The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-03
Bitter Municipal Contest for London
County Council.
IMPLICATION Is TAAMANIPICATION
Thirty Six Unionists to Twenty Three
Homo Rulers - Unpopularity From
Meddiing in Small Matters
special cable letter)

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London for a great many years. Leading
statesmen have entered the fray with the
greatest ardor, and have given and taken
blows and lost their temper with the
same freedom that local bosses are wont
TO do. In the previous County Council
contests only about ole-third of the total
number of voters have gone to the polls,
but the party managers on both sides
have all along predicted that a much
larger vote would be polled to-day than
ever. In consequence Of the fact that the
Conservatives are urging their support
ers TO vote for the candidates on the
Moderate ticket, II is expected that the
result will greatly lower-the majority Of
the Progressives in the Council, which,
as the result of the last election, was
forty-six-the Council standing eighty-two
Progressives to thirty-six Moderates.
Among the Moderate candidates are
Lords Cadogan, Churchill, Durham. Ampt-
hill, Donoughmore, Dudley, Norfolk,
Dunraven and Montmores and Sir j.
Blundell Maple. The Progressive candi-
dates include Lords Russell, Monkswell
and Ribbesdale Sir John Hutton and
Messrs. John Burns and Sydney Webb.
TAMMANY TACTICS.
The Chronicle, the leading Progressive
organ, prints in italics list OF the rea-
sons why electors should not give their
support 10 the Moderates. The first of
these reasons is that the Moderates are
the party of "Tammany"
he word ''Tdmmany" has been God
send to both sides during the campaign.
When their speakers have exhausted
themselves and their vocabularies in the
ordinary methods Of attack upon their
opponents, they have Invariably had re-
course to stigmatizing the opposite policy
as that of Tammany.
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, in a recent
speech in behalf of the Moderltes, made
an attack upon the Progressives for hav-
ing increased the salaries OF the attaches
of the County Council, which action, he
declared, was a thorough Tammany
method. He then proceeded to adj
vocate a system of separate NUM-
cipalities for the different districts of
London, and argued against the proposal
that a central council includes within
its jurisdiction the city corporation. What
its advocates call unification, he said,
would end in decentralization.
All this is scarcely relevant, however,
for the Progressive policy is undoubtedly
favored by great majority OF London
ers.
Commoners Burns, Stuart, Benn and
Buxton, of London, who are all Home
Rulers, are charged with very confusing
fulct!on5, as LONDON sends thirty-siN
UniOnists TO Parliament against twenty
three Home Rule members. At the same
time there Is large Progressive majority
in the County Council. and from this II
is evident that the electors want the mu-
nicipal Government kept outside OF poll
ties.
In addition TO this some of the progress
siVe members have made themselves
vastly unpopular through their persis-
tent meddling in small matters. An IN
stance of this was furnished recently IN
some of those members hiding them
selves i'm the bushes In the park whence
they watched the park keepers. As re-
suit Of their spyinS they reported to the
Council that they had seen Keepers IN
the act Of eating their luncheon at other
times than the usual lunch hour IhlS
matter was taken up, and the outcome
Of IL was that a circular was issued with
the sanction of a majority OF the Couh-
ell. recurring all wOrkmen under the
jurisdiction of the Council TO report 10
the Council what they did and how they
passed the time during the hours they
were not working. Then, too, the ac-
tivitv of the Progressive element in the
matter of refusing licenses to music
halls has not tended 10 increase the
popularity of the party. NeVertheless
the Progressives have the advantage, IN
asmuch as the Moderates have no really
defined policy.
They have allowed themselves TO be
run by the gas, water, tramway, ana Nv
erv companies. all of which, foreseeins
that they will be absorbed by the municl-
nal government, are seeking to secure
majority I'm the Council that will give
them extravagant compensation for their
nlants out of the rates, and doubtless
these companies will see to IL that ther
side wins.
CHINESE PEACE MISSION.
.,bere Is general feeling in the foreign
office that the peace mission headed by
III Hung Chang will not be successful.
Russia has absolutely vetoed the pro-
plsal of Japan 10 annex Corea, ana IL IS
understood that Japan now wants posses
sion of the area between the Ialu ana
Lioa rivers i'm order 10 form buner
State extending 10 the Russian frontier
of Amoor, Russian ManchUria. which rail-
way, now forming a part of southeastern
Siberia, was acquired by Russia from
China and Japan i'm 1853. This move, II
successful would secure TO Japan the
total withdrawal of COrea from Chinese
Influence. possession Of Port Arthur and
command of the Yellow Sea road 10 Pc
kin Japan also asks for possession OF
Formosa The details Of Ii Hung Chang
credentials which will be communicated
TO the Western powers, do not empower
him to cede either Manchuria or Formosa
to Japan.
The appointment of Prince LobanoR
Rostoviski as Russian Minister Of Foreign
Affairs has greatly pleased the Foreign
office here Since the death of NJ. De
Glers 1t has become clear that there eX-
lists in the Russian foreign Office power
ful party In opposition to the Armenian
inquiry, wishing Armenian affairs 10 drift
along as heretofore until Russia IS COM
pelled 10 intervene. She would then be
a step nearer to the Persian gulf Eng
land is very strongly opposed to Russian
occupation OF Armenia alone, and be-
lieves that Prince Lobanoff fayors joint
diplomatic action in that territory.
The inquiry into the movements OF the
steamer CratDie In connection with her
collision with the steamer Elbe, which
is now being conducted by the Board OF
Trade. deals wholly with the question OF
lights and the condition of the crew
OF the British ship. The German court
OF inquiry In Rotterdam Will investigate
the matter OF the manning OF the Elbe's
life-boats. the behavior OF her crew. etc.
A circular has been issued by the iron
firms OF Yorkshire. Lancashirs and the
Midlands. proposing the formation OF
syndicate to regulate the prices or all
classes of manufactured iron. The opera
tives OF the factories Rave consented to
ioin in the scheme.
Negotiations are In progress looking to-
wards the attendance OF half troop
OF United States regular cavalry at the
military tournament. which s TO be held