The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-04-18
IREL AND'S
CHAMP IONS
Meeting. to Arrange for a
Reception in This City
to William Red
mond and JOS
eph Dillon.
PROMINEN? CITIZENS ATTEND
Former Congressman NJ
Evan and Thomas Bres-
lin Make Enthusias-
tic Speeches.
PROMINENT CITIZENS ATTEND

A largely attended meeting was held a
the Robert Davis Association club hous'
in Mercer street last night for the ptir
pose of arranging a reception to the Hon
orable William Redmond, NJ. p, aud ths
Honorable Joseph Devlin, M. P, the dele
gates to this country from Irelands Thos,
who attended arrived in response to tn,
following letter.
Jersey City, April A. 1902.
Dear Sir--The citizens whom we have
the honor to represent have instructed
us to invite you TO meet with them
al the club house of the Robert Davis
Associa tion, No. 46 Mercer street, on
Thursday evening, April II, at 5
O'Clock, to organize a committee OF
representative citizens for the purpose
of rendering a reception to the dele
gates from Ireland, Hon. William Red
mond, M. p, and Hon. Joseph Devlin,
M p
These gentlemen have been sent here
by their colleagues at home to appeal
to the members of their own race and
the liberty Dving people of the United
States for aid and sympathy in the
efforts they are making to restore to
the Celtic race the land of their fore
fathers and re-establish in Ireland a
national parliament that win have the
free and unfettered right to make laws
for the government of their own coun-
try.
These representatives of the people
of, Ireland arrived in New York about
six weeks ago and were rendered
magnificent reception there Since
then they have visited many of the
principal cities of the country, includ-
ing Boston, Baltimore. Washington,
Philadelphia, Chicago, Newark, N j.
Sioux City, Iowa, and many of the
principal cities of the West and South:
in all Of which they have been gener-
ously and enthusiastically received.
Jersey City has nobly responded to
every appeal of the Irish people in the
past, let US not allow these delegates
to leave our shores without adding
our voice to the anniversary message
of sympathy they will carry back
across the Atlantic from the people of
America to the people of ireland to
encourage them in their struggle for
justice, liberty and self-governrnent
Believing that YOU are willing to COS
operate with us in rendering these gen
tlemen reception by the people of
Jersey City that will cheer them in
their struggle for liberty, we cordially
invite you to attend the conference to
be held next Thursday evening at the
above time and place
Respectfully yours,
ROBERT DAVIS
DENIS GALLAGHER
MICHAEL B. HOLMES,
Committee.
Those present Were:-Robert Davis,
James Doherty, Aldermen A. M Henry
and Jacob Muller, Commissioners Hauck,
Heintze, Nolan and Sullivan, Dennis Gal
lagher, Michael Coyle, City Clerk NJ ].
ODonnell Lamp Inspector John Boyd,
Former Congressman McEwan, John Eel
Ter, Hugh Meehan, Robert Murphy Coun-
ty Collector Egan, Thomas higgins, John
p Feeney G. J. Cronin John English
John Edelstein, James Mannix and James
Gallagher
John Boyd was elected temporary
chairman. He explained in detail and
with much enthusiasm the meaning of
New League platform He gave
an interesting history that all the plat
form had done in Ireland and painted a
glowing picture of what was hoped for
under the platform. He reused the meet
speeches were made. Then Thomas Mig
gins, Secretary and Treasurer CT the
West Hudson Trust Company. was elected
chairman Mr.. Boyd was elected secre-
tary and Dennis Gallagher was elected
treasurer. A motion to organize branch
of the United League in Jersey City was
laid over until the next meeting. Nj
Thomas Bresiin and Former Congress-
man McEwan made speeches that were
loudly applauded. A collection to defray
the expenses of the reception to the dele
gates was taken up and handsome sum
realized.
Though a date for the reception has
not yet been set it is thought that it will
be on Sunday, May 4.