Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-04
Taxicab Fare Is Cheap In
Largest City In The World

James Square, just behind Pail Mall,
is rapidly sucoumblng to the demands
Of offices and clubs. Two clubs have
had their homes there for come years
and latterly two insurance companies
have put out their signs on houses
once occupied by nobility The former
town house of the Ears OF Derby Is
being converted into an Office building,
q fate which not long ago befell Lich-
neld House, another famous resi-
dence.
Tho Bishop Of London and the
Duke OF Norfolk, are among the few
who retain their town residences
here, Norfolk House. built In l742,
in front of an older Norfolk House,
in which George ! was born, being
the largest and most important house
In the square, Here 1t Is that the de-
tails for all great state functions such
as the coronation, are arranged, by
the Earl Marshall, the Duke OF Nor
folk and his assistants. Just at pres
ent Norfolk House is one Of the bust
est places In London big staff Of
state officials and secretaries being
busy arranging for the coronation.
Lord Roseberry, one time Prime
Minister of England, and who now
sits on the cross benches I'm the House
Of Lords, criticising Liberals and Con-
servatives alike but chiefly his old
time allies, the Soerals, has Just cele-
brated his cath birthday Although
the Junior of many members Of the
I1gus, 80 l ,r1g tIara ara favv ubp
have sat in the Upper Chamber longer
than Lord Roseberry. lie took his
seat in 1868 and has been active ever
since. Dubbed the public orator to
the British Empire" Lord Roseberry
is I'm. great demand for after dinner
and other speeches and he generally
says something that attracts attention.
He is still devoted to racing and finds
time in addition to delve into the his
tory Of his country
The public have been learning some
thing of the inside management of
elections and incidentally the heavy
expenses to which candidates for par
liamentary honors are put Under the
English law it is quite within the
rights Of candidate to, what Ii po-
lltcly called, nurse a constituency"
meaning that before the issue Of the
writ for the election, he may spend
all the money he pleases TO further
his candidacy. This is generally a
rather heavy budget, as besides sub
scribng to all sorts Of clubs and char
tiles, the candidate is often subjected
to petty form Of blackmail by the
less conscientious electors, AS soon as
the writ Of election issues, however
all lndiscriminate spending must stop
and the candidate must make return
of his expenses. These must ineA--la
only printing, rent Of halls and similar
necessities Of a campaign.
For several weeks past two judges
| have been hearing petitions against
the return of various candidates. In
some cases the charges were that Not-
ers had been paid for services. which
/ invaldates the vote. In others, how
ever, the more serious charge Of
bribery was made. In East Noting
ham for example. where Captain Nor
rison Unionist, was returned, cam
vass was made by the Liberals after
the election.
BY offers of five shillings they Sc
cured statements from scores Of men
that they had received ten shillings
from the Unionist organization, or
that they had been paid to take part
in professions.
When called as witnesses n few
stuck to their statements; the Others
swore that they made false statements
to get The FIVE sihllings from the
Liberals, During the evidence 1t came
out that so great was the demand on
the candidate for money that cards
had to be printed by which appellants
for money were notified that the writ
having issued charitable presents
must be withheld or the election
would be invalidated
Similar evidence has been given In
the trial OF other petitions agains
both Liberals and Conservatives, and
in some cases members have lost their
seats as a result.
While It has been difficult to gel
sworn testimony, enough has been dis.
closed to show that In many constitu.
encies candidates have to tax them.
selves very heavily to meet the de-
mands Of certain classes Of voters.