The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-27
PARNELL STILL STICKS.
GLADSTONRS BOLT FAILS TO
EVOKE A RESIGNATION.


fore 1t Ended He Had Won Many
of Them Over-Waiting on the En-
voys.
LONDON, Nov. 26.-Thirty- Parnell-
lite members of the House Of Commons last
night signed request asking Mr.. Parnell
to convene meeting of the nationalist
members of the House 20 day. Mr. Parnell
declined to grant their request, despite the
fact that the rules of the'party provide that
meeting shall be called when twenty
members sign a request for such purpose.
Several Of the Parnellite members complain
that they were not informed of all the facts
in connection with Mr.. Gladstone's attitude
toward Mr.. Parnell, as set forth in his let
ter to Mr.. Morley, when they voted yester-
day to retain Mr.. Parnell in the leadership
of the Irish party.
A STORMY MEETING.
A stormy scene occurred at the meet
ing OF the Parnellite members, held last
night, eftsr the letter from Mr.. Gladstone
to Mr.. Morley had been made public. The
action of Mr.. Mccarthy in not making
known the contents of the letter at the
morning meeting was severely criticised.
majority of the nationalist members
present at night said that they had believed
previous to the meeting in the morning,
that Mr.. Parnell on his reelection would
not take any active part in politics for few
months. They now believe that If Mr..
Gladstone's letter had been read at the
morning meeting the result on the motion
to retain Mr.. Parnell in the leadership
would have been different. The Truth,
Henry Laboucheres paper, to-day abandons
Mr.. Parnell.
Later in the morning Mr.. Parnell recon
sidered his determination, aud the Parnel-
ties held a meeting. There was a wide
difference of opinion, q majority favoring
Mr.. Parnells resignation of the leadership,
and the minority vehementiy protesting
Another meeting was called for tonight.
THE FEELING STRONG.
1t was learned after the adjournment of
the morning meeting that strong feeling
in favor of Mr.. Parnelrs resignation of the
leadership was manifested, but the minority
vehemently opposed it. Mr.. Parnell's
speech at the opening of the meeting gave
no indication that he intendad to alter his
decision TO retain the leadership. Mr.. Nolan
was the only member present who favored
Mr.. Parnelrs retention of Office.
Mr. Mccarthy, whose frequent illusions
TO Mr. Parnell's great sacrifices for the Irish
cause were applauded, said he hoped that
after due consideration Mr., Parnell would
see his way TO retire for the present and save
the sacred cause Of Irish Independence.
SEXTON URGES RECONSIDERATION.
Mr.. Sexton said he reg tied thas Mr..
| Gladstone's views regarding the leadership
of the Nationalist party had been withheld
| at yesterdays meeting. He sympathet-
| cally appealed to Mr.. Parnell to reconsider
his position. The question, he said, had as
| sumed new phase since the pub
lication of Mr. Gladstone's letter
to Mr.. Morley. The Irish party fully
recognized Mr.. Parnell's tremendous SER
vices, but it felt that personal cOnsidera-
tions must be sacrificed for the sake OF the
cause. Mr.. Sexton advocated that every
Parnellite should record his opinion as to
the leadership of the party aud thus settle
the question.
LOOKING TOWARD AMERICA.
1t was hoped that cable dispatch from
the delegation in America wolld reach
London before the meeting adjourned, but
none was received. Much importance is
attached to the message from Messrs. Dillon,
O'Brien and the other .delegate5, and the
decision of the meeting to reassemble at 3
o'clock was caused by hope that the dis
patch would arrive in the interval.
When the Parnellites returned to the
lobby from the room in which the meeting
was held, they were surrounded by excited
| groups of liberals, who closely que STONED
them regarding the proceedings. They re-
| piled that nothing would be decided until
after 5 o'clock.
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
The nationalist members met again in
the afternoon, but adjourned until Monday
without taking any definite action.
| To-day's events have not relieved the
tension, but rather have accentuated the
complications Of the situation. Mr.. Glad
| stones letter produced strong impression
upon the nationaists last evening, and from
| the indications given az their hast
| lily summoned meeting it seemed
| that there was every reason TO be-
lieve that to-day would bring about
| new developments which would lead
| to an amicabIe arrangement of the trouble
| But, although the conferences held to-day
prove that great divergence of opinion ex-
! lists, they show that Mr.. Parnoil is firmly re-
solved to adhere TO his decision, and that,
unless q vote Of no confidence Is passed by
his followers, he willlnot abdIcate the leader
ship.
PARNELL GAINING.
To-day, after long and earnest discussion
| of the situation, in which most candid and
| outspoken opinions were given, Mr.. Parnell
positively gained victory. The members,
however, who advocated his retention, ,depre-
Gated the idea of final decision until the
opinion Of the entire party shall have been
recorded. The meeting adjourned after
nearly three hours of speech-making, in
order to obtain the views OF the absent
| members Of the party.
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT PARNELL WOULD DO.
At the beginning OF the mseting MIR. Nc
Carthy says he and his colleagues were ig-
norant of the course Mr.. ParnelI would
pursue, the prevailing impression being that
after receiving practically vote OF conf
dence he would retire from the head Of the
party, at any rate, temporarily. After
| Mr.. Parnelps unanimous reelection Mr..
Mccarthy found himself in difficult POSI-
tion and concluded that nothing would be
gained by reopenipg the question.
The illness Of Timothy Healy and the
absence of Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien EN-
barrass the rank and file Of the Nauonalist
party. Cable dispatches were sent last
night to the party's delegates in the United
States, giving the details Of tne crisis and
asking for an expression OF their views
concerning Mr.. Gladstone's ultimatum.
THE SPEECHES.
| Messrs. Barry and Cummins were the
| first speakers TO urge Mr.. Parnell TO retire.
! Mr.. Mccarthy followed with an eloquent
and lmpassioned appeal on behalf OF Mr..
| Parnell, upon whose Sacrifices for the Irish
CAUSE he laid the greatest stress. But Mr..
Ciadstone's letter TO Mr.. Morley had ma
terialy changed the situation, and Mr..
McCarthy's appeal failed In its desired ef-
feet. Mr.. Sexton spoke forty minutes. Mr..
Lane appealed to Mr.. Parnell 70 think Of the
| Irish tenants who were waiting anxiously