The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-02-03 00:00:00

THS CANVASS AT WEYSOUTFI.

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FRIDAT.
Blth parties are still ciliatel inlet actively It
earivessieg, and in spite of the SIS 3 of the borough,
eumhering some 1,500 voter, out of its population of
13,000 or 14 000, a great deal of the work haa bem got
through. Bith parties appear to ba omlient of the
result, the Liberals In a Filillant man,er, the Cie.
set-Natives with • quiet appearance of sthefacti33 that
stems to speak certainty.
Taking the word popular in its legliialate .•,..eies
Mr. Edwards is beyond doubt the" poieLar 'c
His steady and systematic liberality, °remit,' ,2
clues of diaries, or to any gocd object, his arniab:o and
benignant manner, and affability so n Aural Hurt it
forbids oil simplotea of oondesoeusion, UV, Won hilt
not only the suffreges, but the hoarte of the peoph,, as
I. well exercises by tee remarks with .crect, him ou all
aides. "Vote for you, air, of course 1 5h411,9 says 6
Liberal, only anti .us to free Mr. E tweed" from
ormapying too meet time with him, arid give him mune
for canvassing others. Ssys a Conservative. "W.,
sir' on principle I can't vote fur you; but it shall 'lever
besaid that my vote helped to drive you from the owe,
and I won't vote at all. Say inolerate won, ' rue
constitueecy is pretty sweaty diva led, and b eh lar:i.6
have • right to bo represenkd by one mew b-r eale, and
as Mr. Edward' has done so much goou fur tho people.
I shall vote for him, and one of the Conaservativis."
Everywhere, by both p.rtice, Mr. E heard* is received
with welcome, sae where be is denivd & vote, it 111 only
with an ixpressiun of regret thet hu is not on the other
Cele. Altogether Mr. hi wards's canci-s has beim •
very wonderful ou,, Ell AUCCC// beLg for le:youel what
Ls weal, and hi., friends are thereu‘h-going in their
sweetest of his ooduc:, 6.11.1 ready to serve him with all
their It art.
On the other hand, tha Conservatives also have 111140
• caulass solar Curds is to them as yet so •raisfa3.. ey
that they say "Al. daugt:r is now remered.'"fhey
fully admit the good qualities of Mr. J.:derma are
soknow'edged by Ih3 vast tu•j et 4 of the eleotorr,
probably by all; but they tem: et themaelves to will
the election on principle, as their pnbiteetion uf Mr.
Diraelt's address to the elootom of 114114 shows. And,
.4 on the matter of prieuiple tn./ chs'in that the
majority of Weymouth etcetera ere sit.trly Couserva.
tire, sod that they can sod will WM. Thu, have put
on their committee: list • my largo tAltabOr of niece.
seble mimes, and at the rate their iiiit incr.:wee, it
would almost seem as if they were: determined to wig
the victory Wore bond, by ems:to:Wag so M3ny
electors to this commiPtee service, tirdt the
list Welt will elsow • rweiSrity of the constituermyr
aid so pre claim thiir conquest, even before the i ohne.
lied in elite of the ballot. There is little doubt thet
the suddenness of Mr. Olodatere's disse:uti n bee
created • certtin I rejudico agaitst Lis cause, which the -
Conserra'ires have very 'agorae'', takeu aivantage of,
and which, in Weymouth at lent, the Ltherals only
weakly attempt to remove.
There can be no deubt that rating !Cosa who visit
We) mouth for ling periods, *Le aro a els:s b. teem
the visitor and the resident, there 1110 tabby who an.
decidedly Conlereative in their views, sod into are not
'efficiently swayed Ey the struggle to got en in Way.
; moutb, to appreciate much the efforts Pod sacrifices
Mr. Edwards bas niece fur the wetting awe, and thews
will rote for COttbelVa,ill/1 IhrOlightfirt No obi) a.;
they will riot wait to Lvd C &&&&& v., d ; they will the twelves
Geneses oi the I:0E1er flame side. Many employers of
labour, notably some of the great brewets, LIM always
loceu codditently et wervative, are: they cotaider that
to give men good wages lathe liet.t way to bete& theta
permanently ; they will, of worse, vote end mitivaie
entirely for the Loniervative side.
Ti.. extreme coolie's°. ot both fertile of coarse arisee
from their looking too ioteutly at their owe IliCutee,
and potting partly Got Of sigh: that it Is 111.,t of itself
the success in esiivasah got eith-r, but the 411freenlie In
each other's set•oes that arid decide the puiut.
Beaseciug the matter as cveuly &ether heat of our ability
will slow, at first we are eisposed to think the reset t
ay uncertain as the east of i he diem, sod as imposeible io
forecast as by any if the "'toilets 'on a ram.. But,
"skies the extremely good orsaulathion of the Cues, r•
vativ. • into owed irratron, the enormous pe i soca
helium°, of Sir Frederic Johnstone, whole decideo y
• representative ef Wey mouth if Lie position sod
propeity can donut fur an)thiug—aed mrtainly the
Coneervetives aro% moderate Liberal. agree that peeper ty
should be represen•ed— re membe err g the semi that- kO.
Fredierio has aore .op!lidied, the rapielly-imprevie .
ey
awry:since ef our town, and the imcneuse further
beuefit that the incre“.., of he inter:st and Isis
persooal residence will bring •Ics.ur, we shoai,. judge
th•t whether first or stowed, Sr FreJeric ought to be
returned.

