The Washington herald., 1922-10-22
Makes an Issue of Party
Welfare Versus Pub
lie Welfare.
CAMPAIGN LINEUP
INCLUDES 5GROUPS
Lady Astor Likely to Lose
Seat-More Than 20
Women Candidates.

LONDON. Oct. zt.---Lioyd George.
having opened his campaign for
restoration TO power. returned 10
London from Leeds tonight for his
last weekend at 10 Downing street.
In his speech at Leeds the retir-
ing premier challenged his oppo-
nents 10 an election TO be fought
out on the issue OF party welfare
versus public welfare. He an
nounced hin<self as the peoples
champion.
Bonar Law, the new premier. will
move into the oficial residence
Tuesday or "Wednesday, and Lloyd
George thereafter will live in his
recently completed country home at
1 Churt. near London.
Plan. to Dissolve Parliament
1t is expected Bonar Law will
I h. elected head of the Unionist
party Monday and Immediately
thereafter will go to Buckingham
. Palace to accept the Premiership
I from King George. He will then
/ advise the king Of an early dissolu-
tion Of parliament. This diSsolu-
tion Is expected not later than Oc-
tober 30. The election is due be
tween November l3 and November
is.
The Iine-ur for the campaign will
be:
THE Tn onists. who now have
majority. but possibly face a re
duction owing to the number and
the strength of the parties IN the
| field.
2-The follower. Of Austen Cham
berlain. who will vote with the
/ Unionists and remain members of
that party, but will force a coali-
tion with the Lloyd George Liberals
at the first opportunity.
Georgian. Have War Chest.
3.-The Lloyd Georgians. who
have the machinery OF the coalition
Liberals behind them, with a "war
I chest" OF at least three million
pounds with which to conduct Their
campaign They are willing 90 form
a coalition with the Cnionists but
unless Lloyd George has chanEo1
remarkably-they will form such an
alliance under leadership of the
welshman and none other.
T. The followers OF former
Premier Asquith. who plan 10 con-
test for 800 seats. They have
eleven women candidates.
q The laborites. who have been
p.anning since the end OF the war
{" put forth candidates in every
district where they have a chance
Of polling even a fair vote.
Continuation sun Uncertain.
il is likely that the real party
line-ups will be formed after in
stead OF before the election. The
/ Asquithiaus will be absorbed by
the GeorGians OF will cooperate
with the Laborites. while tn
Georgians will cooperate with
anyone who will accept Lloyd
I George as leader. Also tn
Chamberlainites will either revert
to the pure Unionists or force a
coalitions.
Lloyd George will be on tn
road making speeches practIcslly
continually. His wife viii accom-
pRny him everywhere except when
she herself is engaged in speakinE 2
as a partner in the firm." Both
Mrs. Lloyd George and the pretts
daughter. Megan. are capable al
making excellent speeches and bot n
expect to be busy. Any idea Of
the Welshman JourneyinE to Amer
ica in the near future has been
cast aside by the imminence OF the
campaign.
Many Women Candidates
Another new feature Of the night
will he supplied by the women.
Already more than twenty Official
women candidates are out Tor
commons. IL is considered likely
that the Laborites alone will nomi-
nate forty or nifty.
Lady Astor may lose her seat in
the house. Although she is a
member of the triumphant Union
list party she has lost most of her
popularity with her constituents
due to her prohibition tendencies-
announced after she Was elected
and a strong liberal candidate was
selected months ago TO unseat her