The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-11
By r. P. o'CCNNoE
Special Cable Dispatch.


IpEIErN Nov lu.-l Shrll i"aN" All
f"rc!ea topics this week t" other cor
respondents. cunfnnng myself /" III" IN
tcr"st.nS anG uncertain problem 81 our
domestic politics raised 10y the n"w Ger
tain and clos" general r!r,t!un. This ell
crt:nu Is fought C"uili IONS "utr+lE
unprecedented. Women viii vote ~! IN"
tir:; t.;n" ami the general "Ap"nH's Ai'
l., -. iH!d BY The Stats for the irSt tlin"
al; ,a,iI,nSs are 10 u" one DAY and III"
landmark Of old CONSTITUENCIES has VAN
lshed Then tho soldiers Viii v"t"
ubundantly If the armtstice is complete.
ns Is virtually c"rtn!n. but sr'tntIE
the men still are going over IN" top.
There is in addition Ia tho confusion
IF parties representing uncertain prob
l"ms, this uncertain problem and th!S uh.
certainty ~ likely Ia remain in Spit" ~
Efforts 70 effect Liberal reunion III
rEauy quarters up 10 the last hour. Good
Liberals. free OF persona! passions an!
rIvalricS made 4 dcSpcrat" effort AZ tlo
last moment to unite tn" George WIN
n" Asqu!th section but thoSe altcnhplH
iuilcd. for the .isqu!th:nrsAwcr" lrreron-
! liable and Lloyd Georges followers
! IRE not specially eager. Thus We shall
have many constituencies. with TWO !.ln
cral candidates. The Liberals got h"!e
OK the party funds and the party ma
chine in tim" for Asduith's suppression
ind still hold both.
George Faction Has Big Fund.
The George section has been unable To
rrcate any local Liberal associations MP
t. the present. hut has large central
. COMMITTEES and Il large personal rnnu
II is a clash botwee two sections "i mo
Lii rails and the Tories viii Intervene
Ivy supporting in most cases. the Lloyd
t;aorgc Liberal candidates. ais" small
subdivisions such as the National parry.
recruited mainly among ardent Pr"teS-
tionsts and violent j!nGocs who !ne!st
on an attempt 20 rXtort from LloEd
fnr n
rnlicv after election: hut ms things now
lock George will he allowed hy the rory
machine and hia Tory colleagues U go 10
In. polls on present coalition with rl:tu-
ally no pledges for the future except 10
carry OH for 4 really adequate peace
then II reconstruction on national lines
\ more important and ncnaclng rue
tor is the Labor party Lloyd ''r"tSe
failed entirely 10 gain power over INC
rank and filc nf labor and their attitude
rcluains suspicious Il not hostile. That
attitude IL not discourned Ivy Arthur
H"ndsrsou. who has his own po''TI"N
nlrnse opportunity. hut Il - douh;tni II
Il Will utilize II For anything Ike MS
possibilities. 1t is moro dIvlded 'nah
any other single party. ranging from We
pariCls;s In j!ngoes and from "ld -taSh-
toned trade unionlstS "a Rn!shcNlkl'
Rift IN Labor Groups,
In some constituencies different labor
, Crnurs. sometimes oven different traces
unions still arc disputlnE when shaiI
dominate tho candidate. with N" certain
result OF drrra; tor ALL and SAILOR rahdi-
dates will hc nominated 70 seats whrT'
n Liberal might easily gain II ana III"
labor men must lose.
Tho orohahle result Will he 20 E'E"
! oyay aeats ly scores. II rot by hundreds
10 tn Tories or the Lloyd G""rC" Liner
ais and Lloyd G"nrS" mon VIII haN"
sweeping majority. ,,,.
Tn. Irish in Great Britain fought out
y, rnl1rV Ia al SATURDAY III
Manchester in tho finest convention 81
their body have scrn for f"riE years
! with 4 splendid level or d"HatiaE anh
clear, good temperate Unanlmlty ait"r
tull and candid discussion OF III" Ht'f'
cut policies.
Many Ir shmen. here. rs as" where" "c-
-ury a. once high POSITIONS IN ~" lsr"r
r,n:nment md IN their own irish organ
! I1,tion They insisted that Irish votes
: SHOULD dcclar, rnr u block v"ir fer labor
rari;Tntcr eV"rywh"r" and under AL
conditions. This would hay" inv"ITHd
. declaration Of war against IN" l;!H,rh'
rur,y and tho d.S"rt;un of man? l..a''.
! rls who have giv"u a lifelong lHy"d IN"
: InrIexIble assistance" 30 .hr irish cause.
.rha good sense az n" convention de-
seatcd tins proposal ard an N't''na"
! r"solutjon carried unanlm"uSlF' sup,
, norts the candidates on thr,r merits III
*. different constituencies. winch
mInans q vote given IN some places |"
+ I.ihcrals ard n others 20 l,nS"r
IRISH GOOD Temper surprise.
Mr.. Dillon. Mr.. Dnrl'n and "'h"r IRE"
3 members present expressed WIN E'"E
/ irA admiration and pain such y ihrEH
bn5v OF IrIshmSn taken from all pnrt3
made their name hateful throucAo"'
the world. Fortunately. the retreat
~ the Germans grows faster ana
; .aster each day. and tn" program OF
destruction will be hard 20 follow ont
! However these bclatcd outragcs will
. m, ,nol;o the final peace conditions