The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-03
LEADERS STILL AT WAR
STORMY SESSION OF THE IRISH Ma.
TIONAL CONVENTION.
Denounced by II. Pa
O'COnnOr-VigorOus Speech by Ed
ward Biake-The Resolutions.

Copyright, 1896 by the Associated P-ess)
DUBLIN, Sept. 1.-The Irish national
convention resumed its session at ii o'clock
this morning in Leinster Hall with every
prospect of a lively day before the dele
gates There were rumors of on every
side and little prospect of the harmony
which the convention was organized to
bring about.
Shortly after the convention had been
called to order the Rev. Father Flynn
moved the appointment of a COMMITTEES OF
arbitrat ton, to be composed of home and
foreign delegates, with instructions to
draft rules and a platform to unite all the
factions Of the Irish parties. The motion
was greeted with enthusiasm.
Mr.. T. p. OConnor, M. p, then took the
floor. and his elosuence aroused the first
breeze of the day. He read Father Flynn's
original resolution. suggesting that COM
mttee be selected from the three sections
of the Irish parliamentary party to prepare
a basis of union, which resolution has
since been amended and which was be-
lieved to have been written by Mr..
Timothy NJ. Healy, M; F.. himself. Mr..
O'Connor then attacked the disrupuonists
who are fighting the convention with dirty
eXpedient."
Mr. O'Connor's attack on the Healyites
was received with deafenng cheers from
the Dillontes and others, during which
Canon Murnane, of London, succeeded in
obtaining the floor and objected d., to ME- Mr.,
defeating the object which the convention
had in view. that of bringing about unity
among Irishmen of all sections. A scene
of great disorder followed and was con-
tinued until Canon Murnane was ruled out
of order.
Mr.. O'Connor then resumed his remarks
and declared that the only way to kill
dissession was to crush it by the united
determination of an angry people," and
urged the convention to give the irish
leaders means of uniting the Parnellites
with the Irish party. He appealed to the
delegates to uphold constitutional methods,
which, he added, If abandoned, meant
return to the use of dynamite
Mr.. Edward Blake. NJ. F., moved a reSo-
luton recognizing, as an essential element
of an effective party, the hearty co-opera-
ton and cheerful subordination OF each in
dividual member of such a party. Mr..
Blake spoke at length on this subject and
during the course of his remarks asserted
that a change was needful, as otherwise
II ere would be a collapse of the Irish
parliamentary party. Continuing, he said:
I'VE must abandon the ship or reorganizs
thu crew The situation is intolerabie ana
must be ended"
Mr. o. H. Higgins. of Boston, Mass. sup
ported Mr.. Blakes motion In a speech
which full of defiance OF England.
and the resolution was eventually adopted
Mr.. John Dillon, M. p, chairman of the
an ovation when he rose to speak, moved
the usual home rule resolutions, and called
on the ''men whose names were the Shlp-
boleth of factions to meet in the autumn,
abdicate leaders and choose new
leader to whom all can give unbroken sup
port.
A meeting of the foreign delegates was
held after the convention adjourned, and.
following an animated discussion, reso-
luton was adopted that the foreign dele
gates would hereafter afford financial sup
port to the party represented by the con,
yention rA4Aansd