Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-03 00:00:00

ABERCROM BY WARD

The contest in this ward was carried on with much
spirit all through the da The Liberal Candidate was
D. Anderson, and the Conservaive Mr. Robert
Hutchison, recen`ly one of the Churchwardens for the
parish of Liverpool. Mr. Hutchison led slightly from
the outset, but Dr. Anderson frequently cbsed ‘,ith him,
and the i sue of the contest was very doub fal, almost up
to its conclusion. The voting was as follows, from
10 o'clock, a hour after the polling commenced, until
3 o'clock.

10. 11. 12. 1. 2. 3
Hutchison ..32..167..235..2,56..204..321
Ander50n.....40..144..186..238. 269..319
A good many votes were polled after three o'clock, some-
what increasing Mr Hutchi;ou's majority. At the elms
of the poll, four o'clock, the numbers stood thus—
Hutchison . .
Anderson

Majorijy for Hutchison 26
After the close of the poll the friends of Mr. Hutchison
proceeded to the house of Mr. Barton publican, at the coiner
of Mount Pleasant, where the principal, committee rooms
of the conservative cen,lidite were Mr Hutchison
entered, accompanied by Mr. James Holm., and several of
his leading supporters, and was received with loud
applause.
Mr JAMES HOLME then presented himself, amid renewed
cheering, at the window of the committee room, and pro-
ceeded to address the crowd beneath. He said, I can
assure you all, it gives me great pleasure to meet you upon
the present occasion, to return you my that ks, and the
thanks of the committee vho have undertaken the election,
fur your exertions of today, in having returned to the
Town Council my friend Mr. Hutchison. (Cheers) The
number of persons voting upon this occasion is, I believe,
gre ter than at any previous election, being 361 for Mr
Hutchison and 335 for Dr Anderson, thus giving Mr.
Hutchison a majority of 26. (Loud cheer; ) In addition
to that, if we had not felt certain to hive a large majority,
a number of duplicate voters might hive been retained in
this waiel likewise. Finding, however, that we had a majority
a number of the duplicate voters went down to support
candidates in other ward,. New, gentlemen, I should
be very sorry to say one word in opposition to our oppo-
nents, but, at the same time, I think it right to say that you
have elected this day a gentleman of mercantile pot. uits—
a gentleman connected with the commerce of the town,
and one who,e interests are identical wi-h your own, in
the enCeavour to promote the prosperity of the town
of Liverpool. (Hear, hear ) The msj irity sv,uld
1-kesvise have been very much g-eater if oar
oPP. -rents unfoetnnately, had not resorted to what I c .11
the dirty means of " objections." (Hear, hear.) I believe
thee objected to a large number of voters (cries of 47) and
although we would not put parties to the trouble ef ap
pe firing at the registration sou t, they succeeded in
knocking off a great number of votes, yet your votes upon
the present occasion have been triumphant. (Cheers.) I
shall not detain you any longer, gentlemen, than by
introducing to you your respec ed representative in the
Town Council, Mr. Hutchison. . (Hear, heir, and cheers )
Mr. HUTCHISON, on presenting himself, was received
with renewed applause. He said : Gendemer, I need not
recapitulate to you the numbers who have voted upon this
occasion —Mr. 'Talmo has done that for me. I would, in
the first place, return you my best thanks for the high
honour you have conferred upon me to-day ; and more than
that, I would express to you my congratulations at the
triumeh of the cause which you have a lvccated to day.
(Hear, hear) I am not vain enough to suppose that I
possess any superior qualifications to my opponent; but,
gentlemen, it has pleased you to think otherwise, and I
bow to your decision. (Laughter and cheers ) Gentle-
tlemen, I can assure you that from the very first of this
contest, it has been the wish and the desire, both of myself
and of the committee with whom I acted, to avoid all
feelings of an angry nature ; and I am quite sure that, as far
as I and they are concerned, everything his been done,
upon our part, to avoid it. (bear, hear) lam very glad
to bear my testimony also to the fact that I do believe the
other party have striven to do likewise (Hear, hear.)
