Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-03
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IRISH LEADERS
Discuss Plans for Uniting all the
Forces and Securing Harmony
AnOlg the Factions.
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Dublin, September 2.-The Irish Ma
tional convention resumed its sessions
AZ II o'clock this morning, with every
prospect of a lively day before the dele
gates. There were rumors OF var on
every side and little prospects Of The
harmony which the convention was Or
ganiz5d TO bring about Shortly after
the convention had been called TO order
the Rev. Father Flynn moved the ap-
poin,ment OF committee OF arbitration,
10 be ccmposed OS home and foreign DEL
eg3tes. with instructions TO draft rules
and platform 10 unite all the factions
of the irish parties The motion was
| greeted with enthusiasm.
Mr.. T. O'ConnOr, VI. F., then took tne
floor. and mis- eloquence aroused the hfsL
breeze OF the day. He read tatner
F,vnn's original resolution, sugg sung
THAT q committee be selected from tle
> 1ree sections, the Irsh Parliamentary
rarrv 10 prepare a basis Of union, which
resolution has since BEN amended, and
(which was believed to have been writ
ten bv A[r. Timothy NJ. Hea!y, NJ. T.,
himself Mr.. O'Connor then tierce.y al
iiscked the disrup,jOniStS, who are HShl-
I ing The convention with every DlIl! CA
p5dient.
Mr.. O'Connor's attack on the Healy-
ties was received with deatening cneerS
from the Dilonites and others, during
which Canon Murnane, Of London, sue
ceedrd in obtaining the floor, and OBJ
iec.ed 10 Mr.. O'Conn0r's language
which. he said. was defeating the object
which the convention had in view that
oP bringing about unity among Irish
men CT all sections.
\ scene of great disorder followed
and was continued until Canon Mur-
nana was ruled out of order.
Mr.. O'COnnor then resumed his re-
marks and declared that the only way
10 kill dissension was to crush 1t by the
united discrimination Of an angry peC-
pie" 2nd urged the convention 10 give
the Irish leaders means for the uniting
of ths Parnellites with the Irish party.
He appealed 10 The delegates to uphold
constitutional methods. which. he added,
| If abandoned, meant a return to the use
of dynamite.
The discussion of Father Flynn's rss-
oluion. which was the first test Of
strength between the Dillonites and
Healyi-es. was long and bitter and the
resolution was finally Withdrawn in the
interest Of harmony.
Later the convention adopted resO-
I ,utiOns recording its conviction that
il was Of the first importance that the
National representatives in Parliament
should be reunited in one home rule
party. in which every supporter Of that
policy would be cordially received and
| treated according 20 his capacity to rem
der service to the cOmOn cause.
Mr.. Edward Blake. NJ. p, moved 2
resolution recognizing as an essential
/ clement TO an effective party, the hearty
e1-oDerat.on and cheerful sub0rdination
Of each individual member Of such a
Marty. Mr.. Blake spoke at length on
mis- subject and during the course of his
remarks asserted that a change was
needed. as. otherwise, there would be 4
colsanse of the Irish Parliamentary par
~. Continuing. he said:
eve must abandon the ship or reOr-
gan'ze the crew. The situation IS intoi-
| erab.e anl must be ended
Mr.. C. H. Higgins, Of Boston, Mass,
srDnorted Mr.. Blake's motion in
sp5ech. which was full Of defiance OF
England. and the resolution was even
tually adopted
Mr. JoAn Dillon. N. P, chairman of
The Irish Parliamentary party, who re-
ceived an ovation. when he rose to
sneak moved the usu2i home RUE reso-
,n.i0ns. he called upo1 the "men whose
names were the shibboleth Of factions
- meet in The autumn, abdicate as lead
ers and choose a new leader to whom
all can give unbroken support.
Adjourned.