Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-13
SEATS MAY BE LOST
Splits and Quarrels Among
Home Rulers Increase
OPPOSITION TO PR0TESTANTS
From the Irish Members Endangers the
Cause and Helps Salisbury to Stir
Up pissensions.

LONDON, May. l2.-Thc war OF the
Irish factions is assuming form that
Will wreck the home rule cause If il is
not speedily stopped. Besides the two
principal factions there are gradually
forming other smaller ones. The hight
between Dillon and Hcaley is steadily
drifting toward an open rupture IN the
McCarthyite party, and some OF the
personal quarrels among the majority
are getting into the courts.
Garrett NJ. Byrne lMcCarthyite), NJ.
p. for West Wicklow, who sued Justih
Mccarthy and V. r. O'Connor, the
anti i-PArnellite leader, for Gl50 for
services - agent in selling the lease Of
the national league premises at West
minister for $1,000. Was given verdict
today for El20. Byrne WAS the occas-
ion OF the first serious rebuff which the
late Mr.. Parnell received. He vas
nominated for Wexford in 1880, and
was opposed BY . combination of
nationalist and some of the younger
country priests with "Chevalicr" o.
Clery, on the ground that he had
always sneered at the national move
ment. The trouble eliminated in .
serious riot at Enniscarthy in the course
of which ParnelPs trousers were torn
while he Was standing on the platform.
Byrne WAS elected, but it Was deemed
wise to run him for another consti-
tuen y in 1886 on account of his un-
popularity. He Was one of the first to
desert Parnell when the present split
occurred.
Notable contostants.
The antl-Parnellite convention for
Queens county has named > candidate
to contest each of tho two divisions of
the county against the ParnelIite
members who now represent them.
The Leix division is represented by
Richard Lalor, large tenant farmer
who is head of one of the ancient Celtic
families Of the district, . brother of
James Finian Lalor, one of the most
brilliant writers of the "Young Ireland"
revolutionary school. the friend OF
John Mitchell, and the real author of
the doctrines of land tenure, for the
discovery Of which Michael Davitt gets
time member for the county during
Daniel O'ConnelfS time. The Oss6ry
division 10 Represented by William A.
Mcdonald, who 10 Protestant nation
alist, unworthy graduate and man
of fine literary attainments, although
blind. Pierce Mahony, another Pro-
testant nationalist and university grad
uate. who sits for North Meath, will
according to an announcement made
at q meeting at Navan, at which John
Dillon and Michael Davitt spoke, be
also opposed. So will Henry Harrison,
member for North Tipperary. . Pro-
testant graduate Of Oxford, whose
granduncle. Henry Joy McCracken,
was hanged 40 rebel in 1898; Thomas
Rockford Mcguire, Protestant des-
cendant of the MacGuires of Ferman-
nagh, another Oxford graduate who
represents North Donegal. and others.
They will not be opposed for the reason
thattthey are Protestants, but because
they are Parnellities and have pro-
clamied their denial Of the right of any
Englishman 10 interfere in the selec-
ton of the leader of the Irish party.
win Lose Some Seats.
Other Protestants, such as Swift Mo
Neill, Knox and JordOn. who opposed
ParneIl and who are more British
liberals than Irish nationalists, will not
be opposed. But the effect will
be all the same as il the Protestant Par
nsllities were opposed on account of
their religion. II will decide many u
wavering vote among the Protestant
farmers IN Ulster and will have q very
bad effect on the Erglishnon conform
ists, who have got over the OShea
scandal, for which, in their eyes, Par
nell's marriage atoned, and who. with
4 - h~l -
care to see the Catholic hierarchy, or
any other hierarchy, play too prom
inent part IN politics, and who are
still liable to be influenced by the
cry Of danger from Rome" All the
Parnellites will be opposed, and as
many of these hold Ulster seats-like
Alexander Blame, of South Armagh;
William Redmond, of South Ferms-
nagh; James J. Dalton. of West
Donegal. and Sir Joseph McKenna of
South Monaghan-the nationalist split
will infallibly throw some Of the seats
into the hands of the tories. The Par
nellites are threatening retaliation by
opposing Justin Mccarthy in London
derry, his son IN Newry, Thomas Sex
ton in West Belfast and others.
These fratricldal contests will certainly
result IN destroying the present nation
alist majority IN Ulster and may give
the tories from five to ten seats. thus
deprIving the nationalists of one of
their strongest arguments with English
voters. The only thing that can pre-
vent this suicidal warfare 10 strong
pressure from America, and there is no
doubt that il both factions would
unite they could capture three more
Ulster seats and secure . majority of
five from that province. This, with the
retention Of oil the present Protestant
member. Parnellite or McCarthyite,
would completely Offset Salisbury's
attempt TO rekindle the flames OF
seetarian bigotry. instead Of supplying
him with plaunble pretexts, - the
factionists are doing At present.
BISHOPS ARE NOTIFIED.