sentences:  While reflecting primarily the views of progressive landlords like him, it was intended to rally all those who wished to see the 'conference policy' applied to other spheres of Irish life.In the course of 1904, this body produced a scheme of "devolution"—that is, for granting to Ireland limited powers of local self-government.The Under-Secretary for Ireland, Sir Antony MacDonnell, had a hand in drafting it.