The Irish standard., 1913-02-15
Cheers For All But the Tories on
Announcement of the Home
Rule Vote.
To Some the Gladstone Statue
Seemed to swell With the
Breath of Life.
"A Nation Once Again" Sung by
The Crowds Assembled in
Parliament Square.

The grand total of 367 votes for
Home Rule in the final division in the
House Of Commons YVES made up Of
24s Liberals, IS Nationalists, z
O'Brienites, and 81 Laoor members,
writes Con O'Leary, Cork correspond
ent of the Irish World, under date Of
January 81.
There was only one xbsent Nation
alist, j. P. Nannetti, member for Col
lege Green Division Of Dublin, who
was stricken by q paralytic stroke on
the day Of the division. Only two Lib
erals "ratted'-Sir Clifford Cory and
Agar Robartes, who cast their votes
against Home Rule.
One Of the Nationalist members, e.
Kelly of East Donegal, came in
charge of nurse to London for the
division, from Dublin hospital. Rob-
ert Cameron, the aged Liberal mem-
ber for one of the divisions Of Dur
ham, England, although very infirm,
travelled expressly to London, and
was brought into the House on a
stretcher, just in time FOR the divi-
sion:
.,.ss7l chssss fer All But tn, Tories.
sion were announced 3 great chorus
OF cheering arose from the National-
list and Liberal members, who rose
and waved their handkcrchiefs and
order papers, and save repeated
cheers for As1uith. AS the Prime
Minister entered the House after talk
ing part in the division he received
an ovation from the excited members
Of the "allied armies.' John Redmond
followed few moments later On
this, Stanley Wilson (Tory) shouted
tauntingly to the Liberals, and, point
ing to Redmond, sail: why don't
You cheer Your real leader? There
he is
William Redmond called for three
cheers for ParnelI which were given
with fcrvor. Then three cheers came
from the Liberal benches in tribute
to John Redmond, and the Irish men,
bers retaliated by raising cheers for
The British democracy, who arc TAX
ing such a valuable part in the libcr-
alton Of Ireland.
Enthusiastic Scenes.
Enwonted scenes occurred after the
division in the solemn precincts Of the
Central Lobby. Here great number
of the public had gathered to be
among the first to hear :he result, and
the great majority were Home Rul-
ers. Immediately after the division
bcrs rushed out of the Members
Lobby shouting, "One hundred and
ten majority"
Instantly there arose a pandemon-
1um in the Central Lobby, and the
Gladstone statue seemed to some OF
the excited Home Rulers 20 swell with
IiS DAS1Ill VI A1AC iOA d Ai.ICLAAS
: ment. Hats were thrown il. the air
umbrellas We're waved, I'D cheer af-
ter cheer rose to the roof. Particu.
larly noticeable We're the snrill voices
.,s of a large number of women.
Rejoieings in ireland.
In spite of the heavy rain great
crowd Of Irishmen assemblad in Par.
lament Square, who passed the time
singing National songs and waving
green flags until the result was made
known, when the enthusiasm became
almost feverish in its intensity. "a
Nation Once Again was sung in de.
lirious chorus, and as the member.
left the House of Commons they were
cheered or groaned according as they
were recognized as frisnds or enemie.
Of the old land.
The rejoicing in Ireland was intense
All the village postoflces we're spe
cially kept open until the arrival b,
wire of the result, and great crowd.
gathered outside, who gave free ven
to their enthusiasm a: the appropri
ate moment. On the following nigh