The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-12-02
PARNELL'S FIGHT.
The Irish Leader Faces Ills
+: Opponents.
Il Bitter DenuneiatiOn Of The Attempts 10
= Force Him to Retire.
Stormy Meeting Of The Nationalist Men,
:: hers of the C0mEOnS-Justin Nc
.CaTthy's Reply-KO Action Taken.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL.

regard to the leadership took place at noon.
Prior to the meeting ParnelI held a con-
. ference with his supporters. Joseph Nolan,
Kenny, John Redmond. William Redmond,
Edward Harrington, Power. Shiel and
:: oKelly were present at the conference.
Parnel was the first to arrive. He took
the chair and called the meeting to order
Telegrarhs from the delegates in the United
States and from Archbishop Croke were
read. An adjournment was then taken for
luncheon.
Parnell, on leaving the room, said to an
Irish reporter, "Tell them l will fight to
the end" Parnen looked pale, but chatted
cheerfully with his friends. He took no
part in the proceedings, and would say
nothing beyond that satisfactory meeting
had been called in accordance with a de-
. cision reached by the party Friday last.
"A STORMY MEETING.
The meeting was reconvened at 80
. O'Clock. Seventy-fve Irish members Of the
House were present. A great bundle of tel
egfams were handed in. A reporter. repre-
seDting the Freeman's Journal Of Dublin,
was the only outsider admitted.
-. Tie meeting remained in session until 6
: O'Clock and adjourned for an hour.
: The proceedings of the meeting were of
the stormiest character. PaTnelPs support
ers stroye hard to secure another adjourn
- ment, urging that the meeting to decide the
question of the leadership Of the Irish party
sho uld be held in Dublin.
Sexton hoty protested against an adjourn
ment. The majority Of the party, he de-
-.clared, desired 10 keep the leadership un-
o.. and iain rl,e
were frequently interrupted by tremendous
cheering from Parnelrs opponents, who
comprised the majority of those present
A PLEA FOR PARNELL.
=. Redmond made passionate appeal to the
= members to pause before they deposed from
his rightful position the leader of the Irish
nation, who by his unparalleled services had
: earned the gratitude of the Irish people
: He declared that those who by their voice
: or:v0te induc. d the sacrifice of the man who
: j.. had sacrificed so much for Ireland would
: have. to account to the Irish people. The
facts Of tile divorce case were fully known
when Parntll was reelected leader of the
Irish. This assertion was greeted with
crie$.nf g Ne no; Gladstone's letter was
!. .wItbheld."l Redmond, unmoved by the in
!. terruption.. went on to say that notwith-
: Standing their previous action was taken
with a full knowledge of ParnelPs position,
F.: a section of the party. at the bidding of the
81: leader and with him the Nationalist cause.
:: lrishmen the world over would ask where
= was there any consistency in such a course.
:: =. PARNELL's ADDRESS.
=: After Redmond had finished Parnell ad-
-. dressed the meeting, saying in substance
=. The time has come when must speak out
-. against the opposition within our party
:. which has been created by Gladstone's S
letter. The men whose ability has been
=, most conspicuously exercised against me-
= Healy and SeXton-will have TO bear the
Responsibility. Healy has been trained in
=: this warfare. Who te,egraphod to him in
=, America to come back? Who gave him his
first chance 10 enter public life and got him
a seat in Parliament Prompting. rebuking
and restraining him? That Healy is there
:: to-day to destroy me is due to myself. Mr.
:. Healy reminds me of his services. He has
=: rot been slow TO remind ME OF them at any
time.
;: ;: HINTS OF TREACHERY.
: 81 understood he attended recent meet
: ing in Dublin calling on me to retire. WHO
. asked him 10 do so? Who asked Mccarthy
-: - t6 travel to Dublin and say he would be able
to give information which would throw a
:, different complexion ON hidden events !?
Where was Sexton at this same meeting I?
.: w here were you al? Why did you encour-
:. age me to maintain the leadership in the
-; face of the world if you were not going to
:: stand by me? Why did my officers encour-
age me to take position on the bridge if they
- " ere going TO act as traitors and hand me
lover TO another commander-in-chief l did
not ask them for the certificate of character
=; given at the Dublin meeting. Our position
Is awkward. But the whole blame for a
= certain portion of this position does not rest
with me. A leader killer, Barry, has been
put up-so stab me- as he has stabbed that
old lien, Isaac Butt, in days gone by. What
:. is now to be said about the request for my
=: temporary retirement? Sexton, at a recent
!; meeting here, told me l could resume the
=. leadetship and that the leaders were with
me: Ten minutes afterward he astnnished
me by saying he believed l would reject the
leadership"
- PARNELL AND GLADSTONE.
Referring to the Hawarden proposals
between Pafpen and Gladstone. he said
d, Gladstone told him none of them were final
., For me-" said PaInell, sit was a question
Of drafting a bill. 1t was question Of
weak Judgment on the part of an English
politician 1t was question of dealing
=: with garrulous old gentleman who mono
polized the conversation and with whom,
as everybody who knew him knows, it is
difficult to get In word edgeways. Before
You vote for my deposition be sure you are
3: getting value for il. On Saturday we were
all, agreed that we would not have this
Gladstone bill. Not man here has said a
" word in favor OF it. Are you sure you will
be able to get anything better if Healy or
Sexton: or Mccarthy sees the way clear to
> =
. get IT. i wont stand in their way.
A PROPOSITION TO MCCARTHY.
=. :"Qn Saturday / made this proposition to
:blcIaTthy:- Let Gladstone, Harcourt and
. >. Morley; give him letters declaring that in
the event Of the return of the Liberals to
power home-rule bill will be proposed, by
which control of the Irish constabulary will
be vested i'll an Irish Executive, who will be
>. responsible TO an Irish Parliament. employed
to settle the land question:
M hk IN r1aAp
:. proposals. with my assurance that these con-
.cessiOns made / would reti,e from public
life. Gladstone has replied that he will
hold no communication with me as leader
OF my party. The propositions were placed
before Harcourt. who replied that under no
circumstances will he give any promise
whatever, now or hereafter. TO any Irish
party. Remember, Harcourt will be your
- leader when Gladstone dies"
:. uARCoURT's IDEAS OF HOME RULE.
Condon-Not- our leader.
=: Parnell-lt will not be Morley. You
T.. will not deny that this great man. Har-
court, whose chain you are going to put on
your necks, has the reversion of the Liberal
leadership. This same man has declared
that his limits to home rule are in Cham
=: berlain's scheme of local government. Ii
Harcouft ever comes into power be will give
:: Sonlocal lgovefnmentwithplenty OF coercion.
know what Harcourt will do and what
:: Gladstone and Morley will do. Ii / am to
leave you tonight should like 10 leave you
in security. 1t is not an unfair thing for
me 10 ask to- see you within sight OF the
promised land. or that should come with
you, having come so far until you are abso-
Iu1ely sure Of ireland. 1 can go no further.
:: An enthusiastic outburst OF cheering fol
lowed PaInelPs remarks.
McARTHY's REPLY
Mccarthy followed. He told how he went
e Gladstone Saturday, and that Gladstone
told him he regretted the dsorgannation of
The Irish party, but he could mi rec ard him
as representing that party, and. therefore,