St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-23
EiiehaeI Davitt Claims His
Election by One Thou
sand Votes.
Parnell Admits That the Ma
jority Will Be Small on
Either Side.
Or. Harrington Claims That
PrieStly Coercion Was
Rampant.
Verdict in the Eyraud-Bon1-
pard Trial May Be An
nulled.

KILKENNY, Dee. 22.-It is stated that
out of 800 persons entitled to vote at
to-day's election. $500 cast their ballots.
Those who abStaned from voting are
said to have been mostly Unionists. In
an interview Mr.. Parnell said he eX-
pected the majority would be small,
whichever party won. He hoped the
bitterness of language that marked the
contest would be forgotten, and in fact,
considering all things, he thought the
battle had been fought with little i'll
feeling on either side. Mr.. Parnell said
that his eyes were much better. He
will go to AvOndale tomorrow and will
remain there day. proceeding thence
TO Paris. He will not resume the cam
poign in ireland until January. MIR.
Davitt. in an interview this evening.
said he was confident that Sir John
Pope Hennessy had won by majority
Of about 1,000. 4 rumOr which caused
considerable excitement was circulated
during the morning. 1t was TO the
effect that large number of miners had
been confined in a coal pit in order TO
Prevent Their Voting.
Wild threats were soon made by both
BideS, and it was announced that the
miners would be rescued at any cost.
An investigation Of the report, how
ever, showed it to be nothing more
alarming than "campaign iie," and
howlS of deriSion were exchanged be-
tween the opposing parties when it be-
came known that the miners referred to
would, later in the day, march in body
to the polls. As rule. the leading
members of botl the Parn-lllteS and
MeCarthyites met and treated each
other in a courteous manner, but the
same cannot be SAID of the rank and
file. The latter, in the most good
natured manner. may be said to have
been boiling up to point where they
would like nothing better than rafting
free fight. As the morning advanced
this harmonious state of affairs was
somewhat clouded by an altercation
which took place between MIR. Harring-
ton and number of priests.
This Wordy Warfare
was oecasioned by what Mr.. Harring-
tOu termed the priests interference
with voters. Hot words were exchanged
Oh this subject, ana, in spite of Mr..
Harrington's protests, the priests con-
tinued the work of influencing voters
who were thought to be leaning toward
Parnell. The priests later marched to
the polls amid cheers and counter
cheers at the head of body of voters.
The action of the priests in actively and
openly influencing or attempt Ig to in
1iuence voters is creating among the
ParneliteS considerable talk Of petit
tioning against the validity of the elec-
ton in North Kilkenny should Mr..
Scully be defeated. The polling has
ended. There was no disturbance here.
ard no disorder worthy of mention is
reported at any of the other towns in
She district. Timothy Harrington says
that priestly coercion was rampant
throughout North Kilkenny to-day. and
that the Parnelites have good grounds
to petition against the validity of Sir
John Pope Hennessy's election should
the latter be shown to have headed
Vincent Sculiy atthe polls.