The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-20

DENVER, Col, July 19.-James e.
Dolan was elected president of the An
cient Order of Hibernians on the Sec
ond ballot. It. ]. O'Sullivan was cho-
sen. vice president. J. H. Bree, of New
Haven, Conn, was reelected secretary
by reclamation, Richard McGinn, of
New Jersey having withdrawn. NJ. ].
OBrien, of Richmond, Ind, was chosen
treasurer, receiving 14S votes to 102 for
P. ]. Moran, of Washington, the pres
ent incumbent.
In authorizing the national directors
to place four organizers in the field the
convention has taken a step that it is
expected it will result in largely in
creaSing the membership of the order,
especially in the West. The resolutions
indOrsing the United Irish league were
defeated in the committee on resolu-
tons. This is regarded as a decisive
victory for the Clan-na-G Gael.
The following directors were elect
ed: John T. Heating, Chicago; P. j.
O'Connor, Savannah Ca; Daniel Hen
messy, Butte, Mont; w. ]. Cronin,
Boston. St Louis was chosen as the
place of meeting in 1904.
Constitutional Changes.
Amendments to the constitution
were considered. An amendment re-
curing all financial officers of the or
der, both national and state, to give
bond in some approved company, was
adopted.
The convention fixed the minimum
bonds to be required of the national
secretary and treasurer at $4,000, and
decided that each shall be required to
present at the biennial convention a
certified check for the amount of
money belonging to the order in his
possession. A motion to fix the bonds
of state secretaries and of treaSurers
minimum of $4,000 was defeated.
President Keating's recommendation
for an increase of the board of national
directors from four to six members
was defeated.
Further changes in the constitution
were as follows: Changing the time
of holding division elections from sixty
days after national convention to the
month of December; adding to the list
of officers in each state division vice
president and a chaplain, and grant
ing these officials eX- officio seats in the
national body. The resolution of Pres
ident Heating that a new contract for
two years for the publication of the
official organ of the society, the Ma
honal Hibernian, be made, was adopt
ed.
Sympathy With Strikers.
A resolution introduced by the dele
gates from the counties in Pennsyl-
vania which form the anthracite coal
region was unanimously adopted ex-
pressing sympathy with the striking
miners and expressing the hope that
the existing trouble will be speedily
and satisfactorily ended.
A resolution was also adopted rec
ommending the cultivation of a
healthier public sentiment with regard
to stage and newspaper caricatures,
and declaring that "Irishmen must not
rest until the buffoon stage Irishman
and prevalent newspaper caricature
are driven from public view
The sum of $4,000 was appropriated
to the Gaelic League of Ireland for the
cultivation of the Gaelic language in
those counties in Ireland where it is
spoken.
The unanimous adoption of the re-
port of the committee on foreign rela-
tons, submitted by Richard McGinn
of New Jersey, means the union and
reafhliation of the Hibernians of Amer
lea, Ireland, Scotland, England and
Australasia, after a break since 1897.
The convention adjourned.