New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-24
FEATURES OF THE CAMPAIGN.

THE CANDIDATES AND THEIR SUPPORrFRs-THB
DUKE OF DEVON>mEE's INTEREST IN 1T.
Whatever INV be the political significance Of tho
RoS ,endac cc on il is ndiSputabc that greater per-
sona interest has attached t. the contest than to any
bye election in Engbnd in many years The seat IS
that long occupied by Lord Harrington. and made
by his succession TO the Dukedom OF pevon'
sh.rc 1ls fact alone would make the contest notable
Moreover RossendaIc Is an Independent region Tie
people there do a great deal OF thinking for themselves
and are apt TO according TO conviction. rather than
on sentimental grounds. There Is large population
Of miners. and they and other woTlmen form great
proportion OF the electorate. And IN these days The
workngmen OF England, above all Others are tlnnng
on and studying political questions, and are Inclined u
vote with sturdy independence Moreover, IL Is "a
Dissenting community and free from any sort Of priestly
domination. The Baptists alone outnumber the Eps-
copaans and Roman Catholics together, and there are
also many Wesleyans Free McthOdsts, Congregational
t> and Uni;aians. These VIII vote ACCORDING u thir
free Will, and hot AT the direction OF any priest or
bishop. II VIII be interesting 10 observe what their
will i. Both parties have been appealing to them on
religious grounds. The CniOnists have shown them
heart rending picture of the oppression Of Poestants BY
Catholics in Ireland if ever Home Rule should prevail,
while the Glaf,onan have offered an allurng prom
lse oi dsentabi>hmen of the state Church in scotland
and Wales and presently in England itself As 10 the
two candidates. sir Thomas Brooks the Inionist, 10
,tlIct Churchman while the Gladsonian, Mr.. MAIDEN, IS
Wesleyan. II Is to be observed that most of tho
Dissenting ministers have been the Gladsonan side,
but there are some exceptions, and in many cases
congregations have been by large maiorities In favor
Of the candidate their ministers opposed several
Wesleyan and BAPTIST ministers have spoken in behalf
OF sir Thoma, Brooks.
Tie opposing candidates were the strongest that
could have been selected sir Thomas Brooks is man
Of high ability and uniInreachabe character lie Is
re,den, Of the district and OF the chief employers
Of labor there 1t Is said that he knows personally
every man. and child In the whole division.
lie has been Lord Iartngton's rishthand man In
political matters for long time. His eldest son Is
married u Il daughter # sir Michael Hicks Beach.
The GlaGstonian candidate Mr. MAIDEN, Is young man
Of great force of character. and very popular all
through the division. His father. too. is one Of the
le>tiknown men in that part Of Lancashire. And tho
young candidate has peculiar ability in answering
political questions as T. please everybody Ills
democratic ways have much favor the work
ing people. IN his own mill, his employees address
him famiarly By his Christian name, and do NOE
hesitate to dispute matters with him though he were
a fellow workman. The may be said also OF tlr
Thomas Brooks. who, In spite Of his years and lis
tle Is simply Tom BROOKS 10 every one in that psss
Of the country.
\ great deal of speechmaking has been done up 10
le very day OF polling There was no PERSONAL
element in II, however. 10 attacks were made %
either candidate. pltiGl principles were at issue.
that was all Mr. MAIDEN is an effective speaker
ard endures "hecllng" amazingly well. Among those
supporting him were Slr Wilfd Lawson. Mr. Campbell
Zimmerman, Mr.. II. H. Fowler, Mr.. ray Pay" OCoo'
nor Mr. Michael Dayitt and Mr. Timothy ID. sullivan.
The women OF the Woman Suffrage society were also
active I'm his interest. sir Thomas Brook, has been
supported by many Unionis speakers. both Liberal ana
Conservative among them Mr.. I. W. Russell Mr. X. u.
Mowbray Mr. Lee Knowles, Mr.. Victor Cavendsh and
Mr. Austen Chamberlain. The Duke of Argyll wrote a
letter. not directly referring 10 III, conte't but htehdcd
IN mo,e Lancashire people believe that under Home
Rule there would be an Irish tatih against Ehshsn
goods As Lancashire is great manufacturing rc
gon this OF course had strong ehec III i~'or VI 'ns
nionist candidate.
Reasonable is considered to be naturally Liberal
constituency In the election. before the great
snut on Home Rule il overwhelmingly SO. Al
the election of Is35 there was no Home Rule ques-
t,on II was simply q straight fight between Liberals
and Conservatives Lord Harrington wa, the Liberal
candidate, and he poled 5000 votes, against 4,22o
cast for Mr. Ecroyi tho Conservative. With all due
aowa nee for Lord argtons personal influence, this
Indicates large Liberal majority. In 1856 the split had
occurred Lord Harrington RAJ again. but Lib
eraI Unionist. opposed to Mr. Gladstone and to tho
bulk OF his old Party. The result that he got
!. 300 against 3o4o cast for Mr.. Ncwbiggng. hia
C,ladstonan opponent. There thus considerable
falling of in the vote both sides. due, it is snd,
chiefly to the failure OF Conservatives to vote, they
not caring support Lord Harrington their former
enemy Doubtless all Conservatives have voted
Tor the Inonist candidate, and the result OF the
polling will show how many OF the old Liberals ne
he magic spell OF Lord IIartingon's name Is gonev
have returned 10 the Gladstonlan fold.