Hr. Hanibro is well hoover' in tFe county, his
trenchant and independent reintrks at t 4 darter he.sione,
his manly twice, and Lis iteereastd aIIUCLCO,
Wm a 111417 of mark, a tnetuher with whom Weymouth
Conservatives would feel well sail/died; aLca the irby is
which he threw hilutelf upon their eft rte. and o,:re
their stet-tiara at the leaf, eketiou, will entitle him to
an honourable stare if their re rywrr. But Mr. 1i0...hr0
ha c..tulty man; a. Claptal•l of • tr..up ul 1 uctruary, as
juelice of the en; ce for the eocaty, as the heir to •
large county °date, there will ba KOUIO who fuel that to
coelia. Mr. nate -.ro to Wcyroti/th is to hide him from his
proptr 'pinto of tucceis. Had Mr. flanabru "coo.
out " far dal: cow,' town, or an a t of the
shire," nanny We in uthisne wou:d hove wiati• d Lim 43
INCOeha ; but although 1., all. 114 'o,3btadly 1...44 a !ar.:o
number of vote., sod be very el re to saiutiirg, his
failure would 1).. the ene at which we a1a,4114 bo least
surprised.

Aatu Mr. rAlwaCa. To ate aw,ro of tho powerful
it flutters atsis 4 Lita the diasdrauts.se undorit olt
he apteals at 11.4 us,n.ent to the Electers. liad t!IS
late latototrd Mr. .1 b T•tosd hoeu 10. re, be us'iltt
have stood no acd met the mg itusu'a eg,inat Mt.
Edwards on th•at...j-ct uf tho Licasseing Wit, sod h.ve
shown his c 'Linton or in Mr. 14wartia's r.intstion
the charge th,t it war a lAbar.4 mea.ore. Bet coon
n 0, Weynasutb chews will not forge:that tea Msyor,
al:bough a CoLa-1 waive, it. pr vi.
cons with un&vis.iug brook's, th .t oa tho
bond 11l WM J.ceph su.pors Mr.
E.l.rardt, was 01.4.10aVal to it home str.figoutty enfsrso I,
411,1 but Mr. Howard, Mr. ileleards'S lrsitg •gt
attacked the A.:t in opou court, sod Os. fel
most earnestly f r the tour.' SS the L
V.c loaners' oppositim am perhaps a. comet. 4 int)
support. But it is the pleas of grajtude th,t will
weigh the betvi.at fur Mr. Edwards. if., bas
built for the working mou'.. club, (. res.fleut
Mr. Geo. E7ior. sal of whith tunny tuo.t
Onrservvives aro on tho o.Tufnitt,)• house of tn•f.t.og,
which shall mug refolds' a foofrouet.t to himself. The
eaddenfuest Of Die e:00:1011 hos int: rrupte.i, in t IS
own wi-h, one of Mt in .f.y ch.rities, Ithiz!.,tl th
wore hoar, might mak. a ',antics.: let. Wu; m.o.',
grist,. every DatiVA Wilt Say with e-d.r.dv. pre•nanto .14
a &kW OellatilUe•.Cy. War at 1.1 Ifl3 a cl
toter to indetto, a.. 1 Vy very shout • zany thrif.k to .411
repaatill bete Itho thou, that. broke S.O W lito
rtheatuu • hart, that aunt the ;.).. I Ms. Mr
aide and lb.. ao•iv., Mr. Po•all on th • other, ow.) ,I•h
hard thoughis • f our town. Mr. Disraeli WisiAy 6... a
" the English wog le ere governed by tboir counts
much as tittir I,wv," and tie v.:store to told "as touch
by their teats a. ought rise." And it will be bard to
ooaviuce funny that, on ptioc4ple, they abould r. foot
troth so toto-h Ilv.d. tio, WO Dad Dank that Ms.
Edwards will ci,cetd.

