The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-14
SUMNER ELECTIONS LIKELY.
The British Parliament Will Soon Be
Dissolved.
THE INDEPENDENT LABOR PARTY ACTIVE.
Prediction That the Ulster Convention Will Make
an Epoch in the History Of
Ireland.
THE INDEPENDENT LABOR PARTY ACTIVE.
Copyrighted, 1892, by the New York Associated
Press

LONDON, May 13.-BaIfour will meet the
Conservative election agents on May 81,
when a definite indication will be given as
TO the date cf the general election. In the
meantime election agents swarm the lob
bies Of the House of Commons. Fostering
members to expedite dissolution. II is
limited that the Government is favorable to
midsummer election. When the Cabinet
decision is announced, parties all around
viii be fully prepared, and everything will
be in readiness. The crown Office will
dispatch the election writs within "a
hours after the intimatiOn of the dis
solution is given. Officers in charge of
private bills in the Commons are
instructed TO wind UP the business as far
as possible by June a. From this the Lib
erals reason the wrltS will be Issued on June
Is. Two weeks later the borough elections
will be completed, and within three weeks
the county elections, as the new Paria-
ment must assemble within 35 days Of the
dissolution of the preceding one. If the
general expectation Is fulfilled, the first week
in August will see Gladstone Ttinstated in
power. The Irish party take it for granted
that the special session to be held In NOvem-
Der will proceed with the hOme-rule move
ment. In 1856 the question suffered from
the haste taken IN its preparation. aid Il IS
declared Gladstone viii not make a similar
mistake this time. IL the Liberal Govern
ment is constituted in the autumn no policy
Of home rule ought TO be fully developed
before the session OF 1893
Labor Party Growing Prominent.
In the elect oral field th5 activity Of the
Independent Labor party is startling
phenomenon. No less than 165 candidates
are already In the field, backed by sub.
scTiptiOns from the trades unions, local
societies and by Tory donations IN daily
increasing number Of districts working
men oppose the Liberals. GladstOue's neg
ative opposition 70 the payment f members
Of the House, 10 the eight-hOuT movement,
and bis indifference TO the other articles Of
the Newcastle programme, alieuated
q considerable mass OF the electors.
regarding the eaTnestness of the Ulster
movement aud this melted the leaders to
violent speeches. At st. Stephens Club
dinner Sanders0n openly proclaimed the in
tention Of the Ulsterltes 70 resort TO armed
force In resistance OF the Dublin Parliament
He led, he said, the largest united section
of ITisbmen, who would be able, II they
were tested, to wreck the Dublin PaTlia-
ment. The declarations were received with
enthusiastic cheers. While the Lord Chan
cellOr cenSures the language as dangerous
The theory Of rebellion was heard In
silence. Several members Of the Cabinet
side with the Lord Chancellor in also con-
demning Salsbury's Indictment to civil
war, but q majority of the Tories approve
of il on the whole The conviction gTadu-
ally strengthens that the Ulster convention
will be a history making event. The 0Dpo-
sitiOn leaders have decided 10 leave ii to the
Irish members t. move the rejection OF the
Irish local government bill, and Sexton. in
the absence Of Mccarthy, Will take the
Initiative.
The Bi-MetalIfc Conference.
Efforts we're made to-day to sound Co.
schen as to the basis Of the bl-metallic con-
ference, which elected the response that he
would not speak en- the subject while negO-
tiati0ns were il progress, as the solution OF
the problem might be compromised II the
Information were given out d ow This was
accepted as indicating his belief that the
conference will not prove Of such utility as
tile mOnO-metalliSts predict While leading
London papers are against the conference,
the provincial journals acclaim It. tlnan-
eial papers are discussing the ratio between
silver and gold in event Of an international
agreements being reached. Experts II. K,
Grenfell and 5. MOntagu concur In express
Ing the opinion that fixing the exact rate Is
not the essence Of the question, and that any
ratio prOXimately accurate could be
maintained under al International agree
ment.
Delegates to the commercial treaty con-
ference at Madrid presented a report to the
Board OF Irady common treaty committee
and state that they regard the probability
Of an agreement hopeless. AS a result,
Great Britain, in July, will be shut out from
Spain and her colonies.
The Prince of Wales, presiding at a meet
Ing to-day, appeared to be altogether IN
robust health.
General ). A Sanderson, United States
Consul at Cairo, en- route home on a leave
of absence. Is seriously III at Liverpool
Henry DeYere Vane, Of Eaton place,
Hanover square, a cousin OF the late Duke
Of Cleveland, formally presented petition
10 the Queen, declaring his right TO the
Barony of BaTnhard and the estates thereof.
The petition was referred to the House Of
Lords