Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-07-16
PARSELDs wArERnoo.
Repudiated at Carlow, His Political
Standpoint, by a Three to One Vote
Hero Rested His Homes.

Repudiated at Carlow, His Political
Standpoint, by Three to One Vote
Here Rested His Hopes.
DUBLIN, July 8.-Parnell and Par
nellism suffer a crushing defeat as a re-
suit of Yesterdays election at Carlow
for a successor in parliament to the late
O'Gorman. Mahon. This is the district
which, of all others in Ireland, Parnell
admitted was his stronghold, and where,
he said, If he was defeated he would
admit that he had nothing left to fall
back upon in political life.
Yet to-day he said that he was not
disheartened and that he would con-
tinue to consolidate the independent
men of every Irish country and city and
put the issues he upheld before the
country at every election.
The result of the election announced
to-day was as follows: Hammond, the
Carlow merchant and McCarthyite can
didate, 3,755; Kettle, the Dublin county
farmer and Parnellite, 1889; majority
against Mr.. Kettle. 2,216.
IRELANp's SMALLEST COUNTY.
Carlow is the smallest county in Ire
land and contains population of about
$4,000 people and an electorate of about
1000, of whom 1000 are Conservatives.
Mr.. Hammond, the victorious Nc
Carthyite candidate, is a popular meT.
chant of Carlow, where for az years past
he has held the position of chairman OF
the town commissioners.
The result Of the election was received
with tremendous cheers by the crowd
which was assembled on the steps of
the court house. Mr. Hammond, the
winner, moved vote of thanks to the
returning officer, and Mr.. Kettle, the
defeated candidate, seconded it. An en-
thusiastic assemblsge then marched to
the Anti-Parnellite headquarters.
LESSON IN PERsIsTENcy.
Mr.. Parnell, speaking at Mr.. Kettles
central committee rooms, said: "The
contest has taught me the same lessons
as the preceding ones. My own task in
the future will be to consolidate the
gallant independent men and to put the
issues before the country at every by
election and at the general election"
The general belief is that the defeat
of Mr. Kettle is fearful blow to Mr.
Parnell, from which he will be unable
to recover, as it is thought that the sink
ing ship will be deserted by many of hi!
followers.
DUBLIN, July 9.-The Parnellite press /,
exceedingly downcast over the result o.
the Carlow election.
The freeman journal says that there Il
now no more chance of getting home rub
for Ireland than there is of getting uhi
moon. THE electors, = the Journal adds
have abandoned their independence fol
the British party yoke"
The National Press, the McCarthyit,
organ, naturally is jublant. and says
THE Carlow men have dealt the death
blow to the faction of Mr.. Parnell from
which there is no longer any peril. It i
| merely temporary nuisance. The inso
lence of the self-constituted dictator ha
been rebuked."
The Pal Nall Gazette to-day, referring t,
the crushing nature of Mr.. Parnells de
feat at Carlow, says that even the mos
bigoted observer cannot ignore. the fac
that the majority would have been evel
larger if the tories had not voted soldl,
for the Parnellte candidate.
What makes il more significant" tn
| Gazette adds, lis the fact that the Parnell
ties confidently expected different result
Mr.. Parnell even rashly announced tina
he would abide by the Carlow decision.
Z II is decidedly manifest that tn
national federation in America was RICH
in regarding the result as being no longe
in doubt, and that the political future o
the national cause is assured
In reviewing the chorus of the tory pres
in regard to Carlow, that press chasing tn
Carlow victory as triumph for the Vat
can, the Pal Mall Gazette says that tn
interests of the Irish people and those o
the Irish clergy are identical and conse
quently they are pulling together.
As to the Carlow defeat, Parnell is sai'
to feel keenly the conduct of man name
Larkin, a quarryman in Parnells emplo
at Arklow, who went to Carlow during til
contest and made speeches accusing Par
nell of abusing and underpaying his men
| A number Of respectable persons of Ark
low and vicinity have refuted the charge
and claim that Parnell is q kind employer
| and has done much to benefit the neigh
borhood.
Gen. Sir EVELYN Wood, brother of Mr.:
Parnell, will command one of the div
sions at Wimbledon during the Kaiser
review on Saturday.