The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-05-09 00:00:00

CRADLEY MATH, HALESOWEN, & DISTRICT CHBONICEF

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SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1874.

/1111J0 NOTIOBS.

TO THE ELECTORS OF

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THE
PARLIAMENTARY BOROUGH OF DUDLEY.

.GENTLarax—

Mr. Justice Drove having given it u Ma opinion that
the last Election was not • free Election—that is to say,
that the Voters had not a proper opportunity of recording
their votes is consequence uf the alleged interference
with persons on their way to the Polling Booths, it be- I
comes necessary to proceed to another Election. I
therefore lone no time in offering myself once more to
you as a Candidate to repreeent this large and important
Borough.
My political principles are well known to you, having
been so recently announced and discussed between us,l
need not therefore again repeat or refer to;.theia. It a I
I trust sufficient to say that I un • Liberal, proved In
ay principles by seventeen years of trial in your service.
It would naturally be thought that my opponent at
the last election, Mr. Bruillo-Skenstone would have sc.
septa 1 the result as conclusive evidence of his defeat,
gild being a large maj tity under any circumstances; but
considering that Mr. Smith.Shenstonis had exerted all
the influence that could be brought into his service it
might well have been hoped that he would have allowed
that decision to remain uninspeached.
, Mr. tilmith-Shenstone hu, however, aided and pro-
, moted the Petition which has just been heard. That
Petition was an attack upon the Borough of Dudley.
I The Council in support of the Petition declared that you
I had been always riotous and ill-behaved. I, though not
I attacked personally by that Petition, defended the
Borough, and my Council indignantly denied and die-
proved as unfair and unfounded an imputation ; and I
lam happy to be enabled to add that the Judge condemned
lin the severest manner the employment of roughs and
prize-fighters who were preyed to have been engaged by
Mr. limith-Shenstone'e friends to enter the Borough and
attack, intimidate, and irritate the people of Dudley and
the other Polling District..
Gentleman—l entertain the hope that you will not
allow such proceedings to defeat the manifest intentions
of the voters of this great Parlismentary Borough, but
that you will in the forthe coning contest rally round
your old friend, and place him once more triumphantly
at the herd of the poll.

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riageo ordered for 10.

I propose t hold Meetings in every part of the
Borough at the earliest opportunity ; and I venture
also to hope that the result of the Election will he that
I shall again represent you in the House of Commons,
where my beet energies will be devoted to the interests
of this great and import...lA constituency.

I am, Geutlemen,

Your faithful Seryaut,

PRICE ONE PENNY.

TITAITID. as OFFICII LEPER.—AppIy
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