New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-25
ELOQUENT IRISH CLASH.
APPEAL TO CONGRESS AGAINST
OBTAIN AND A WAR OF FACTIONS.
,,rrE NAY BE TWO PARADEs ON ST. PATRIcK's
MAYA DIFFERENCE OF OPINION IN THE
.vrENr ORDER OF HIBERNIANs
OVER THE SELECTION OF


ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANs
OVER THE SELECTION OF
GRAND MARSHAL
r,era may be two parades on ST. Patricks
nav A week ago, ii seemed as If the VIII
.,;ng.d dove Of peace would hover over all. and
.ta, the parade would he lone and inseparable,"
So, ,vyo factions Of the Ancient Order OF Hi
,r,ians last Sunday disagreed on the selection
of q Grand Marshal.
The convention Of Irishmen held al No los
centon-st Was q lively 1t continued for
aver four hours. James F. Gallagher presided,
ond lanes O'Donne acted as secretary The
following resolutions were unanimously adopted:
whereas. The Home Secretary Of London, after,
As he alleges carefully reviewing the cases of the
snfering in Englsh jaiis. brutaly and with
most relentless heart refuses TO recommend the re-
lease o. countrymen from the loathsome cells
Of English dungeons In which they have been I'M
Or soncl and matreaed to the extent that the ma
forty O.. them have become rav!ng maniacs, and
whereas. Our countrymen at home and abroad
have exorted Themselves TO the end that cruel Eng
IL but surely twisting their helsh links into the
very hssr OF Oh, 65SiheS Tn9ss only p crime vas
Resolved That i6s Irish conVcn,9n in mee nj.
isa ,yraniS for their unjusdable and inhuman
treatmeni Of The lrahAmerlcan citizens whom
par: OF the world
Resolved, That tho convention OF Irish societies
daft petition. and in due time forward the
National Legislature interest itself in an effort to
a. least have Irish-American citizens released from
Erglish prisons; and be ( further .
unite. and by an invincible movement place our
selves in position TO demand freedom for the
EiirroliuIsy BY TsnSish asssssIns $40 ''''''1 ~
Resolved, That we demand amnesty for those
a q
warcry be Revenge, Revenge! Cruel England,
can of your DOGS before some of your imbccle.
DUST
Mr.. Downes. John Clarke. p Mcclure and
NJ. J. Murphy formed a committee to forward
the resolutions TO Congress, with the request
that Congress recommend them to the attention
OF the Secretary of State. Then a recess was
taken. while a conference committee went out
10 confer with a similar committee OF the rival
faction While the ambassadors were absent,
Mr.. Downes rose and said that there was room
In Kings County for only one organization Of
the Ancient Order Of Hibernians. and remarked
in effect: Let us have peace
subsequently, the committee Of conference
returned, and through Secretary O'Donnell, re-
ported that neither side desired to concede any
particular honor or privilege to the other ana
that there was difference of opinion as to
which faction should have the right to appoint
the Grand Marshal. 1t seems that a vote had
been taken which resulted in deadlock. MI
O'Donnen said that his side had conceded to
the other side the right TO appoint marshal
two years ago, and the committee had sug-
gested that there should be reciprocation.
The opposing faction had asserted. however,
that Mr. O'Donnelrs friends had forfeited a
right TO the marshalshp by not turning out
last year
There was further discussion, and at last MT
Gallagher said: 81 have just been informed that
our committee offered to give the grand marshal
ship to the ST. Patricks Alliance and the otner
side refused to accept. think our committee ala
we'll in the matter, and say let us have nothihs
70 do with the other side. Let them do as they
please. and we will do the same.
Somebody introduced motion TO dlschdlse ''ie
conference committee, but James Dee ooJected'
He said that the committee had not performed us
duty The motion to discharge the comihi''ee'
however was carried by vote OF 81 10 D. MI
Dee rose and moved that new committee De
APPOINTED. and the motion was carried Ihen MI
Dee suggested that the other organization De
notified Of that fact and requested 10 appoint
new committee also. Then there was httIe
exchange of personal remarks between MI. Dee
ord Ar NcCuire Mr.. Mcclure left his seat ana
walked toward Dee. looking decidedly angry
Mcclure shook his fist under Dees nose: me
chairman pounded with his gavel and yelied lo'
"order" after which new conference COM
n1ittee was appointed -.
When delegate arose and moved that the
new committee be empowered 10 let the o'her
eide appont the grand marshal. there were loud
aud indignant protests from all parts or the room
The convention adjourned TO meet again next
Sunday. 81,
Members OF the Irish Federation held an en-
thusiastic meeting at Washington Hall. al
Mvrtle-ave and Nayy-st. There we're Some ex-
cite5 debates all about money due the Fedora
tton since the last picnic. Michael Harry rose
10 remark that he wanted TO know what the
Federa ton proposed to do about the Amnesty
ORGANIZATION Of New-YOrk City. Mr. Downes
said that at the laft meeting a few OF the mem
hers seemed T. criticise the movement, and the
sneaker himself criticised men who dared 10
throw cold water on movement which had Tor
ia object the alienation Of suffering inflicted
,non irishmen by cruel English tyrants James
q Fitzgerald, who Is a Nationalist, eaid that
"there Is no man worthy the name OF an irish.
man" who will put an obstacle in the way OF
,nen irving to gain freedom for lrishmen IAN
p,uishing in British jails. Mr.. Downes sald II
Us unfortunate that two Irish conventions were
hing held within a stones throw OF each otner.
He wanted to know how long this demonstration
NJ scandal was to last. The Irish Federation.
ne said had taken no part In the dehoeration
NJ these conventions but the party responsible
for the clash must be held up before the com
munity as unfit to represent the irish people Oh
Brooklyn.
SAyDS.ST. H. Z. CHURCH TO CELEBRATE.