegates to the Irish con-
vention We're again behind time
in getting together this morning and at
10 O'Clock, wliefl-the second day $ session
should have been called to order less than
a score were on hand. When Chairman
Finerty took his place at II O'Clock, he
sternly rebuked his hearers for their tar
diness, and Secretary Sutton read an
other batch of cable and domestic dis
patches, which had accumulated during
che night
tials simply consisted in the handing to
the chair of the pile of certificates of eligi-
bility turned in by the delegates. No fig
ures of the number of delegates or of
places represented were submitted.
Immediately upon the presentation of
the report Delegate Lynch of Pittsburg,
moved that the names of Madden and
Sheedy of Pennsylvania be added to the
roll of delegates. The entire delegation
from Western Pennsylvania supported the
admission, but the convention by an over
Whelming majority refused to amend the
report Of the committee, a delegate in the
body of the hail shouting They are trou-
blesome men; we don't want them
The report of the committee on perma-
nent organization continuing, the tempor-
AIRY organization was adopted.
In assuming the chair as permanent
presiding officer, eX-Congressman Finerty
made a fiery speech: I'VE are the friends
of every enemy of England" he said
"and the enemy of every friend of Eng
nail it to the mast until the teeth of the
lying wings are lOOsened from their sock
cts, and fall from their lying mouths To-
day Ireland is kept harlOt of Spoils of
the British empire. Some of our papers
seem to be afraid we may complicate this
country with England. Suppose we do?
Let ,Le English dare to fire the first shot.
Let the American government and the
British governent understand that we are
in this fight to stay That we are enlisted
not for one, two or three years, but for
ever"
I'VE will enlist our young Irishmen in
regular battalions. We want to be ready
when the time comes: What do we care
for English sentiment? We don't want TO
offend America; we don't want to offend
the French sentiment or Russian senti-
ment. but we do want to offend most Sc
riously our hereditary foe. We sound to-
day the death kneN of whiggeFy in Irish
politics. we sound the key note of the alb
solute independence Of the land that gave
us birth. we are here to renew the work
that Wolf Tone started in France a hum
dred years ago. We will mete out to Eng
land the same measure England has meted
out TO us. We will devote our efforts,
means and If necessary our lives for the
accomplishment of Irish independence.
There are people who hope we will
not offend English sentiments Our fore
fathers did NOT stand on the order of
sentiment when they threw overheard the
chests of tea in boston harbor The
talon of spies If he is so inclined; he is
welcome-we care not If the whole Of
Scotland Yard is in hearing. Let the
movement inaugurated here to-day never
come to an end until the flag floats above
a free and Independent Irish senate" The
applause was frequent.
In order TO afford the state delegations
an opportunity to caucus for members
of the committees on resolutions and
ways and means, the convention at 1920
o. clock took a recess until 2:30 O'clock
There We're indications of bad blood as
the delegates dispersed over the unseating
of the Pittsburgers, and ii came TO the
surface during the recess. The New
York, Massachusetts, Missouri, Philadel-
phia and Chicago delegations voted solid
ly to sustain the committee while the
Western Pennsylvanians were supported
by the scattering delegates from the far
west and the southern states Friends
of the men excluded claimed that the
harsh treatment they had received was
due to the fact that in the past they had
antagonized the old triangle element Of
the Clan-Na-Gael and insisted that the
present convention was controlled by that
element. John Lynch of Plttsburg. who
was the only one Of the trio whose papers
passed muster in the committee saws he
was as deep in the mire as were his
and why he should be adj
mitted while they were turned down was
something beyond his comprehension.
London. Sept. 25.-The newspapers of
both parties here rfdfcffIa the T1a4soraT