If it be so. in s.r Frederic azd Mr. Edwards, or Mr.
idwards and Mr. Halo bre, we awl ave. what govii.h.
men have a strong l.king for, two sibs iopreseht
ooni promise, slid ttough couiproud es gcherslly
slightly d4plcase both rides. ti,, y are very putt
entailed stings for work. iho contest for tbe repro-
'mutation wou:d then be between the members, and
be who Mt-nd. a most reiri,larly, wc rkcd mo-t earoestly,
and was:most oftta on divisions, would really gt•o the
Tiotary to his Bide. W ymoutti's votes and ktlJetne
would DA be thrown away, ti cy would tot be boil:I.--
Used ; but oomulitted to :be keeping of her men.borr,
and the bast.man would win.

alki all, it cannot be deuied that Conlirrative
organisation and unity have of,en ietn more than a
m etch for the party which prielt s Well on indepehume
too often but a name for uleuniun and eelf-will. A d
if two Co tv,. sheuld be returned, onr
would be alight Indeed. Thero min te little room f
anythit g but reepect in any case ; they who wiu
net do so easily, but ninet wive worked so thorough.y
as to deserve what they shell have gaiutd. Th, y
bc at all events, whose. r thty .413, tile tvpreanitatives
In r.mity is in leer, of Weymouth. •
The Liberal. had • meeting At the AtIOIIOO Mart, .n
Thursday night, when Mr. Howaid, Mr. G.ukell, !dr.
Robens, lee., spoke. It warn not intended to be ether
t a
era:braaaledlionit lebriptleaeoeat meeting
rlfyolrelia,norsgtehrua,mci tuinomonbut In
heesethleml
tw:bblreikin,bgtatn:i
public' announcement, sod the proceeding' wire
confined to teaching how to vote, and so plain aid
oft-repeated were the Machina', that the man who
makes • mistake now deems*. to lose 11. franchise.
It is sum bite that this ineeaute, considered to be alus,•l
, • democrat:a one, should really turn out an educali-n
teat The board-boys hare been saint to-day, and it
*ems as if no more have to en Gag:tired So the.town Is
given over to real UL•tcsational weedy work.
FIAD•T A FTEF N4ON.
The friends of Mr. glut/Ms this (Friday) afternoon
, attached his name to • large bpsrJ, arid butwed it on
an enormous pole, on the Quay, ay.:suing to syinh-lse
his being" at the top of the poll." Som. report e-a
circulated that Mr. flambe° meant to retire ; bit this
was imniediste'y tact by a largo p niter anti ,unolog
that I" Mr. Ilarcbro Les NOT Retired ; but from
the result of hist/auras', hole coafid..nt f Naomi". and
, will oertainly go to the poll." The equit's increrwe la
number' but not to Warrath Of torte, end there L, ittle or
DO fun. One of the moat /orient it fr.du a " Vat tin
Belvidere," (Merging the Lio ninny
[HI on the Linera'e
sod elating that Weymouth lull ho d'efranolsidei
Mr. Gladstone gets a mhjerity, all silo boroughs under
40,000 being eh:robed in sae °minty. Toora!
tkolna to the reduction of expenditure by Mr. Gladstone,
and other L.beral Premiers. There have been but fess
displays of colours ; but the ladies may be interested
to know that the Conservative hues are purple Or
yields as 111. galled) and yeliow. Sir Frederic J.,hu-
stooe's private colours have been chocolate and orange .
but we believe that during the election, there will be
no difference from his colleagues. Mr. Edwards'.
ardour Is light blue, In oia Litmral tint we remetuber
In the time of M. sirs. Bernal and Christi*, when It
was oombizied with p'nk. The Cuidwervative colour
about that time woo purple, ant Mr. Oinrs'd* WAS
yellow; and probably the 'newt Jo,instone tint.
SATURDAY Monittao.
The Conservatives bud s private meeting in the
Royal Hotel Astemb'y Room last Light. It was
enthasisetie in its character ; but business was the
principal objmt, cml it was no: lung.

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lug twattaeTioa.
Mr. Hambro arrived almott immediately aft.r ten
o'clock, wearied 1,7 Dr. Smith, Mr. Here, and Mr.
Turner.
Dr. Smith yrorosed, and Mr. John H. Devenith
mooraled Mr. Itiamaro.

At 10 minutes p •st 10 arrived SO Frederla, worn.
parbd hy Mr. Has kcewortb, sod Dr. Simpson.
Mr. Mawk-swertis proposed, and Dr. Hinapeo I
see, nd. d 81r Frederic Johnstone, as member.
Shortly after arrived Mr. Edward,. attended by Mr.
Howard, Dr. Third, Mr. K and two °tiler
gentlemen ; but :be letter w..ra refueed admittrinao.__

Mr. Bay,y propmeJ, awl Dr. Tigard sew accol: Mr.
M•hre.r3s.

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The whclo rooeedlogs were is private, and none were
sdru,ttril but the •hovansisild Leetiewse.
Mr. Howard is Mr. Edwards's agent, Mr. Waif° i
Mr. Kaabro'r, and Kr. My Hooper, Sir Froderia'r,