New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23
HENNESSEY PROBABLY WINS.
rur KILKENNY ELECTION CLAIMED Bl
TIE ANTIPARNELIITES


fLACEs-THE PARNELLlTES IN
cHNsED AT THE PRIESTS WORK
ING AT THE POLLS-1NCI-
DENTS oY THE DAY.
London. Dec 23.-A dispatch from kilknny TO
eth. Daily News SAYS that there Is not thc
slightest doubt that Sir John Pope Henne'sey Is
.,sc,ed bv majority Of at least 500.
K;ILennv Dec. oe.-It is stated that. out OF
5.,oo persons entitled 10 vote at to-day eFc'ioh'
l5oo cast their ballots Most of those VINO an
s,e;ned from voting are said to have been Union
lists.
In an interview Mr.. Parnell said he expected
,be majority would he small. whichever party
,ror lie hoped the bitterness of language that
marked the contest woui> he forgotten, and IN
tac, considering all things. he thought the battle
hod been fought with little ill-feeling on either
aide Mr. Parncll added that his eyes were much
bett.r. He will 20 TO Avondale tomorrow ann
will remain there day, proceeding thence TO
Paris lie will not resume the campaign Ia
Ireland until January.
Mr. Davitt in an interview this evening, slld
be was confident that Sir John Pope Hennessy
had won by majority of ahont Loco.
The polling passed OIL quietly. There was no
disturbance here and no disorder worthy OF men
ton is reported at any Of the other towns in the
district.
At Carrick -on-Suir Tipperary. crowd
of Parneliitce attempted to-niaht to make bon
fire of pile of copies OF Mr.. Davitts paper. lhe
Labor World, whepupon they were at''cN'"
by party Of Davitt sympath2crs. and shaip
scrmmage cnsued. The fight ended IN the r"n'
OF the Parnellitcs. several Of whom were lnluf'"
Polling opened briskly this morning, and every
body looked forward 10 exciting day Inc
nrcscnce of the military and a large force of police
scattered throughout North Kilkenny seemed "
be guarantee against any serious breach of th"
rcacc Mr. Parucll aud lis candidate, Vincent
S,uIlv. arrived upon the scene az an early hour.
The town was occupied hV a body OF police AMI
a company of fifty soldiers.
Strong and enthusiastic contnSents OF the sup
portcrs of both sides gathered at CaStec"mer,
which point Timothy lIcaly and others regarded
as the key 10 the constituency.
4 rnmor which caused considerable excitement
was circulated during the morning. II was to
,he effect that a large number of miners had been
confined in coal pit in Or0er 10 prevent their
voting Wild threats were made by both
sides. and it was announced that the miners would
be rescued az any cost An Investigation Of thc
report howevc, showed il to he "Camlalcn
lie" and honls Of dersion were exchanged ne
tween the opposing parties when II bocam" known
that the miners referred 10 would later in the day
march in nody 10 the polls
As rule the Leading members Of both the
Parneliites and McCarthyites treated each other
In courteous h,anner. hut tho could - n"
saM OF the rank and file As the mornine ad-
vanced this harmonious state Of affairs was sOoie-
what disturbed by an alteration between Mr..
~, nd nor of
warfare was occasoned by what Mr.. HARRINGTON
termed the priests interference with voters. Hot
words were EXCHANGED on lis subject, and III spite
of Mr. IIarrinetOns protests the priests continued
the work of influencing voters who were thouSh'
10 he leaning toward Iarncll.
The priests later marched 70 the polls. amil
cheers and counter cheers al the head at d boA|
of voters There was much ill-fcclinG in regard
10 the action of the priests IN actively and openly
influencing or attempting 70 influence voters
which action was alleged by the Parncllit"S 20 oc
decidedly unfair.
Information was received from Castlecomer -
the effect that Mr.. Parncll met with hostile r.
ception at that place.
Mr.. Parnel returned here at p. IN from o
visit n the voters of Gowran. Ne was in ~"
highest spirits. and announccd that Gowran was
going splcndidly," and thar il would poll an
almost solid Vote for Mr. Scully.
Mr. Davitt raised objection IN allowing
MI Scully's election bills and campaign posters 10
appear on the walls Of the Gowran Court House,
where the polling was taking place Mr.. Crilly,
NJ p brought the returning officer, who ordered
Mr. Scully's placardS 10 he removed.
Advices from JohnstDwn to-day stated that Sir
John Pope HenneS,v's supporters. headed by
number Of enthusiastic priests marched through
the streets, thereby causing scene Of Wild "A-
citemeDt Hv their friends the marchers were
greeted with cheer upon cheer, while their oppo-
nents replied TO these sounds Of sympathy with
q chorus OF grosns. II with great difficulty
that the police prevented Il serious collision be
tween the excited rival factions
The election excitement existing in this town
was increased when it became known that Mr..
Souly the Psrnetc candidate. had entered a
formal protest before the returnig officer,
against the laxity OF the regulations in regard
10 the admiNancc OF strangers 80 the polling
stations lie and his friends asserted that the
presence was apparent in the polling PAGES OF
many priests who were known to lie supporters
Of Mr. Ilennessy. This, they asserted was
irregular and contrary 70 the law.
Timothy HarringtOns manifesto, as 1t is calle1
here, declaring that the citizens OF the | nlbI
States and the Irish in America would never sub
init 10 the deposition Of Mr.. Parne formed one
Of the prominent features OF the last stages of the
electoral campaign IN tins part OF The country.
II undoubtedly ha1 cOlhiucI0Die erect on DO II
sides.
lessrs Redmond and Ok~ly have left this
town on their wuy 10 Paris, where they xpcct
meet Mr O'irlcD.
Dublin Dec. 22.-At the various mee'ings II
the Cloyne branches o: The National LeJgGc yes
tSrday the priests in accordance with the bishops
instructions, requested The people TO form eagncs
independent Of 'hc cOatrOl Of the Dgbn EN-
eeutive which as is wc!l-kn0wn, warmly sup
ports Mr. Parncli Al most Of the meetings L.
fsrred ~ resolutions IN accordance with the b.sh-
ops suggestions Mef" adOpt"N
"The fTecman's .IouTnal" announced today that
y the Kilkenny electors should return Sir John
Of Stead and iIusb Price Hughes and The crowd
sf Pharisees.7 The election of Vincent Scully,
The Journal" added. was their one and only
chance OF winning Home RUle and also the only
chance for the clergy 10 use their legitimate
afhuence. Parnell nio.e according - The
Journal Us the strength 80 control certain