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Wheeling Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
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Influential Conservatives urge Lord Salisbury to remodel the Cabinet and dissolve Parliament immediately due to growing Gladstonian strength, fearing a Liberal majority. Parnell's influence has waned, as shown by poor attendance at his Dublin convention. Potential Cabinet changes involve retirements and new Liberal members.
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Influential Conservatives Pressing Salisbury to Form a New Cabinet.
FEAR GLADSTONE'S STRENGTH
Which is Continually Growing, and that Delay in Dissolving Parliament Will Result in an Overwhelming Liberal Victory--Parnell Has Lost All the Influence He Ever Had.
[Copyright by N. Y. Associated Press.]
LONDON, July 24.--Certain influential Conservatives in constant communication with the electoral headquarters are pressing Lord Salisbury to remodel the Cabinet and to dissolve Parliament at once. They plead the strength of the Gladstonian reaction is growing constantly and that another year's delay will probably result in an overwhelming Liberal majority.
These tactical reasons, though supported by the opinion of the electoral executive, have not shaken Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour in their resolve to face another session. The period for the reconstruction of the Cabinet depends upon Mr. Smith's health. He has been ill enough to render it improbable that he will ever reappear as a Minister. Unless he improves he will withdraw from public life wholly on taking the peerage. The Duke of Rutland, who has long been an invalid, will also retire. Mr. Matthews the Home Secretary will get a Judgeship. A new Cabinet with Mr. Chamberlain, Sir J. E. Gorst, and Mr. Hartington, as members, who will add a further Liberal element to government legislation, must have time to settle into working cohesion before risking a dissolution of Parliament.
No more striking proof of the utter loss of Mr. Parnell's strength could be given than in the character of the delegates surrounding him at yesterday's convention at Dublin. It was a meeting for which careful preparation had been making for a long time, yet hardly any man of local or general prominence could be got to attend. The Times, which has hitherto predicted Parnell's ultimate success, says that yesterday's convention proves the impotence of the Parnellites and shows that the tenants of the settled districts are no longer with him.
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London
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July 24
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growing gladstonian reaction likely to result in overwhelming liberal majority if parliament not dissolved soon; mr. parnell has lost all influence, as evidenced by sparse attendance at his dublin convention.
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Influential Conservatives are pressing Lord Salisbury to remodel the Cabinet and dissolve Parliament at once, citing the continually growing strength of the Gladstonian reaction and the risk of an overwhelming Liberal majority with further delay. Lord Salisbury and Mr. Balfour remain resolved to face another session. Cabinet reconstruction depends on Mr. Smith's health, who may withdraw; the Duke of Rutland will retire; Mr. Matthews will get a Judgeship. A new Cabinet including Mr. Chamberlain, Sir J. E. Gorst, and Mr. Hartington needs time to coalesce before dissolution. Parnell's impotence is proven by the lack of prominent delegates at his Dublin convention.