The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-21
THE LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN.
HE MAY BE INVITED TO BE sAvAN-
NAH's GUEST.

ntDN AFtsh AltIEeuh 10 lhke
Matter Under COnsiderntion-Hon.
Daniel Talon, Lord Mayor, ana
Hon. John Redmond, VI. p, Now in
This Country in the Interest of the
ParneII Monument Fund-FheIr
Politics Said Not to lie FavOrabIy
Regarded by Local freshman and
the Decision May he Against the
Invitation.
Whether the Hon. Daniel Talon, Lord
Mayor of Dublin, and the Hon. John Red
mond. member Of the English Parliament
from Dublin, shall be invited to Savannah
capacity, seems likely to become a burning
question with the Irish-Amerlcan citizens.
The distinguished Irishmen are in this
country for the purpose of Interesting
Irishmen and Americans generally in
movement TO erect suitable monument 70
the memory of the late Charles Stewart
Parnell the great Irish parliamentary
leader, the unfortunate ending Of whose
career is well known. Messrs. Talon and
Redmond have arranged TO address meet
ings in New York for this purpose and
elaborate preparations have been made
there for their entertainment
When Mayor Myers was in New York
he stopped at the Hoffman House. 1t hap
pened that the Hoffman was also the head
quarters for the committee engaged in fur
thering the efforts Of the distinguished Wis
itors and preparing for their entertain
ment A former savannahian, now resld
ina in g,ta IN,
movement, seeing Mayor Myers name
upon the register, introduced him 10
member of the committee. Mr.. Myers be-
ing Mayor of Savannah, and IL being
known that Savannah possessed a large
and influential Irish element, the question
Of inviting the distinguished foreigners to
Savannah naturally came up. Mayo
Myers thought the suggestion a good one
and promised to ascertain The wishes of
the leading Irish-Americans of Savannah
on the subject on his return. With this
idea in view he addressed invitations to sew
eral prominent Irish citizens to meet him at
the City Exchange at noon yesterday for
the purpose of considering the advisabilitY
of inviting the Lord Mayor of Dublin and
the Hon. John Redmond to visit Savannah,
as the guests of the city or otherwise, as
might be thought proper.
The Mayor was somewhat surprised
when only two Of those to whom invita-
tons had been issued showed up. They
were Capt. John r. Dillon and Mr.. j. ].
Horrigan. Neither could explain why
there had been such slight response. Mr..
John j. Dillon, who is prominent in the
Ancient Order of Hbernans, was tele
phoned for and came over, but he was I'M
able to solve the mystery. A. letter from
Mr.. p. j. O'Connor, in which he stated
that for reasons best known to himself,
he could not accept the invitation 10 the
To.
light on the subject. Capt Dillon con-
fessed that ne had not kept posted upon
the intricacies Of Irish politics. but said
that he had no doubt that it was some
thing of this kind, and that probably
Messrs. Talon and Redmond represented
a faction with which the Irish citizens of
Savannah are not in sympathy.
Mayor Myers had letter from the New
York Committee, which has taken charge
of the Parnell fund campaign, in refer
ence to the prospective visit of Messrs.
Talon and Redmond, and it was this let
ter which he wished 20 submit to gentle
men whom he presumed to be more famil-
lar with Irish political sentiment than
himself As the meeting was not a sue
cess, he turned the letter over to Capt.
Dillon and requested him to confer with
a number of the leading irish citizens, and
ascertain their wishes in the matter.
Mr.. James P. LAWN, formerly well
ktONu III odNduudu dS J'ililhS La H.
is the man who introduced Mayor Myers
to the New York committeeman, and in
terested him in the idea of inviting the
Lord Mayor of Dublin and his associate,
Mr.. Redmond to Savannah.
Il am of course unacquainted with the
differences existing in Irish politics" said
Mayor Myers, but as Dublin is the prin-
cipal city of Ireland and the visit of a
Lord Mayor to this country is somewhat
unusual ! took 1t for granted that our
Irish fellow citizens would feel compli-
mented in having such a distinguished
Irishman among them, either as the guest
of the city or as the guest of the Mayor
as l would willingly have undertaken his
entertainment. Mr.. Redmond was includ-
ed simply as the associate of the Lord
Mayor. l know nothing about his politi-
cal Affiliations The invitation. II extend
ed, was to be meant as courtesy to the
Lord Mayor of Dublin"
A gentleman who is well posted in Irish
politics said that the explanation of the
GOODNESS with which this movement on the
Mayors part was received was very sim
pie.
Mr. John Redmond" he said, repre-
sents a small faction of the Irish members
of Parliament who call themselves Par
nelitSs, but who are looked upon by the
Irish party at large as soreheads They
have refused to come to any agreement
or understan ding whatever by which the
differences in the Irish party, which fol-
lowed upon the death of Mr. Parnen, can
he healed, and by their obstinacy have
done a great deal to prevent a harmonious
understanding among the Irish members
of Parliament and the establishment of a
settled policy. l do not know the politics
OF Mr.. Talon, but l presume that he is
in sympathy with Mr.. Redmond. This
movement on their part in behalf of a
monument to Parnell was not encourage
by the Irish National Federation of Amer
lea, and is not looked upon favorably by
this large body of Irish-Americans. Many
of the leading lrishmen of Savannah are
well posted upon the political situation in
Ireland, and, as their sympathies are DIS
tinctly with the Irish party. this doubt
less accounts for their GOODNESS towards
the Mayors proposition"
Mr.. O'Conuor whose letter to the Mayor
has been referred to, is president of the
Savannah branch of the National Fedora
ton, though, as a matter of fact, there
has been no meeting of the local branch
in several years.
Unless a different sentiment from that