The Portland daily press., 1886-06-23
FOREIGN.
subscriptions to Pay Election Ex-
penses-
Enthusiastic Receptions to Mr.. and
Mrs. Gladstone.

LONDON, June 22.-The country is now in
the thick of preparations for the elections.
Considerable sensation was created this
morning by an announcement that Mr..
Chamberlain and his friends of the new eau
Gus have put down 100000 guarantee fund
for the election expenses of their candidates.
The Gladstonians have no such fund at their
disposal. The National Liberal Club has
opened subscription list, but only few
hundred pounds have been received. The
Pail Mall Gazette has also opened demo-
cratic Gladstonian subscription list from
penny to a pound, but has had feeble re-
SponSe
There is also a great dearth of Gladstonian
candidates. Any fairly good man able to
pay his own expenses can have his choice OF
half dozen seats, and many seats will go
uncontested by the Gladstonians because OF
this unprecedented lack of men and money.
The battle cry of the vast majority OF the
Gladstenian candidates is Gladstone and
home rule, without the twenty-fourth
Writs for the general election will be is
sued on Saturday night, allowing the neces-
sary interval of two clear days. The nomi-
nations for the boroughs cannot take place
Thursday week; the first borough elections
on Fridap, and the first country elections on
Saturday week.
Receptions to Gladstone.
GLASGOW, June 22.-Mr. and Mrs. Glad
stone were given an enthusiastic reception
here yesterday. Thousands of people met
them at the depot and cheered them loudly.
When the premier and his wife and Lady
Aberdeen entered the building they received
''Auld Lang Syne" and "He's jolly Good
Fellow" At all points along Gladstone's
route after leaving Glasgow he received
orations, thousands of people being at sta
tions to greet him. Chester was reached at
midnight Crowds were waiting at the sta
tion despite the lateness of the hour. The
party arrived at Harwarden this morning
and received a hearty welcome from the vii
layers.
Foreign Notes.
At meeting of the National Radical
Union at Burlington today, it was resolved
to form guarantee fund OF 10000.
A new political club is being formed under
the title, Eighty-six club, with the object OF
supplying speakers to support home rule can
didates in the coming elections.
At a meeting last night OF the Eighty club
it was decided that the club should hold it
self neutral in the coming general election,
despite the fact that two thirds OF the. MEM
bers declared themselves in favor of home
rule for Ireland
Mr.. Parnell is expected to speak in London
Plymouth Saturday, and probably at Cardiff,
Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow also.
The House of Commons adjourned Monday
until Thursday.
The London News believes that Lord
Salisburys action on the election bill, in his
desire to make election contests as expensive
as possible, will stimulate the zeal of every
Gladstone man and materially increase the
chances of Liberal victory.
The London Telegraph contrasts the
speeches made by John Morley, chief secre-
tary for Ireland. with those made by Glad
stone, and says that they are antagenistic. II
the members of the cabinet delay arriving at
some agreement on the issues of the cam
paign, the Telegraph thinks there will be
justification for the belief that members of
the government have no uniform conception
of the policy the electors are asked to con-
firm.
Messrs. Arch and Leicester, members Of
the British House of Commons, on behalf of
labor candidates, have issued an address
calling upon the British democracy to have
demonstration in Hyde Park on Saturday to
prove to the world that Gladstone has the
heart of England with him. Contingents
will come from Scotland Ireland and Wales
to attend the demonstration.