New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-27
THE BRITISH ELECTIONS
CONSERVATIVES HAVE LITTLE HOPE OF
NING-CANDIDATEs.

of its chief interest by reason or It's foregone
conclusion, the issues and personalities brought for
ward are complex and interesting. The issues may
briefly be described as appeal to the country
by the Conservatives for support OF their pocy III
South Africa while the Liberals base their appears
for votes upon the failure of Lord Salishurys Gov
eminent to fulfil the many pledges of home leslsla-
ton made at the last election. The Liberal agree
ment to make home issues the nominal campaign
cry is due more to the necessity OF common
ground upon which to unite than to the inherent
strength of the plank A party which lncludes men
who think so adversely upon the merits OF the war
such as Lord Rosebery and Henry Labouchere Sir
Edward Grey and DR.. Clark, John Burns and cap
tain Lambton, could by no possible means however
great the emergency, present really united front
One point however the Liberals are genuinely
united in urging upon the voters, and that is the
injustice of appeal to the country at THIS par
ticular time, the ground that a million or more
people entitled to in every respect save one
will be disfranchised because the new Register
will not come into effect until shortly after the
election. In Scotland the new Register comes into
force as early as November %. All Liberals de-
clare that Lord Sallsbury's action in going to the
country on an old and practically obsolete Reg
is not only against all precedent. but Is I'M
constitutional. The Conservatives retort by saying
that Lord Salisbury cannot be accused OF trying to
get unfair advantage, as had he waited until the
new Register came into force he would have the
undoubted benefit OF large body of Reservists'
Yeomanry and Volunteers now In South Africa
HOME RULE DEAD ISSUE.
curious feature comparing the present election
with those bitter campaigns of 1892 and 1885, Is the
absence of Home Rule from the hustings. Except
In Ireland it is a dead issue at least a thor
oughly suspended The rights and wrongs OF
Ritualists much more frequently dis
cussed than the famous cry which sent Glad
stone into retirement and put Mr. Chamberlain on
the Government benches.
Lord Rosebery's attitude is an endless source Of
expectation So far the ex-Premier has given no
sign that will take active public part in the
elections but that his friends working hard on
his behalf is evident from the statement of r. W.
Perks, NJ P, one of the leading Liberal Imperial
lists who gives the following incomplete list of
candidates who have expressed themselves In favor
OF Lord Roseberys policy and of the return of His
I.ordship to the leadership Of the party:
Captain Lambton, Sir c. Furness. Charles Rose.
Mr. Raphael Sir George Newnes. L. Harmsworth.
Mr. Tenant the Hon. T A. Brassey, Sir A. Hay
ter Mr.. Adeane Mr.. Markham, Mr.. Wakeriey. Sir
Edward Reed G.. Fuller Handel Booth Mr..
HasIam Mr. Mansfield Freeman Thomas. Mr..
Shape the Hon Arthur Brand Mr.. Game, Mr..
Renton. Mr. Ainsworth, L. y. Holden, Clifford
Cory Russell Rea. Sir J. Jardne. SIR T. Coats and
n Helme. There are other candidates not included
in this list who have also ntimated their approval
of the policy of the Imperial Liberal Council.
The old Parliament contained many who are In
accord with the objects and views Of the new
party, such as Sir H. Fowler, Sir Edward Grey
Mr. Asqulth. Lord f. Fitzmaurice. Mr. Haldane.
O. L. w. ~
walton O. c.. Mr.. Macarthur Mr.. Moulton. Q. c.;
Sir J. Leese Q. c.; W. Mellor. =. c; Sir j.
Kitson, Sir George Pikngton, Munro Ferguson
Batty Langley. Sir John Leng Sir W. Dunn Jo-
seph Walton MI BirreH, MI Heooer"leA' - -
and DR.. Farquharson.
SOME LIBERAL CANDIDATES.
C,o,sarvatives will contest all the constituencies
IN Tondon of which there are nfty-nine returning
sixty members At present Liberal candidates
have been selected FOR only thirty-hve The Ldoerai
contingent in the dying Parliament from London
numbers only nine.
q Hemmerde. who won the Diamond Souls
at Henley is TO be the Liberal candidate for OK
ford At the general election.
An interesting candidature is that of ]. F. Law
ton whom the North Stafford Liberals are endeaV-
oring to send to the House of Commons in oPPo-
sition to Mr.. Patt-Higgins, NJ. P MI La"toh
took the leading part in the formation OF the
English Sewing Cotton Company, and ne mas oeen
one of its leaders since. He also threw hlHseIl
into the immense American thread companies
condemnation He is a member OF the hrm oil
Arkwrights Sir T. Glen Coats is also being run
for West Renfrew in the Liberal interest.
..The Daily News" says: Everybody knows that
Cantain Hedworth Lambton. who, with his sailors
marines and naval guns, did so much TO save
Ladysmith sees no reason for approving me way
In which the Government prepared for ana con-
d,oted the war in South Africa On the contrary
he Ands solid ground for condemning them, and
&c liberal candidate for Newcastle-on-Tyne is
irving to put his disapproval IN pracucaI lorh'
Few men can speak on the subject with sucn au-
tborty as he a fact of which the Tories are pam
fully conscious.
ITO make matters worse for the gentlemen VINO
bora that khaki will give them another lease OF
mower there are other Liberal candidates who are
or have been at the front. The most widely known
after Captain Lambton is T. A. Brassey' who has
returned from South Africa and is actively wooing
the electors OF the Christchurch Division OF
tIarnnsbire His services in connection with the
1r,nertal Yeomanry are politically speaking, most
iroorvenient thorn in the side of the Govern
ment'
MR. ROSES CAMPAIGN.
Charles Rose, the owner of the well known yacht
distant Shore often mentioned a possible
challenger for the Americas Cup. is the Liberal
candidate for the Newmarket Division Unlike
Captain Iambton and Mr.. Brassey Mr.. Rose has
not personally fought against the Beers, but his
exnerience of the is such happily has fallen
RI The LOT of few Not only has he son at
the front but he mourns the loss of two who have
faIIen in South Africa Mr. Rose has the respectful
and even political opponents admit that when he
condemns the Government he deserves attention;
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff is one of the selected
Conservative candidates for Portsmouth. This
member of the once famous Fourth Party" which
included Arthur Balfour and Lord Randolph
f'hurchill IS at present the British Ambassador at
Madrid II is understood that he has resigned his
E'mhasSV but he has not presented his letters OF
recall or been received in farewell audience by
he Queen Regent. Sir Henry stands. therefore, in
an anomalous position. and one which is to say
the least of it, unusual. The oldest Parliamentary
hand cannot recall case of an Ambassador who
0f one who having left the diplomatic service.
s,.o,. entered or attempted enter, the House OF