New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-01
FRESHMEN NOT WROUGHT UP.
APPARENTLY NOT MUCH CONCERNED IN
THE 9th BATTALION MATTER.
p,uJ.RE or Az ATTEMPT TO GET Up Az IN
DIGxAT1oX MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST

v,uypr OF AN ATTEMPT TO GET Up Az IN
n,cyAT1oX MEETING TO PROTEST AGAINST
GENERAL. FrTzGERALDs ACTION
=, rrishre, are as Indignant over the appoint
mon, Of Lieutenant Colonel Smith to the command
=, ,ho ca,h battalion As some self appointed lead
o. would make tho world believe they failed 10
.hov. I, YESTERDAY at the Lcdwith's Hall indigna-
ton meeting
God Save the sixty-ninth" was IN" headline OF
n circular sent 10 Irishmen throughout the cry on
SATURDAY The circular stated That the presidents
an, officers OF ali Irish organizations and the Catho-
lie benevolent Legion will meet at ied~iths nan.
Forty-nfth-s AMI Third-ave.. on SUNDAY M"r'h
81 al 3 p m 70 take such action ana propose sn'h
measures as In their judgment VIII say" III" old e'th
from being dishOnored and the rights OF us 'in''rs
and men from being ignored and tramplcd upon.
Il was signed bv Michael I.edwith. chairman
The meeting was "A melancholy failure. II was
less than that for no meeting took place ~ all "
2 o. m there were I've newspaper men ana *
Lieutenant Colonel James Moran AT the appointed
Mace At 80 the crowd hal increased 20 twelve
Of whom half had come to attend the meeting 81 a
social organization and wanted II distinctly under
stood that they would have nothing TO do with me
osih Battalion matter.
II was ( O'Clock when the place began 10 III up
and then tho United Irish Counties Association heII
a meeting on one floor and the catholic beneV'"ht
Lerlon opened its session the floor above. tn"
meeting on the upper floor was held behind closed
doors ana II could not bee learned definitely whether
IL wac "A meeting o, the clan ma Gael or ~ the he
ncvolen, Legion The plan Of the leaders Who
hoped 10 make a demonstration against IN" action
Of Genera. Fitzgerald was 10 have these two sore-
ties unite with L!cuteuant-C Colonel Moran ana "A
few Others and express indignant N al IN" a'NpH
Of the brigade commando.
Co.ono. Moran disciaimcl any part IN the pro
pos, meeting but he was 50 well Informed as 10
what would Doe done that many thought MN lHt
manager OF the meeting that was To- Zee.
Were going to appoint "A committee. J." shiu'
"to ask all the prominent Irshm"n In New-l ork 10
unite In "A petition to General Fitzgerald 10 put an
Irishrnan al the head u the 9th. lie d"nounc"l
the brigadr commanders action In appointing thc
examining board 'Th" board il great BLUM.
he said ''and It's appointment caused the resignation
Of the officers. 49,,
When the Counties Association adjourned. II deNel-
oueI that the projectors OF the Indignation meeting
had reckoned without their host Or. James I. &.
ODonohoe the president. said that IN" circular was
not auf hOrZrd by his society. I'VE wer" not con
suited IN the matter and our association as body
vii take no action he said. individuals may do
what they please but society Will not NEEDLE
with this case. which is purely National Guiri
affair ,.. ,..t...o,
The members went their way. leaving Colonel
Moran with not enough followers to make re
spectacle showing. -,
Michael I.cdwlih addressed those who renalhed
and said that owing 10 the lacness OF the hour.
there would be no meeting til later on. and that
due notice would be given Of time and place -,
The society which was holding It's meeting on tne
INNER floor also repudiate the circular, ana unless
All signs are misleading. there is not much ihdie-
nation in Irish circles over the appointment OF
IJentenant Colonel George Morris Smith.