Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-20
WILL MIR. PARNELL REsIGNf
The Question of Most Interest I'm Irish Pc
Iiticnl Circles.

Special Cable D.ratch 90 Tho Evening star.
LONDON, March 20.-The question az mo>s
interest in connection with Irish politics noe
Is: Will Mr.. Parnell accept the challenge Of Mr..
Maurice Healy. resign ms seat and appeal 10
his Constituents for q reelection? IL vss
stated IN the house Of commons last evening
that Mr.. Parnell would pursue this course and
soon apply for the Chiiteru Hundreds. but
this Is doubted, especially m anti-Parucu cir
eles In Dublin. where the pnrnell organs are
Swing that their leader challenge Was GO tho
effect that Mr.. Healy should resign his seat aud
seek reelection. but that he did not offer to
put his own popularity To the same test.
This Is incorrect What Mr.. psrnell actually
said was: Il have always been willing to sub
NIT myself Go your Judgment. I say todA, 20
those who talk glihly Of driving me out of pub
lie life and out Of ireland that am willing %
go TO any constituency tomorrow n my cod
league in the representation should"
The Dublin Ereliti,g Telegraph. a Prrrru
organ. in commenting on the subject. sald;
I'VE have not the smallest doubt that the
senior member for the city of Cork will bs par
fectly ready 20 abide by his expression ui Sin-
ingne-s 60 appear before his constituents. hat
for Mr.. Parnell 20 take the slightest nu;ic. %
the epistle now thrown before HIM - ~ hs
correspondent we're \ scullion instead of q 30
licitor. and Ms If Irish politics 90 long hs they
include Healys were 10 be conducted after the
manner Of business At BlllIng~gste, would bs
too great an indignIty.
There lie probably good deal OF blur
being indulged IN on both sides
COMMENT ON The OUTLOOK.
LONDON, March 2O.-Ihe conservative. are
arranging 10 contest the seats of Messrs. aeAly
and Parnel should those gentlemen rc-lgn.
Dublin advices represent the Irish capital ..
very much amused over the dilemma IN xhi-h
Mr. Parnell finds himself placed by reAson VI
Mr. Healys sudden acceptance of his challenge
60 contest Cork. MIR. rarncll L. now aid W
stipulate a condition of his resignation that
each side shall provide tWo candidates.
The Chronicle saws that m lssg during the
great dock strike both Heaiy and Dayiu urged
the National League to subscribe Al 900 tor the
strikers relief funds and that the project
defeated by Mr.. parnell. The Chronlcs rl-e
saws that the labor conference held at nuhlir
on Sunday last under the patronage OF Mr..
Parnel WAS u fRsco. But forty per-ous were
present. OF that nuE Der tour were d,i.gste.
on behalf Of $50 labor organizations. and Ae-
cordlng 20 the CiDOhtc's the coal porter Ncre
represented by a reporter Of the Fr..s.sn's
Journal
The Fra7Bdn's Journal of Dublin says that il
is rumored that Mr.. Michael Dayitt will he the
candidate against Mr.. Psrnell at the neat elee-
tion In the division of Cork CITY which the
latter represents. The Jo'Uaai attempts
to excuse Mr.. Parnelrs practical back
down IN neglecting to answer Mr.. Healy's
acceptance of his challenge that they should
both resign their seats IN parliament and pre-
sent Themselves for reelection by saving today
that Mr.. Parnell does not intend any thing shall
Withdraw attention from the coming contest IN
North Sligo
The National Press. the McCarthyite organ
on the other hand, says az IL not surprised to
find Mr.. Fox" backing out