The Irish standard., 1908-08-01
i, O.. 4. CONVENTION
Matthew Cummings Reelected
80 Over His New York
- Opponent.
Portland, Or, Selected as Place
For Holding Next Biennial
- Session.

!; The first step. toward. affiliatins
with the Irish organizations in Ireland
was taken by the A. o. H. in conven-
ton on Thursday Of last week, says
the indianapolis News of July "a.
y A report by the committee on for
eign relations, offered by John J.
o'Conner, of Missouri. chairman, was
the basis for the action. The report
provides for the affiliation of the Sc
ciety with the EIibernian organizations
In Ireland, when those societies havn
united, and for helping to bring about
such union. The report named Bishok
McFaul, of Trenton, N. j., as one Of a
committee of three to carry out this
program the other two to be named
by the president. The Irish societies
at home are to be invited to send del
egates to the 1910 convention of this
A. o. H.
Father Michael O'Flannagan. Of
Loughlynn. Ireland. was named as the
orders representative at the industrial
exposition in Ireland.
The committee appointed to invests
gate the study of the Gaelic language
in. America. reported, favoring a plan
whereby each State will contribute
$3.50 to endow a Gaelic chair at tie
National Catholic University, in WASH
ington. each state to receive in return
scholarship in the university. This
report was adopted.
Amendments to the constitution took
up the whole of Friday morning, the
session for their consideration lasting
far past the noon hour. The most i'm
portant change was embodied in an
amendment by which former national
officers shall not have a voice in flu
ture conventions. The constitution
was amended in 1895 to allow former
national officers the rights of dele
gates. but many members i;ave felt
this to be unfair. especially when there
had been close vote on any question.
e Efforts We're made to amend the
constitutions provision for represent
tAtion at national convention. At
present the county is the unit. with
provision for additional delegates for
a. certain number of members in a
county. 1t was sought to make mem
bership the one thing to be considered
and delegates arguing for this change
pointed to the fact that some middle
Western states with much smaller to-
tai membership than certain Eastern
states. had more delegates because
more county organizations were ron.
resented. No change proposed was
satisfactory, however. and the section
was allowed to remain unchanged.
On the program for the afternoon
was the selection Of the next convcn-
itton city. Baltimore was pretty gen
orally suggested, though the Balti-
more delegation was not asking fo,
1.-THE honor. The defeat OF the Dollar
faction. which was strong in Mary.
land. was partly responsible for this
feeling of the Baltimore men, Port.
Nand. Ore, continued its aggressive
scampaign. In spite OF arguments
asainst it on the ground of its dis.
Ftance from most parts of the country
iOttawa, Ontario. was supported BY
many delegates. who thought it vel
TO meet in Canada in 1910.
-. "A joint installation of the officers Of
tthe A. o. H. and the Ladies' Auxilar,
was about the last feature of the pro.
gram. The delegates to the auxiliar,
convention had little to do at the
fmorning session, and were compelled
to wait until their brothers had select
ed a convention city before namint
their own, since both must meet i,
1.-THE same city. Portland, oregon, wa
reelected as the convention city TO
1910,
:-,.. With the reelection OF Presiden
Matthew Cummings over J. E. Do!an
LOT New York, by the convention. TIL
opposition to the administration wa
broken. Anti administration candi
idates for other offices withdrew ate
being nominated, with the exception
Ipf. James r. Carroll, of Columbus
Ohio, national secretary, who was
1 candidate for reelection. He was de
& feated by John T. McGinnis Of Penn
.,sylvania, supported by the Cumming
men. The remainder. of the tickle
elected is as follows: James j. Rea
gan. Minnesota, vice president; job
y E. Quinn. Illinois. treasurer: the Re-
John D. Kennedy, Edward T. McCrys
tai, P. T. Moran. John J. o'Meara an
5 CT. Foy, directors. The ballot TO
president showed that 45S votes ha
i been cast, of which Matthew Cum
mings received 275 and James F. Do
y Ian 1s3