Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-27
HOME RULE DEAD
NOT AN ISSUE IN THE COMING
ENGLISH ELECTIONS.
SPORTS WILL BE CANDIDATES.
Yacht and Boat Racers Up for Office
Soldiers Who Condemn
the War.

London. Sept. 2~7.-(Special correspond
ence OF the Associated Press.) A curious
feature, comparing the present election
with those bitter campaigns Of 1892 and
1895, is the absence of home rule from the
hustings. Except in Ireland, it is a
dead issue. or at least a thoroughly sus-
pended one. The rights and wrongs of
ritua.ists are now much more frequently
discusses than the once famous cry
Which sent Gladstone into retirement
and put Mr.. Chamberlain on the govern
ment benches. Lord Rosebery's attitude
is an endless source of expectation. So
far the eN-pre,nier has given no sign that
he will take an active part in the cleo
tons. but that his friends are working
hard on his behalf is evident from the
statement of Z. W. Perks, NJ. p, one of
the leading liberal imperiaiists, who gives
the following complete list of candidates
who have expressed themselves in favor
o1 Lord Roseoery's policy and of the re-
turn of his lordsllip 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. Hayes,
MIR. Adeane. Mr.. Markham, Mr.. Walker
ley, SIR Edward Reed, G.. p. Fuller, Han
del Booth, Mr.. Harlan, Mr.. Mansfield.
Mr.. Shape, Freeman Thomas, the Hon.
Arthur Brand. MI. Caine. Mr.. Renton.
MIR. Uraworth, E. n. Holden. Clifford
Cory, Russell Rea. Sir ]. Jardine. Sir. T.
Goats and N. Helme.
There are other candidates not includ-
ed in this list who have also intimated
their approval of the policy of the imper-
ial liberal council. The Old parliament
contained many who We're in accord with
the views of the new party, such as Sir
II El,pu'As -, INl---, r,~,,I NJ -
qupth, Lcrd F. F~itzmaurice. Mr.. Haldane,
". ). Robson. Sir Waiter Foster. l.. Wal
ton, Mr.. Macarthur, Mr.. Moulton, Sir J.
Leese, J. w. Meller, Sir. ]. kitson. Sir
George Pilkington, Munro Ferguson.
Batty Langley, Sir John Leng, Sir w.
Dunn. Jos. Walton, Mr.. B;rrell, Mr.. He'd
berwick and DR.. Farquaharson.
conservatives will contest all the con-
stHtuencies in London, of which they are
ifty-nine. returning sixty members. At
present liberal candidates have been Sc
.ected for only ~thirty-ive. The liberal
contingent in the dying parliament from
London number only nine.
r. g.. Henmerde. who won the diamond
SOULS at Henley, is to be liberal candi-
date for Oxford at the general election.
An interesting condldature is that of
]. w. LaNtton who the North Sanford
liberals are endeavoring to send to the
nmnon in opposition to Platt Higgins.
Mr.. LaWton took the leading part in for
nation Of English sewing cotton COM
1anies ana has been a leader in h line
since. He threw himself into the Amer
Tan thread conpany's a~malgamation.
He Is a member Of the firm of Ark
Trigllts.
The Daily News says:
Everybody knows that Capt. He'd
worth hamilton, who with his sailors,
marines and naval guns did SO much to
save Ladysmith. sees no reason for ap-
r,,y-irr tha We " ~ ,-li,I tho oa,-oro
ment prepared for and conducted thu
war in South Africa. On the contrary,
he firds solid ground for condemIing
them. and as liberal candidate for New
~castle-on-Tyne, is trying to put his Lis-
approval in a practical form. Few men
car speak on the subject with such au-
thority as he, a fact of which the tories
are painfully conscious.
ITO make matters worse for the gen.
tlemen who hope that khaki will give
them a new lease of power, there are
other liberal candidates from the front,
notably in Hampshire where Sir George
Sheddy is woo'ng the electors. His
services in connection with the imperial
yeomany are a thorn in The side of the
government. Charles Rose. the owner
Of the wei, known yacht, Distant Shore,
mentioned as a possible challenger for
the Americas cup, is also Il liberal can
didate. Mr.. Rose has not fought against
the Beers, but his experience of war is
happily such as fails to the lot Of few
men. He nlourns the loss Of W sons
who have fallen in South Africa and
has one still at the front.
Henry Drummond Wolff is one of the
selected conservative candidates for
Portsmouth. This emb Of the once
famous Fourth Party which Includes
Arthur Ealfour and Lord Randolph
Churchill, is at present the British mi
bassadcr eft Madrid. 1T is understood
that he has resigned his embassy but
he has not presented his letters of recall.
Sir Henry stands, therefore,. in an
anomalous position. and one which is,
to say the least of it, unusual, The old
est parliamentary hand cannot recall a
case of an ambassador who was also a
cndi1ate for a constituency Or even Of
one who, having left the diplomatic SER
vice. ever entered. or attempted to enter
the house of commons.