The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-23
ACTION ENABLES NOTED
BRITON TO ACCEPT TASK
Of FORMING MINISTRY
Win Be England's IirGt
Conservative Premier
Since 1906.
BULLETIN.


Lsadel, Oct 91-(Dy TheS
Associated Pressj - Andrew
Benar Law to-day accepted fren
The Kihg The task ef ternlng .
cabinet and advised his majesty
70 dissolve parliament Whiea
Il ID underst0ed Will he done ~
royal preclanatien Thuryaay.
Lendon, Oct 23.-(By the Aeso-
ciated Press. .l-Andrew B0nar Law
was unanimously elected leader. of
the unionist party at tho meettng
held this afternoon.
The meeting was attended BY l39
members of the party, including
152 peers. Mr.. Bonar Laws slec-
ton enables him to accept the task
Of forming q cabinet thus giving
England her first CONSERVATIVE
prime minister since 1906.
The premier designate did not
define his policy before the meeting.
according to reports obtained after
the gathering, but intimated that he
would do 50 in his speech at 0lAs-
gov Saturday, next
Crowds Cheer Hin.
Long before the hour set for the
meeting huge crowds gathered
along the Strand to watch the ar
rival Of the notables. The crowds
were % q rule undemonstrative, Aut
cheers were given rs Mr.. Bonar
Law drove into the meeting place.
London, Oct. 23.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. Andrew Bonar Law,
on leaving the unionist meeting TO-
day ct which he was unAniu0usly
elected leader Of the party, told ths
newspaper men he would accept the
task OF forming q ministry.
Expected No Hitch.
London, Oct. 2s.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. )-''Unless some un-
forseen, unimagined development
occurs Andrew Bonar Law will. bs-
fore today ends, be prime minister
of Great Britain.
The arrangements already report
ed for the conservative party meet
ing at the Hotel Cecil stand. and
there is every reason to believe the
proceedings will proceed smoothly
with no opposition to the choice Of
Mr.. Bonar Law as leader. which
will give him power to accept the
kings mandate.
Announcement Of the composition
Of the new ministry ard declaration
Of the governments program may.
according to late information. be
deferred until Thursday, when also
the dissolution of parliament Is
likely to be announced.
Oppose Election Date.
There is much perturbation in
several quarters over the report
that the elections are to be held en-
the 14th OF 18th of November. IN
stead of the 18th, which fails upon
a Saturday.
Dissatisfaction on this point is
particularly strong in labor circles,
where it IL maintained that II the
|, polling is held on any day but SAt-
urday many labor voters will be
prevented from exercising their
franchise. ]. H. Thomas, head OF
the Railway men, in Q speech yes
terday, said fixing OF the election
for mid would be a "contemp-
tible trick, and this view Is ap-
parently universal among the labor
ties. who see plot to reduce the
laborite vote.
London, Oct. 23.-There Is .
strong probability, declares Gen.
tral News dispatch from Edinburgh
today, that the Scottish Temperance
vote, which in 1918 was cast SOLID
ly for the Coalition, will be cast at
the forthcoming election in favor
|of candidates supporting Mr..
Lloyd George.
Leading temperance organixa-
Etions are meeting to discuss theBit-
uation and many minor confer
ences already have adopted resolu-
tions in support Of the retiring
! premier.