Arizona republican., 1891-12-16

Ryan, Eugene Kelly, Michael Daviff,
 Patrick Ford and M. ID. Gallagher.
 Correspondence of THE REPUBLICAN.
 NEW YORK, Dec. :. Who is to be the new leader of the lr1sn causet what are the qualifications of the men most prominently mentioned for this trying position?
 Amid all the confusion and shock caused by the sudden and unexpected death of Charles Stewart Parnell, these queries have constantly obtruded them selves to be answered in dozen different ways.
 Justin Mccarthy is only the custodian of the post by virtue of his position as vice chairman of the Irish parliamentary party. He has neither the desire nor, because of his advanced years and active literary life, the physical ability to hold the place permanently, and he consented to take it even for the time being only because of all the men who held that Parnell should retire he was considered the most likely person to heal the breach that split the party in such cruel man. her This fact induced the eminent litterateur to take upon himself the bur den of an active political life until the chaos into which Irish affairs had fallen should be so far resolved as to permit of plans for a permanent organization. But with the removal of the man about whom on the one side, and against whom on the other, the contending factions rallied, the question of a new captain to head the home rule army is suddenly thrust forward as an issue for immediate settlement.
 The Irish party will hold its annual meeting in January, and then the leader ship must be definitely decided There fore the matter is one that is engaging theattention of Irish-Americans as much, if not more, than any other that has been brought up by Mir. Parnell's death.
 P. J. Meehan, editor of The Irish American, when interviewed on the sub ject, said there was very little doubt as to the action of the meeting. After the split in the party caused by Parnell's action," he said 'it was the general sentiment of all good Irishmen that there should never again be such an absolute one man power. It was agreed that such calamity as had befallen the movement could be guarded against only by vesting the control of affairs in council of say half dozen. Who the members of this council will be is hard tx with Mir. Parnell will probably now re- turn, and exercise more or less influence on the choice of the rulers. They may refuse to unite even now, but doubt it.
 "It is pretty safe to predict that no matter who is to make up the body of the council its chief will be John Dillon. -He will be the Irish leader as far as it will be given to one man to fill this posi- tion. Mir. Dillon is particularly we'll qualified for the post. He possesses all or nearly all the traits that made Par nell such a successful leader, and is, be- sides, what Parnell never was, well thought of by everybody connected with the movement.
 "Dillon, on the other hand, has been enshrined as popular idol for years. He is known to almost every man, wom- an and child in Ireland, and all love him for his antecedents almost as much as they do for himself. He comes of a race of patriots, men who have always made great sacrifices for Ireland. His father was John Blake Dillon, who had to leave Ireland because of the revolution of 1SiS. He came to New York, and practiced law for number of years, finally returning to the old country. These things all count in country such as ours, and serve to lift Dillon to plane in the popular estimation which Parnell never reached.
 "ln parliament Dillon is the ideal leader. He is an excellent speaker and as cool and deliberate as Parnell. Nothing ruffles or excites him. No amount of clamor can sway him and he has will of iron. He is a tall, slim, sallow man, with a sad expression of countenance that is by no means good index to his character, for he is an extremely social man and fond of company. The expres- sion is due most probably to the con sumptive tendency which runs in the family, and which makes living in the trying climate of Ireland particular hardship for Dillon, it being a somewhat singular fact that he thrives much bet ter physically in England than he does in his own country.
 "But notwithstanding the hardship i'm posed on him by residence in Ireland, he has declined to live elsewhere, as he could do if he chose, for he has con- fortable private fortune, portion of which he spends annually for the Irish cause. Byprofession Dillon is a surgeon"
 Joseph Ryan, at one time president of the central council of the Irish National league and at present assistant secre- tary of the National federation. said: