The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-02
ENGLAND'S BIG ELECTION
THE CAMPAIGN SURE TO BE A
LIVELY ONE.

Wagons In Order to Avoid the Risk
OF Being Mopbed in Halls-Bands of
Bullies Paid to Break Up Meetings
Less Effective When Impromptu
Meetings in the Open Air Are Held.
(Copyrfoht, ls92. bv the N. Y. Associated Pfess.)
LONDON, July 1.-The present genera
tion has seen no general election which will
be so holly contested as the one now pend
ing. The party spirit is so embittered that
open conflicts on the streets are prevented
only by the restraints OF the iudioious sys-
tenn now existing for the control Of election
procedure. Political feeling boils over Mt
all meetings, especially when they are held
in rooms. Candidates are hoWled down,
rowdyism Is rampant and assemblnges are
broken up. Many OF the candidates find
it necessary to adopt the plan of
making tours of their districts In wagon
cites and speaking to their audiences in the
open air, where thoy generally get hear
ing. These often impromptu gatherings
largely occur in districts In London inhRb-
tied by workingmen, where organized bands
of bullles are bribed to tnoite to riot When
assemblages are addressed from wagonettes
these bullies do not have time to arrange
their plans to interfere, aud the candidate
makes his speeoh and gets away
before the leaders OF the bullies
can lget their gangs together. Enormous
sums of money are being spent by both the
conservatives and liberals in hidden ways,
so as to evade the bribery act. The liberals
charge the conservatives, whose purses
are ampler than anything the liberal execu-
tive committee car obtain, with running
paid socialist and labor candidates to break
the liberal vote. As q matter of fact. the
Of hot ialf ~ aad lah
who are standing for election has become
thinned during the week. To-nlght's list
presents thirty y-three labor candidates, In
Guiding those who are seeking re-slection.
Seven of them have no chance of
success and their only aim is to spoil the
chances OF the liberals standing in their dis
trict. Thus there are only 20 genuine labor
candidates in she fields, of which number
only IA are likely to be elected, making the
labor vote in the next parliament of about
the same value IL was in the last The So
oialists ars nowhere. Several pose as labor
men but pure socialism has absolutely van
ished. Still the labor question is the front
plank In the platforms OF the liberals aud
conservatives alike.
CONSERVATIVES BIDDING HIGH.
The conservatives in London and other
populous centers outbid their opponents In
the extent Of their social programme. The
case of the tory candidates at Stepney and
Limehouse applies to the others. They ad-
vocate the establishment Of an S-hour day,
the creation of a labor minister and the
taxation OF ground rents. They also advo-
cate fixing of the rate of wages by unions
A programme like this cuts out the labor
party and beggars the socialists. The trades
unions arc suspicious as to the oonser ryative
pledges and continue 30 incline toward the
liberal candidates No new factor has ap-
peared during the week to alter the party
forecasts.
A high government Official told REPRE-
sentative Of the Associated Press that the
cabinet had shown their conviction Of COM
ing defeat by getting their private papers
In order in readiness to vacate their offices.
The ministers never leave all their official
papers for their SUCCESSORS. Documents
revealing too much disappear. A general
clearance of those documents which the
liberal government will be unable to claim
has already occurred.
Mr.. GlAdstone's declaration that the re-
jection of the home rule bill by the House
OF Lords will not involve fresh appeal to
the country, as parliament will then pro-
coed with other measures, has been shock
to the Irish party. 1t is certain that they
will not tolerate any action Of the House Of
Lords tending to indefinitely shelVe the
home rule question.
LORD CHURCHILL REFLECTED.
The first election under the new writs for
members Of Queen Victoria's thirteenth
parliament was held at South Paddington.
Lord Randolph Churchill was returned
without opposition. At the last election in
this district, in 1854 Lord Churchill was op-
posed by J. Page Hops Chome ruler, who
was defeated by a majority OF ] ,807.
There are thirty-fivs constituencies in
which unionist candidates will meet with no
opposition.
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twenty-five districts without opposition.
Among the candidates who will be returned
without opporition are Mr.. Goshen (con-
servativs) chancellor of the eKchequer: Sir
John Lubbock, (libergl unionist); Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach, Conservative presi- |
dent of the board of trade, and John Morley
QiberoD.
The first polling In which there will be
contests will occur on Monday. The cleo
tons on that day will include only one
London district.
Forty-eight elections will be held in the |
provincial districts.
Tuesday will be test day. On that day
elections will be held in sixteen London dis |
tricts and in about forty Of the provincial |
towns. On the two following days elections
will be held in most Of the boroughs. The
results OF these elections will virtually dis |
close the position Of the parties in local !
Britain.
Inc pollng In Ireland will be started at |
Belfast Tuesday and Cork city July g. This |
is the constituency formerly represented by |
Mr.. Parnell, who was succeeded by Martin |
Flavin. The polling in Ireland viii extend |
from July to July 16
ANoN-coNFoRMIsr MANIFESTO.
The British non-oonformists have Issued |
manifesto as q counter blast to the Ulster |
movement. The declaration is a vigorous |
defense of Mr.. Gladstone, but hardly one in |
hundred of the British non-conformist |
ministers sign IL. Its adherents express su-
prems confidence that Mr.. Gladstone will |
not be guilty of treason; that religious free-
dom will never jsopardize the liberties OF |
the Ulster Professionals that parliament will |
never pass a scheme favoring the Romish
ecclesiastical system. and generally that the
fears of the Obstetrics are utterly grounds
less. DR.. Dale. leader OF the congregation
alists, and DIR. GallinRer, leader of the
Meshodists, protest against assigning to the
manifesto the character Of a non-conformiss
opinion.
The Speakers estimate Of ths Irish cleo
toral results is: Anti-Parnellites IS, union
lists 20, Parnellites s. The unionists say
they are certain TO have 28 seats and the |
Parnellites predict the return Of "a of their
candidates. Timothy Healy offers 10 To l |
that the Parnellites will get only seats
Lord Rosebery is suffering from in
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