Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1891-06-25

to all corners. A group OF friends still
adhering to him met at the Turf club in
expectation of seeing him. Since the
scandal becam public Cumming has not
been seen at the Marlborough or Guards
club, of which he is member, but has
occasionally visited the Turf circle. To-
night the members of the Turf club seem
undecided how to act Personally, Cum
ming is liked at the club. He has
an honorable record throughout
! in all his dealings with members of the
club and many are adverse to his expul-
sion. Division of public feeling upon
the verdict will be largely class division,
the aristocratic circle siding with the de-
cision and approving Lord Coleridge's
charge, while the mass of the public sym
pathize with Cumming and accuse the
nudge of gross impartiality. The Kissing
with which the gallery of the court sa-
luted the verdict was repeated outside by
the excited crowd thronging the corri-
doris. The defendants on leaving court
we're surrounded by mob and numbers
of insulting illusions were addressed to
protection of their carriages.
Lewis, their solicitor, had to
fly for safety to an adjacent chancery
court where he escaped by climbing
over a bench. just before leaving, Mrs.
Wilson telegraphed the result to the
Prince of Wales, adding congratulations.
The popular reaction is largely due to
Sir Edward Clarke's outspoken and fear
less address. When he appeared in the
lobby of the house of commons tonight
he was greeted with many congratula-
tons, on the ground that he had done
the best that could be done against the
enormous difficulties. His friends fear
the increased distinction he had acquired
in the trial will not commend
him to the court. The line hetook in his
illusions to the Prince of Wales will be
attended with considerable social risk.
The court is still an immense social
power and could operate to check the
career of even Sir Edward Clarke. The
lobby report credits certain ministers
with telling Sir Clarke that he went too
far in bis comments on the Prince of
Wales relations with his client. The
political issues of the affair promises
speedy development. A group of radi-
calls in the house of commons, after a
private conference, have decided to raise
discussion with special reference
to the Prince of Wales, by mo-
tons upon the army estimates.
Morton has already given notice that
in the committee on estimates he will
move reduction in the salary of the
commander-in-chief, in order to raise a
general debate on the case. An indica-
ton of how the religious public view the
scandal is given in the speeches made at,
the meeting of the Methodist leaders to-
night on the suppression of gambling
Moulton, president of the Wesleyan con-
ference, who presided, declared that
gambling permeated all classes and that
it was time the evil was confronted or
else it would ruin society. Prince
Hughes was cheered to the echo on say
ing that he took the first opportunity to
thank Sir Edward Clarke for his fearless,
and manly speech. "Sycophants and
time servers" he said, 'might censure,
Sir Edward Clarke, but true men would
praise him. It was a ground for bitter
regret that the heir to the throne should
be given to one of the worst forms of
g milling. Sir Edward Clarke might
have excited the anger of some, bnt he
had marfully done his duty"