Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-25
FOR ERIN AND FREEDOM The Convention of Irish-Ameri-
 cans Assemblies UNDER "CALL TO ACTION." Mrs. Fanny 0'GradN Representing United Daughters of Erin, Delegate TELe6RAMS AND CABLE MESSAGES FOUR IN The Burden of Them All Is ''God Speed the New Movement for Ireland, Ma
 ton Separate and Inde-
 pendent.''
TtLtGRAMS AND CABLE MESSAGES FOUR IN

Chicago, Sept 24.-A convention of Irish-Americans met today in the audito- rium of the Young Mems Christian as- sociation under the "call of action," which declared that the Irish struggle for freedom had reached a momentouS period, that their native country had been abandoned in the crisis of her fate by the liberal leaders, that she had been alternately betrayed by the whigs and dragoned by the tories; that parliament tary agitation, after long and patient trials, had utterly failed to accomplish it's object, and that, therefore, it only re- mained to consider what other method of procedure or argument could be used to achieve her libera ton before she was done to death by the usurping enact ments Of a hostile power.
 The delegates were slow in assembling this morning in the convention hall. which had been deliberately decorated with the stars and stripes, interwoVen with the beloved green and the harp of Irish song. Over the platform were sus pended banners bearing the coat-of-armS of the Irish provinces, While the dele gates were finding their seats in the res pective state sections. a lifc-sized o.l painting of Robert Emmett and can vass with the inscriptions: God, Save ireland" together with pictures of All len, Larkin and O'Brien, the "Manches- ter martyS," were elevated over the prosecenium arch. A flutter of excite ment marked the entry of the solitary woman delegate, Fanny O'Grady, who represented the United Daughters of Erin.
 The convention had been called to as semble at 10 o'clock, but at that hour none of the promoters and but hand ful of delegates had put in an appear anee. Unrecogniled, save by very few, P J. Tynan, whose name is linked with the tragedy of Phenix park, and who as No. l, Is known the world over, came til quietly and took a seat in the rear.
 Tt was not until 12 o'clock that, in re- sI f.se to repeated stamping and other manifestations of ffnpatience the com vention was called to order by J. J. O'ConnelI chairman of the local commit tee. At this lime not more than half of the seats on the floor of the hall were occupied, and large number of those names had been given out by the local committee as having registered at head quarters were conspicuous only by their non-appearance. During the interval of waiting fully a hundred cablegrams and domestic dispatches wishing success to the new movement were received, and some of the more significant were subse- quently read to the convention. From large places in Massachusetts, Connecti- cut, Pennsylvania and some of the southern states, the dispatches read in this stereotyped form:
 God speed the new movement for Ire land, nation separate and indcpen- dent"
 In calling the convention to order Mir OConnell said that it was a spontaneous congress of the people of the Irish-Amer- iclns who were dissatisfied with the par liamentary campaign on the other side and the further fact that the parlia- mentary party had betrayed its support CTS and proved faithless to it's trust This was greeted with loud applause. Ex-Congressman John F. Finnerty of this city was greeted with long ap- plause on being presented as temporary chairman. The original and subsequent calls were read by John P. Sutton of New York, secretary of the Irish National | League of America. together with a re- sume of the telegraphic dispatches As Secretary Sutton read the cablegra ms he omitted the names of the signers. A delegation of New York demanded to know who signed the messages, and the secretary hrusquely responded, None of your business. The men who signed these messages are not going to expose themselves to the British government" t" This was applauded by a portion of the convention and there were no further in- tprruptiOnG