| Show IS PARffll CRAZy1 His Conduct Becomes More Domi leering and Inexplicible 3TCARTIIY AND HIS ADHERENTS Quit the Meeting and Form a Sep rat Organization Organi-zation Position of the American Delegates Dele-gates Gladstones Letter LOKDOX Dec GThe Irish members of parliament reassembled this afternoon deliberations I de-liberations being conducted with extra precaution pre-caution for secrecy The first business tran sated was the reading of Gladstones letter in reply to the committee Gladstone remains Inn in his determination in ho way to recog nlze Parnell as leader of the Nationalists and his position i emphasized by his letter In which he offers to conduct negotiations with a now Irish leader oa a footing of confidence equal to that which he ones accorded to Parnell The reading of tho letter sees greeted with cheers by the section of the party opposing oppos-ing to Parnell and ironical cries by his supporters A stormy debate followed Barney Sexton and Healy made a determined attempt to bring about a final settlement of the question They insisted there should be an immediate division of members mem-bers on the main question before tbe meeting namely the retirement of Parnell from the leadership Finally Sexton gave Parnell his u tlmatum to the effect that If a decision on the question was delayed by Parnell after I 1 oclock this etcnlng the majority would hold a meeting of their own and depose him from office A scene of great excitement followed v 115 oclock a recess was taken for halt an our When ths meeting reassembled the report of the confering delegntes was read at length Mr dJ If hihC Abraham and John OConnor rose from their seats simultaneously when Paraett declared tIle latterhud the floor Abraham persisted in his effort to move a resolution but could not amid the clamor Ho then handed it to Justin McCarthy who rose from his seat and was apparently ap-parently about to read i when Parnell grasped I the resolution from his handsaynghu wouldnt receive it tremendous uproar followed and when quiet was restored Parnell said until the party deposes him ho would remain cha rman Berry retorted You are not our chairman ana added that Parnell was a dirty trick ter which caused another uproar Arthur OConna appealed to his friends to show every possible respect to their late leader Mccarty said he had only risen to a point of order Some one handed him a paper and tho chairman struck it out of his hand Pirnell said he took it from McCarty but the latter insisted the paper was struck from his hand Healy moved that Abrahams motion be heard out Paraell refused John OConnor then moved that the meeting call the attention of the country to the fact that thojigh the original resolution was altered to meetGladstone and his objection he still refused re-fused to confer with the party unless Parnell bo removed This he said proved Parnells contention that it impossible to get a direct answertrpm Gladstone He believed Ireland would resent this Timothy Healy caused another tremcndlous raw by shouting Who is the mistress of the partyy 1 Cries of shamacame from all narts of the room and Parnell referred to Henley as cowardly little scoundral who dared in an assembly as-sembly Irishmen to Insult awomen Abraham got tho floor ind said since Parnell refused to resign members would 10 wanting in respect to themselves i they longer delay bringing matters to an issue tho chairman having ignominiously treated and torn Mc Carthys resolution Parnell Thats untrue Abraham daclined to enter into an altercation but repeated It would be shameful to allow tho minority to continue making the party a laughIng laugh-Ing stock Ho proposed an amendment that Parnells chairmanship be terminated Another squabble ensued and Paracll decided Abraham sects out of order whereupon Healy shouted Bravo Healy said Parnell 1 wont stand much more rom you The amendment i only admissible admis-sible as a substantial motion molon ArthurOConna proceeded amid the uproar to argue that he had avowed to cease talking and to put an end to what was rapidly becoming dl disgraceful I ask the majority this party hu concluded at once to record their decision If not hero then elsewhere Parnell You know i Is not an amendment Justin McCarthy took the floor He had hoped up to last night that Parnell would still help them out of their terrible dlfliculty He was disappointed and it would be a waste of time to discuss the matter further He sug gcsted that all agreeing with him withdraw Justin Huntley McCarthy followed the major ity saying ho was sorry for the decision nut must go with them Parnell was left in the room with John and William Redmond Lcamy OKelly Byrne Blanc Corbett and Joseph Nolan No-lan Mrgulre HarrIson Dalton William McDonald Mc-Donald Conwa Qutnn Clsnrs Yahnn 11n den Fitzgerald Harrington R cl rc Pow r Shell Campbell John OConner Dlkenly and McKenna and the meeting was ie sutned Colonel I Nolan argued t1tSt Parnellites would hold tho key to the position and concluded by saying whatever what-ever Parnells position was in the next two or three years he would be ranked with OConnell as tho greatest Irishman of tho last three centuries iCheers Others having spoken Parnell said They descried knowing were golncto Chelsea to morrow they clamored for a decision because they dreaded the lightning of public opinion in Ireland Gentlemen we have won today Although our ranks arc reduced I hold this chair still Cheers Although 1 Al-though many comrades have left us Irelaudhas the power to fill their places and send ns good men and true for every one of those who have left us and I little know our gallant country i I am mistaken in the opinion that when she gets an opportunity she will freely exorcise her power They stand in a most contemptible position that of men who pleagedthemselves to be true to their party to their leader and to their country have been false to it I La ml cheers John OConnors resolution I was then put and carried by acclamation and the meeting dispersed Tie proceedings of the McCarty section was conducted in private |
