The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-12
YESTERDAYS SECOND EDITION.
LThe following items Of news appeared in our
Second Edition Of Sunday:l



Mr.. Gladstone and the Future.
Special to the Indiauapolis Journal.
BOSTON, July 10-The Herald's London cable
correspondent sends the following: yicto-
~ IL still with the Tories up to the
present and will probably remain with
them. The election returns now in leave
the Conservatives an absolute majority Of
three over al other sections in the HOUSE. The
figures are 265 Conservatives against 262 Liber-
ais, Gladstoneites ana Unionists, Radicals and
Parnellites Counting in the 81 Unionists thus
FAR elected. there are $40 Tories aud Unionists
tai number OF seats in the Commons
is GO. In the Parliament recently dissolved
only 655 were filed, although there were Coo
members on the floor. Out of $40 there still re-
main lab seats, for which members have not
been returned. OF these 143 the Gladstoneites
are confident of carrying eighty-four, conceding
hfty-nin to the Tories and Unionists. Ii the
nome-rule party succeeds in doing this. which 10
the utmost TO be hoped for. it will still De in
hopeless minority, If the House remains divided,
rs as present into miniserialists and opposition.
Taking the most favorable estimate which
Dir Gladstone's friends able to make. the
final disposition of the parties will be: Union
lists, 36e; Gladstoneites, 292 It would not be
surprising. however, if the Tory Unionist COM
bination turned out to be still nearer 400
The decision of Mr. Gladstone, whether to re-
sign or to continue in Office after the assembling
Of Parliament next month, will depend altogether
snt of the Liberal Unionists If, on vote, the
Tories fail to obtain independent working
majority, the ministerial section of the House
Will insist that the government remain in Office.
DIR. Gladstone. himself. desires to resign and let
tbs Conservatives assume the lead in legislation,
while he would conduct persistent opposition,
aiming to break up the Conservative Unionist
eoalition with the aid of his home-rule followers.
This would place the Tory leaders in minority,
and would be followed by another appeal to the
country. In that case Mr.. Gladstone would go
into the campaign with an amended home-rule
platform, designed not only to win
over the least violent element Of
the doubtful Liberals who have abstained from
voting this time, to come to the polls in his in
aerest This would certainly result in triumph,
Rs many of the abstaning Liberals are only
waiting to make up their minds about Ireland
Or to have offered them home-rule measure
somewhat less radical than the one in which the
government was defeated. The fact that the
3mmeDse body of workingmen whose change of
residence has prevented them registering this
registered and be ready to vote, is
another point which is likely to count
an Mr.. Gladstone's favor At this moment, how
ever, nothing is fixed. The Cabinet is expected
to meet on the 10Th inst, week from next
Monday, instead of next week. and will probably
then decide on the course 20 be pursued by Mr..
Gladstone and the tactics to be adopted in at
tanning his purpose. A resignation immediately
on the meeting of Parliament would be resorted
80, If at all, under the precedent established by
Earl Beaconsfeld in December, 1865 when he
gave up his first tenancy of the prime ministry,
dating from February of that year, in the face
OF majority OF liza precedent which was con-
hrmed, with added force, in February, 1874,
when, after repeated defeats and consequent dis
solution of Parliament Glrdstone was faced by
Conservative majority of 40 as the result of the
polling, and left the government in Lord Bea-
eonseelds hands for the next six years If it is
decided to follow these presidents, the govern
ment will not wait for a hostile vote in Parlia-
ment, bnt will act at once on the official returns,
and will advise the Queen to send for Lord Sails
bury. Lord Salisbury. indeed expects to be
called upon to form new Ministry, and will re-
turn next week to be ready to do So
political fracas occurred at Warminster
tonight Lord Harry Thyme, Conservative,
met G.. p Fuller, the Gladstonlan candidate
for the House Of Commons for that 1.-THE
western division of Wiltshire) constituency,
At the railway station at Warminster, and in
heated conversation which followed called him a
liar. Mr.. Fuller promptly replied in similar
language, when Lord Harry Thyme struck
Fuller The latter returned the attack vigor-
0usly, when lively scrimmage ensued. At
length Viscount Weymouth and Sir Charles
ants. The difficulty grew out of the following
circumstance:
p. j. 0'Brien, the Parnellite member for the
north division of Tipperary, had attempted to
deliver Grafton in support Of Mr. Fuller, in
the earlier part OF the evening. but had been
howled down by crowd in the hall, who greeted
She speaker with cries of ''dynamiter" and con
victh Mr. OBrien, Mr.. Fuller and their friends
we're eventually compelled to retreat to Mr.. Full
.ers house. which was besieged by mob till
midnight.