St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-06
A Delegation From the Ma
tionaliSts Confers With
Gladstone.
ParnelI Members Of the Com
mittee Satisfied With the
Result,
But the Grand Old Man Does
Not Fully Define His
Course.
Archbishop Ireland Calls Upon
the Irish ENJOYS at
Chicago.

LONDON, Dec. 5.-When, pursuant to
adjournment, the meeting of the Ma
tionalist party to consider the question
of Mr.. ParnelFs leadership reassembled
at noon to-day there was q full repre-
sentation of the party present. 1T was
announced that the committee APP
pointed to wait on Mr.. Gladstone had
not returned from their mission, and an
adjournment was taken until o'clock
pending their arrival. At o'clock the
members again assembled in the con-
ference room and proceeded to business
A resolution was adopted empowering
four delegates to negotiate with Mr..
Gladstone i'll connection with the ques-
lions relative to the cOnStabulary and
tue agrarian difficulty. 1t is understood
that Mr. Gladstone to-day suggested
this course with view to placing the
negotiations which may follow
The Conference
which took place to-day between him
self and the Irish delegates on an au-
thOriZed footing. The Nationalist adj
iourned until tom orrOw. Before ap-
pointing the committee of four the
meeting unanimously rescinded Mr..
Clancy'S amendment, which was ap-
proved yesterday. Although no formal
division was taken on the amendment
yesterday, Mr.. CIaney's proposal was
practically adopted by show OF hands,
1t is surmised that the action of the
meeting in resembling the amendment
was taken at the request of Mr. Glad
stone in order to permit of freer basis
for negotiations.
The Gladstone Conference.
Mr.. Gladstone gave the Irish dele
gates q cordial reception. He acted
throughout with the full approval of his
colleagues. He discussed the whole
position of the Liberals, the present
political situation and the probable
effect of Parnell'S retention of the Irish
leadership in the Liberal party. Arnold
Morley was present at the conference,
and when it was over he remained in
consultation with Mr. Gladstone. Sub
Sequently he told the reporters that Mr..
Gladstone did not intend TO publish any
thing regarding the meeting. The dele
gates were also reluctant to give the
particulars Of the interview, which they
regarded as
Strictly Confidential.
1t is doubtful whether Mr.. Parnell
will consider that Mr.. Gladstone's re-
ception of the committee without the
presence of Morley and Harcourt full
fills the conditions of the arrangements
for the meeting. The resolution rela-
tive to Parneli which was adopted by
the Catholic hierarchy of Ireland will
be read in all the Catholic churches
and chapelS in Ireland. Messrs. Healy
and Sexton, the anti-ParneIl members
of the. delegation, are satisfied with the
result of the interview with MIR. Glad
stone. The Liberal leader gave no def
mite promise regarding the points sub
mitted, but he said sufficient in their
opinion to justify the majority Of the
Irish party in considering his assurance
satisfactory. Mr.. Gladstone declined to
accept MIR. Parnell'S suggestion that he
summon Mr.. Morley and Sir William
Vernon Hareourt to receive with him
The Joint Delegations
of the two sections. He insisted that if he
received them the arrangements should
be at his own discretion. The Irish
whips to-day, acting for the Irish party,
requested Mr.. Gladstone uncondition-
ally to receive Delegates Leamy and
Redmond, representing Mr.. Parnell, and
Sexton and Healy representing Par
nelFs opponents. To this Mr.. Glad
stone consented. The colleagues of the
Liberal leader were not present at the
meeting. Their attendance was con-
Sidered unnecessary, MIR. Gladstone hav-
ing consulted them prior to the inter-
view. Mr.. Gladstone, at the meeting of
the Irish delegates, in no way pledged
himself. nor did he use language i'm
porting that he was able himself to de
fine the course that the Liberal party
would adopt IN the position in which it
was placed. The interview took place
in the roomy and comfortable library of
Stuart Rendell's house in Carlton Gar
dens. which Mr.. Gladstone occupies.