, 1921-06-30
STATE MEETING AT CASPER

"One of the great events in the
life OF the STATE WaS the description
/ applied to the first Wyoming state
I convention of the American As*ocia-
tion for the Recr,anjtiOn of the Irish
Republic which VIE held at Casper
last Saturday.
Delegates came from the most dis
tant points OF the state. kemmerer
being represented by Mrs. P. ,.
QuealY. Sheridan by Richard Keenan,.
Evaustou by Miss NJ. Sullivan and
Cheyenne by T. Jos. CahiIl. The
other principal cities ami towns were
also represented and ths' presence Of
a number OF ladies leru color and
brilliancy to the proceedings.
An official welcome was rendered
the Delegates Ivy Mayor Psiton who,
hoping for tie speedy recognition of
the Republic OF ireland. said the
Irish people had kept aliys. two of
the worlds treasures. huI1nr and
liberty.
Next to- the demand for imme-
diate recognition OF the Irish nepub-
lie by our government, the most i'm
portant matter before the convention
was a motion asking Senator's War
rem and kendrick and Congressman
Mondell to support he resolutions of
Senator Norris condeinning British
atrocities in Ireland. The conren-
ton resolution on this subject set
out that the British General Croz1sr,
who had commanded the Black and
Tan forces In Ireland, admitted that
these forces had BEEN guilty of
murder, massacre and assassination
In Tpa1onf thof fhny hnN h,IrnAI
nearly 200 Irish cities and towns and
wiped out farmsteads destroying
crops and livestock in a campaign Of
incendiarism and frightfulness
throughout the countryside. that they
had murdered the expectant mothers.
Mrs. Quinn of Galway and Mrs. Ryan
of Tipperary. and that one Of many
OF their child victims had been the
little girl, Annie O'NeilT Of Dublin.
The American Commission on
Conditions in Ireland. it vas also
pointed out, having heard first-hand
evidence On atrocities and Outrages
had brought in a finding which had
been substantial and supported by
the testimony of General Crozier.
President Harding and the L. s.
government were also asked to call
for immediate payment Of the in
terest on the five thousand million
dollars loan, loaned to England to
fight or liberty. but now being used
to pay the Black and TaIrs to
strange liberty in Ireland.
The election of a state directorate
gave the organization in Wyoming
a board of officers Of a thoroughly
representative and influential char,
acter. every important interest," in
the state being represented. County
Attorney NJ. w. Purcell of Casper Is
state president and the vice presi'
dents elected are: Pat Sullivan. Ma,
ton Republican Committeeman,
Casper: p. J. Quealy. National Dem
ocratic Committeeman. Kemmerer;
Rev. John Duffy. Sheridan: T. Jos.
Cahill is congressional delegate, and
NJ. J. Burke. Bank president. Cas-
per. Is state treasurer.
A committee of five was elected to
supervise political activities meant
to further recognition of the irish
republic. The members are: Mrs.
Quealy. Kemmerer; John MahUney,
r awlins; John Dillon, Lander; p: J.
Mclaughlin. Cheyenne; and Richard
Keenan,. Sheridan.
On the state committee 70 deal
with all matters pertaining to the
work of the association the following
were elected: w. W. Slack. Thos.
Kinney, Peter Tobin. Casper: G.: L..
E. J. Sandborgh, r. E. McNaily,
Joseph Gerhart. Sheridan: Mrs. John.
Ward. Evanston; Robert Murphy.
Rock Springs: Rev. Gerald Schel-
fenger. Rawlins; Rev. John Nichol-
som. J.. l.. Madigan, Laramie,. John
Ryan, Gillette; Peter Kinney. New
castle: T. A. Clare. Douglas, Thos.
Hyde. Cody and r. NJ. Ward. Buffalo.
Following the reading of d letter
from national headquarters at Cht
cago impressing on the delegates the
necessity of big membership drives
and the need to have PETITIONS sent
to the Wyoming senator's and con-
gresham asking them to support the
Norris resolution on British atroei-
ties in ireland. 1t. Was decided that
petition forms be circulated through
the state for signatures and g
freedom-lOving American asked to.
write a letter to the Wyoming rep
resentatives at Washington urging
them to work FOR Irish recognition
and give their vote in support Of the
Norris resolution and a membership
quota was fired for every city and
town In the, state.
Mr.. Purcell delivered an address
following his election that efectri-
fled the gathering and Mrs. Queafy
also spoke, giving her impression OF
the Associations national, convention
at Chicago which she attended as
the. Wyoming state delegate.
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