Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-02-04
'RARNELL'S ASSOCIATES.
N,ENwao MAN THE SHIP WHEN
THE PLOTS Al THE HELM.


Sketches of o'connor' sexton; 49,
4 nroc.rthv. sullivan. Gray, O'Brien'
DnIoR. Bigear, O'KeIly, Harrington
and Others.
From, the N.to York sun.
rbomas Power O'Connor is Mr.. Far
uoIps most trusted lieutenant. He is the
President of the League in England IL
was owing to his extraordinary powers oil
organization that the Irish vote in Eng
land was thrown so solidly for the Tories
at the recent election. BE is about 90
wears old, graduate of the Queens Col-
lege in Galway, and man OF good pro
portions, intellectually and pnyslcally;
He is well known IN the journalistic ana
literary world. his latest work being a
volume on Gladstone and his Parliament.
He is an able speaker, keen debauer, ana
he has n cool head. Had he adopted the
bar instead of journalism for profession
ne would have attained the first rank
among lawyers. He is fayorably known IN
this country, having visited IL on a Iectur-
ing tour in the fall of 1881. lie recently
married the daughter OF t1e laIe : uuSe
PaschaI Of Texas. Mr.. O'Connor is one
OF the special cable correspondents OF the
Sun.
SEXTON, THE ORATOR.
Thomas Sexton is the orator of the
party. He is 80 years old and native OF
The county of Waterford. His father died
when MIR. Sexton was a child. He attend
ed the Christian Brothers school In
Waterford, and when young lad gave
evidence OF great Evolutionary powers ana
literary taste. At the age OF IL he lectur-
ed on Goldsmith before the Young Mems
Catholic Association in the city of w alter
q ri
bv competitive examination IN the office
OF the Waterford and Limerick Railway,
which he retained for three years. In 1869
Mr.. Sexton made his first appearance on
political platform. There was yacan-
cy in the representation of the city.
Three candidates were in the 1eld-Slr
Henry Winston Barron, an old Wing
Catholic. Ralph Bernal Osborne, another
old Wing, and Samuel Thomas Grub, a
retired merchant. None of the three
candidates is now alive. Grubb was good
natured, but shallow and vain, and had
no intention of going to the polls. He
simply wanted too be proposed, 80 as TO
make a speech and retire. He found
much difficulty in getting proposer, but
MIR. Sections good nature prompted him
TO do Grubb a favor Mr.. Sections name
had inst been placed on the Parliament
Rry roll, and when he rose in the centre OF
the court house to propose Grub he re-
ceiVed an enthusiastic ovation. The nigh
Sheriff. astonished at Sections boyish APP
pearance, asked a gentleman who sat
near him whether he was voter. The
future legislator made an eloquent appeal
in favor of Mr.. Grub, and the latter
subsequently retired, leaving the field be-
tween Barron and Osborne. Mr.. Sexton
shortly afterward accepted an editorial
position on the Dublin Nation, which he
retained until his election to Parliament
five years ago. He Joined the Home Rule
League in 1879, and ever since has been
an active member of the National party.
When Chief Secretary Forster made his
raid upon the Nationalist Mr.. Sexton
was taken from a sick bed and lodged in
Kilmainham prison. He has marvellous
power IN the handling OF figures, and he
has made that power felt in the House OF
Commons. AS polished orator be has
few equals in the House.
THE SECOND MATE OF THE SHIP.
Timothy Michael Healy, in point Of
= ability, ranks, according to the Pail Nal
Gazette, second in the Parnell party. In
many respects he stands first. He has
neither the elOquence nor the GOODNESS in
debate of Thomas Power O'COnnOr and
Sexton, but he is a good speaker, highly
aggressive, fearless, and always ready fol
a fight. Since he was elected to Parlia-
ment in 1880 he has been admitted to the
Irish bar, and has considerable practice
He was born in Bantry, county of Cork
in 1856, where his father, Maurice Healy
was Clerk Of the Poor Law Union. In
1852 his father removed to LismOre, in the
county OF Waterford, where he holds the
office of Clerk of the Union, Postmaster
and Clerk to the Town Commissioners
Timothy received his preliminary educa
ton in the Christian Brothers school
where Brother O'Donnell taught hin
shorthand. Young Tim" soon struck
out for himself, and, when hardly l6
found employment as stenOgrapher in d
railroad office in Newcastle-On-ryne
England. He went to London in 1878 anC
became confidential clerk, in a floor
cloth factory. While here he contributed
weekly letter TO the Dublin Nation on
Parliamentary matters. His aunt is the
wife OF Mr.. T. d. Sullivan, editor of the
Nation, so that there was not much diff
Guilty in obtaining the posi-
tion of London Parliamentary cOrrespOn
dent of that able paper. In 1879 he be
came Mr.. ParnelPs private secretary, ant
in 1880 was elected TO Parliament. Hit
career since then is we'll known. A few
wears ago be married his own first cousin
the daughter OF I. ID. sullivan, now Lore
Mayor OF Dublin. Mr.. Sullivan haC
Strong objections to the marriage on &C
count of the close relationship, but the
young couple stood firm, and be yielded
"Tim" is small in stature but big in in
tellect.
THE THIRD MATE.
Justin Mccarthy, the well-known MS
torian, is the Vice Chairman Of the Irisi
j Parliamentary party. Before he entered
Parliament he had worldwide reputa
= ton as an author. He was born in Corr
in 1880. Having learned shorthand. il
lS41 he became a reporter on the Corr
Er0Dltner, then edited by John Francis
Mcclure. In the troublesome times o
1913 Dir. Mccarthy, John Pope Hennessy
and others started the Cork Historical
Society, every member of which subse.
quently joined the Young Ire
land movement In 1852 Mr.
Mccarthy joined the Liverpool
Northern Times as reporter, and sub
sequently contributed to its editorial col
umns. When the paper failed in 1860, he
went TO London. His first employment
was parliamentary reporter for theStar
MIR. Mccarthy is a good French, German,
and Italian scholar, and he soon began Il
fill the columns Of leading magazines
one OF his articles in the Westminster
ReUift0 attracted the attention of JONI
Stuart Mill. An introduction followed
and young Mccarthy stood on the step
ping stone to fame, He became editor o
the London Morning Star, a paper il
which John Bright mad large interest
lin 1865 he visited this country and wrote ,