The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-23
KILKENNY ELECTION.
Il Passes OF Without ANY
Serious Disturbance.
THE RESULT STILL In DOUBT,
But VIII Hc Kn0wn To.day-.Both
Factions Of tho Irish Party Con.
ildcnt..Thc Clergy Active.
Tho Eyraud Verdict.

KILKENNY, Dec. 22.-Polling opened
brlskly this morning, and everybody
looked forward to a most exciting day.
The presence Of the military aud large
force OF police, scattered throughout
North Kilkenny, seemed to DO q guar.
antce against any serious breach OF the
peace. Mr.. Parnel and his candidate,
Mr.. Vincent SCuly, arrived upon the
scene at an early hour. The town Is oc.
eupied by q large body Of police and a
company of fifty soldiers.
Strong and enthusiastic conlincents of
tho supporters Of both sides arrived ear.
lly at Castle Conner, which point others
besides MIR. healy apparently regard as
being the key to tho constituency.
The feeling Of a majority Of the voters
30 lar rs can be judged by outward ap.
pearanccs, this morning, seemed to be
antt.Parnell. A rumor which caused
considerable excitement, waa circulated
during the morning. 1t was to the Of.
lect that "a large number OF miners had
been confined IN coal pit in order to
prevent their voting. !dthreats were
soon made by both eIdes and il was an.
nounced that the Miners would be res.
cued ut any cost. An investigation of
tho report, however, showed it to be
nothing more alarming than "cam-
palgn lie" and howls OF derisiou we're
exchanged between the opposing par.
ties when it became known that the
miners referred to would later ia the day
match in body to the polls.
AS arule the leading members OF both
the parnsl!ite aud McCarthyites met
and treated each other in courteous
manner, but the same cannot be said OF
the rank and file. The hitter, in the
most good natured manner, were boil |
ing up to a point where they would like
no.hing better than rattliDg free fight.
As the morning advanced this har.
nlonious state OF atiaira was somewhat
clouded by al alteration which took
place between MIR. Harrington and
number OF priests. This wordy warfare
was cccasioneG by what Mr.. Harrington
termed the priests interference with
voters. Hot words were exchanged on
this subject, and in spite OF Mr. uar-
tln2ton's protest to the priests continued
the work OF influencing voters who
were thought to be leaning toward Par
nell.
The priests later marched to the polls
amid cheers and counter cheers at the
head OF body OF voters. Tue action OF |
tue priests in actively and openly in.
liuenclnS or committing to influence
votsr5, created among the parnellites
considerable talk OF petitioning against
the validity OF tho election in North
Kilkenny should Mr. Scul!y be defeated.
The polling has passed of quietly.
There was no disturbance here, and no
Disorder worthy Of mention is reported |
at any ol the other towns in the district.
Mr. Timothy Harrington says that
prlestly coercion wag rampant through
cut North Kilkenny to-day, and that
tie Parne!l;.cs have good grounds to
petition against the validity OF Sir John |
Pope henncssey's election should the
latter be eho%n 10 have headed Mr.. |
Vincent Scully at the poia.
1t is stated that out out OF 500 en-.
Titled to vote at todsy'a election 1900 !
cast their bal,o:s. Tuosc who abstuincd |
from voting ure saidto have been mostly !
Gnionists. In an interview MIR. Psrneil |
said he expected tho majority would be
small, whichever party won.
The town is intensely excited tonight, |
but no disorder has occurred. The |
streets are full OF people eagerly discuss
ing the days election. Opinions vary |
widely rs to the result OF the polls, |
Nothing dstinite can be learned from
any tource.