The sun., 1899-05-29
SPLIT IN IRISH ALLIANCE.
4 BUFF.iLo CONTENTION ToTEs TO
DEPOSE LYMAN AND O'REILLT.


They DO Not Recognize Its Authority, but n
New Organization Is Effected, with Dam
lei Clancy at ItsI Head in Lyman's Place
Trouble Dntcs Back to Ivory's Trip.
Discussions are rerorted TO have arisen in
the Irish National Alliance of America and
secret organization, the Irish Nationalist
Movement" which isafIlllated with the alli-
nnce. One set Of members declare that the
President and the Secretary OF the alliance.
who acted in the same capacity in the other
society. have been derosed. Tho Irish Ma
iionalist Movement is the successor to the
Irish Republican Brotherhood. which succeed
od' the Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood. Ita
object IL said TO be tho overthrow OF English
domination In Ireland.
William Lyman. n builder. OF ~ East l22d
street. was elected President Of the Irish Re-
publican Brotherhood In 1901. He was pro-
posed by Lawyer Thomas II. Ronayne. Three
years ago II was alleged that some Of the Sc
,rets OF the organization had been disclosed TO
the British Government and there was q re-
organization OF the society. which took the
name OF the Irish National Alliance Of Amer
lea The transactions OF the society were
public. while the Irish Nationalist Movement
was the name given to an inner organization
where the business was transacted in secret.
- Mr.. Lyman was made President OF the ai-
ttnCe unQ NnalrHlau Oh tne Executive commits
tee of the other organization Cornelius J.
O'Reilly. who Keeps q saloon at First avenue
and 123d street. was made Secretary Of both
societies at a salary Of 800 month. Extra
ordinary powers were given to the Chairman
OF the Executive Committee. He could de-
rnand thousands OF dollars from the Treasurer
by saying the money was TO be used In an
emergency for the good OF the cause. aud the
The Chairman could exrel any member OF the
orRanzstion without explanation. Two years
IT. Ronaync was no longer a .member and
Ionayne was expelled.
prominent In >lrisL affairs in this city said
eYpense:of the trip Of Edwa:d J. Ivory. P. J.
lyman and John F. Kearney to Europe, tive
taken to London on a charge of intending to
bloM up with dynamite some OF the public
and Kearney was was .dlscoyered e l. in m Brusscis.
The British government did not take the sup;
& and roy as Hs saa
back with John +. Mcintyre. the Assist
District M Attorney , who vase Tas sent to England
According to the constitution OF the alli-
ance national connyention must be held once
py and Oh OF he CUBS aie @ Sa
rhn they Sa e I'D
and In March committee from several cities
call call es eenven e Ion D. lie did not % give Them What
they Ven! to Ph!lsde eipbia and examined tks
tSS SSe the hS'of Treas er 'os'G After Some M sorre
spondence the following members Of the
SSrii S5 e H%% 80 Maares g. WiIS.rs q
taau!th tapt' Miehaa J. satterY. Albany Edward
Sweeney. ,Cleyelond: Hugh Carroll. Proyi;;
pear. He is said to nave sent circulars to all
the clubs in the society warning them that the
sonHen@tion n e: @ vas not legal and advising them
Forty nine delegates. II Is stated. attended
asss s read
the accounts OF the society, which It is report;
ed showed that large h9d eesn ss
9Hs Showed that sSS 900 had been paid into the So
ciety since It's reorganization. Those who
Ue teIeGgam ~ v was st sent e to H. Lyman in this city.
asking him to go to the conventlon and o ex-
lie did not go 4, eommittee came. down 10
| the city and urged him to go. but he would
Tho convention. It is then said. voted to do.
| pose Lyman from the Presidency Of the alli-
apce and the Chairmanship Of the Executive
Daniel cIancy. a clerk in the tinted States
pension branch office In this city, to succeed
seeretary vi oRe a WIZ What "a are known ~ as dis'
trict orders" have been sent to every club in
ing them mot TO have any comm unicntion with
Lyman or O,Reily about anything connected
Cornelius j: o'Esilly declared Yesterday st sd
expelled from the organization:
There vas no convention at Bpffalo." he
the " society ST and We viii ProbabIy cali convel.
| tion some time in July"