New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-25
LIBERALS GAIN A. SEAT.
.rru,rR BRAND WINS IN wISBECH, CAM
BRIDGESHIRE.
,oxsERvAr1vE MAJORITY OF 1857 WIPED OUT

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-ups. BRANDS MUSICAL CAMPAIGNING.
,.,son. July 24.-The election held yesterday
=. North or Wisbech Division of Cambridge
"a. for a successor in Parliament to the late
W Sclwyn Conservative resulted IN an
V.,., victory for the Liberals. The result was
ss allows .oeo
klsaTp, aTp,dsan niU UConservStive) Slo
M 20O
4, the last election Captain Selwyn 'Con-
.natiye) received i,lG9 votes to S,OsZ VoIeS
..eixed by John Rigby Home Ruler, thus oe-
eating the Iatter by majority OF l'Vo'' IL
asn NO seen that the Liberals have swept THIS
majority away and have gained the victory III
addition. by 26O votes, giving the Liberals prac-
,ically gain of ,3l7 votes in the dlVisloh' ou'
of. say, $500 registered electors
Inothcr incident worth noting IN TINS cam
naign is that, though this was Dy-eiecuoh' cnerc
were only 1851 votes poled at the eec'loh oil 'Ne
late Captain Sclwyn in 1886, while yesterday
1928 votes were polled
ur Duncan. the defeated Conservative, was
assisted in his campaign by w. Hayes Fisher,
NJ P. and H. NJ. Bourke, Secretary of the East
ern Counties Conservative Federation: w. Linn
Rench. representing the Liberal UniOnist Associa-
,jon Mr.. Dunno, an experienced political worker
u LYNN. a LAWYER, and other fighting Conserva-
tivcs.
The victor Arthur Brand, was assisted in his
campaign mainly by his wife, formerly Miss Edith
Ingram. pucly and accomplished young woman,
who rendered her husband invaluable assistance.
Mrs Brand, who is an accomplished musician,
AZ the political meetings frequently contributed
her share TO the wooing of votes by singing in a
most touching manner her favorite songs between
.he addresses Mr. Brand was also assisted in
the fight by H. Broadhurst, NJ. p, Mr.. Rowlands,
NJ P. c. r. Gatty, and by the Ladies' Liberal
Association, of which Mrs. Brand is an active
member.
Mr. Brand opened his campaign by addressing
q meeting at Thorney. which is regarded as the
chief Conservative stronghold in the division and
where the Conservative candidate had addressed
Q meeting on the previous night Brand vigor-
ously and pointedy criticised his opponents ad-
dress, but no resolution was submitted, although
there was a demand that it should be put Mrs.
Brand followed with singing. The meeting was
largely attended by agricultural laborerS who had
probably never before heard such music. This
system was carried on by Mr. aud Mrs Brand
throughout the campaign.
Mr. Brand was born in 1853. He is the second
son of Henry Bouverie William Brand, Viscount
Hampdcn ana bdtOn DdcIe, INC IdU'ei u'io "''i"e
back 10 1907. ViscOunt X. IIampden, besides
having held many posts of honor. including that
of First Lord Of the Treasury in ls55-'50, was
Speaker OF the House of Commons from 1872 70
1854.
The Liberal victory is a surprise TO both sides
The Gladstone candidate was opposed by powerful
local trade interests, and it hardly calculatcd
that he would do any more than reduce the Con
servative majority TO such minimum would
justify recount at the coming election. Among
the elements of the Conservative strength were
the publican and brewer interests, long dominant
in the constituency. These were thrown in
their full strength against the Gladstonian, whose
victory is therefore all the more significant.