The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-09-01 00:00:00

BERG REGIS.

LANDLORDS AIqDTIiIAiITOIN Donsxv.-000 of
the most audacious thins in electioneering that has
happened for a long time has just occurred in the
borough of Wareham. The parliamentary limita of
Wareham embrace a large extent of country, though
there are but few inhabitants. In this district is the
village of Dere Regin—a place of iin por taboo fore village,
though containing nothing likes town element. lifers
are now three candidate' for the honour of representing
Wareham. viz., Mr. .7. IL M. Calcraft, the sitting
member (liberal), Mr. Drax (aeoservative), and Mr.
Fremantle (conservative). Of course, under these cir•
cumatanoaa, it would seem that the liberal member, who
wag elected at the last election after a contest with
Mr. Drax. is again sure of re-election now the conser-
vative party is divided. But no such thing. Nitrate=
election ia decided by the action of several families in
the district. There is the Drag interest, the Caleraft
interest, tho Eldon (Lord Eldon) interest, and the
Barked interest ; and as any two or three of these
inten.ets are coml..nefl, co is chosen the borough
reprementative. All this I. matter of notoriety ; and
the principal peui.lo conoerne4l have become no
swore:nal to excising this power that they urske public
announcements reepectinr it. Mr. i/rag a few days ago
iscruil an advertisement as follows : .

" A report having retched me that Sir. Fremantle in his
cinema has muffled that he .11 have the support of to
daughter, Mr.. Burton, at the costutigeleciiiin fiT thchoniugh
of Wareham, I deem it right to contradict this attempt to
imposeMrs..7.l""."
you."
is the owner of considerable pro-
perty at Here liegiv, and has many voters for la
tenants. The obtailoing, thenzfcre, of Ler interest is
• matter of oonsiderslolo importance to any candidate. to
the foregoing adrertiseruenr, Mr. T. F. Fremantle,
dating from Encombo. Wareham, the toot of Lord
, Eldon, replica
"I not in nfilleri to re-assert In pnot what
' I have eirouly ruocrtol by word of anonth to many .4 )..1—
nancelv, that I have hal the dranxed a...trance...4 the supp,.rt
.4 Mr, Burton's itihrest in the cmui nn tin-lit,. Aul,to
evidence ti jurtily thy. a...Yettnit May he uteri by any of you at
the "Mee .4 etly tet, Sir. Lacey, 44 Wareham."
Ir, pursuancoe of this intimation, Mrs. Burton's agents
sent to tall her tenant, a a few days ag not to promite
their votes to 117. 1./rax, and that Mr. Rodwell (her
agent) would call in a day or two with Mr. Fremantle
to canvass. On a former occasion, when tlou tenantt
refused to vote as Mrs. Burton's agents wished Cunt.
they were told they would be reported no " deal
against landlor.l." and this reminicoonen sacce.4 not •
few of the smaller tenants to enxiously inquire one of
another what would be the consequence if they refused
to mated.) to the steward's request on the present OCCa.
lion. The dilemma is increased, in their estimation, by
the fact that they haws had no direct information front
Mrs. Burton that she is on Mr. Fremantle's lido against
her father (Ilr. Drax). At the close of teat week
Fremantle duly arrived at Here Regis, accompanied by Mr.
Rod well and Mr. L.csy. The hapless tenants were in great
alarm, and they prevailed oil • few of the principal men
in the place to go out to meet what they consider° I
the oommou enemy. This "forlorn hope" made a gallant
stand against Itlr, liodwell's intimidating presence, and
they succeeded in perstuuling Mr. Fremantle to go on
his canvass in Bere Regis without that gentleman. Ile
did so, but he experienced a good deal of bkiing and
hooting—for Hr. Rodwell was out of the way—and if
ever he had • chance of a few rotes at Ikre Regis, this
open attempt at intimidation has deprived him of them.
After this the electoro took courage. They osommbled
in • crowd at the Royal Oak inn, on the following
evening, and paund the following resolutions fluent.
moutly o
"1. • That this MeetinZ irtronely protests axaiii•t any undue
influence pronure hying employes' rgainst the right to tote
ill the crioning election a:cording to the Wally of one subject.'
' That the electors now prcsent entitbine to mast any such
interfervoce, and recolce to •upport each 'titer in this resolu-
tion.' 3. 'That these resolutions be forward.' to the county
IN en as further public protest!.
These resolutions have been published, and thus the
matter steeds at preeeat.—Datls. News.