The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-27
TIE LRwIsHAM ELECTION.
The Campaign Has Been One Contiu-
ual Desperate Scrimmage.


ual Desperate Scrimmage
LONDON, Aug 26.-The borough of Lew
isham, Kent, is in state of great excite
ment to-day. Lewlsham is electing a men,
Der Of parliament to succeed Viscount Lew
isham, who has been elevated 20 the peer
age upon the death of his father, the Earl
or Dartmouth. Large crowds surround the
polling places and much excitement pre-
walls everywhere. Tho campaign has been
marked by the most unusual lawlessness.
Political meetings have been frequently in
vaded by the opposing factions. There
have been several desperate scrimmages be-
tween the members Of the two leading
parties.
The issue will be decided upon the liquor
question alone. The two candidates in the
field are John Penn, conservative,
DESCENDANT OF WILLIAM PENN,
And member of the well-known firm OF
John Penn az Sons, marine engineers, of
| Greenwich, and George Septimus Warning
ton IliberaD, president Of the Lewisham and
| Lee Liberal Club.
The publicans are strongly supporting the
conservative candidate. and the teetotalers
aud others OK similar way of thinking are
upholdIng the Ii eral nominee.
One of the most interesting events OF this
campaign occurred Monday last. Sir
! Wllfred Lawson radical, member OF parlia-
ment for the Cockermouth division of
| Cumberland and president OF the United
Kingdom Alliance for Suppression
OF the Liquor Tariff who has
introduced number of bills on the licensing
| question, was presiding at the meeting held
in support of the l!b jral candidate, Mr..
Warrington.
HOT FIST FIGHT.
Suddenly the "liuuor faction" or eonserv.
atives made a rush in force upon the hal
OF the liberals and created tremendous
disturbance. which eventually developed
into hot fist fight. The liberals were toe
much for the conservatives. and the latter
were knocked, kicked and jostled out Of the
hall, aud the 'teeto tallers" were
masters of the situation, but to
their dismay the liberals, upon attempting
to rescue their badly interrupted meeting
found that Sir Wilfred Lawson, the great
prophet of temperance, had been frightened
by the onslaught of the conservative skr.
mishers and had made good his escape from
the hall and could not afterward be found
ACTIVE HosTILITIEs RESUMED.
Last night active hostilities between the
liberals and conservatives we're resumed
The rooms occupied by both the liberal and
conservative committees we're attacked by
the rival factions. Two desperately fought
engagements followed, ana both sides were
victorious. The conservative mob cap
tured and destroyed the liberal flags, ban
ners and posters, bills and dodgers stored al
Warnington's headquarters. On the Other
hand, the liberals did the same with thu
conservative flags and printing.
MOST EXCITING ELECTION FOR YEARS.
Taken altogether. the Lewisham cam
paign and election have probably been tn
most exciting political events which hay
happened In England for many years past
The result Of the Lewisham election will
made known Tomorrow; both sides, a
usual, claim the victory, but the opinio
more generally expressed is that the con
servatives have won the day.
A CONSERVATIVE VICTORY.
The election was held to-day and resulted
in the return of John Penn, Conservative
The vote was as follows Penn 1856
Warrington 2, 8y2. In the last election tn,
conservative candidate received 3, S39 votes
and the home rule candidate ,6SS votes.