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Show OPEN TO JE PUBLIC. The Secret Oath of the Fenian Brotherhood Brother-hood Abolished by the Convention Conven-tion at Patterson, IT. J, TEOUBLE IH THE IEI8H S00IETIE8. The General Secretary Said it was Caused by the Handa of Designing Men-New Men-New Branch of the Order. New York, Oct. 22; The biennial convention of the Fenian Brotherhood closed at Patterson, New Jersey, last night after a three days session. More than 200 delegates were present, representing repre-senting all aections of the United States. ' By far the most important action of the convention was the unanimous endorsement en-dorsement of the recommendations of the general secretary abolishing the secret oath of the organization. Hereafter Here-after all transactions of the brotherhood will be open and the public will be free to attend all meetings. In bis report, the general secretary attributed the disruptions and disasters to Irish organizations in the past two years to the faot that men with selfish personal ends had, through the misuse of the secrecy clause in the constitution, forced themselves into power. There was no dissenting voice when the resolution was put to a vote. A special committee, appointed on the future of the organization, in their report recommended that the Fenian Brotherhood hereafter be an open organization: or-ganization: that military and naval companies be organized, and ninety per cent of the receipts may be devoted to this purpose; the companies to be known as the Fenian Volunteers and to be held in readiness to assist the United States in case of a foreign war. The following oouncll was elected: George Smith, chairman; Captain Dris-call, Dris-call, John Dowling, Francis Rea, B. O'Hara, Thomas Simpson, . Whalen, James Barrett and Roderick J. Ryan. John Murphy was; reelected treasurer. |
