Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1890-12-03
ANGRY AT PARNELL.
Irish Members Charge Him With Dis
honorable Acts-Tricking His
Followers.

LONDON, Nov. ga sweeping change
has been brought about among the fol-
lowers Of Parnell by the publication of
the letter addressed to Mr.. Morley by
Mr.. Gladstone. The opinion is quite
generally held that the close friends of
Parnell suppressed the letter until after
the meeting of yesterday to insure the
reelection of Parnell to the leadership
of the Irish party. Had it's contents
been known at the meeting the result
would have been different The sig
nifcant paragraphs are as follows
Mr.. Parnells continuance as leader
would not only place many hearty and eff
fective friends of the Irish cause in posi-
ton of great embarrassment but would
render my retention of the leadership of
the Liberal party, based as it has been
mainly upon the prosecution of the Irish
cause. almost nullity.
This expansion OF my views | begged
Mr.. Mccarthy to. regard as confidential,
and not intended for his colleagues gener-
ally if he found that Mr.. Parnell contem-
plated spontaneous action; but I also
begged that he would make known to the
Irish party at their meeting tomorrow
that such was my conclusion, if he should
find that Mr.. Parnell had not in contem-
platiOn any step of the nature indicated.
Th;rty-eight Parnellite members of
the House of Commons last night signed
request asking Mr.. Parneil to convene
meeting of the Nationalist members of
the House to-day. Mr.. Parnell declined
to grant their request despite the fact
that the rules of the party provide
that a meeting Ehall be called
when twenty members sign a
request for such a purpose upon the
leader Of the party. Several of the
ParnelIite members complain that they
were not informed of all the facts in
connection with Mr.. Gladstone's atti-
tude toward Mr.. Parnell, as set forth in
his letter to Mr.. Morley. when they
voted yesterday to retain Mr.. Parnell In
the leadership of the Irish party.
A stormy scene occurred at the meet
House of Commons, held last evening
after the letter from Mr.. Gladstone to
Mr.. Morley had been made public.
The action of Mr.. Mccarthy in not
making known the contents of Mr..
Giadstone's letter at the meeting of the
Parnellites yesterday morning was Sc
verely criticised A majority of the
Nationalist members present at the
| meeting last night said they had
believed, previous to the meeting in
the morning, that Mr.. Parnell after
his reelection would not take an active
part in politics for few months. They
said that they believed that if Mr..
Gladstone's letter had been read at the
morning meeting the result on the
motion to retain Mr.. Parnell in the
leadership would have been different.
Messrs. Gladstone and Mr.. Morley had
conference this forenoon to consider
the situation arising from the re-eIec-
ton Of Mr.. Parnell.
Though last night Mr.. Parnell refused
to call meeting Of the Irish members
of the House of Commons, meeting
was held in room of the House to-day.
The room vas carefully guarded from
intrusion, a member of Parliament
standing guard at the door. Mr.. Par
| nell was present and presided. Silence
was observed by every member as he
entered the room. After calling
| the meeting to order Mr.. Parnell ex-
| planned that he had reconsidered his
| determination, and had called the meet
ing at the written request of thirty
eight members of the party. The
meeting lasted for half an hour. There
was a great divergence Of opinion mani
! tested throughout the discussion. No
definite action was agreed upon, and
the meeting adjourned to reassemble at
o'clock this evening.
MI al uSll . SpCCGl az lhC opening Va
the meeting gave no indication that he
intended to alter his decision to retain
the leadership. Mr.. Nolan was the
only member present who favored Mr..
Parnell's retention of Office. Mr.. Nc
Carthy, whose frequent illusions to Mr..
Parnell's great sacrifices for the Irish
cause were applauded, said he hoped
that after due consideration Mr.. Par
nell would see his way to retire for the
present and save the sacred cause of
Irish independence. DR.. Commins and
Mr.. Lane spoke in similar vein
Mr.. Sexton advocated that every Par
nellite should record his opinion as to
the leadership Of the party and thus
settle the question. Mr.. Sexton said he
regretted that Mr.. Gladstone views re-
garding the leadership of the National
! ist party had been withheld at yester-
| days meeting. He sympathetically ap-
pealed to Mr. Parnell to reconsider his
position. The question, be said, had
assumed a new phase since the publica-
ton of Mr.. Gladstone's letter to Mr..
| Morley. The Irish party fully lecog-
nized Mr.. Parnell's tremendous ser
vices, but it felt that personal considera-
| tons must be sacrificed for the sake of
| the cause.
/ Mr.. Parnell maintained an attitude of
reserve throughout the meeting. It
was hoped that cable dispatch from
| the delegates in Ameaica would reach
London before the meeting adjourned,
but none was received. Much i'm
portaace is attached to the message
from Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien and
the other delegates, and the decision of
the meeting to reassemble at o'clock
was caused by the hope that the dis
| patch would arrive in the interval.
| When the Parnellites returned to the
| lobby from the room in which the meet
ing was held they were surrounded by
excited groups Of Liberals who closely
questioned them regarding the proceed
ings. They replied that nothing would
| be decided until after o'clock. It was
foregone conclusion in the lobby that
| the meeting must result in Mr.. Parnell's
resignation.
The Nationalist members met again in
the afternoon, but adjourned till Mon
day without taking any definite action.