Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-19 00:00:00

SCOTLAND WARD.

The candidates in this ward were Mr. C. F. Came, a
Conservative, and Mr. Clarke Aspinall, who received
the support of the Radical party. The excitement in
the ward throughout the day was surprising, and at the
Polling-place in Ilurlington-street, the road was almost
impatisahle. The Radicals re Sorted to a new mode of
electioneering tactics, for. at intervals two stalwart
gentleman appeared at the window of Mr. Aspinall's com-
mittee room, near the polling booth, and having hung out
a lard Ong, beat it lustily, until the crowd had largely
increased, when the state of the poll was declared, and
some remarks on the contest made. On one occasion

gentleman appeared at the window, due notice having
been given by means of the gong, that something .extra-
ordinary was going to take place, and declared that
next year the Liberals would turn out Mr. Cronin
whose term of office expired on November r

and roars of laughter greeted t

speaker, who Tery

soon retired, and shut down thy, window

At the close of the poll, the numbers were--for Mr.
Aspinall, 469; and for Mr. Came, 288. Mr. Aspinall
was elected.

MEETING OF MR. CARNE'S

A monster meeting of Mr. Carne's friends was held
shortly after four o'clock, at the Castle Hotel, Scotland-
road, Mr. James Burroughs in the chair.
Mr. Came on entering the room was loudly cheered
The CHAIRMAN said, gentlemen, I have gref
though defeated to-day —I don't say

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my opinions, and the result of this contest. Had no
undue influence been brought to hear upon the electors
of Scotland Ward, I have not any doubt in my mind
that Mr. Carrie would have been at the top of the poll.
But in Scotland Ward, as you are aware, there arE
Roman Catholic chapels or churches, and on Sunda
morning last, I have been led to believe—and 1 hay
the fact on good authority—(A Voice : It is a fact.
that it was announced from the pulpit
from the pulpit ; they haven't 'any

who voted contrary

to Mr: .Asoinfdl

would be excommunicated,

There w

I don't know what they call it in the Catholic Church
or what that church does with its subjects—(A Voice
"Anathematise them.")—all I can say is I should lac
sorry to be under its influence; h
who voted against Mr. Aspinall were to h
and we have just lost our victory to-day from that cause
only. (Hear, hear.) 'Why, I was in the pollir

it is a fact that thoSe

aathematised

to-day, and nineteen out of twenty of tl
came up to vote, voted for Aspinall. There was not a
Irish Roman Catholic who voted, but did so for Clarke
Aspinall. We have never been organised as they have
been. (Hear, hear.) We wish every man to give his
opinion, and to worship his God in his own way,
and in the manner in which he thinks fit and
proper. Personally, I never found fault with any
man for that, but so long as our enemies will do this
kind of thing we should bestir ourselves to secure unity
and combination amongst ourselves to resist them.
"(Cheers.) We should organise a ward combination.
(Hear, hear.) We should take a house for our offices,
and secure the services of a paid secretary; and if the
ward will do that I will contribute my quota. When
that is done, then when a vacancy occurs through death
or any other cause in the representation of this ward,
we shall have a man who can say to us, " Here is
a candidate—l know the feeling of the ward—we
are organised, and are prepared for any opposition."
Then there will be a chance for our success ; but
we never were prepared for this contest to-day. I
am very sorry that we have failed in our attempt ;
but we have failed because we have not acted
unjustly. We have done nothing but what was right
and just, but our opponents have done wrong in intimi-
dating voters. I know a man who would have voted
for Mr. Came. I saw the man there, and he is a man
in my employ, a Roman Catholic, but he dared not vote
against Mr. Aspinall. I shall never think any the
worse of the man for that. He does his duty—he does
his work—earns his wages, or I would not keep him ;
but we have been deceived by reason of the influence
brought to bear upon men like him. We never put
the screw on; we never shall I hope, and I trust that
we will not even attempt to put it on; but let us
organise, so as to be prepared, in case of an election
shortly; to pick out our man as a candidate, and to go
as a united body, and work the ward as it ought
to be worked. To-day we have had paid canvassers,
and they have done their work well; but, when a man
has an interest in the ward, he will work well and want
no pay. Let us remedy this. Again, a gentleman,
through a long course of years has worked his way up
in the world ; he has time and leisure to serve the town
of Liverpool—it is his duty, having the chance to come
forward to serve the town that has so well served him—
but it is wrong in principle that he should be called upon
to contest a ward like Scotland ward, with its 100,000
inhabitants, and bear the necessary expenses. There are
certain expenses, such as printing and advertising, that
he is legally and honestly liable for ; but, I do say
that to ask Mr. Came, or to ask any other man, to give
you his time and experience and to pay all the ei-
penses of his election, is asking of him too much.
If he gives you his time and attention, he gives you all ,
that you ought to require; and, therefore, I hope Scot-
bul,Ward will form a Conservative Association, with a

men who

subscription of from 2s. 6d. to a guinea, and thus
enable a %teat amount of good to be accomplished.
Let us, I say, form an association, and be determined on
honest principles,, and not on factious motives, to carry
our own men at the next municipal election. Now I
have very great pleasure, although defeated to-day, in
introducing Mr. Came, and I am sure he will give us
credit for having done for himalltlmt
could be done.
(Loud cheers.)
Mr. CARNE was loudly cheered. After Borne prefatory
observations he said :—I certainly am surprised
at the
very large majority against me to-day. I did not con_
template it, and why it is so I cannot tell. This Ido
know that my best and warmest thanks—l wish I could
give it you in language more expressive—are due to yon
who have given, yourselves the trouble to support Jne,
and to those who have exerted themselves to bring up
the electors to the poll. I should be wanting in every
feeling of a gentleman if I did not express to you my
thanks. From my heart I thank you. You have done
everything which could be done ; and I, in coming for-
ward to contest this ward, only did what I considered to
be my duty. (Cheers.) Certainly, if I had not come
forward for Everton Ward I don't' know that I should
ever-have came forward at all, but having been brought
forward there, h thought that I might have a second
chance of success here. (A voice : "You will have a
third.") No, I think not, for I shill take my leave of
yon e
altogther. (Loud of No, no.")
" You are
(A voice "Next time wo
') lam sure the electors are
Now, the gentlemen who brought me for-

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