Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-18
BUT HIS PARTY OBJECTS.
The Electorate to be Reformed to
Elect More Conservatives.
AN OBNOXIOUS LORD SUSPENDED.
MI. Sexton is Favored By Liberals for the
Irish Leadership.
MRS. OSHEAS POLITICAL INTRIGUES

excited the inner conservative circles so
much as Lord Salisbury's declaration that
female suffrage ought to form a part of COM
ing electoral reforms. The election agents
of intending candidates besiege the execu-
tive of the Conservative Association, de-
manding to know whether this is an essen
tial part Of the Government programme. A
host of members of the House of Commons
have warned the executive that female
vote plank would not be accepted by an in
fiuential section of the party without pro-
test.
The Premier has long been known to be
inclined to concede the right of suffrage to
women as a probable counterpoise to the
democratic tendency to the principle of
manhood suffrage, but now for the first time
he has tried to commit the party to the mo-
mentous change of franchise. The council
of the Conservative Association, at an in
formal meeting to-day, without passing q
resolution to that effect, decided to intimate
to Lord Salisbury that the party was SO di-
vided on the question that it would be uu-
wise TO recognize it is q Conservative prin-
ciple.
The Conservative Party Programme.
In spite of Lord Salisoury's decision that
the life of Parliament will not expire until
August, 1898, electoral agents are preparing
for dissolution in the spring. The Conser-
vative platform, upon which candidates will
begin their canvass without delay, is now
definitely cast. Apart from the Irish local
Government bill, in the consideration of
which the Ministerialists expect and desire
such obstruction as will justify dissolution
in the spring, the platform will include
reform bill amending the distribution of
seats by reducing the Welsh and Irish rep
resentation, slightly increasing the Scotch
and giving large advantages TO the English
representation.
Other planks will be: The maintenance
Of the treeholders' franchise; the mainten-
ance of the residential safeguard against per-
sonation; the abolition of the illiterate vote,
and legislation securing old age pensions
and for the creation Of workmen's boards
OF arbitration. To sum up, in the platform
as now officially fixed and indorsed by the
Ministers, the leading features of Mr..
Chamberlain's age assurance scheme are IN
dorsed, thus committing the party TO
further developments on the lines of state
socialism, and redistribution of seats will
EThe Liberals, however unwilling to have
their ranks depleted by decrease of votes, |
must recognize the justice of removing the |
crying scandal by which London, which is |
nearly as populous as Ireland, returns 40 |
fewer members. |
Suspended From the House of Lords.
The suspension of peer, rare event in
the Upper House of Parliament, occurred
tonight in the case of the erratic Lord Den
man, the successor of the illustrious Judge |
Denman, but Inheriting little of his fathers |
power. Lord Denman had given notice of |
a motion for a return of the number of days |
on which the late Lord Granville had at |
tended the House, and also the davs on |
which he himself attended during Lord |
Granville's lifetime
Whether the motion was inspired by |
sheer crankiness or by malice, Lord Den
man was not allowed to explain. He was
about 10 rise to speak when Lord Salisbury,
said that the motion could only
be described as unseemly. He might use a
word, but he preferred not to dis
cUss the motion. He would simply move
that Lord Denman should not be heard dur
ing the remainder of the session. Lord
concurred, and Lord Salisbury's
motion was agreed TO in silence. Lord I
Denmau ''sloped, looking daggers at Lord
with whom he has an old feud,
once nearly eliminating in personal vio-
.ence.
The Irish Leadership Question.
Mr.. Sexton obtains the support of several |
Irish Bishops, and is increasing the adhe-
sion Of members who will support him as
leader of the Irish party on Mr.. McCarthy's
The personal friends of Mr..
Dillon lay stress upon his reluctance to lead
any but a reunited party. He is disposed
10 join his brother in America and to
political agitation for a time. The
bulk of the Liberals, if consulted, would
select Mr. Sexton before Mr.. Dillon. Dur
Hg the progress Of the Irish land bill Mr..
sexton added immensely to his reputation
Is a tactician. He is the ablest debater in
he party, and is now recognized as an adept
n the quiet, judicious handling of affairs.
Sensational rumors that Mrs. Parnell has
n her possession compromising CORE
pondence with Mr.. Gladstone, which she
obtained while she was a go-between be-
ween Mr. Parnell and the Liberal leaders, |
AVE basis Of truth. During the period
when Mr.. Parnell was in Kilmainham Jail, |
Irs. O'Shea was busy medium and was |
Il constant communication with Mr.. Cham
'erlain, Mr. Morley and others, but never
With Mr.. Gladstone If Mr.. Parnell chooses
o publish these letters they will disclose
hiefy the keen political craft of Mrs. !
)'Shea and the entire Inconsistencies of
he Liberals that her relations with Mr..
'arnell were other than pure.
Nude Art Again to the Front.
The vigilant purists got Lord Stanley, of
to raise a question in the House
f Lords in regard to the national purchase
Calderon's picture of st. Elizabeth nude
.ord Salisbury ridiculed the idea that the
icture outraged the feelings of Catholics.
lie said he had not seen the picture He
-ished he had. He had seen travesty
therein a lady showed her back to County |
councillor. The question of clothes was f
ne into which he could not enter. There
ere plenty Of similar .assical pictures that !
id not offend Catholics. Finally, he con- 6
luded, the picture was placed in great Sc /
usion. These few jesting words disposed !;
the matter. The purists have scored a =
Oint, however, by getting a magistrates !
-der to destroy photographs of Gerome's, q
ougeureau' and other great French art q
Is works. The leading argument against I
lie sales OF such photographs was that while u
ie paintings might not be indecent the pho q
graphic reproductions may be. English 6
lists treat the prosecution with silent
,ntempt. ~
There Is court report current that the Il
ueen has written to the King of Roumania a
vlsing him TO let the love episode of the :,
-own Prince with Helena Vacaresco take :,
natural course, and reminding him of the
srriages of affection in the English roval
mily.
Cargoes on Passenger Ships.
LONDON, July 17.-Lord de la War, in = =
e House OF Lords, to-day gave notice 3