sentences:  Davitt was at first worried that perceived connections to the Fenians would threaten Parnell in parliament, but Devoy convinced him that Parnell would not be affected.IRB leaders John O'Leary and Charles Kickham rejected the overture to constitutionalists and Parnell gave no comment.He did however adopt the militant rhetoric of land ownership to be transferred to the Irish farmers themselves in various public speeches in Ireland.