The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-09
VICTORY FOR SALISBURY
Eastern Policy and South Afri-
can Raiding Elect a
Tory Mp.
[By Gable to the Associated Press.l

lBy Gable to the Associated Press.I
LONDON. June -, 1897.-The election
yesterday in the East or Petersfield Divi-.
sion of Hampshire for successor in Par
| Lament to the late Mr.. W. Wickham,
Conservative. who was returned without
opposition at the last election, resulted in
the election of the Conservative candi-
date, Mr. w. G. Nicholson. The polling
| was as follows:-
W. G. Nicholson, Conservative. .... ,74S
Mr. John Bonham Carter, Liberal-... 332S
| Conservative majority ............... 429
| The contest between the two candidates
was very keen and turned mainly on the
Eastern policy of the Government. The
| number of registered electors in the dis
trict is about $780, and of this number
| 1875 went to the polls. The Liberals
| made a hard fight and Mr. Gladstone,
during the course of the campaign, wrote
letter in support of Mr.. Bonham Carter.
In this letter Mr. Gladstone urged that
| Great Britain had been wrongly guided
1 in siding with the powers of Europe, who
were classed as the enemies of liberty and
| justice.
Mr. Nicholson, the Conservative candi-
date, in his address to the electors, said:-
Il need hardly say that l am a strong
supporter of Lord Salisbury's Government.
| 1T is owing to their wise and conciiiatory
| policy that a great European war has
| been avoided. II is due to them that there
are signs that peaceful understanding
will be maintained between the Transyaal
and this country. 1t is due to the ac-
ton of this Government that steps have
| been taken to materially strengthen our
national defences, both on sea and land
| for the protection of the empire and of
commerce upon which the prosperity of
this country SO largely depends. Conf
dence in Government gives confidence
| to the trader, and that Lord Salisbury's
Government possesses that confidence is
evidenced by the vast strides our trade
and national prosperity have made dur.
| ing the past two years. Not only in for
| eign and colonial policy has this Govern
| ment shown itself worthy of your sup
| port 1t has shown its sympathy largely
with the interests of agriculture. 1t has
reheved the, land of portion of it's
rates rates and and it has passed a
small producer to bring his produce
more readily to the market 1t has re-
deemed its promise to give additional
and has brought forward a measure for
| Schools
| The voters We're widely dispersed.
there being thirty-three polling districts
in the Division, and gaily decorated
tractlon-englnes We're used to haul wag-
ing booths. The population Of the Dfvi-
| sion is 47,165 and the exact number of
electors is S,51e; The Executive Com
Association m ni issued manifesto nrg
ing the electors to to support Mr.
Nicholson's candidature, on the ground
would be destructive. of civil and religious
| liberty.
| The South African Association also as
| sisted in the election, supporting Mr..
| Nicholson because he was in sympathy
! with the association views of the South
| African situation.
a4esea Mr bS s6e setng esners s
Richard Webster, @. G. M p, and Sir
Edward Clark and a number of other
prominent as Conservative Co leaders and
ham Carter had the support of the ora
tory at his meetings of a number of
ment and others.
Inc parliamentary agents of both the
Liberal and Conservative parties have
been very busy in the districts for weeks
past Ihe chief centres, Petersfield and
Alten, are u miles apart but a railroad
journey of forty-five miles was necessary
agents, speakers and candidates having
TO proceed northward so far as Guilford
The amount of campaign literature dis
trlbuted was very great and a very
large number of open air meetings were
held. In addition to the assemblage ad-
dressed in the different halls and other
such M places in the towns and villages
In 1872 the late member Mr.. Wiekharn
defeated Mr.. Bonham Carter in this dis
trict by 9O4 votes, consequently, Judging
by the, figures of 1892 there is a falling
field district
Mr. Nicholson, the successful candidate,
has twice previously been defeated in this
district In 1885 Mr.. Walmer. Liberal.
defeated Mr.. Nicholson, but there was a
second Conservative candidate In the
field, Mr., Henty, who prevented the cleo
tion OF Mr Nicholson. receiving l61 votes.
while the Liberal plurality was only IL
votes. ' -
Mr. Nicholson was also a candidate in
1870 when he was again defeated by Mr..
Walmer, the Liberal Unionist majority
upon that occasion being Ill -