Arizona republican., 1903-04-17

DuDlln, Apr1l 1b.-Ihe national con- vention convened by the United Irish league met today in the historic round room of the mansion house. Abou: 1000 delegates assembled in the crowd ed rotunda, which was incapable of holding all who had come from every part of Ireland to discuss the Irish lane bill. On the platform sat almost every nationalist member of parliament, with a scattering of prelates. In the body of the rotunda was a gathering seldom equalled in q representative capacity. Farmers from Clare in top boots, la borers from Dublin county, landlords from Cork, and priests from all parts, the latters' sombre clothing and tall hats contrasting pleasantly with the bright hoTneSpun apparel of the ma jority-
 It was essentially a convention of the soil, though a brighter touch was given by the presence of the we'll dressed women who filled the galleries.
 Lord Mayor Harrington and Michael Davftt inducted John Redmond into the chair and the delegates rose to their feet, cheering and waving their hands. John Redmond opened the proceedings with an impressive speech. MT. Red mond begged his hearers to remember their tremenduous responsibility. If they rejected the bill it was dead forever. and the greatest prospect Of freedom since the infamous act of union was passed would disappear.
 MT. Redmond deprecated carpins criticism and advocated a friendly dis cussion of the suggestion of amend ments. He hoped the convention would pass O'Brien's motion welcoming the bill and amending it in various partIc- ulars and entrusting the amendments to the decision of the Irish parliameIi- tary party And" concluded Nj. Redmond, let US give the world, which is watching us, by our orderliness. wis dom and restraint, proof of our Gu pacity for self-government."
 William O'Brien congratulated Ire land on the fact that the British min istry had introduced a bill accepting the principle, after centuries of strug- gle, that the land should be restored to the people, and te urged the dele gates to pass amendments enlargins the financial scope of the bill. Mir O'Brien, however, asked the conven- ton to entrust to the parliamentary party the power and responsibility of eventually dealing in the committee stage with the amendments While begging the delegates to let their par liamentary representatives settle the matter. MT. O'Brien attacked the land lords. Irish judges and British rule with the same virulence as has always marked his speeches, to the intense de- light of the audience, which, swayed by his eloquence, hissed and cheered alternately.
 He said if properly amended. MT. Wyndham's bill would make the peasants as safe as the king on his throne, in the possession of their land.' They would never again have to stand trembling in the rent office. MT. O'Brien concluded with saying thar while MT. Redmond himself did not want to entangle the land question with home rule, they might as well ''try to turn honest Irish blood into red ink as to allay his own and Ire lands desire for eventual home rule"
 When Patrick White, M. P, rose ant moved the rejection of the land bill a not mer.ting the support of the Irisn party, the delegates hissed him and an angry cry of withdraw came from all sides.
 The announcement that Mir. Whites motion had been rejected by an over whelming majority created tremend- uous enthu;iasm. Only a few hands were held up in favor of Mir Whites motion, whie hundreds were wavef when ito the contrary was called, an'i hats were thlown up and the conven- ton enthusiastically committed itself to the land bil. subject to such amend ments as the irish parliamentary par ty can secure.
 Michael Davi-t also made a strong plea in behalf ct the Irish agricultural