The Indianapolis journal., 1886-02-13
decline to recognize Captain O'Shea, and even
carry the opposition to the point Of resgning
their aaata

decline to recognize Captain O'Shea, and even
carry the opposition to the point Of resgning
their seats.
special correspondent gives the subioined
version Of the Galway election matter:
'.The trouble grew out of Mr.. PANELS secre-
tive way Of action. Without holding consulta-
tion, and yet without meaning to give offense,
which il is safe to say he will never do again in
like manner, he authorized Captain OSheas
candidacy privately. consulting only one OF ms
colleagues vaguely This member became
alarmed and raised a revolt along the whole line
Mr.. Biggar and MIR. Healey, rejecting the spirit
Of the whole party at the moment when it was
believed that O'Shea was merely intriguing to
get the Endorsement which he professed TO
have, started for Galway to nip the thing in the
bud.
''As soon as they had gone members in Dublin
learned that Mr.. Parnell was really backing
O'Shea. and became panic-stricken. They began
wiring Mr.. Biggar and Mr.. Healy to return, and
also flooding Mr.. Parnell with dispatches implor-
ing him to odisavow Captain OShea besides send
ing him united telegram to the same purport-
Mr.. Parnell in turn wired Mr. Biggar. at Gal
way. urging him, on the score of old friendship,
not to persist in his course Biggar was impiaca
BILE, and answered that the connection with Capt
O'Shea was ruinous, and that if he came to Gal
way he would inevitably be beaten The towns
he said, was wild over Mr.. Lynch, who was about
the brightest and incest young man in Com
naught. He was we'll to-do miller and lead.
antipathy to Mr.. O'Shea carried the two visitors
along on it's current. They telegraphed to the
men in Dublin that Mr.. O'Shea had not ghost
OF chance, and fancied that they had carried
their point Their purpose was not mutiny, but
an effort to so discredlt Mr.. OShea that Mr.. Par,
nell. whom they supposed to be only slightly
committed to him, would draw back. They re-
allied that it would be grievous piece of folly
TO wreck the whole cause over such character
less fop as Captain OShea Their mistake was
that they simply underrated Mr.. Parnells sense
of his obligation in the matter.
'1n the meantime Mr.. Parnell arrived at
Dublin and got signatures to manifesto up
holding his leadership. Mr.. Dillon and over a
cumstances Practically every one who did sign
it made as qualification that they were opposed
to Mr.. OShea, and only signed it because the
issue of Mr.. Parnell's authority was raised. but
none of these reservations appeared in print
Mr.. Healy and Mr. Bigger would have signed the
same manifesto If they had been asked to sign it,
for they never dreamed of disputng the leader
ship OF Mr.. Parnell. He came to Galway, as they
say. without bluffs or threats. and his rough re-
ception and own quiet bravery. saying he would
be dragged to death through the mud by mob
before he would relinquish the position he had
taken in the interests of Ireland, did more than
anything else to touch the chord of personal
fealty. Mr.. Healy said he would rather cut his
own throat than see the indignity of defeat
offered to his chief, and he was as certain as he
was of sunrise that defeat would come if the
direct issue was fought out This consideration
governed the settlement, for the defeat of Mr.
Parnells candidate would have destroyed the
cause in Parliament Mr.. Lynch and the Gal
way leaders saw the thing in the same light, and
it was arranged that Captain OShea should take
the oath the same the rest. He will be incon-
tinently kicked out if there should be breath Of
suspicion of his conduct There is also an un-
derstanding that he shall never stand for Galway
again, and that Mr. Lynch shall fill the first flu
orabe way out of the difficulty, and was ac-
cepted by all concerned"