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Show IRISHMEN MEET TO FORM UNITED LEAGUE. A gathering of representative Irishmen Irish-men from all parts of the United States had a five hours' conference at the Hoffman house last week with Delegates Dele-gates John E. Redmond, P. A. McHugh and Thomas O'Donnell, sent here from j Ireland to promote the organization in this countrv of branches of the United Irish league, the association succeeding succeed-ing the Land League made famous under the leadership of the late Charles S. Parnell. There were about 150 delegates, and these elected Michael J. Redding of Baltimore president, and John O'Cal-laghan O'Cal-laghan of Boston secretary. Chairman Redding explained the. object of the gathering to be in the interest of chry-stallizing chry-stallizing Irish sentiment in this country, coun-try, and to form branches of the United Unit-ed Irish league as successors of the Land League. John E. Redmond said: "Our object in calling this conference is to make a beginning of a great organization or-ganization of this country which shall help the movement we have begun at home to carry on the fight against the English government. I hope and I think that this movement will Se as strong and as united as was the Land league movement of twenty years ago. At home Ireland is united. She has deliberately and calmly settled upon a policy and has created a great national na-tional organization to carry forward that policy. Now! I would like to say, gentlemen, at this point, that when Ireland is united she is entitled to de cide tor nerseir wnat is best tor her Interests. No Irishman in America living liv-ing 3.000 miles away from the home land ought to think he has a right to dictate to Ireland. No man who thinks he has that right can justifiably become be-come a member of this new league. This new movement, in fact, should be an auxiliary only of the organization at home. (Applause.) . "If that movement at home gets upon wrong lines, then, of course, those who suDDort it in America would be fully Justified in falling away from it. But we. in Ireland do claim that we ought to decide what is the best policy to pursue, and Ireland has so decided. "With the exception of Boston, there has been no attempt in this country as yet to give our policy any support So far we have had no material or moral support from the Irishmen of this country. But now we ask them to give us the same support they gave us twenty years ago. I would suggest that this conference should form an organizing committee which will in turn form organizations in the shape of branches of the United Irish league throughout the whole country. Then, say some time next spring, this committee com-mittee could call a convention which would create a permanent organization. "Our movement is not antagonistic to any other movement. We have no quarrel and want no quarrel with anv man or anybody who wants to strike a blow at the English government. In fact, we hope that any man or any such body, if they can strike a blow will strike quickly and strike hard' But other policies should not prevent our efforts to advance, the movement we have instituted for the Irish cause It is advancing and its effects are bound to be felt " Messrs. McHugh and O'Donnell followed fol-lowed in the same strain. oU e r!?larks we'e well received, and when Mr. O'Donnell resumed his seat a-motion calling for the appointment appoint-ment of a provisional executive committee com-mittee was adopted. These gentlemen were appointed in accordance with the resolution: President John F. Finnerty, Chi-st Chi-st vIce Pres,dent, Michael J. Redding, Baltimore; second vice president. pres-ident. General James R. O'BIerne New York; secretary, John O'Calla'ghan. boston; assistant secretaries, J J Joyce, New York, and Dr. Patrick F. Martin. Baltimore: treasurer. T. B Fitzpatrick, Boston; executive members, mem-bers, Robert O'Flaherty, New York' t-airtcK rora. New York; Colonel John T. Morris. Baltimore; the Rev. Father Dennis O'Callahan. Boston; Colonel John J. Healy, New Haven, Conn FJ J. Kennedy, New York: the Revi Father Fath-er Charles McCreedy. New ' York-Thomas York-Thomas O'Reilly, Boston; Maurice Donnelly, Indianapolis; James A. Dalv Toledo. Ohio; Captain M. J. Doyle Savannah. Sa-vannah. Ga,; Edward F. Duffy Pittsburg, Pitts-burg, and the Rev. Father F A Tvi ner, Pittsburg. ' V. A committee of seven reported reso- adopted, urging the formation of branches of the United Irish league throughout the country. - , Messrs. JRedmond, McHueh - j fesT" .6al,ed f0r h |