The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-17
While the Latter Is Said to Have Urged Lord
Salisbury to Select Chancellor Goschen
for the Responsible Position.
Pierce Mahoney Greeted at Dublin as
Leader of the Parnellite Faction.
John Redmond More Likely to Be the Man
William 0'Brien Replies to His TraducerS
Turbulent Congress of Socialists.
THE COMMONS LEADERSHIP.

BalfOur Said to BE Anxious to See tho Mar
quis of Harrington ia the Place.
Copyright 1891. by the New York Associated Press
LONDON, Oct 16.-The Conservatives
have been prematurely jubilant over hav-
ing escaped the leadership of Mr.. Goschen.
Members of the CarltOn Club, after passing
a pleasant day of excitement over the sup
posed success of their representations made
TO Lord Salisbury. received with a shock
of disappointment kilograms from Mr.. Bal
four denying that he had been offered the
leadership. Numerous congratulations tele-
graphed him during the day on his &C.
ceptance OF the post elected responses.
some OF which, shown to intimate friends
of his in the Carlton Club. left
distinct impression of reluctance TO
take the lead. Akers Douglass. Con-
servative whip, on being appealed to TO
explain the position. especially with view
to Mr.. Goschen's announcement at Cam
bridge. last night. in connection with Mr..
Balfour and the leadership. says Mr..
Goschen spoke without authority from Lord
Salisbury. His expressions must simply be
taken as q personal acknowledgment of
Mr.. Balfours services. Mr.. Akers Doug
lass denies that the Premier has yet def
nitely offered the vacant po st to any mem
Der of the Cabinet. He would not say
whether it had been offered o any one ont
side the CabiDet-neaning the Marquis of
harrington. The truth OF the position. as
known To the inner official circle, is that
Mr.. Balfour wants the Marquis of Harting-
ton to become the leader, with the re-
version of the post TO himself. He pleads
excessive work in connection with the
Irish local government BILL which lie de-
sires to press during his tenure of Office as
Chief Secretary for Ireland.
Behind MIR. Balfours Ostensible reasons
for not taking the lead of the party i'll the
House OF Commons at the present Juno
ture he doubtless is influenced by feeling
of aversion To have his early period OF
leadership signaliZed by the coming de-
cisive defeat of the party. No one having
even casual contact with the government
ministers can escape the conviction that
forebodings of q grand disaster at the next
general election fill their minds. Already
they have accepted defeat as inevitable
and talk of their personal arrangements
consequent upon IT. Mr.. G0schen knows
and appreciates as well as any enc of the
Unionlsts that the government will soon
collapse, and probably, like Mr. Balfonr,
does not care TO lead the party into the
valley of humiliation. Mr.. Balfour would
prefer the Marquis of Harrington to take
the place. both as the more plant lnstru-
y
resign mis- functions. ara certain before
long to 60 to the House of Lords on the
death of his aged father, the Duke of Dew
onRhire.
bury. due to the extreme gravity of the in
ternal situation, the dissensiODs among the
Conservatives and the Liberal UniOnists
on the eve of the elections. hopelessly dam
age the position OF the government at the
present moment. The Marquis of Sails
bury appears to have been driven back
upon the Marquis of harrington. from
whom he has the specific pledge to assume
office IL condition OF affairs arises imperil-
ing the coalition. Late tonight the re-
port prevailed in government Offices that
the Marquis of Harrington had induced the
Marquis of Salisbury to make definite
offer to MIR. GOschen before calling him to
take the burden of responsibilities lie has
hitherto shirkcd.
The comments of the official organs of the
French and other European governments
on Mr.. Gladstone's announcement at New
castle of his intention to move an order for
the evacuation Of Egypt. awOke the Lib
eral leaders TO the prospective dangers
arising from the declaration. COmmuni-
cations between Lord RosebeTy, Mr.. Glad
stOne's last Foreign Secretary. and Earl
Spencer, the coming Foreign Secretary,
with other leaders, have resulted in semi
official explanations. through the Liberal
papers, putting gloss on MIR. GladstOne's
words greatly at variance with the first
general interpretation. Mr. Gladstone did
not mean that As soon as he attained power
he would discontinue the occupation; he
would simply look for some way
for bringing TO close the present
provisional regime. Mr.. Jas. Bryce,
Nj. F.. as the next Liberal Under Foreign
Secretary. was put mp yesterday at Aber-
deem to declare that the Liberals would not
scuttle out of Egypt any more than the
Torres England was under solemn and re-
iterated engagements TO only withdraw her
troops when this could be done with safety
TO the progress and prosperity OF the cOun-
try. Mr.. Bryce's pronunciamento. made
within view of the responsibilities of Office.
shows that Mr.. Gladstone has again been
tiouDderng into blunder on the policy
which his colleagues find il necessary to
correct.
The Foreign Office denies the Russian
ports that the Pamir question will be set
tied through delimitatIOn commission.
No power has conceived or made the pro-
posal to England. which it is unlikely she
would entertain.