The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-02
Rumored He Will Submit
His Resignation to the
Queen Today.
VISITING AT WINDSOR
7. P. 0'Connor on the Situation
Comments of the English
Press,
Ru cable to the United Press.

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sentative that the resignation of the Pre-
mier could no longer be delayed and that its
presentation to the Queen was merely a
matter of hours. The report fur ther said
that at his audience with the Queen on
Tuesday Mr.. Gladstone had told her Majesty
that his failing eyesight, together with other
infirmities of advanced age, made it impera-
tive that he should lay down the cares of
office, etc: All of this is untrue
Nothing of the kind occurred in either
instance. To ascertain how much truth, If
any, was contained in these statements a
representative of the United Press called
upon Mr.. George h Murray, who, with Mr..
G. w. Spencer Lyttleton, acts in the capa-
city of Private Secretary to Mr. Gladstone,
and submitted them to him. Mr.. Murray
unhesitatingly repudiated what purported to
have come from him OF his associate, and,
to emphasize his disclaimer, wrote the fol
lowing:-
''No such statements were made by any of
Mr.. Gladstone's Secretaries yesterday. Mr..
Gladstone has not yet rendered his resigna-
ton to the Queen. g. II. MURRAY"
From this it is evident that the ''news"
agency mentioned is making the most of all
the available sensations-ready made or
made to order-without regard to reliability
or plausibility.
WILL BE AT WINDSOR TONIGHT.
That Mr.. Gladstone will resign very short
resignation has not yet been announced.
Delay in making such announcements is a
matter of etiquette No Minister can prop
erly announce his resignation until he has
made his resignation an accomplished fact
by rendering it to the Queen, and no one is
better acquainted with the written and un-
written laws of propriety in such matters,
than Mr.. Gladstone himself
Upon the formal receipt of Mr.. Glad
stones resignation, it will become the duty
of the Queen to Immediately summon to her
presence other statesmen with a view of se-
lecting his successor. Dissolution of Parlia-
ment will not necessarily follow.
Mr. Gladstone will dine with the Queen
this evening and sleep at Windsor tonight.
On this occasion he will probably tender his
resignation and discuss the matter of ap-
pointing his successor, but, the news"
agency to the contrary Notwithstanding he
has done neither as yet. =.
PRESS OPINIONS.
The Pail MaU Gazette says:-"Mr. Glwn
stones last failure is pitiable. He has throad-
his last bomb at the House of Lords. which
frustrated him. He now retreats tired and
of fate that Lord Rosebery listened to the
speech delegating to him the task of destroy
ing the House of which he himself is mem
bern
The Westminster Gazette says:-"It is a
mixture of faction and pedantry to objec to
Lnc Earl Ol hOooU6Ty SAuIply DeCduSo Ae 10 d
peer. Should the party generally decide
that Lord Rosebery is tine best leader before
the country the rank and file ought to loyalty
adhere to that decision. Sir William Har-
court ought to silence the voice of faction
and consolidate the party in the present
serious crisis.n -
The Gazette adds that in exerting himself
to that end, Sir William Harcourt would
merely be acting in accord with an over
whelming majority of Liberal opinion.
The st. .JGfleSs Gazette says:-"This is
not the first time that Mr.. Gladstone has
withdrawn from conflict, leaving his follow
ers to extricate themselves from the disaster
he has caused. He left the party divided
and defeated in 1874, split from top to bot
tom in 1886, and leaves it leaderless and. dis
tracted in the face of a powerful and united
enemy in 1884,
The Globe comments on the situation in
strain similar to that of the st. James's
Gazette.
T. P. o'CoNNoR ON THE SITUATION.
T. P O'Connor, M. P, in an interview
with United Press representative this
morning said:-
81 regret personally and on behalf of my
party the prospect of losing our leader and I
still more regret the indisputable fact that he
is vanishing from public life. In view of the
certainty, however, that his resignation was
inevitable in the near future, it was the
wisest step that it should occur Immediately.
1t is doubtful that his strength could
out last the coming session. and it is still
more doubtful that he could have endured
the hardships of a general election. If the
Liberal party were left in state of doubt
regarding the leadership, it would fall into
a state of Generalization and leave its field
open to the scheming and intriguing to the
last prejudice Of the party"
Mr. O'Connor was asked If he himself or
any of the leading members of the Liberal
or Irish parties believed that it would avail
anything to beseech Mr.. Gladstone to retain
his Office as a measure of benefit to his
party.
least know personally that every day Mr..
Gladstone is in receipt of hundrens of letters,
private and official, regretting his proposed
retirement, and begging him to reconsider
his decision to quit office"
Mr. O'Connor was asked what comments
he had to make on the statement made by
the F1,eemdn's Journal that Herbert Glad
stone would succeed Mr.. Morley as the Chief
Secretary for Ireland He declined to give
any definite expression of his opinion, but
said that if such an appointment was made
it would be acceptable to the Irish party.
He believed that Herbert Gladstone, who
was converted to Home Rule years before
his father, would be a good Chief Secretary
Indeed, he could not bring to mind any one
who would be likely to fill the Office more
satisfactorily.
Mr.. O'Connor said that Mr.. ladstone
would undoubtedly hand his resignation to
the Queen tomorrow.
r eferring to the Earl of Roseberrv's sue
cession to the Premiership, Mr.. O'Connor
said he was not aware that his selection
would be opposed by the Irish party Never
theless he declined to express any opinion
on the subj ect.
LORD RosEBERY AS PREMIER
The Radical agitation over the selection of
Lord Rosebery as che successor of Mr.. Glad
stone continues unabated. A majority of
the Radical leaders, while prefer
ring a Commoner, are disposed to
acaIliesce in the leadership of
Lord Roseberry, but the extremists vehem-
entity oppose his appointment declaring that
If Lord Roseberry is made Premier the ex-
istence of the new Ministry viii not be pro-
longed beyond week. Even some of the
more moderate Radicals express fear that
Mr. Gladstone's withdrawal means the
breaking up of the party, which his personal
influence has held together.
Major General Sir John Clayton CoweH,
Master of the Queens Household, visited the
Treasury Department this morning and held
an extended conference with Right
HIM Edward sMajoribanlSs, Patronage
Secretary to the Treasury. After the
,3enartlIre of the Queens representa- tive, Mr..
NJ ioribanks had an interview with Mr..
CIaIstone. The conferences were with
reference to the arrangements for Mr..
Gndstones visit to Windsor today.