The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-07
HOTEL LOBBY GLEANlNGS
NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF HIBER-
MANS IN THE CITY.
He Talks of the Objects of the Assoc
citation He RepresentS-Other
Hotel Visitors.

James z. DoIan. of Syracuse. y. Y. ma
tionsl president Of the Ancient Order Of
Tibernians an order that has 100000 mem
bers in the United States. 10000 in Austria
liz and 10000 in Ireland and England, is
I'm the city and will be at the Denison until
tomorrow. He is not here to visit the local
lodges OF the order. as his visit is one of
purely private character, but while he is in
the city he will meet a number of the lead
fn- Hibernians OF Indianapolis.
8lr Dolan enjoys the distinction of being
TIE youngest man ever elected to the posi-
ton he row fills. He is but thirty-eight
years old. and he said last night that it
seemed 70 him that it was but very short
time since he and James NJ. Lynch, of this
city, International president OF the Typo
graphical Union, were newsboys together
on the streets Of Syracuse. Mr.. Dolan and
Mr. Lynch have been lifelong friends. and
the former said that he was greatly disap-
pointed to find that Mr.. Lynch was out of
the city at the present time.
Mr. Dolan was chosen president of the
Hibernians at the convention held in Den
yer last June, and his election was re-
garded as a great victory for the younger
element in the society. NJ. ]. O'Brien, of
Richmond. this State, was elected national
treasurer at this convention The next
convention will be held in St Louis in 1901.
and Mr.. Dolan said last night that In
dianapolis would probably get the conven-
ton two years later, as there was a grow
ing sentiment in the order that this city
would be good place for a national gath
ering. These conventions are the largest
held in the United States, except the ma
tl0nal conventions OF the dominant political
parties, as they are composed OF 1000 dele
gates and an equal number of alternates.
The order of Hlbernians was first or
ganized in Ireland in 1865" said Mr.. Dolan
III speaking or the society in which he is
deeply interested, Ito protect the lives and
property of Catholics. At that time the
penal laws put price on the heads of
priests and Catholics were taxed 10 sup
port "A church which they would not attend
and punished for failure to attend it,
Inc order was transplanted TO America
In $50 and it has grown very rapidly until
now we have societies in nearly every city
and town in the Union. We have 200, 900
men IN the order in this country and there
auxiliary Mrs. p. II. McNelis, of your
city, by the way, is a member of the ma
uonal board OF directors OF the ladies'
auxiliary, and she takes a very prominent
part In the affairs of the society
10 restore Ireland TO her one-time great
ness, TO rebuild her factories and reluve-
ulate the teaching of Irish history and
OF the Gaelic language and litera ture-these
are ends toward which our order is work
ing. We are now deeply interested i'm in
Producing the teaching of Irish history in
parOchial schools, and it is but a few years
since we endowed a chair of Gaelic Ian
Guage and literature in the Catholic Univer-
slty at Washington. Harvard and Yale have
met US more than half way by establish.
ing similar chairs. and L understand that
Cornell IS TO follow them in short Tune
one direct result which we hope to brine
about in this way is to do away with the
outrageous caricaturing of our race on the
stage and In cartoons, which has Ions
since passed the limit of humor and has
become downright insult At Den
Yer convention resolution was adopted
which reads: We recommend again TO Oul
people the cultivation of a more healthy
public sentiment with regard to stage and
newspaper Caricature of our race. W.
must not rest until the buffoon stage Irish
man and prevalent newspaper caricatur,
be driven from public view
1T is a Well known fact that our Irisl
citizens are now and always have beer
enthusiastic patrons OF the theater. The,
recognize in the stage a wonderful edu
Gator. when conducted along proper lines
The day has long since passed, however
when legitimate comedies obliged L
resort to such extreme buffoonry Will
pOrtTayInS a character, and we protes
against such insults to our race. We ar
proceeding by arousing public sentimen
our favor and by direct pressure OF
the theatrical managers and managers o
opera houses IN all parts OF the country
! believe that il will not be long until tn
babOon-faced mODstrosity of the so-calle
Irish comedian will be banished from tn
stage and from cartoons.
Mr.. Dolan is very much in earnest /
this matter and as he talked of 1t las
night his eyes flashed and his voice ran
with true Celtic eloquence and vehemenct
lie is proud of his race and he referre
To such men as Wolfe. Tone, Robert En-
nett, Edwin BOurke. Oliver Goldsmith
Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Charles Stewar
Parnell aud, in our own land. Bourke Cock
ran. John Mitchell and others as true REP
resentative ITishmen.
As the head of the Hibernians Mr.. Dola
Is a busy man. and even when he is out o
the road looking after his personal affair
he has To carry a secretary with him
assist in handling the mass of correspond
enCe that reaches him every day. At syria
he has office force of several as
sistant secretaries and stenOgraphers I
look after the sOcietys affairs
Mr.. Dolan Is an exceedingly pleasant ma
10 meet, cordial. magnetic, full of life an
vigOT, and in appearance and personalit
he is the type of the successful youn
Irish-AmericaE.
Senator from Cass County.