The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-13
rHE pARNELL CLUB.
The Funds for PaFncllH Aid Considerably
Increased Last Night.

Increased Last Night.
The Parnell Club Of this city held an.
other meeting at the Court House last
evening for the purpose Of hearing reports
from the various ward committees appoint.
cd to solicit funds to help Mr., Parnell
aud his fellow members in the elections
now in progress for members Of Parlia-
ment. Mr.. NJ, Reilly, the President, pre-.
sided, and MIR, 7, S, Riley was in his place
as Secretary, An acknowledgement Of
the $2lS sent To the New York Sun to be
foTeWArded To Ireland was read, and then
the further reports called for, The First
ward by Mr.. P. Kenney handed in Sill;
the Fourth by Mr., 4, i, Ovens, 81; the
Sixth by Mr., r. Wisr, Sl0i the Sixth by
Mr., NJ, Grogan,. S92 %, and the general
committee BY Mr., T.. s. Riley $751;
total 500 % or grand total OF $3.50 20
that has been collected in Wheel
iug for the Causa Of Home Rule,
The other ward committeeman were
either not present or not ready TO report,
Those that did report als0 reported that
they had o number Of subscriptions on
their books that had not been collected
but promised TO endeaVor to have those
amounts. together with others, ready to
hand in next Monday evening to which
time the club adjourned, A majority
thought that the next draft sent on
should be one for f600at least,
Rev, Father MCElligott, the treasurer,
having gone abroad for two months, Mr.,
NJ, j. 0'Ksne was chosen 10 ill his place,
The question was asked whether it was
advisable to continue the soliciting OF
funds, as the returns from the elections,
most Of which have been held, indicate
that the majority against Hume Rule will
be larger In the next Parliament than in
the last, The gentleman who p~ropouuded
the question said that in soliciting he had
bsep asked what was the use in sending
oufmoney in view OF the turn affairs had
takenP
President Reilly and Mr., O'KanO
both made pointed speeches in reply. No
one should be afraid that one cent sent to
help the cause would be misapplied.
There were elections to be contested
which would require in each case several
hundred dollars, The members elected
to the House OF Commons reCeiVsno SAL
airy, the Office being merely u OF honor,
and US many OF the Paruellites arc poor
men who cannot afford to pay their ex-
penses while in London, funds are needed
to enable them to stay there and fight the
battle for liberty to the Irish people. The
expenses Of the elections just held must
be paid. It ia almost certain that the
newly elected Parliament will not be long
lived. Then a new body must be elected
aud the struggle for a Home Rule Parlia-
ment fought over again. Members were
urged to keep at work and secure a sum
in keeping with Wheeling's size and i'm
p%ortance as q commercial city.
1t has been suggested that a good plan
to raise O goodly sum would be to stcure
the Capitol rink, have a prize drill by the
Knights OF st. George and the Knights OF
st. John, some music, two or three short
speeches on the Irish question aud charge
q small admission. II properly worked
up several hundred dollars could doubt
less be realized. This plan or some other
will probably be brought up at the next
meeting OF the club.