The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-24
KILKENNY ELECTION.
PANELS Defeat a Crushing
Blow to His Cause.
WILL CONTINUE THE FIGHT
IN Every District In lrcland-..Tnc
Factions Temporarily at Peace.
Their M0vcmGnts...A French
Ducl..Other Foreign News.

KlLKENSy, Dec. @3.-ln spite Of the
excitement caused during the past
week by the political atruggle which has
been taking place in this parliamentary
district, aud though tho actual result OF
the battle fought between the Parnell-
iles and auti-P4rnellites was practically
in doubt up 10 the hour OF noon, there
was little or no excitementin the streets
this morning. Peace and quiet, out.
wardly, at least, seemed to reign on all
sides, the streets being the .quietest por.
tons OF tho town. Opposite and about
the Court House small crowd gath
cred. Messrs. Parnell, Harrington, Rcd
mond, Scully, liennessy. and HcalY were
inGide the Court House ut an early hour
awaiting With varying eno,ionp, the &C.
tnal announcement OF tho result.
Though the pAyneliles claimed, up to
the last moment, that victory was bower
Ing over their banners, the defeat of
their candidate was virtually admitted
long before the cloge OF the polls yes.er.
day.
In view OF the almUs! vital Importance
on both sides OF the exciting political
conieat inst decided, it is claimed that
both parties deserve great credit for the
:act that no collision took place between
their followers, aud that the last day of
the caupAigu at least was conspicuous
ior the almost entire absence OF the per.
sonal abuse which has recently been ex.
changed by broadsidts between the fol.
lowers and the opponents OF Mr.. Parnell.
During the morning, as has been the
case aince the polls clCsed, the door OF
the counting room" in the Court House
was strictly guarded by police, butthere
was no attempt to Create any disturb.
hnce. Shortly before noon Mr.. Davitt
came out from the Court House and told
the Associated Press correspondent that
he (the coirespondent) could ACCEPT il as
a TACT that Mr.. Hennesay's majority
would be about 1900, and that the Par
nellites have suffered L hopeless, crush
Ing defeat.
a revision OF the count shows that the
vote cast for Mr.. Henuessy should be
2,527 instead Of 2,5Oo as at first an
nounced.
1t is announced here that Mr.. Tanner
IS bringing suit asains, Mr. Parnell for
l!be!s contained 10 speeches made BIZ the
latter during the course of the late poiit. |
ical campaign.
The leading members OF the Parrcll-
ite party in this section, after the an
nouncement OF the defeat of Mr.. Scllly |
had been made, were to be seen ,u!lv
psrading the court house passages eppa-
fentiy being in q very despondeE. state
OF mind. Mr.. Hen messy, when he lei,
the court house, claimed that he had ut
least a msjcrity OF 1000, and when the
actual figures were given to the pubic it |
wac seen the anti Parnellite candidate
was about right. The Parne!ltes we're
not discouraged, as they might bs *.
pected to be, for II is admitted that it
was really victory for the pries,a, and
had they not adopted the tactics they
did the result OF the election might have
been different.
After the Sheriff had officially an.
nounced the result, Mr.. Parnell re-
lucsted the triumphsn, Healy TO with.
draw. This was done, and Mr. parneil
said he would go through Ireland fight
ing every election, snd that he felt con.
fluent Of eventual triumph.
Mr. vinCent Scul!y will make nett.
tlon protesting against the election OF
Hennessey on ground OF undue ;ntlu.
ence on the part OF the priests, particu.
larry referring TO the priests action in
connection with the illi,erate voters OF
Castle Conner.