THE PARNELL MEETING.

# Transcription — The Butte Miner, 1883-06-17, p.4 **Source**: The Butte Miner (Butte, Montana), Sunday 17 June 1883, p.4. **Status**: Complete. OCR cleaned against the page image; corrected against the page scan 21 Oct 2026. --- **THE PARNELL MEETING.** *A Large and Enthusiastic Gathering of Patriotic Irish Citizens.* *Organization of a Branch of the Irish National LeagueIreland: movements, law & landIrish National Leaguefrom 1882Parnell’s successor to the suppressed Land League, with Home Rule as its first aim. The Irish National League of America (1883) was its fundraising arm in the United States.More in Key terms → of America.* *Resolutions of Sympathy With Charles Stewart ParnellIreland: movements, law & landCharles Stewart Parnell1846–1891President of the Land League and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party; the dominant figure of Irish politics in the 1880s, brought down by the O’Shea divorce case in 1890.More in Key terms →.* Renshaw Opera House was well filled last night with an enthusiastic assemblage of patriotic Irish citizens, who met for the purpose of expressing their sympathy with the efforts now being made by the Parnell wing of the Irish national movement for the amelioration of their brethren in the mother country, and the formation of a branch of the Irish National League to co-operate with the parent organization formed at the convention recently held in Philadelphia. John Maguire was elected Chairman of the meeting, and John H. Curtis was appointed Secretary. Upon taking the chair Mr. Maguire addressed the meeting at some length on the subject of Irish affairs. James A. Murray, from the committee on resolutions, presented the following: The Committee on Resolutions report as follows: MR. CHAIRMAN:—We, your Committee on Resolutions, respectfully submit the following, and recommend their adoption: WHEREAS, The uncalled for interference of Pope Leo XIII., in the temporal concerns of the Irish people in the present crisis, substantially expressing sympathy with England, starves, coerces and exterminates the people of Ireland, therefore be it *Resolved,* That while we acknowledge and are ready to yield obedience (as Catholics) to the spiritual authority of Pope Leo XIII., we emphatically repudiate his claim to exercise any authority over us as Irishmen while we vindicate the solemn and sacred duty we owe our mother country. *Resolved,* That we approve of the course pursued by Charles Stewart Parnell relative to Irish affairs in the past, and we hereby pledge him our faith, support and sympathy, now and in the future, in all his efforts to alleviate the sufferings of Ireland and the Irish people. *Resolved,* That the Secretary of this meeting be instructed to furnish the *Citizen*, of Chicago, a copy of the proceedings and actions of this meeting. The resolutions were unanimously adopted. An organization was then effected of the Butte branch of the Irish National League of America, and the following permanent officers were elected: James Mathews, President; J. T. Sullivan, Vice President; Jno. H. Curtis, Cor. Secretary; James H. Lynch, Financial Secretary; Samuel Mulville, Treasurer; James A. Murray, Patrick Conlan and John Maguire, trustees. A resolution was adopted fixing the initiation fee at $1 and the monthly dues at 50 cents. Thirty members were enrolled on the spot, and $185 was subscribed to the Parnell testimonial fund. Resolutions were adopted providing for holding meetings of the League on every alternate Sunday at 7:30 p. m. that the subscription list to the Parnell fund be kept open until June 22d, and tendering a vote of thanks to John Maguire for the free use of Renshaw Opera House for the meeting; after which the meeting adjourned until 7:30 p. m. on Sunday, June 24th. *[Text checked against the page scan at 3x (names and figures at 5-14x), 21 Oct 2026, starting from the tile-by-tile page reading of 20-21 Oct 2026. The head prints a stray point between the words ("THE PARNELL.MEETING."). A separate notice, "The Parnell Fund", at the foot of the same column names the places to contribute until "the 22d instant": James Mathews, cor. Granite and Main streets; Samuel Mulville, blacksmith shop, East Broadway; J. H. Lynch, at Lavell Bros.' office.]*