The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-01-05
ELECTIONEERING IN Ireland
"A Furious Mob Assaults ParneIPs
Party.

Party.
DUBLIN, December 16th.--Davitt,
accompanied by Father o. Halloran,
was the first prominent speaker to
arrive at the meeting in Ballinakill
to-day, and he took stand IN the
higher part of the square, near the
church. Cheers and counter cheers
were veciferously INDUCED in by |
the assembled factions. AS Davitt |
began his speech wagonette, in
which were William Redmond,
Mp, Father Ryan and other Par
nellites, was driven through the
lower part of the square, followed
by a cheering crowd. Redmond
began speaking simultaneously
with Davitt. The advent of still
another party, headed by several
priests, driving briskly through the
crowd, put temporary stop to the
speeches at both meetings The
newcomers ranged themselves
alongside of the car occupied by
Davitt amid mingled cheers and
excavations. Scully took up the
speaking, and was expressing his
views when great shouting an
nounced the arrival of Parnell and
Harrison and number of their
supporters on horseback and in
cars. Parnell's appearance beside
Redmond was the signal for cheers
and yells of "Tally-ho," "The
Fox" and i" Kitty's Petticoats."
Amid the din Parnel spoke to the
crowd around him. He sharply
scored Hennessey, the anti-Parnell-
| ties candidate, as men who went
to Parliament in 1861 as a Tory
supporter of Disraeh, and who now
wanted to go as a Liberal supporter
of Gladstone.
Several men made strong effort
to drag the wagonette into the
midst of the anti-Parnell gathering.
Parnell, resuming, maintained that
the consistency of his public life
had been preserved amid his un-
ceasing efforts to create and pre-
serve an independent Irish party.
Harrison was about to follow
Parnell, and Tanner was speaking,
when a sudden conflict arose on
the verge of the crowd. A rush
, was made toward Davitt's Car, and
a general melee ensued. A forest
of ash-plant sticks and blackthorns
arose and fell in the air at the
dividing lines where the opposing
factions met
Davitt then remounted his car
and shouted: "Men of Kilkenny, l
came here in defense of the right of
| public meeting and liberty of
speech. Our opponents sent their
bIackguards to interrupt the pro-
. ceedings, but we have beaten them
! back. was never struck by an
! Englishmar, but to-day l was
. many times struck by my own
countrymen."
These remarks were greeted with
tumuItuous cheers, after which the
crowd began to dispense and the
square resumed it's normal aspect.
| Parnell and bis friends drove to
) Castle Conner, Davitt and Tanner
, following in their wake. At Castle
Conner Davitt and Tanner address
ed an open assemblage, dilating
: upon the affair at Ballinakill, and
asserting that Parnell brought a
hired mob there to attack them.
just then carriages containing
Parnellites passed the crowd, which
: hooted and pelted them with mud
! and stones. William Redmond, APP
pearing on the edge of the crowd,
) Davitt sent him message, saying
) if Parnell would agree to stand be-
side him and deliver a speech
Davitt would reply to it,and would
3 guarantee Parneli a hearing. Red
mond bore the message to Parnell,
who instantly replied: am not
in a position to treat. am only
in a position to fight"
Afterward, while Parnellites
,, were addressing the crowd, num-
Der of Davitt's followers got to-
{ gether and began hootlng. The
+ Parnellites closed around the We
, hicle from which their orators were
5 addressing the people and the
, police appeared and tried to divide
3 the factions. The meeting ended in
3 u scene of wild confusion, and Par
3 nell and his friends drove off amid
showers of stones and mud.
! Frequent attempts to assault
: members of the party were made
!, and several bags filled with lime
: were thrown at them. Harrington s
: shoulders were covered with lime,
a and a mass of lime struck Parnell
! full in the face, completely binding
5 him. This Infatuated Parnell's
;. friends. harrington turned, and
+ advancing toward Father Downey
I who was at the head of Parnell's
5 opponents, shouted, "Cowardi You
are disgrace to your church,
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