The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-02
ASQU|TH KNOWS
FROM EXPERIENCE.
He Can Tell How Easily Strong
Man Falls Under Wifc'st
34 Influence.
WHY HE OPPOSES SUFFRAGE
Mic OF Premier Now Has Last
e Say as to All Political
Appointments.
WHY HE OPPOSES SUFFRAGE

Especial Gable to The Times -Dispa tch.l
London, March There Ia a saying
in political circles hero that one OF the
reasons why Mr.. Asouith Is 40 strongly
opposed to womans suffrage liz that
he knows from personal experience
how easily even strong man sue
cumbs to the influence OF his wife, and
that women. therefore. even without
the vote. exert political influence
enough to safeguard the interests of
their sex.
1t Is said. in fact. ;hat Mrs. Asquith
says tho final word In regard to all
political appointments OF Importance
and, as n specific instance. it Is asserted
that she has already picked out the
nan whom she wishes to succeed the
Duke or Connaught rs Governor-Gen-
eral OF Canada.
The new viceroy is TO be 10 other
than her brother. Lord Gicnconner,
otherwise Sir Edward Tcnnant one OF
the millionaires of the Tenant family.
As result Lord Glcnconner VIII go
cERner and Viscount Inncrleifhen.
though not until he relurna from
Ctnada.
g beautifully Worked Out.
fFlne "nOls tNlnS mas Deen beautifully
worked out by Mrs. Asquith. who is
determined that her daughter shall, in
very few years. be connected by
blood with n whole crowd OF high
sounding titles. Mrs Asquith Will her
self be MY Lady" before long as tho
termination OF the present govcrnr,eut
VIII mean the Prime Minister'S promo
lion TO the peerage a visccunt
though MIR. Asquith viii be entitled.
Bhould he desire it. To an earldo,n
n fS \, in
only political Office which by custom,
entities it's holder TO an earidom. tho
last Instance being that OF Benjamin
Disracli. who. on being promoted 10
the Lords, became Earl of Beacons-
field. Strange 10 say. no Conservative.
Premier has since been promoted TO
the peerage. owing to tho post ha wing
for so many years been held by a
peei-the late Lord salisbury and his
nephew. Mr.. Balfour. who refuses 10 go
to the Lords. though. OF course he
could do so any day
Humor OF a peculiarly insidious kind
liz associated with the creation Of many
peerages. but how. many know ma
irony OF Lord GlenGonner'? lie is the
owner Of extensive bleh ching powder
works at ST. RolloX, Glasgow The
works were Established by a Charles
remnant in 1850. and the father OF Lord
tienconner was The late Sir Charles
remnant. who was made baronet in
1885
One OF his daughters married the
Present Lord Ribblcsdnle: another mar
RED the Hon Alfred Lyttletou. brother
OF LORD iytuctou; AMI the other the
once famous 'Nargot' Tenant. mar
RED Nh Asquith as his second wife.
Now Mrs Asquith is the most am
hi;ious woman IN society. and she had
long dreamed OF her brother as "A peer.
In due course he succeeded his father
IN the new baronctcy. and in the year
iell, when the Lords so Violently OBJ
tccted 10 the passing o. the home rule
bfil. Mr.. Asquith was obliged to threat
en- 10 create SOC Liberal peers in order
to pass that bin in tho Lords
The Prime Minister intended to Gre
ate his brothcr-in-law one OF the 500
but when Mrs. Asquith saw the con-
tempt with which her husbands new
peeraEe was likely TO he regarded by
the old nobility. she decided that her
brother should not be one OF the 500
aud SO. when Mr.. AsQuith was faced
With the absolute necessity Of creating
his 500 peers. Mrs. Asquith got her
husband TO create her brother peer
at once. before the final crisis actually
occurred. so that he should not have
brium OF being "lo1l peerage."
The deed was quickly done. and for
no other reason Sir Charles Tenant
was suddenly promoted to the upper
chamber as Lord Glenconncr," and the
promotion was hurriedly announced
AS II happened. the Lords gave way
and Mr. Asquitn was saved the unpleas-
ant duty Of adding TO the peerage 500
parvenus But Mrs, Asquith's brother
WAS all right