The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-05
Has 1t Been Aided by the
Recent Convention?
MANY DIVERSE OPINIONS.
An Address 10 the Irish at Home
and Abroad.
Heaiy's Organ Asks When the Arothe-
osis OF Dillon viii B- Pronounced
The standard" Says here Was
More Egoism Than Patriotism Dis
played.

Dublin, Sept. s-An address % The Irish
a home and abroad. signed ~ all the far.
eiEn delegates. has been issued. Il ga
presses the belief that rh- irish National
convention WAS a representative enc. and
thai 1t vosced the Ir4sh National se.vis,
and eXAorts al Who desire the welfare of
Ireland - Sippor, ne majority RUE The
sasners further appeal - ulle people 81
Ireland 20 uaite Ter the c2use Of Home
Rule and they undertake 20 convey jo
their constituents the delegates sense os
The magnitude Of the authority for the
convention, and pledge tine un1alling snp-
port OF the Irish parliamentary parry
until the blessings OF seif-goFerngnc u.
have been wen for Ireland" "
London. Sept. 4-Thc Dublin correspou-
dent OF the Times. writing OF the Irish
convention says. ''rhc end 0f the con
Senrion was Iseace. Rex. Hatriok . opon-
nCN. who presided with great tact. su{-
pressed resolutions aiming ~ the adop-
;ion Of strong measures against the r.
cusInts'
The Nation, Nr. Healy's organ. says.
1T was "A revelation 20 the foreign del
egates that the man vino Is absolutely tar
greatest force in Irish politics refused 20
recognize the convention The Nation
asks when the spcthcosis OF Dillon Will he
pronounced and wRen The dread exorcis1p
win M worked 10 eXpel tAe evil persons
refusing 10 regard Dillon as a heaven-born
leader.
An evening parnellte organ duhs the
convention i burst bubble"
The Chronicle contains an interview
with Timothy Harrington. in which ho
described the convention 50 mere gath
erinS OF T1llonites. Mr. Hoaly denied tho
right Of the American and Canadian deir-
gates 10 interfere in thc internal affair
of the Irish party. which could not be the
concern Of any convention.
The Daily News u.iberan says o. the
Irish convention: Though the conven-
ton failed 10 exhibit a very cncouragtnS
spectacle OF Irish unity. Il has not been
the empty demons stration its opponents
believe"
The STANDARD Conservative thinks
that the convention has proved the hol~
Iowness OF the demand for home rule. Il
ends: There was more esolsm thaA
patriotism displayed.
The Morning Post Consecutive says;
.srhe convention has excited nothing but
good humored contempt =; has failed 70
hurt or 90 benefit a living creature.
Dublin, Sept. lin discussing the irish
convention. Patrick Cox, OF Rochester. y.
Y. said: Il think that Nhen We return
and explain what we have seen, the out
s.crne OF the convention VIII be OF WIDE
spread influence Tor good Ia The Inits1
states As the Irish party is not compoa-
Cd Of servant girls as IS commonly @saa.
but of thinking men. the work OF the con-
venion Is bound 20 result in lasting erect
If the Irish In ireland don their Goa iS
now and work IN real earnest. they viii
receive strong backing in the United
states. financially ana otherwise. We
have been surprised and delighted witA
what We have seen
Alr CosHgan said. The convention Is
an unques.iortd success and reflects cred
Il upon the Irish at home and anfoad
Irlshmon and their descendants the world
oyer VIII look back 10 Il with pride II II
IS not an absolute union OF the Irish race,
the foundation for solid support OF the
Irish party ia being truly laid. II the
minority VIII De Influenced by the solemn
appeal OF the convention to recognize the
majority rule, the aspirations or al irish-
men will soon Re realized.
Dublin. Sept. 4-Sptaking AZ the annual
convention og the Irish National League
OF Great Britain today. Mr.. John Hesly
said that his offer To retsre from the chair
nanship of the Irish parliamentary party
elu held good He added how ever. that
So long as he retained the place. no man,
whatever his opinion az his own ability.
shall remain In TIE ranks M hour unitss
De observes tho principle % discipline.
Reunion" he continued, must precetle
any effort 70 force concession OF the
Irish demands"