THE IRISH PARTY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81914, 7 January 1907, Page 3

THE IRISH PARTY.

THE NATIONALISTS' SPLIT. CORK MEMBERS' STRAIGHT TALK BATTLE AGAINST "BOSSISM." JIALADMINSTRATION OF FUNDS. Received (ith, 4.51 p.m. London, January ;>. Mr Eugene Crcan, member of il' l ' House of Commons for the Southeast division of Cork, has openly cspi>us.-u the cause of Mr William O ISru-ii. M.P. for Cork City, and the South-cast Cork Branch of the Irish League re solved to heartily approve his faitlifut support of D. D. sneehan, who has just been reelected for Mid-Cork, in bis battle against "bossism." Mr Crean, in a speech thanking the Branch, charged John Dillon with breaking his pledges.. He accused - John Redmond of maladministration of the party's funds, and referred to P. ICjJonovan. the Irish delegates, anu gathering money in America and AustMga, through preaching Mr O'Brien = jjjHjy there, -me denouncing anu trying to crush O'Brien at home. Thai was dishonest, and the sooner it wu; exposed, the sooner would the pan\ be rid of the rotteness that had crept in. [Mr W. O'Brien, who supported Mi Sheehan in his campaign, denounced the despotism; of Uic jtrish Jiaxty. Whose control of the Australian funds, he said, was the beginnig and the cnu of the whole trouble. After Mr Sheehan's return, Mr O'ltrieu stated that Mr Sheehan intended to take lega. proceedings, which would lead to re .relations oi greater public interest than anything since the Parnell Com--Mjasion. Mr Sheehan declared his •lection would free the Irish party from the narrow despotism which was Tendering it useless lor any great national purpose.]