, 1890-11-29
DEFIES HIS OPPONENTS
Parnell Appeals to the People
for Support.
Both Sides Will Wait for
Mondays Meeting.
Only % of the Parliamentary
Party for Parnell.

LONDON. Nov. 2s.-The manifesto
which Parnell promised to issue today
dealing with all the questions involved in
the present political crisis was made pub
lie this afternoon. 1t definitely settles
thar Parnell will not voluntarily retire
from the leadership. The manifesto is OF
great length and sets forth Why. in Par
nell's opinion. it would be disastrous to
the best interests OF the party for him to
withdraw. Parnell defes his political
opponents and appeals to the people of
Ireland to sustain him in the stand he has
taken.
Parnelrs supporters complain that after
the Nationalist meeting Wednesday cable
dispatches giving a misleading summary
of the proceedings were sem privately to
the Irish delegates in America. They as
sert that intrigues are on foot in the lobby
OF the house OF IN TO draw away
Dillon. O'Brien and other delegates from
the support of Parnell. The anti-Parnell
members of the Nationalist party are
more hopeful and assert that private tele-
grams from Ireland show that the priests
and the mass of the people support them.
They claim that if Dillon and O'Brien
throw in their lot with the Sexton aud
Healy forces against Parnell, as they are
expected TO do, the tide of opinion against
Parnell will be irresistible.
At 2 O'Clock this afternoon no reply
had been received frUm Dillon and
O'Brien. The strained relations between
the two sections of the Parnellite party
are becoming more marked. Parnell's
supporters claim that his opponents are
using unusual methods against him. They
believe the American delegates have been
misled and have cabled r warning 10
them not 10 accept the version OF the
meeting az correct and describing the
proceedings from their own point OF view.
The opponents of Parnell take it for
granted that 0'Conno-, Sullivan and
Harrington will follow the lead of O'Brieu
and Dillon and unite In an attempt to
depose Parnell. They think ellis sup
poIt Of this movement doubtful. They
consider hat Parnell has been totally
misinformed regarding the views of the
Irish people generally. They believe his
manifesto will decrease his hold upon the
country and further damage his position.
HIS opponents are preparing a counter
manifesto.
Gladstone today held a conference with
the earl of Spencer and Arnold Merely.
Both the supporters and opponents of
Psrnell in the Irish parliamentary party
have agreed not to hold meetings or
begin popular agitation regarding the
Nationalist leadership until after the
meeting Monday.
LONDON, Nov ga canvass has been
conducted by the members of the Irish
parliamentary party opposed to Parnell's
retention of the leadership, with = view
of ascnrtainiDg how the poll will likely 20
at Mondays meeting. The result was the
securing of ~fifty-three members to vote
against Parnell. Among them are Con-
don, Deasy, John Dillon, Esmonde, Fin
ucane, Timothy Harrington, Timothy
Healy, Maurice Healy, Justin Mccarthy,
j. +. x 0'Brien, Patrick O'Brien,
Roche, Sexton, Sheehan, Sheehy. Tan
nrr and Webb. The an,i-P aruellres also
rely Upon the votes of William O'Brien,
7. p. 0'Connor, GILL and T. d Sullivan.
The adherents of Parnell. who have an
nounced their intention to stick to the old
leader, number tw~enty-three, namely:
Blame, Bvrne, Henry Campbell, Conway,
W. j. Corbet, ]. G.. Fitzgerald, Edward
Harrington, Hayden. j. Z kenney, W.
A Macdonald. MacNeil, Mcguire, Ma
honey, j. p. Nolan, Joseph Nolan, John
O'Counor. O'Kelly. Pinkerton. p. j..
Power. Richard Power, John Redmond,
William Redmond and Shell.
DUBLIN, Nov. 2S.-In a letter pub
lished today Archbishop Walsh declined
to make a public statement of his opinion
of the Parnell case until he has an oppor
tunitv to consult his episcopal brethren
He says that next Mondays meeting of
the parliamentary party may result in q
decision that will put upon the bishops OF
Ireland the grave duty of considering
whether or how far it be in their power TO
continue TO place in the Irish parliament
ary party that confidence which, as a body,
they felt justified in placing in it in the
past. In conclusion, the archbishop says
he does not feel convinced that we are yet
in d position to form iLal Judgment on
the case out of which the present unhappy
crisis has arisen. At all events it is a
matter that must be decided one way or
another before many days.
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