The Portland daily press., 1888-10-30
HIS LORDLY RANK EXCUSE ENOUGH.
SaIisbury's Scheme for SackvllIe's
Retirement to His Ancestral Halls.
Sir Charles Tupper Possibly to be the
Next Minister.
Prominent New York Irishman's
Opinion Of the Letter.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29-L0rd SackVllle re-
fuses to confirm or deny London despatch
announcing that Lord Salisbury telegraphed
him that his accession to the peerage would
offer a sufficient excuse for his retirement
Secretary Bayard has had several confer
ences with the President today concerning
Lord Sackyille's letter and other matters.
Another message has been sent to Minister
Phelps. 1t is believed cablegram has been
received from him but nothing can be learn
ed as to the contents of either.
Tupper as Minister.
OTTAWA, Oct. GIT is rumored In politi-
cal circles that Sir Charles Tupper, high COM
missioner to England, will succeed Lord
Sackville as British minister to the United
States.
sackviile In English Papers.
LONDON, Oct 29.--The Pail Mall Gazette
writing about the Sackville incident, ex-
presses the opinion that the excitement
caused by the letter in America is largely
simulated for political purposes. 1t regrets
that Americans are not superior to such out
bursts Of feeling. Except for the chance Of
catching the Irish vote by abusing England,
it,thinks no one in America would care two
straws what Lord Sackyille wrote, said o T
thought.
The Globe holds that the most satisfactory
denouement Of the incident would be to send
instructions to Lord Sackville TO keep his
opinions to himself while at Washington.
American election tactics are outside the
notice of any foreign power.
The st. James Gazette maintains that
Lord Sackville cannot remain in Washing
ton. He should have known better than to
walk into net spread before his eyes,
An IrIshman on the Letter.
NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-Capt. p. II. Nc
Nance. president of the Irish-American
Antl-Free Trade League, was busy all
day yesterday at his home, No. 449 West
Forty-seventh street receiving many of the
Republican leaders in the 1lth Congress dis
trict who called to thank him for his loyalty
to the party in retiring from the contest for
the nomination for congress in that district.
The Independent Labor men had nominated
him, ana the Anti-Free Trade League had
indorsed this action. at was merely for the
sake Of the party" he said, that consented
to have my name put forward in the first
instance; because, being an Irish-American,
l believed that with the support of large
portion of that vote in the district a success
ful night might have been made.
"Will Lord Sackville's letter prove dam
aging to the Democracy" he was asked.
II feel certain that it will" he replied. "It
is no play upon words to say that he will
prove the worst kind of Burchard for the
Democracy. Mr. Blaine's telling speech in
Newark presents the matter in the clearest
light have yet seen, and it ought to be
printed and circulated"
"Will it affect the Irish vote"
What we want to produce among tina
class of our fellow-c citizens" said Capt.
McNamee, with humorous smile, sis dis
affection, not affection; and for the Anti
Free Trade League can say that we have
already aroused that feeling to what Demo-
Gratis will yet call AN alarming extent l
need not say aroused The disatfection
necessary to announce that it was there and
we have done that. We shall merely make
the fact little more emphatic Tuesday
week."
what do you think of the big registra-
tion?"
1T is a glorious forecast" he answered
with enthusiasm. II affirm that 1t is an up
rising in behalf Of protection. Right here In
the XVIlth Assembly District more than
three thousand voters have been added TO the
list. Henry George carried this district.
Remember that the immense increase is
among artisans who would be at once iniu-
riousy affected by the passage Of the Mills
bill. Remember that the George vote is an
Independent vote and comprises the most
intelligent and hard working men in this
section of the city. That vote will go protec-
tion as sure as | am telling you. 1t Is on
calculations such as these that / base my
prophecy of victory for Harrison and Nor
ton."