The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-24
LONDON GOSSIP.
Reconstruction of the Great
Liberal Party in
October.


Executive Committee of the National
Liberal Federation and the Central Liber-
al Association, which mainly holds the
party purse have hesitated to convene
general national conference, the Politi-
cal Committee of the National Liberal
Club has taken upon itself the response
bility of summoning a congress for Oc-
tober 20. This action marks new party
departure of the greatest moment, and
will more than ever centraNze the con-
troll of the London and provincial organ
izations within the National Liberal
Club. the strongest element in which is
Radical. 1t will cause a root and branch
reform in the National Liberal Fedora
ton and lead to the constitution of
permanent caucus. which viii give orders
to instead of receiving them from the
party whips, who have hitherto nomina-
ted and ruled the Committee of the Fed
Grafton.
The initial impetus of this movement
arose from series of Radical commit
tee meetings, at which the collapse of the
bearings. The committee suggested that
the Federation be reconstructed by the
free election of all the committees and
officials, SO as to make the body the
living representative of democratic force
The existing officials. whips, and other
prove of the holding of a conference
nevertheless they must bow before it's
decisions. Every Liberal association has
liberal members and candidates absenting
themselves will be marked men. Among
the great organizations- that will be re-
Union, the Midland Liberal Associa ton
and the London, Scottish and Welsh As
sociations. The wireDullers and bosses
will alone make poor show at the con-
ference. Apart from the main question
of reorganization, an attempt will be
made to .recast the platform, of which,
by far the most delicate plank is tenn
perance legislation, the future relations
of the Liberals with the Irish Parlia-
mentary party coming next in import
ance.
There is considerable doubt as to
whether the Irish alliance will be retain
ed. The Irish organs, Parnellite and
expectant attitude towards the govern
ment Whatever reforms, says the
''Freeman's Journal the government
sistance Of the Nationalists as aids to
The dublin Independent says that
time that the Earl of Cadogan holds
the Viceroyship of Ireland. 1t adds
Let the dead past carry its dead IN
progress" Obviously the Parnellites and
anti-Parnellites are ready to throw aside
their Liberal allies.
Mr. Henry Labouchere, the we'll known
Radical leader, came from Marienbas to
London to attend the meetings of the
Radical committees. He persists in his
depose Lord Rosebery from his po-
sition as leader of the Liberal party,
and it is likely that the coming confer
ence will assent to the deposition of the
DENoUNcING CIVIL MARRIAGES.
The committee of the .English Church
Union recently startled church circles by
declaring that civil marriages We're an
offense against church discipline Par
ties who had incurred censure by enter
ing into such marriages ought, accord
ing to the committee, to obtain abSo-
luton before being admitted to commun-
ion. The further ceremonies of the ring
and the joining of hands ought to oc-
cur and the benediction be given. The
report staggered even the Council OF
the Union 4s as thTowing doubt b on the
ter was again referred to the commit
tee, who now report that they did not
mean to suggest the / necessity Tor r., a
tract, but only solemn, acknowledg-
ment in face of the church by the parties
erance from the Church Convocation. The
question arouses the. keenest feeling
among church adherents.
According to the Speaker the weekly
organ of the Liberals, the attitude of
that party on the Chinese Mission out ut
terrvention. trS Lord salisbury. the paper. de-
clares, should obtain an Anglo-American
entente. under which the first work
should be the opening Of { emma, INA II me gov++
foreign aid to restore order, If only to
save itself. A family council of the
nation could, without difficulty, sentence
China to the tutelage of a native gendar-
merle officered by Europeans. This is
not yet probable although it would be
certain to benefit the central govern
nent but it will come soon unless the
Pekin government responds to the Just
demands of the powers.
The races between trains on the rail-
ways between London and Aberdeen have
evoked discussion as to the dangers to
passengers and the nervous strain on
the drivers. The best opinion published
was the engineer of an express train on
the New York Central Railroad He
says he never met driver who preferred
a slow to a fast train. 1t IS utter rub
bish, he declares. to say that a fast
train entails greater strain on the
nerves The knowledge that precautions
flyers takes deal of anxiety from the
drivers mind. AS a class, they are
notably healthy and long-lived This
American driver says he knows num-
ber cf drivers who retired when they
were seventy years old, and theye were
enjoying robust health. One of the most
sixty-three years old and is the picture
of health. Accidents to trains when run
ming at high speed are exceedingly rare.
With good roads and rolling stock, acci-
dents ought not to occur. He contends
that it IS perfectly safe to run eighty
'Aii1 AMERICANS IN BRITAIN.
Among the passengers sailing today for
New York from Southampton on the
Commander Bradford and Lieutenant
Nulligan who had charge of the recent
speed trial of the St. Louis; Assistant
rich, S. p. Langley, Messrs. g eom and
Wright, of the American Line Forb-
es Winslow, Professor w. L. Whitney
and DR.. Oronhyatoka.
HOVAs HARD TO BEAT.