The Irish standard., 1908-05-16


Presiden: nf the Board of Trade in the
new Cabinet who was defeated in
Northwest, Manchester when he stood
for reel" tiun under the English sys
tenn that when member of Parla-
ment assumes a cabinet position he
must go before the electors and be re-
turned. was elected from this constit-
nency tocay by plurality of 2,7O9. the
figures b";ng:
Churchill. Liberal 7,O79
Baxter, Jniolist ................4,31O $40
Stuart. Labor ..................4 .O1l
Prohibtionist candidate ........ 65i
Mr.. Churclill's vote was 2,197 less
than the Liberal total in the election
two years ago and Mr.. Raxter's was
sos greater than the last Ennnist poll.
the small pol of the Laboritc candi-
date. The best local judges consid
cred that the real fight was between
Mr.. Churchill and the Labor candidate
with the rnionist strength about what
the figures show. MIR. Churchill's vote
is smnller than any Liberal candidate
has received in this constituency for
twenty years.
The tot;, vote at the last election
was mu Il larger than this time. II
was dist :5utrd as follows:
Right Hon. L. Robertson. Lib. 1926
a. Wilkic, Labor ................6 6,S33
| II. Eobs III, Liberal ..............6 .6. 90
r. II. Shnckl"ton. unionist .....3 sea
a. d. Smith. Unionist ..........3.l 1873
Never cfore has Dundee expert
| enced Surn political excitement. Prar-
| tically the whole Of the population
pnraded t!c streets all day long Ev-
cry man displayed his party colors
Good order and almost good humor
prevailed. The police kept the most
vigilant o ,scrvation on the movements
of the s,Iffragettes.
Entcrtl' 'nmcnts werc provided in n
public hall while the crowd was await
ing the announcements of the result of
the poll. which was unexpectedly pro-
longed. '.-hc figures were not an
nounced until midnight. When the re-
suit was made known 1t was quietly
| received
His Political Career.
"Englishman. % years old, about j
feet s inches high; indifferent build:
walks little with bend forward
pale app .,rance; red brownish hair.
small mrstache hardly percoptibc;
nounce the letter IS properly and does
not know any Dutch"
! Thus ran the hue and cry notice
which The Boer authorities sent
through the Transvaal a little morc
than eig,.t years ago after an escaped
prisoner ,! war, says Il writer in the
Boston Transcript. The description
was correct as far as it went. but in
a complete Inventory Of the fusitive's
qualities :! would have been necessary
to add that he possessed imperturable
self poss .ssion. dauntless courage and
inexhaust BILE Observation-Disclosures
which go far to compensate even TO,
ignoranc of the Dutch language when
a man is making dash for liberty
through an unknown country. Hence
1t came to pass that while suspected
houses al Pretoria were still being
searched and the police all over the
Transvaal were alert to make such A
desirable capture there walked into the
office of ne British Consul at Delagoa
Bay figure 5 feet inches tall: nc
longer, however. of pale appearance
but grin.y with the coal dust of q
freight t.::in in. which he had hidder
for two and half days. Today the
quondam escaped prisoner is President
Of the Board of Trade-that is. Minis
ter Of CcEimerce-in the British Cabi.
net. and one of the most conspicuous
Headers ia British public life.