Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-22

h1a0stOntanS In the Coming Elections
The UniOnists Well Supplied with
Funds.
Special Cable Dispatch to THE EVENING Sr.R
LONDON, June 22-The country is now In the
thick of the preparations for the election. Con-
siderable OF . sensation was created this morn
ing by the announcement that Chamberlain
and his friends OF the new caucus have put
down twenty thousand pounds as n guarantee
fund for the election expenses OF their candi.
dates. The Gladstonians have no such fund at
their disposal. The National Liberal club has
opened subscription list but only a few hun.
dred pounds have been received. The Pal Nal
Gazette has also opened democratic Glad
stonlan subscription from a penny to a pound,
but has had feeble response. There is also a
great
DEARTH OF GLADsToNIAN CANDIDATES.
ANY fairly good man, able to pay bis own ex-
penses, can have the choice of half dozen
seats. Many seats will go uncontested by the
OF men and money. The battle cry OF q vast
majority OF the Giadstonian candidates is
GLADSTONE AND HOME RULE"
without the twenty-fourth clause or the land
bill. Writs for the general election will be
issued Saturday night, allowing the necessary
interval of two clear days. The nominations
for the boroughs cannot take place till Wednes-
day week aud the elections Thursday week.
Ihe flrst borough elections will occur Friday
and the first county election Saturday week.
BY Associated Press
FEATURES OF THE CAMPAIGN.
LONDON, June 22.-The house OF commons
adjourned yesterday until Thursday. Mr.. Par
nell Is expected TO speak in London tomorrow,
in Portsmouth Friday, and in Plymouth Sat
urday, and probably at Cardiff Manchester,
Liverpool, and Glasgow.
AT meeting last night Of the Eighty club IL
was decided that the club hold itself neutral in
the coming general election Notwithstanding
the fact two-thirds of the members declared
themselves in favor of home rule for Ireland
A new political club is being formed under the
title of the "Eighty-six club" with the object of
supplying speakers TO support the home rule
candidates In the coming election"
Mr.. Gladstone will arrive at Glasgow at 2
ler's circus: He will leave at 6 O'clock for Ha-
warden. The liberal federation at Glasgow has
been besieged for tickets OF admission to the
meeting to-day.
PROPOSED DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON.
MessrS. Arch ana Leicester, members of the
mouse OF commons, on behalf of the labor candi-
dates, have issued an address, calling upon the
British democracy to have demonstration in
hyde park Oh Saturday, TO prove to the world
that Mr.. Gladstone has the heart of England
with him. COntingents will come from Scot.
land, Ireland and Wales, to attic nd the demon
stratiou.
STIMULATING LIBERAL ZEAL.
The Daily NeUs believes that Lord Salisbury g
action on the election bill in his desire TO make
election contests as expensive as possible will
stimulate the zeal OF every Giadstonian and
materially increase the chances Of iberial
victory.
SEVERE CRITICISM OF GLADSTONE
EDINBURGH, June 22.-The Scotsman crfti-
c1ses Mr.. Gladstone's second Edinburgh speech
as severely as IL found fault with his first. 1t
says the premier in yesterdays address WAS
ungenerous towards his opponents and evasive
respecting certain important facts. "Ar. Glad
stone, the Scotsman adds, "does not care how
the house of commons is degraded providing
his serviIe followers be elected to membership
In it,