St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-09-27

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| curing of the independence of Ireland
! by any means within its power con-
| slstant with the laws and usageS OF
| civilized nations.
"The qualifications for membership
shall be good moral character; birth
| on Irish soil or descent from Irish
| parentage on paternal or maternal
| side. or both, and the taking of the
following pledge of honor: I, -,
| hereby pledge my word of honor to AID
| by every means within my power, in
| conformity with the constitution and
| bylaws of the Irish National Alliance,
| In securing the independence of Ire
| land
This organization shall be governed
| by a president, a vice president,
| treasurer and an executive council of
| nine members, who shall hold Office for
| two years or until their successors are
| elected and duly qualified. The presi-
| dent and treasurer shall be eX-officio
| members of the executive council, and
| where tie may occur the president
| shall have the privilege ofa casting vote.
| A two-thirds vote of the executive
| council shall be necessary to override
! any motion or act of the president of
| the Irish National Alliance.
'"The secretary shall be appointed by
the president; all other officers shall
| lar convention. The president, vice
| president and one member of the
executive council such member to be
| selected by the executive council, shall
zation.
The state organization shall be
modelled on the national. and all
authority to organize must come from
the national executive, and no other
authority to organize shall be valid
THE initiation fee shall be 81, and
the dues 90 cents quarter, payable in
advance; Each local subdivision of
known as a council and be designated
by number Of charter furnished by the
national executive on payment of their
pro rata as called for in the conven-
ton.
Each council shall transmit quar-
terly to the national treasurer Is per
cent of all moneys received after legiti-
mate expenses are paid. Legitimate
expenses of a council shall consist of
hall rent and stationery"
RULERS FOR IRELAND.
The celerity and unanimity with
which this plan of campaign was
caught up by the delegates and
stamped with a hearty vote of ap-
proval was a. revelation. Delegate
Fitzmaurice wanted the convention to
go further and provide for the estab-
| lfshment of the Irish republic by elect
ina a president, vice president and
parliament, all of which would con-
st1tute the government of the republic
and would select such temporary loca-
ton as circumstances might dictate
Mr.. Fitzmaurice barely received re-
spectful attention, and Chairman Fin
ert3 disposed of his suggestion with
the remark that the only place for the
establishment Of a government for Ire
land was on Irish soil.
The election of officers of the newly
created Irish National alliance was de-
clared in order and resulted as follows:
President, William Lyman, New York;
vice president, O'Neill Ryan, st. Louis;
treasurer, P. V. Fitzpatrick, Chicago;
executive council, J. J. Donovan, Low
ell, Mass; Chris Gallagher, Minnesota;
Martin Kelly, Tennessee; Capt Man
gan, Wisconsin; J. Sheehy, San Fran
cisco; j. M. Kennedy, Anaconda,
Mont; Thomas ]. Dundon, Ohio;
Thomas H. Greevy, Pennsylvania, and
James Lawlor, Texas. The election of
president was by acclamation, no NOM
nation. being made in opposition. J.
j. keating, Of Chicago, state presi-
dent Of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, OF Illinois, was nominated for
| the vice presidency of the alliance: but
declined in favor of Mr.. Ryan, whose
nomination was also by acclamation.
and so with the treasurer, P. V. Fitz-
patrick. The executive committee was
selected by special committee of five
appointed by the chair for that pur-
pose. All the officers-elect made short
speeches O'Neill Ryan was the only
one who made any extended remarks,
the others merely thanking the con-
Vent1on for the honor conferred and
promising the faithful discharge of the
uutles imposed on them. Mr.. Ryan
alluded to this fact by the remark that
fha officers hod
they were men of action rather than
words. He eulogized this character
istic in President Lyman particularly,
and paid high tribute to his courage
and strength of purpose.
IRISH COMRADES.
There were a, number of Catholic
clergymen in the audience, one or two
being delegates. One of the incidents
OF the afternoon session was a slight
TIN between j. j. Keating and Father
" Mahany. Mr.. Heating, in address,
ing the convention, used the word
Comrades" and explained that from
that on they would drop the term
"brothers," which they had formerly
used in addressing each other, and
adopt the word comrades of the Irish
republican army Father O'Mahany
interrupted at this point and, seeming
ly without waiting to hear what the
priest had to say, Mr.. Heating retorted
somewhat hotly: For the first time
the cloth of Gods ministry interferes
with the cause of Ireland"
Soon after the openig of the after
noon session a resolution of sympathy
from the executive committee of the
Colored league of Chicago was read
and a vote of thanks extended for the
same by the convention. A similar
vote was extended to the Polish Ma
tional alliance for a similar expression
OF sympathy from that organization.
One of the delegates from PennsyI-
vania inquired of the chairman
whether a telegram had been received
from Pittsburg, but Mr. Finerty de-
clined to give a direct answer The
delegate insisted on knowing and Mr..
Finerty closed the argument by re-
marking that it may have been re-
ceived, but would not be read to the
convention. The telegram had been
sent by a meeting held in Pittsburg
last night to protest against the ruling
out of Delegates Madden and Reedy.
The convention closed with the sing |
ing of a new Irish song composed by |
Mrs. O'Hare, of Cleveland, called God |
Bless Ireland" after which the dele |
gates arose and sung America" and |
God Save Ireland Even after the |
motion to adjourn sine die had been |
carried there were calls for a speech |
from Chairman Finerty, but he told |
the delegates he had had his say, and |
from this on it was to be action rather |
than speech-making.
MILITARY ORGANIZATION.
While waiting for the reports of the |
committee during the day Chairman |
Finerty read extracts from several of |
the English papers on the convention. |
He characterized them as good aver
age samples of English blackguarism |
and brutality" and wound up by say
ing the English would soon have an !
opportunity to see whether the new /
movement meant anything. The ma |
jority of the delegates left the city to-
night. but the officers and members of |
the executive committee will remain
here to perfect their plans for the fl1-