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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 764, 12 March 1910, Page 5

MR. JOHN REDMOND: THE MAN OF THE HOUR.. Now that the Irish party appear to hold the fata of the Liberal Government in the hollow of their hand, great interest centres in the person of the Nationalist leader, Mr. John Redmond, MJ?. Here is a character sketch of , him 'by the "Daily Mail's" Parliamentary'representative:—"Mr. John Redmond has made himself a. power by steady,' persistent work, an iron will, and unflinching devotion to the cause which ho considers right. .The son of an Irish member of Parliament, ho was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and was afterwards callcd to the English and- Irish Bar. He became a clerk in the Vote Office of the House of Commons, but he pave this np in 1881 to represent a constituency in his native country. Elected for Now Ross, ho left tho Vote Office to take his place on the floor of the House. He began with a record, for on his first day at Westminster he made his maiden spcech, croated a stcne, and was suspended before tho clock struck twelve. Ho was in | the twenties then. Now his feolings are just as passionate, but his methods are more effective. "From the day he entered Parliament, Mr. Redmond has always been a prominent figure in- the Nationalist' party. His chance came at the Parnell split. Ho stood by Parnell, led the little party which remained faithful to him, ana finally was selected to rnide the destinies of the Nationalists as a whole. This is no easy task at the best of times, and tho wav lir. Redmond Hu heU JaJLs £ol-