New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-17

THE NATIONAL UNION OF CONSERVA-
TIVE ASSOCIATIONS
LORD SALISBURY ADDRESSES GREAT MASS
MEETING IN ALBERT HALL. AND DRAWS
MORAL FROM THE RECENT

MEETING IN ALBERT HALL. AND DRAWS
MORAL FROM THE RECENT
ELECTION IN NEw-YoRK.
London. Nov 16.-Earl Cadogan. the Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland was elected president Of
the National Union of Conservative Associa-
tons at St. James's Hall to-day, in succession
to the Earl of Derby. There was a large at
tendance of delegates from the different asso-
Citations Of Conservatives.
The meeting unanimously adopted resolu-
tion In favor Of the establishment OF royal
residence in Ireland ard its occasional occu-
patton by the Queen a member of the royal
family. "as this would tend to increase the sent-
ments Of loyalty to the Crown and attachment
to constitutional government" resolution
was also passed demanding countervailing du-
ties equal to the sugar bounties paid by foreign
countries
A delegate announced that he had received a
letter from a celebrity in the West Indies. the
substance of which was that before long the
West Indies would seek annexation to the
United States.
A resolution favorng bounty to assist home
heatgrowers was defeated.
A mass-meetng was held this evening In the
Albert Hall, under the presidency of Earl Cadog-
all Ut WHICH tHc IIil'llhi SbN"N'i ""' 49,
Marquis of Salisbury Eight thousand persons
We're present. The entire assembly rose at the
entrance of Lord Salisbury. cheered him to the
echo and sang Hes a Jolly Good Fellow
The Premier who seemed in the best of health
and spirits. and who spoke with great anima-
tion. said that the situation was mot destitute
OF elements of apprehension, either at home
or abroad" Referring to the disturbances on
the northwest frontier of India, he paid a glow
ing tribute to Lord Elgin, the Viceroy who, he
said, has acted so worthily In the great crisis
wherein he has been placed as to be completely
absolved of all charges of bad faith" Speaking
of foreign affairs Lord Salisbury denied that
the Government had yielded to France In the
matter Of Siam, Tunis or Madagascar.
Turning to home affairs. ne said that the
government of London was n question which
must be solved and could only be solved by CIV
ing to other and smaller municipal bodies large
part of the duties now performed by the Lon
don County Council. He promised that the
Government would Introduce legislation on the
subject at the next session Of Parliament The
present system" said His Lordship. 'is due To
the modern passion for bigness Of things. and
Is too unwieldy" He asked his hearers 10 look
at what had been done across the ocean
"Do you want to be governed like New-York?
he asked. Yet The result there. which was
watched with go much interest. ana when 50
many people dcplore. was adopted after an effort
to mend admitted defects in the municipality
by enormously increasing It's area and bringing
Il much vaster population under It's range. Ihe
undertaking has failed lamentably because II
could not obtain the assistance and co-opera'
ton OF the only class q men by whom munich
pal institutions be thoroughly and salts
factoriy governed"
Dealing with the results OF the recent Pnrllh,
mentary by-elcctions. Lord Salisbury attributed
the Conservative ana Libernl-I ninnlst losses u
THE indifference I'm their ranks caused by the
disorganization OF their adversarles. ana NJ
urged Unionsts not to relax vigilance, as the
Opposition has all the elements Of organization
and only lacks n general