The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-03
A BITTER FIGHT.
Another Stormy Session Of Home
Rule Leaders.
holah'S Amendment Defeated The National
. League Rallgins 10 the Support Of
Their Chieftain.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.

porters held conference in the library of
the House of Commons this morning.
The meeting of the Irish Members of Com
mons to consider the advisablity of remov-
ing Parnell was resumed at noon. Parnell
was the first of the party to arrive. Re-
porters were excluded.
About half an hour was occupied in read
ing kilograms from various persons in Ire
land and the United States and the man
ifesto sent by the delegates of the party now
in the United States. The reading of the
dispatches was frequently interrupted by
cheering.
j. O'Kelly asserted that it would be the
basest ingratitude for the Nationalists to
abandon Parnell simply because number
Of politicians who sought an alliance with
the Irish party for their own advantage
now thought fit to abandon the position
Parnell had taken.
The meeting then adjourned for luncheon.
A SHARP CONTROVERSY.
The members reassembled at . o'clock,
when Parnell moved to adjourn, to enable
the Nationalist to take part in the debate
: on the second reading OF the Land Pur-
chase Bill. No stone will be left unturned
TO postpone Indefinitely the decision of the
party on the question of ParnelPs retire.
ment and have the issue of to-day aban-
doned.
A sharp controversy took place concern
ing the cable dispatches sent the delegates
in the United States for the purpose of in
fiuencing their action.
Kenny admitted that ne cabled his views
to the delegates.
Sexton said the supplementary cable, in
the party's name after the conference held
Friday night, did not accord with the ar
rangements made at the conference.
PARNEL's ACTION JUSTIFIED.
John O'Connor declared the business had
not been conducted fairly. He justified
ParnelPs action in issuing his manifesto
: and condemned as misleading the dispatches
that were sent to the delegates in the United
States.
Campbell described the proceedings of
ParnelPs opponents as infamous.
Parnell was appealed to to decide whether
the expression used by Campbell was
orderly.
He replied that the country would decide
as 10 lneir proceedings.
Further recriminations were INDUCED in
regarding the informal meeting held last
Saturday.
.Healy described the actions Of ParnelPs
friends as obstructive.
PaTnell denounced the remark as insolent
and impertnent. This statement was
greeted with cheers by Parnelfs friends
and answered with cheers of derision by his
opponents.
FALSE IMPRESSIONS.
Leamy said the kilograms to America
from Sexton and Others had produced false
impressions by implying that majority of
the leading men of the party were going in
one direction.
William Redmond said he heard the dele
gates eaolegram was read by certain men-
bers Of the party in an English club and re
.=eeiyed with y cheers. .., If Parnell is to be
him without making it a matter for cheer
ing ir an English club"
= NoLAN's AMENDMENT REJECTED.
Nolan's amendment that the question of
the retirement of Parnell be postponed until
the members aSeertained the views of their
. A to SO. The minority voting on the amend
ment were: John p. Nolan, Joseph Nolan,
Blame. Byrne. Corbett, Clancy, Campbell,
Dalton. Fitzgerald, A. D. W. Harrington.
mayhem, Macuonaiu, auntley, McCarthy,
Mekenna. Mahoney. Mcguire, O'Connor,
O'Hanlon. O'Keley, Parnell, Richard Pow
er, Quinn, John Redmond, William Red
mond. Shiel. Conway, J. E. Kenny and
Leamy. Mcssrs. Carew, Gilh0oly, P. O'Brien,
Leahy, Lalor and Mahon were absent. No
demonstration was made over the result of
the division.
Arthur O'COnnor advised Parnell to with
draw. as hencefOrth it would be impossible
for him to be the leader of the party.
end Do oe A.
cause of the nation to his pride and culpable
ambition.
at O'Clock the meeting adjourned for an
hour.
THE EVENING SESSION.
Upon reassembling Kenny declared it i'm
possible to obtain home rule without form
ing an alliance with the English PARTY.
: "Parnell," be said, ''had been offered an
:. honorable compromise"
The Cha hairman-What was it?
kenny-To retire temporarily. But in
stead IF accepting this offer Parnell issued a
= manifesto debarring him from the chairman
ship heDceforth, should a majority of his
party decide that 1t would he best for him to
retire. Why did Parnell in June ex-
press his implicit belief in the good faith
OF the Liberal party, having the HawarGen
interview in mind? He Kenny had little
hope for the Irish party if they depended
Hpon the Chairman to defend them from the
chicanery # English statesmen. Irishmen
OF Commons, not to Parnell alone. for sal.
yation.
PARNELL DENOUNCED.
j. F. OBrien declared they had little lead
ership from Parnell IN recent years. After
the exposure resulting from the divorce suit
he had come to the conclusion that ParnelPs
continuance in the leadership would be an
int0lerable disgrace. UBrien bitterly re-
proached Parnell for his connection with
The Hawarden interview.
Angry retorts were made by Parnell, who
denied that he had said Gladstone was
false.
In conclusion, O'Brien said: II leave it to
you, Mr.. Parnell to convince the Irish
people of honesty on yonr part in that
grave matter. This is the wretchedest
moment of my life. l see shattered by You,
WHO brought us to our splendid position, all
of lreland's hopes"
:; The meeting Eere adjourned for dinner.
Whrn 'he meeting reconvened after din
ner, 1t was finally elected that Parnelrs
Secretary, Camnbrl, gave Mr.. Tuohy of the
Freenlau's Journal his own opinion that
:. Parnell would voluntarily retire. Tuohy
repeated this in the lobbies of Parliament.
Alter some talk the subject was dropped
at to-morrow's meeting Clancy will SUBJ
init compromise resolution. 1t is reported
he VIII propose that Parnell retire tempo-
.rarily.
=. MCCARTHY sUsTAINED.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt has written
statement made at the Parnell meeting last
night relative to what took place between
them at the time of McCarthy's recent visit
to him. Sir William further says he did not
regard ParnelPs proposals as practical.
LIBERALS IN COUNCIL.
Arnold Morley, Sir George o. Trevelyan,
Campbell. Bannermann, Sir William Yer
non Harcourt, Earl Granville and Shaw
Lefevre assembled at Gladstone's residence
this morning and conferred an hour with
the ex-Premlfr. The subject under discus
sion was the retirement Of the Liberal
leader. 1t was decided to convoke a meet
ing of Liberal peers and members of the
commons TO hear statement by G. .adstone.
IL Is expected that a meeting Of the Lib
eral members of the Commons and the
Lords VIII shortly be held to consider the
political situation.
WILL SUPPORT PARNELL.
The meeting Of The National Ieapue
branch at Ballylanders sent a disnatch n