The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-01
IRELAND'S CONVENTION
Advocates Of Nationalist Union
Gather in Dublin from
Three Continents.
BIZ Cable TO the United Press.

DUBLIN, Sept. /, 1896.-The great con-
svention of representatives OF the Irish
race, which was summoned with a View
Of affording the opportunity to all who
desire to see unity restored among the
irish Nationalists to come together and
formulate platform in sipporttof which
Irish Nationa,ists throughout the world
may act together. was opened in Lein-
ster Hall at noon today and will be in
session three days. When the convention
was calle4 to order there were 2.00o dele
gates prevent including representative
from Great Britain and ireland, the
United States, Canada. Australia and
Rt. Rev. Patrick o'Donnen, Roman
Catholic Bishop of Raphoe. was elected
permanent chairman of the convention
upon the motion of Justin Mccarthy,
NJ r, who called the convention to orr
der. The Healyites and Parnellites took
no part in the convention holding them
selves entirely aloof from the gathering.
Resolutions We're passed favoring the re-
constitution of an united Irish party,
bound together in the Home Rule ranks
and disciplined under the rule of the ma
jority.
A telegram was read from the Pope in
Wmch His Holiness prayed for a cessation
OF the differences existing among the
Irish parties. The chairman DIR. O'Don-
nell said that the convention cared little
from what government the Irish obtained
the right of government and they
would strennously oppose every party re-
fusing that right.
letter was read from the Archbishop
of Toronto, Most Rev. John Walsh, ex-
pressing his sympathy with the objects
OF the convention
3 Ion Edward Blake, NJ p. formerly of
Canada; John Dillon, M. p. the leader
q the irish parliamentary party; Michael
Davitt and T. 2. O'Connor were among
those who took part in the discussion of
the resolutions.
Among the delegates from America are:
John Adds Emmet. NJ. D.; John D. Grim
minis, John Byrne, Michael Murphy Will
lam L. Brown, Patrick Gallagher, Martin
T. McMahon. T. c. O'SuIlivan and JOS
&. Ryan, New York City; James Duggan
Norwich, Conn.,; Dennis O'ReiIly, Edward
Tracy, Patrick Kinney, John w. Corcor-
an, Or. T. ], Timrnins and the Rev. Dem
mis- OsCallaghan. Boston. Mass; Edmund
O'Connor Binghampton, N. Y; John
eastman, James OSullivan, NJ. D., and
Martin Fitzgerald, Manchester, N. H;
H; NJ. J.. Ryan and Patrick Dunlevy,
Philadelphia, Pa; T. G. Boland, Scranton,
Fs; John 3, Deylin,, John Guinney and
Fahey and Patrick Cox, Rochester, N. Y;
Timothy Maroney, New Orleans, La;
Col J. f. Burke, Atlanta Ga. James
F Minturn and the Rev. Father Tighe.
Jersey CITY. y; J.: Patrick Martin, James
Doyle, Col. Morris and Barnard Dono-
hue, Baltimore. Nd; NJ. Gavin, Mem
phis. Tenn; Anthony Kelly, Minneapolis,
Mimi; p. w. Wrenn. Bridgeport. Conn.
DR.. O'Donnel in the course of his adj
dress upon taking the chair especially
welcomed the delegates from the United
States Canada and Australia, whose
presence in the convention proved the
unity of the Irish race in Ireland 3 cause.
Referring to the report of the commits
sion on the financial relations existing
between Great Britain and Ireland he
SAID the report showed how Ireland was
being despc;led and revealed enough to
reawaken the whole Irish question.
Speaking in regard to the iisunion of the
National st party, DR.. OsDonnell aroused
intense enthusiasm on the part OF his
hearers BY declaring that no man, nor
any set of men ought to place themselves
in competition with the cause of Ireland
Mr.. Alfred Webb, of Dublin and Father
Ryan, of Toronto. moved a series of
resolutions favoring the union of the
Irish parties, hailing with satisfaction
the recent release of Irish political pris-
oners from British prisons and declaring
that the Irish Land act could not be ac-
cepted as a final settlement of the Irish
question.
Mr.. Justin Mccarthy spoke upon the
subject of reunion of the PARTIES and
in the course of his remarks said he
believed that the assembling of the con-
yention was the result of a general ac-
ceptance of the principle of the rule of the
ma ajority.
Father O'Callaghan of Boston. and Dean
Harris, of Toronto, appealed to the con-
yefltion in favor of party unity.