The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-11
RBDMOND'S LEAGUE.
National Convention in Dublin
Today-Home Rule and
the English Parties.
LBy Gable to The Associated Press.l


DUBLIN, October IL, 1S97.-The first
general National Convention of the Irish
Independent League, organized by Mr..
John Redmond, M. p, the Parnellite lead
er, opened this afternoon in the Ancient
Concert Rooms here. Eight hundred en-
thusiastic delegates packed the hall and
actively participated in cheering Vocifer-
ously every point in the speeches which
met with their approval and in jeering the
names of Dillon, Healey and Davitt, as
well as kissing the name of Mr.. Glad
stone when Nr. Redmond characterized
him as ''the Englshman who betrayed
Ireland" Every reference to the strug-
gle of 1898 were greeted uproariously, par
ticularlyA1r. Redmond's reading of the
oath taken by the Revolutionists. All
the speeches paid tribute to the patriot
ism of the late Charles Stewart Parnell
and warm cheers greeted the entrance of
the Redmonds, Mr.. John Parnell and Mr..
Patrick O'Brien into the hall.
Every possible effort was made to Organ
ize a thoroughly representative conven-
ton. .-Invitations were issued to all Corpor-
ations, Town Commissioners, Poor Law
Guardians, F'oresters, Members of the
Gaelic Athletic Associations, National
Bands, Trades and Trades Councils. Reg
istration Association, Young Ireland Asso-
Citations and National and Workingmen's
Clubs.
The Stewards of the Parnell Anniver-
sary Demonstration acted in a similar ca
pacity at the convention.
Among the members of the Executive
Committee on the platform was Louis
Stuyvesant Chanler.
Alderman John Reilly read a telegram
T.fr- r1fT
Mass, which said
1--WE stand by Parnelfs policy and urge
the Government to disgorge its plunder in
the face of the distress existing and we
sent $100 as evidence of our good faith y
The reading of this message was fol-
lowed by three cheers for the Stars and
Stripes.
Mr.. John Redmond, in long speech,
denounced the Liberals for abandoning
Home Rule, and declared that the only
hope of ireland was in Independent action,
parties, explaining that the Dillonites
wanted an "emaSculated system OF Fed
GRAFTON, sort of gloritied Vestry, instead
of a Free Parliament"
Continuing, Mr.. Redmond said there
could be no reconciliation with the Dill
lonites, unless the latter and their Lib
eral allies reinStated Home Rule as the
first plank in their platform and promised
to appeal to the country if the House OF
Lords defeated Home Rule.
Resolutions were adopted reaffrming
that the Irish question can only De set
tied by the concession of National self
government and calling upon all members
Of Parliamentwho 'tfor the last few years
have pursued mistaken policy" to re
join the Independent party, unite upon
the principles of Charles Stewart Parnell
and demand the release of the political
| prisoners, as an act of simple justice and
humanity"
Resolutions We're also adopted urging
| the Irish everywhere to commemorate the
centenary of 1885, denouneing the govern
| ment for repudiating the report of the
Royal Commission on the Financial Rela-
| tions between Great Britain and Ireland,
| expressing regret at the necessity of
| raising Parnell Family Fund and call
| ing upon Irishmen generally to respond to
| the appeal and Thereby remove from
| ireland the stigma of ingratitude for the
| priceless services and devotion" of the
| late Charles Stewart, and calling upon
Messrs. Dillon, Davitt and Harrington to
repay, out of the portion of the Paris
| Fund located for that purpose, the 5000
| ($25OOO) due to the Parnell estate.
| Mr.. Louis Stuyvesant Chanler was call
| ed upon to address the convention, and
| he made a ringing speech, asserting that
| the Irish would never achieve Home Rule
| until they were united, and expressing the
| opinion that they should not ally them
| selves with the Tories or Liberals, 'be-
| cause both the English Government and
| Englishmen are never just and never do
a generous act unless forced to do it by
| foay