The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-09-03
IRISH NATI0NALISTS.
A Breezy Time In the COMMUNICATIONS
nor Attacks tho IIenlylteE.

DUBLIN, Sept. 2,-Thc Irish national
O'Clock this morning In LeInster hall,
with every prospect OF lively day be-
fore the leaguers. There were rumors OF
war on every side and little prospects Of
the harmony which the convention was
organized to bring about.
Shortly otter the convention had been
called to order. the Rev. Father Flynn
moved the appointment Of 4 committee
OF arbitration to be composed of home
and foreign delegates. with instructions
to draft rules and q platform 10 unite all
the factions OF the Irish parties. The
motion was greeted with enthusiasm.
Mr.. T. O'Connor M. p. then took the
floor. and his cloQuence aroused the first
breeze OF the day. He read Father
Flynn's original resolution, suggesting
that n committee be selected frum the
three sections OF the Irish parliamentary
purty to prepare a basis OF union. which
resolution has since been amended and
which was believed TO have been written
by MIR. Timothy NJ. Henly NJ. P. himself.
Mr.. 0'Connor then fiercely attacked the
I.' disruptionistS who are fighting the
convention with every dirty .expedient."
Mr.. O'connor's attack on the Healy-
ties was received with deafening cheers
from the DlllonItes and others. during
which Canon Murnane, OF London. sue
ceedcd In obtaining the floor and object
ed to Mr.. O'Connor's language. WHICH, he
said, wus defeating the object which the
convention had In view, that OF bringing
about unity among Irishmen OF all Sec
tions.
A scene OF great disorder followed and
was continued until Canon Murnane
was ruled out OF order. ~.
Mr.. O'Connor resumed his remarks
| and declared that the only way to kill
dIsSenslon was to crush II 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 10
the delegates to uphold constitutional
methods which, he added, II abandoned
meant return to the use OF dynamite.
The discussion nf Father Flynn's rcso-
luton, which was the first test OF
strength between the DIlloniteS and
Healyites, was long and bitter and the
resolution was finally withdrawn in the
interest OF harmony.
Later the convention adopted resolu-
tlons recording Its conviction that It was
OF the first Importance that the Nation
aliSt representatives in parliament
should be united In one home rule party,
In which every supporter OF that policy
would be cordially received and treated
according to his capacity to render SER
vice to the common cause.
Mr.. Edward Blake, NJ. p, moved a
resolution recognizing aS essential ele-
mAnt to an effective party. the hearty
cooperation and cheerful subordInatiun
| of each Individual member OF such n
party. Mr.. Blake spoke at length on
this subject and during the course OF
| his remarks asserted that n change was
needful as, otherwise, there would be a
collapse of the Irish parliamentary par
| ~ Continuing, he sald:h"We must
abandon the ship or reorganize the crew.
The situation is intolerable aud must be
| ended"
Mr.. C. II. Higgins, OF Boston. Mass.
supported Mr.. Blake's motion In a
speech. which was full OF defiance OF
| England and the resolution was event
ually adopted.
Mr.. John Dillon. N. p, chairman OF
the Irish parliamentary party, who re-
ceIved an ovation, when he rose to speak.
| moved the usual home rule resolutions.
| He called upon the "men whose names
where the shibboleth of factions" IN
meet In the autumn, ahdicatc as leaders
| and choose new leader to whom all
can give unbrokcn support
| Adjourned