The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-27

i'oSpoN, Nov % Special thirty
eight iarnellitc members of the House
of Commons last night requested Par
nell to convene u meeting of the Nation
aiist members of the House to-day
Parncll declined to grant their request
despite the fact that the rules part pro
vide that Il meeting shall be- called
whom twenty members sign 4 request
for such n purpose.
Several of the Parnell:tc members
complain that they wore not informed
of all the facts in connection with Glad
stones attitude toward Parncll as set
forth in his letter to Merely when they
voted yesterday to retain Parnell in the
leadership of tho Irish party.
stormy scene occurred at the
meeting of parncllite members held
last evening, after the letter from
Gladstone To Merely had been made
public.
Mccarthy, in not making known tho
contents at the morning meeting. was
severely criticised. 4 majority of Ma
tionaist members present last night
said they had believed previous to the
meeting in the morning that parncll.
after his re election. would not take an
active part i'll politics fora few months
They now believed that if Gladstonc's
letter had been read ut the morning
meeting the result on the motion to re-
tain Mr.. Farncll in the leadership
would have been different.
The Truth, Henry Labouchc~c's pa
per, to-day abandons parnell.
Parncli reconsiIered his dctcrmina-
ton, and the parncllitcs held n meeting
this morning. There was wide diver
gence OF opinion, tho maiority tavoring
parnells resignation of the leadership.
and the minority vchemcntly protest
ing Another meeting will be held this
evening
Parncll's speech at the opening of the
meeting gave no indication that he in
tended to alter his decision to retain
tho leadership. Nolan was the only
member present vino favored parncll's
retention OF the office.
Mccarthy. whose frequent illusions
to Parnell's great sacrifices for the Irish
cause were applaudcd said he hoped
that after due consideration Parncll
would see his way to retire for tho
present and save the sacred cause of
Irish Independence.
Sexton said he regretted that Glad
stones views regarding the leadership
of the Nationalist party had been with
held ut yesterdays meeting.
lie sympathctically appealed to Par
nell to reconsider his position. THE
question" he said, had assumed new
phase since the publication of Glad
stones letter to Morley'
The Irish party fully recognized Par
ncll's tremendous services. but it is felt
| that personal considerations must be
sacrificed for the sake OF the cause
Sexton advocated that every parncl-
| lite should record his opinion as TO the
leadership of the party and thus settle
the question.
1t was hoped that the cable dispatch
from the delegation in America would
reach London before the meeting adj
Journcd, but none was received
Much importance is attached to the
message from Dillon, O'Bricn and other
Delegates. and the decision of the meet
ing to re-asscmhlc at five o'clock was
caused by the hope that the dispatch
would arrive in the interval
When the l'arncllites returned to the
lobby from the room in which the meet
ing was held, they were surrounded by
excited groups Of liberals, who closely
questioned them regarding the proceed
ings.
They replied that nothing would be
decided until after . o'clock.
The Nationalist members met again
in the afternoon, but ad jonrncd until
Monday without /; king any definite
action.
Io-day's events have not relieved the
tension. but rather have accumulated
the complications of the situation.
tl..1
EladStone's letter produced Il strong
impression upon the Nationalist last
evening, and, from indications given at
the hastily summoned meeting, ii
seemed that there was every reason to
believe that to-day would bring about
new Developments which would lead to
an amlcable arrangement of the trouble.
But, although the conferences held
to-day prove that great divergence of
opinion exists, they show that Parnell
IS firmly resolved to adhere to his de-
SlSlon, and that, unless vote of no
confidence liz passed by his followers. he
Wall not abdicate the leadership.
Today, after long and earnest dis
c&Ssion OF the situation. in which most
Candid ana outSpokcn opinions were
given, Parnoll positively gained u vic
tory.
The members. however, who adyocat-
ed his retention deprecated the idea of n
final decision until the opinion of tho
entire party shall have been recorded
Tic meeting adjourned after nearly
three hours of spec chmaking. in order
to obtain the views Of absent members
of the party.
careful inquiry brings out tho fact
that little doubt exists rs to the upsbot
of the matter When the party rcas-
sembles on Monday, it is probable that
parnnll will norn L., L., - - -