The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-17
IN FAVOR OF
 THE LAND BILL Irish Convention Commits Itself.
 JOHN REDMOND PREsDEs White Says Measure Is in h. terest of the Landlords. raa speech lndhasl Dayass Demands tn. Rslsass of Colonel Lynch,
 Now Serving Sentence
JOHN REDMOND PREsDEs


 r,,,hlin. April is.-By a unanimous vote ths Irish Natiohal Convention. which met today. accepted in principle the Irish lana balI introduced in the House of Com mons by Mir. wyndham. Chief Secretary for Ireland. and entrusted tc John Red- rnond and hiS party the task of securing Tn the House of commonss s"that serious amendment in various parts of vital inn portance" which the National Conven- lion may consider essential. The conven- tion tomyrrow will outline the shape the amendments should take and Saturday Lord punraven, Lord Mayor Captain chawe4rayior. John Redmond. William o,Brien and T. W. Russell are likely to meet at a round conference table to discuss the landlords and the tenants opinions on the land bill and to try to arrive at a common basis of parliament ary action.
 Today's proceedings at the convention revealed discontent with various features of the bill, but nothing so serious as to indicate a danger of its ultimate reJec- tibn.
 Even Davitt Was Tractable. Even Michael Davitt. who had an op- oortunity of dividing the delegates into Two bitterly opposing camps, and who amidst dramatic excitement, subordinated his own views and pledged himself to abide by the verdict John Redmond and William OBrien triumphed oyer all objec- , tons. Indeed, the objectors. save Michael { Davitt, were scarcely given hearing by the delegates. .-tt
 Every available seat in the round room of the Mansion House was taken by the delegates who surged up the aisles in a solid mass and overfiowed the surround tng rooms. Not for many a day has such . representative gsthering heea ssen in ~ Dublin. Irish wit and eloquence lived up to its reputation. Speaker after speaker brought the audiense to that pitch of en- thusiaslii and where men stood on chairs g cheering with delight. The crowds were irrepressibie. Old men. white haired rel ics of the Land League. young farmers, rising factors in the United Irish League. fresh from the fields of Connaugnt and Munster. county councillors, rose con- stantly from their seats to furl interjec- ton of approval or disapprovai at the speaker. The force of habit was far too strong to prevent the sons of the soil from cheering madly when some speaker referred to the landlords as blood suck CTS" Such appellatsons not infrequently brought the response from the body of the hall, ''To hell with them. good man."
 cheered Favorite Orators.
 The audience would shout when Will liam O'Brien, Michael Davitt, or some other popular orator voiced the prevail Ing sentiment.
 Throughout the day this gathering of Irish tenants so picturesque. so terribly earnest, so swaysd by the eloquence of the Irish leaders, never ceased to make fit setting for the heroic epithets in which the speakers described the conven- tion and the issues depending on its de- cision. Through all the various waves of emotion. John Redmond sat in the chair, impassive and keeping order "like Par nell" as an old Nationalist said. His head was constantly endangered by the swinging hands and arms of the speak CTS.
 William O'Brien and Michael Dayitt were the heroes of the hour, T. W. Rus sell. the Ulster member, who unexpect- edly appeared in the hail. received a great welcome from his former oppon- ents Much significance is attached to nis presence, as he Is not a member of the Nationalist Party. After the conven- ton all the leaders expressed to the As- sociated Press correspondent their com plete satisfaction at the proceedings and the practical unanimity Of SO many rep resentative bodies throughout Ireland.
 Tn Historic Round Room.
 The National convention of the United Irish League was held today in the his- toric round room of the Mansion House. About 1000 delegates assembled in the crowded rotunda which was incapable of holding all who had come from every part of Ireland to discuss the Irish land bill
 On the platform sat almost every Ma donalist member of Parliament with a scattering of prelates In the body of the rotunda was a gathering seldom equaled In representative capacity. Farmers from Clare. in top boots, laborers from Dub Nh County. landlords from Cork and priests from all parts. the latter's som- bre clothing and tall hats contrasting pleasantly with the grim homes spun ap- parel of the majority. It was essentially convention of the soil though lighter touch was given by the presence of the well-dl essed women who filled the gal Ieries.
 Dunraven Wants Another Conference
 Early in the morning. Lord Dunraven who is simultaneously presiding at a private meeting of the landlords conn xnittee, sent word to John Redmond. the Irish leader. suggesting that the land conference reconvene Saturday after the opinion of the national convention on the land bill is known so that both landlords and tenants may then discuss their mu. tuaI objections.
 Mir. Redmond will be unable to decide on the proposition until after today's proceedings for which lengthy adends have been provided. consisting of many proposed amendments to the details oi Secrtary wyndham's proposals. the chiei movers being William O'Bren and Michael Davitt.
 Wants Financial Scope Enlarged.
 The former. while congratulating Ire. land on the fact that the British minis fry had introduced a bill accepting ir principle. after centuries of struggle. that the land should be restored to the people of Ireland. will urge the delegates tc press amendments enlarging the hnan e1al scope of the bill.
 3E. oBrien, however. will ask the con