The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-11-17

Meet to Compare Notes and Are Addressed
by Salisbury

London, Nov. 16.-Earl Cadagan, the
lord lieutenant of Ireland, was today
| elected president of the National Union
Of Conservative associations, in success
sion to the earl Of Derby. There was a
| large attendance Of delegates from the
different associations of Conservatives
at the convention, which was held in St.
James hall in this city. The meeting
unanimously adopted a resolution in fs-
vor Of the establishment of a royal resi-
| dence in Ireland and its occasional oc-
cupation by the queen or a member of
the royal family, las this would tend to
increase the sentiments of loyalty to the
crown and attachment to constitutional
government"
resolution was also passed demand
ing countervailing duties equal to the
sugar Dounties paid by foreign coun-
tries.
A delegate announced that he had re-
ceived a letter from celebrity in the
West Indies in which it was predicted
that before long the West Indies will
seek annexation to the United States.
A resolution favoring a bounty to as
sist home wheat growers was defeated
A great mass meeting was held to-
night in the Albert Hall, under the
presidency Of Earl Cadogan, lord lieu
tenant Of ireland, at which the princi-
pal speaker was the premier, the Mar
quis of Salisbury. No fewer than 5000
persons were present, and the entire as
Sembly rose at the entrance of Lord
Salisbury. cheered hin to the echo and
sang "For He's Jolly Good Fellow"
Lord Salisbury, who seemed in the
best of health and spirits, and who
spoke with great animation, said that
the situation was mot destitute of ele-
ments of apprehension, either at home
or abroad
Referring to the disturbances on the
northwest frontier or India, he paid a
glowing tribute to Lord Elgin, the vice.
roy, VINO, ne said, has "acted SO worth
lily in the great crisis wherein ne has
been placed as to be completely absolv-
ed of all charges Of bad faith
Speaking Of foreign affairs, Lord Sal
is5ury denied that the government had
yielded to France in the matter of
Siam, Tunis Of Madagascar.
Turning to home affairs, he said that
the government Of London was a ques-
ton which must be solved and could
only be solved by giving to other and
smaller municipal bodies a large part Of
the duties now performed by the London
county council. He promised that the
government would introduce legislation
on the subject at the next session of
parliament.
THE present system said mis- lord
ship, lis due TO the modern passion for
bigness Of things, and is too unwieldy."
He asked his hearers to look at what
had been done across the ocean.
''Do you want TO be governed like New
York? Yet the result, which was watch
ed with so much interest and which so !
many people deplored, was adopted af- |
ter AN effort to amend admitted defects |
in the municipality by enormously in |
creasing its area and bringing a much |
vaSter population under its range The |
has failed lamentably, be- |
cause it could not obtain the assistance !
and cooperation Of theo My class of /
men by whom municipal institutions |
can be satisfactorily and thoroughly |
governed"
Dealing with the results of the recent
parliamentary bye-elections, Lord Sails
bury attributed the Conservatives and
LIBERAL Unionist losses to the indiffer-
ance of their ranks, caused by the dis
Of their adversaries, and
ne urged Unionists not to relax vigilance
'as the opposition has all the elements
Of organization and only lacks a gen.