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HIBERBIAbS CONVENE.
Annual Convention Of the
Ancient Order at Paterson
Dean MeNulty's Pat
riotic Address.

where a solemn high mass was celebrated
by the venerable Dean McNulty, with his
two assistant priests acting as deacon and
sub-deacon, and the Rev. William T. Nc
Laughlin, late of ST. Lucy's Church, Jersey
City. Master of Ceremonies.
The Reverend Dean made a brief adj
dress in the church, and congratulated the
delegates on the Catholic spirit displayed
by them in opening their proceedings by
attending the holy sacrifice of the mass,
and thus invoking on their deliberations
the blessings of Almighty God.
He counselled them to be united among
themselves, to be good citizens Of this
country, the land of their adoption, lovers
of their fo~refathers and their ancient
faith. as then, indeed. they would be
true Hibernians and worthy to bear aloft
the motto of their order, "Unity, friend
ship and true Christian charity toward
all men,"
In giving them his blessing he prayed
that the spirit of truth and justice might
guide and control their deliberations.
The delegates with Father McLaugh-
lin, county chaplain of the order in Essex
county, and State delegate John ]. Clam
cy, and County President of Passaic,
Richard Maginn, at their head, wsre re-
viewed by Very Rev. Dean McNulty, and
marched to the convention hall.
The convention was opened with prayer
by Father Mclaughlin, who afterwards
delivered an address full of love for the
old land where many of the delegates
We're born, and overlooking with love and
loyalty for the United States, which is
his own native land.
After the appointment of the various
committees a recess was taken for din
ner.
The convention re-assembled at 1:S0
O'Clock iE the afternoon. The Committee
on Credentials reported 1893 delegates pres
ent and entitled to vote.
The Auditing Committee reported that
they had found the books of the Treasurer
every cent accounted for, and the Sscre-
tary's report showed thai their State or
ganization had made a net increase of
l,sso members since the last convention.
The Committee on Resolutions, Of which
Michael b. Holmes was Chairman and
M. Sullivan Secretary, reported. The
resolutions thanked the National and
State officers for the energy. zeal and pa
tiotlsm they had displayed in preserving
and spreading the order, and then pre-
scented the following resolutions for
'"fhe Ancient Order of Riberrfans, the
largest, and most powerful organization
of Catholic Irishmen in the world, whose
foundation was laid in Ireland in the
penal times to be a bulwark of defence
against the oppression of the Irish race
and of the teachers of their ancient faith,
free soil of these United STATES where ITS
member were prepared, as those of their
race and faith had been in the past, to
sacrifice their lives to- preserve and
perpetuate the free institutions of this
Republic, and having on former occasions
in convention assembled proclaimed our
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even though we are now assailed unjusIly
by an un-American organization blinded
by bigotry and full of the spirit of intol-
deem it unnecessary on this occasion to
do more than say hat no more loyal body
of American citizens can be found within
are those who compose the membership of
the A. O.. H. of New Jersey, many of
whom proudly boast of being born on
prepared to defend from traitors from
within and enemies from abroad;
Resolved, That while we ardently de-
sire union of the tive wings of the An-
cient Order of Hibernians and commend
the efforts of the patriotic men who adj
voeated the question of union at the late
convention held in Philadelphia, we never
past and after We have exhausted every
honorable means to affect such a desirable
result in this State that any further ef.
this time would prove futile and unproft-
able; we. therefore refer the matter TO the
next national convention to be held in
question will be taken up, discussed in a
patriotic spirit and be disposed of in a
manner that will be honorable to- both
sides to the controversy ana cfedltable 10
our race:
Resolved, That we believe the present is
an appropriate time when the English
Government are pleading for and almost
demanding the release of the raiders who
invaded the Transvaal and sacrificed life
and destroyed property in an invasion
of a friendly country to urge upon the
United States Government. in order to
maintain and uphold the dignity OF Anne
rican citizenship the world over, the Wis
ernmen a remonstrance against the fur
Their detention and barbarous persecution
in English convict prisons of American
and sentenced on perJured evidence;
Resolved, That while We view with sor-
row the continued strife existing in Ire
ago 90 we looked upon as the most self-sac-
rificing and brilliant band of patriots the
world ever produced, We have not lost
faith in th9 ultimate triumph OF Erin's
centuries by a race determined to be free,
the blood of whose martyrs has nurtured
the sacred. germ OF liberty can never die,
who should guard and MAINTAIN it. We
therefore urge upon our people in Ireland
the necessity of union. When hat is ac-
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measure of moral and financial assistance
the Irishmen and the friends of ireland
in New Jersey lave ever given to Ire
lands cause in the past.
The resolutions were greeted with loud
applause and were unanimously adoptea,
The Very Rey. Dean ,MdNulty, accom-
panied by the Rev, Father Gillen,. pastor
of st. Joseph's, Paterson, visited the con-
~vention in the afternoon, and both made
short addresses. Mr.. John DWyer, prin-
cipa1 of the public school in Harrison,
made IN eloquent address eulogistic of
the fathers and founders of the American
Republic, as well as of the patriots and
ries of misrule and persecution have kept
the flag of Irish nationality pure and un-
sullied.
The election of officers then took place.
when the following named were elected
Right Rev. Bishop McFaul, of Trenton.
was nominated by Father. Mclaughlin
and seconded by N. 3, Hsolmes, ana he
Mr.. Edward Waldron, of Newark. was
elected State president; Charles Dona-
hue, Of Trenton, State secretary: e. j..
O'Connor. of South Arnboy, State treas
urer.
BY a vote of the convention it was de-
termined to- hold the next convention in
Camden In May, 1898. The members were
brethren of Passaic County, and every
thing was done by all the citizens to make
their visit to Paterson a pleasant one.
Among those representing Hudson County
at the convention were Michael B.
Holmes. county president; James F. Bren-
ran, county treasurer, and the following
delegates, Dominick Jennings, Alderman
w. J. Moran, James Amrock, Lieutenant
John White, John Malvey, James MUIR