The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-10-20
NEW PREM
TAKES CHARGE

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London, Oct. ls tHt he Associated
Press).-After hold 1.-THE Office Of
prime minister thro>h seven Of the
most critical years 81 ritish history
three years Of way I'd four years
of reconstruction-sGv Lloyd
George went into the 3idncrness to-
day. 5si ~
This was the dse4ezption in his
Manchester speech Of his position if
the Unionist wing ,of ihis followers
should desert him. Qnionist with
drawal from the coalitjbE was decided
upon today by the Meeting. which
Austen Chamberlain nd called at the
Carlton club and which was attended
by the coalition memi>ks Of the house
Of commons and a h4pdful Of lords,
who were enrolled In he cabinet.
The vote was 1875 ttsS7 against the
Chamberlain policy = pledging the
party to sustain the paiition and IN
favor of general els5tion to confirm
its course. The meeti was followed
by succession Of swi events, which
carried the coalition epSernment into
outer darkness. IL
Andrew Bosaar Lawywin put on the
prime ministerS man4le for short
term of Office. The kipg summoned
him to Buckingham palace late this
evening and invited him to form a
new government which Bonar Law
will undertake, althousA the state of
his health, which compelled him to
Withdraw from pubic life few
months ago, makes It IA risky ven-
ture.
Before Bonar Law can formally &c
cept the premiershir however, a
meeting of the UnisHist party must
be held to elect a newaeader to carry
out the policy to be ecided by eau
Gus. This meeting WI be held within
"a few days when BoH ( Law will be
chosen.
Between the CARTE club meeting
and Bonar Laws VII to the king
1t was seething afte boon of ruznors
and of group gatherlAgs among the
political factions. ASeten Chamber
lain first visited the prime minister's
official residence IN Downing street,
as had been expectsd.s to offer his
resignation; several 1nderYecretaries
and the chief csalition Unipnist whip,
Lieut.. Col. Leslie WilsE, Md already
informed the newspsN S that they
had RESIGNED and yf3 two Assrs
4 leEe ( y sesss sss az, ss,ssse = - :
the 'resignStf6n MI The
Fmembers Il the cabinet He then
drove to the palace TO tender them to
the king. y.
Lloyd George advised the king to
summon Ronar Law and according to
custom this was done. While Loyd
George exhibited 'cheerfulness to the
few who saw him and cheered him
on his journey to the paalce, he could
not but feel deeply the verdict tha'
| he no longer commanded the suppor
of the majority of the Unionist party
which for the past few months hat
furnished the strongest material TO
Is cabinet.
It was Bonar Law more than an,
other man, who influenced the Union
ist caucus to secede from the coall
ton. He had been sphinx whor
the rank and file of the Unioms
commoners were waiting to hear. H
: ia q serious and Unconditional ma
with a quiet manner. His opinio
that it was more important to kee
! the party together than to win tn
r next election and whether by his ow
fault or the force Of circumstance
Of the country" decided many vote
There was also a strong feeling
the party that the Chamberlain pla
!, which gave the party's destinies ov'
10 the small faction representing
N parliament, was not fair device
The last straw which weighed
!. che scale was the Newport election
: which a straight Unionist candida
q won on a platform Of opposition
the coalition and all its works,
though the politicians thought the L
Dor party had a safe prospect in tn
constituency.
Bonar Law will have Lord Curz
for one Of the pillars OF his cabin
Curzen remained away from the ca
Gus today but sent letter OF prott
IN against the exclusion ofathe }sfds.
= One result of today's unheaval Is
split In the Unionist party, VIII
makes it's fortunes doubtful. A stro
group Of the old cabinet Unioni
. remain true to their master. ]
Chamberlain, Earl Balfcur, Lord 3
nj Evans and Sir Robert Stevens
n Horne follow Lloyd George into
o kenhead, Sir Laming Worthing'
wilderness and many workers IN
party ranks are likely to go "
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