The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-03
.c[INGS TO HIS PLACE.
Parnell's Conduct is Rapidly Bring
ing the Home Rule Party
Into Disrepute.
Furious Attacks on Those Who
Think He Should Tempo
rarily Withdraw.
Exciting Scenes at the Meeting Of tho
Party Yestertlay-No Decision
was Reached.

the Irish members of the house Of common
to consider the advisability of removing
Parnell at noon. Parnell was the first o1
the party to arrive. The reporters wers
excluded. It ID expected that meeting oi
the liberal members of the house of com.
mons and house Of lords will shortly be
held to consider the political situation.
Half an hour was spent in reading tele'
grams from Ireland and various places in
the United States and manifesto sent by
the delegates of the party now in the
United States. The reading Of the dispatch.
es was frequently interrupted by cheering.
j. OKelly asserted that it would be the
basest of ingratitude for the nationalists to
abandon Parnell, simply because number
Of politicians, who sought alliance with the
Irish party for their own advantage, now
Thought at to abandon the position Parnell
had taken. The meeting then adjourned
for luncheon.
Leamy said the kilograms to America
from Sexton and others had produced a
ity Of the leading men Of the party were
going in one direction. William Redmond
said he had heard that the delegates cable-
gram was read by certain members of the
party In an English club, and received with
cheers. ~ Parnell is to be deposed,'' y
out making it a matter for cheering in an
English club" Nolan's amendment that
the question OF the retirement OF Parnell be
postponed until the members ascertained
the views oftheir constituents. was rejected
Arthur OConnor advised that Parnell
possible for him to be leader Of the party.
Jordan accused Parnell Of sacrificing the
cause Of the nation to his insatiate
pride and culpable ambition. At
o'clock the meeting adjourned for an
hour.
would be impossible to obtain home rule
without forming an alliance with the Eng
lish party. Parnell, he said. had been Of
fered an honorable compromise.
The chairman: "What was it2'
Kenny: ''Tc retire temporarily
But instead Of accepting this offer, he
continued, Parnell issued q manifesto de-
barring him from the chairmanahiD hence
forth should majority Of his party decide
it would be best for him TO retire. Why
did Parnell, In June, express implicit belief
IN the good faith OF the liberal pArty, hay
ing the Hawarden interview in mind He
The Irish party il they depended upon the
chairman to defend them from the chican-
cry of English statesmen. Irishmen looked
to their representatives in the house OF
commons, not to Parnell alone, for saliva
tlOn.
j. +. x. O'Brien declared that they had
had little leadership from Parnell in recent
years. After the exposure resulting from the
divorce suit, he had come to the conclusion
that Parnell's continuance in the leader
ship would be an intolerable disgrace.
O'Brien bitterly reproached Parnell for his
with the Hawarden interview.
Angry retorts were made by Parnell, who
denied that he had said that Gladstone
was false. In conclusion, O'Brien said:
II leave it to you, Mr.. Parnell, to convince
the Irish people of the honesty of your
part in that grave matter. This is the
moment of my life to see,
shattered by You, who brought us to this
splendid position. all of Ireland's hopes.