The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-13
South African Trouble Was the
Issue In England
And the War Party's Triumph
Was Complete
IN RECENT ELECTIONS.
Church Fight Causes Defeat OF
Homer Plunkett.
DOWie is Working Surrounded
by Detectives.

London. Oct. 1s-The new house Of
commons is practically elected and the
Conservatives returned to power with
majority that portends that they viii
remain in Office another six years JUS
tification Of the South African war, for
that was the only serious issue in the
campaign, has been accomplished in less
than two weeks and the election ma
chinery so suddenly put in action is al
ready relapsing into the quiescence of
ordinary times. OF the contests that
mark this weeks polling two attracted
particular attention; that which result
ed in the defeat of Right Hon. Horace
Curzon Plunkett who ran for the south
division on the Conservative ticket, and
that IN which DR.. Brown Clark, the
radical candidate for Caithness, was
beaten.
Conservative journals deplore the op-
position within their own party which
resulted in Mr. Plunkett's downfall re-
Sardlng 1t as a serious omen Tor the fu-
ture stability OF the UniOniStS in ireland
and significant of a serious lack of toll
Grafton on their part which bids fair to
perpetuate religious and political strife
to the detriment of 1reland's business
prospects While the opposition to Mr..
Plunkett was nOminally based on his
giving aVoWed home rulers government
positions a representative of the As
sOciated Press learns that a most bitter
undercurrent' of personal feeling has ha d
aS lnQEn II not more 10 90 with II Lndn
the causes which appeared in the papers.
1t IS once more a case of look for the
woman in the case" Mr.. Plunkett has
long maintained a great personal friend
ship for one of the most charming Dub
lin women. What caused umbrage at
this friendship was the fact that she was
an ardent Catholic and home ruler and
through her influence, so Mr.. PlunketJ'S
UniOniSt opponents believed, he came
under the direct influence of Catholic
priests So all the forces of protestant
l. IL
that a Nationalist won the seat so long
held by Mr.. Plunkett and defeated one /
of the most important government Off |
cials in Ireland Mr.. Plunkett was vice I
president Of agriculture and other tech /
nical industries, a commissioner of the !
cOngested districts board of Ireland and /
a commissioner Of the colonization board |
OF Scotland and Ireland He found and /
was chairman of the recess committee |
and OF the Irish agriculture organization
society
The same strong feeling manifested
against Mr.. Plunkett exists under the
surface against Mr.. Gerald Balfour. If
he is reappOiuted chief secretary for
Ireland it will be against the wishes of
some of the richest and most powerful
DniOnists in Ireland DR. Gavin Brown
Clarks sweeping reverse at Caithness
ensures his retirement from public life
to the great relief of the leading Liberals
who have publicly disaVoWed RESPONSE
bility for his actions With those old
a chance to air itself about China and
the fag end Of the war in South Africa
and is looking forward to the day when
the troops return home. What
glad and enthusiastic scenes will
mark the return of the SOL
diers can be gathered from the extensive
preparations already afOOt and the more
serious minded, who can scarcely be ex-
pected to join in the shouting thrOngs,
are nevertheless equally elated over the
prospect OF the eradication of the abuses
of he v4-7a ha
popular idol Lord Roberts is once in
stalled in the war Office. That those eX-
pectations will not be fulfilled exactly
the way the public which regards the
war Office in the light of an augean sta !
bic, desires can be anticipated from the |
statement that Lord Roberts has al |
ready written to several high officials /
expressing qualification at again being /
associated with them One of these is |
said to be General Sir Evelyn Wood, the |
adjutant general to the forces. But /
though the clean sweep so much de- |
manded IS not likely to occur it is an /
undoubted fact that Lord Roberts will {
have far greater powers than Lord |
WolSeley and Will use them without re-
THE YACHT RACE.
The prospect of another international /
yacht race creates no end OF anticipa-
tion and interest It is welcomed as a 4
grateful relief to the tragic happenings !
which have marked the just completed |
year of Boer warfare. The spirit of op- |
"
countered among some of his own peo- !
PIE last year and the accusations of self I
advertisement do not appear likely to be /
repeated this time, for the bonafide spir- I
it of his craftsmanship is becoming /
generally recognized, though the bulk /
of Englishmen are beginning to believe ]
the cup is in America for good
Mr.. Cornelius Nanderbilt's refusal to 4
accept Sir Thomas IiptCn'S cup for 10 /
footers won by his yacht Rainbow and I
the circumstances connected with the |
case cause the yachting papers to COM /
ment on it regretfulIy, though the |
Xachtsman adds spitefully:
II Parker had been an American citi- /
zen we might not have heard so much /
of the matter"
This view, however. is not shared by 1
Sir Ihomas Upton, who said to a rep- 4
resentative of the Associated Press. s.T /
am extremely sorry the thing has oc- /
CURED at all; but as it did I am clad |
1t was an Engllshman and not an Amer
lean VINO was at fault; for had it been |
an American II would have given some Il
people here chance to say it proved /
Lord Dunraven was right when he ac-
cused thorough sportsnen have al
ways rather wondered at the American
action in importing English shippers
for they have got as good, as If not |
better than we have The cllD is or, its
way to New York and I sincerely trust
some arrangement may be arrived ar
whereby it can be accepted with honor
and pleasure though, of course. can |
not help admiring the sportsmanIilxe ac-
tion Of Messrs- Vanderbilt and Duryea.
DOWIE'S WORK
Surrounded by detectives. John Alex
ander Dowie, the Zionist of Chicago, con
tinues his denunciation Of Rome pork
tobacco and secret societies and has |
succeeded in securing 20 converts The !
meetings are the scene of constant dis /
oslo