Gentlemen, when I first come forward as a candidate for
the honour of representing yeti, I hoped that the election
would have been got over without any ebullition cf party
feeling I was led to indulge myself in the hpe that there
would be no opposition. a ow, gentlemen, when a man
comes before the public, he bsromes public property, and,
therefore, I can have no objection whatseer to any
man expressing hi-itself, publicly or privately, upon my
capabilities of representing you. It is true, also, that
the leaders of the opposite party, or cf any other
party, are not to be held responsible for the opinions
exeressed by some cf their body. Now, in looking over
some of the pcpers, I was somewhat tmused to see the
reasons which were urged against me as proof that I was
not fit to represent you. You were sskel in the first
instance, " Are the electors of this ward to have a man of
that stamp thrust upon them ?" It was represented to
you that I was an extreme party roan. Nay, more than
that, another writer in the papers speaks thus—" Truth
is stringer than fiction, and Captain Marryatt never
formed half so extravagant an idea in 'Japhet in Search
of a Father,' as to suppose that Abercromby Ward could
real), be in search of a Liberal candidate." (Laughter,)
Gentlemen, you will perceive from that that some of our
opponents themselves were mistaken in t' sir 'strength—
(hear, heir) —for, of er a long time spent in the search of
a father, Japhet did not find him until the eleventh hour.
(Laughter.) Ani, gentlemen, when I tell you that I have
heard the nacres of ten gentlemen who ware asked to
oppose me, it would seem t` at they were ono and all
very reluctant to own the paterni y. (Laughter.) Now,
it has been said of me, not only that I am
unfit to represent you in the Town Council, but
in an article in one cf the papers, eilling attention
to municipal elections generally, attention was celled
to this ward in particular, and it was said of me that I
must be defeated at any and eve.y. cost. " I have no ill-
will towards Mr. Hutchison," sa: s the writer, and ye', at
the same time, he te:ls you that lama ma who meet be
visited with the condemnation, nay, with the execration of
the whole community " (Laughter). I have bees brought
therefore to the far of public opini ,n. The jury who
have been called upon to give their verdict, have been the
electors of Abercromb yWard—a somewhat numerous jury,
too, as I find by the number, of 361. Gentl men, you
have acquitted me, at any rate, of the charge be eight
against see, of want of capacity and utter incapab lity to
represent you in the Tossn Council (Cheers). Gentle.
men, I shall not detain you long I know very well that
after the arduous exertions of the day, you need rest and
quiet. This is a glorious triumph which 3ou have to day
achieved, not, gmtlemen, that I believe I am more pecu-
liarly fitted for the duties which are to devolve upon
me, than any of my r eighbours, or any other gentle-
man who might have been brought forward. Bur, a
great principle was at stake in this election. (Hear,
hear, and cheers). We had leagued against us the
three great leaders cf the Liberal party in Liverpool,
and I have no doubt that there were the most strenuous
efforts made to de feat ycur candidate. They have not
succeeded, it is true, and I .hink we have reason to con-
gratulate ourselves, the efore, upon the triumph of
Conservative principles. (Loud cheers) I know very
well, gentlemen, that sr me remarks which I had occasion
to address you the other evening, have been taken up both
in the speech of the opposite candidate, and in articles in
newspaeees. It has been asserted by the advocates of the
L.berel party, that they have no fellewship with Conser-
vatives. They repudiate the name and the idea. A
Liberal turning Conservative; such a thing they declare to
be impossible. Yet Ido maintain, in spite of all assertions
to the contrary, that what are called Liberal opinions, have
received, and are daily receiving, a Conservative
(Hear, hear.) I know very well that the leaders of the
party disclaim all each intentions, but the fact is true,
nevertheless. They know very well that they have gained
a great deal of late years, and they are anxious to keep
what they have gained, Now, gentlemen, I shall not