The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-04
At the Close of the Irish Ma
tional Convention.
DELEGATES CALLING NAMES.
American Representatives Termed
"A Lot of TEsmps-"
Hennsv's Career ia Canada Explained,
Amid Cries OF s.Cownrva.s' TRAIT
ORA Thousand Dubiia Rouzhs
Attack Dillon and His Friends in
rho streets.

Copyrighted xxi - .he Associated Press
Danliu. Sept 2-Wiih the Most Rev.
Patrtck ODcaneI IN tae caalr. the thira
das's sess.a1 - the Irlsh national eonven-
ti"n Opened az i o'csork tlls aDroing.
Dean Harris. % Toronto. Immediately
eoEa rsSeneed heats4 attack upon the
AtnoiiH Newspapers. asserting Eh&t they
fn3lly shA3lfsG tae delegate from o.
t4&a. Afr Heaney. 81 charging shat ne
~ks a companion and cOusgrt of the SPY
f.e Faroa. IL a moment gae air re-
sounded w1th ysIls 0f ''C0Warti@." :" Trait
OTIS. etc. Naea order Ras scHaeway re-
stored, Dean Harris described Heauey's
career IN Canada. asserting that * was
most honorable. ard finally called upon
tbs Ottawa delegate % stand ap. Heaney
made a ,silinw speech. IN -isch fe repu-
dtaied the charge sgaiAS; nisa- Re wss
loudly cheereE.
a resolution requesting fntorfna son as
% the disposition % the so-c1lled Paris
fun'i' was withdrawn Tire delegates
then resumed tire discussion of me home
rule resolution oHe-s-d By Jshn Dillon.
= J Ryan. Of New York. renuHiafeA IN.
es1eFtion atfrihated % The ParneH press
that ths American delegates were moth
inE more rhan a .ot 0f rrarnps 80 In 50
dolHg aIr RvsE explained in aesan the
position ar8 Qualities Of the American
delegates. asserting tAas fhcy were rep
Fezeufatlee cltizans. And well WOrthv OF
representing fha Irssnmea % tne United
ssatea~ Cor 'iLc.as AGr Ryan urged Mr.
Dillon . 'TnsrcllsEsig crush syery one
sanding - ire way - initv." su2 pledged
bin tas support % every American ~
cnrrTtnE out taiz po.'cy.
a home Tg,s resolution. res.s.-rfng the
Immortal claim ot Ireland ss a nRt.on,"
and 4eciarsgg he necessity Of maintaining
tie lf1sh parliamentary party absolutely
ineependrrt OF English political paryles.
was ther tina anirnously adopted
During 80 session EdYa~d Blake NJ. r.
made statement on the subject or parla-
mentary funds. declaring that there vas
not shadow o T0unda Ion for the charge
thai Tie votes oE The irish we're influenced
by the disposition OF one penny OF the
Irish funds
Michael Davts moved a resolution IN
faVof OF granting ar aty 70 all political
prisoners. and In 50 doing he strongly de-
nounccd the system of seml-s;arvation
mefe1 out 10 them. and compared the
treatment of irish political prisoners Win
that Of Dr. Jameson and his companions
undergoing terms of imprisonment for
partlcinaiing ln the raid on the Trausvaal.
TIE amnesty resolution Vas also supported
b% Delegate o'hara. OF Baltimore Nd.
and Mr.. Phsllips. a Pennsylvania delegate.
and MAS unanimously adopted.
7. 7. oCoHnor. NJ. p. proposed the
grateful thanks of tire people OF ireland
70 The delegates from thc United States
and Canada amid ,lmul5uons applause.
Dean Harris. Of Toronto. returned thanks
AIF. o'Connor's motion was carried uu8ni-
moasy. ana then Dean Harris proposed
a resolution. which was carried, calling up
oa The Irish parliamentary party 10 issue
an appeal for funds. this autumn, to the
irish throughout the world.
Following the close of ne convention
there vas almost riot IN SackVlIle street.
and John Dlll3u ans A number o: bis
friends were compelled 20 seek refuge In
The Imperial hotel After leaving the
hail. Mr. DiIlon. escorted by nsty or six
Is members Of the convention. walkce up
Sackvllie street. which vas denseiy crowd
ed. The delegates were followed by a
noisy mob of about 100 Dublin roughs.
who had been gathered about the haI.
and waO were evidently Eos IN sympathy
with the p.nonlies
The leader o. ths MO kept shouting;
TO bell wlth pglon.' etc. etc" and
missile. began fying iArogsh the air To
these cries he DlHoui:es rcpied oE sing
ing. God save Ireland Increasing the
rlotous demonstration. The police on 1uty
were not able 30 compete VITA :ae rcgghs
aul geinforcaueuts hal % be hurried 10
the scene. The police soon turned INTO
Sackvtl.e street "a strong Numbers, ard
were faat "a time to stop What VAS beyond
doubt growing riot. Nhich might eave
had most serious coaaeq2enc@s. for there
were threats of lynch!ag, thrashing and
auck.Qg Dillon. 1aasicg A.m ans AIS gafty
% aarrieI,Y AXE refuga ia the Imperial
hotel. which Was Afterwards surrounded
rs q strong force O.. pot-e. wa.ch ks9t
the rioters AZ bay.
john plton. speaking 20 ,he Associated
press representative. said "At Jess, 100
Ysarsa{lltes and La g4aafp1tes have been