, 1922-10-23

this afterfoon.
LONDON. Oct 2s-By The Asso.
clated Press.EAndrew Bonar Law. on
leaving the unionist meeting today at
which he wa unanimously elected
leader of the party. told the news.
OF forming a ministry.
LONDON, Oct. as.-By The Asso.
ciated Press-UIless some unfore.
seen development c Andrew
Bonar Law viii. before today ends, se
prime minister OF Great Britain. 2
The arrangements already reported
for the conservative party meeting al
the Hotel Cecil stand and there Is
every reason 10 believe the proceedings
will pass smoothly with no opposition
to the choice OF Mr.. Bonar Law Is
leader, which wiz give him power 20
accept the kings mandate. .
Announcement ~ the composition OF
the new ministry and declaration OF
the governments program may. &C.
cording to late information. be defef-
red until Thursday. when s.7o the dis
solution Of parliament is likely to be
announced
There is much perturbation IN sevt
erai quarters over the report that the
elections are 10 be held on the 1sth
or 18th of November. instead OF the
18th. which falls upon a Saturday.
Dissatisfaction OF this point is par.
ticularly strong in labor circles, where
II is maintained that IL the polling is
held ON any day but Saturday many
labor voters win be prevented from
exercising their S~nnchise. J. II
Thomas. head OF the railway men. in
a speech yesterday. said fixing OF ths
election for mid-week would be a coma
parently universal among the labor
ties, who sec a plot to reduce ths
laborite vote.
The conservatives who favor a mid.
week date repudiate such intention.
They contend 1t VIII be Impossible 10
orange the election for Saturday. No.
vember IL. and that If it is postponed
to h following Saturday there VII
not be time to pass the irish iegisla'
ton before the stipulated date.
Whatever day is chosen. 1t has been
represented to the officials Of the con.
sentative party that it Is undesirable
to antagonize the lahorites, especially
as II is everywhere conceded that rati.
fcation OF the Irish treaty no longer
comes under the head OF contentious
agreement.
This week win be crowded with
party conventions and public meet
ings- There is what is described as
an emergency meeting OF the As
quithian Liberals foften called free
hberals) last evening at which Mr.. A.
quith, Viscount Grey. the Marquis x
crewe. Viscount Gladstone. Lord Cow
dray n other leaders were present Il.
1t is believed this meeting was calP
ed to frame a manifesto, which VIII
be issued shortly. viscount Grey
speaks at Bradford tomorrow, whsg
an important pronouncement is en-
pected.
The executive COMMITTEES OF the labof
party meets in London tomorrow 10
arrange its program. which will 10
issued as a manifesto.
The announcement that Reginald
McKenna viii appear on the conserva-
tive platte N has stirred remarkahis
interest everywhere. The possibility
OF his appointment as chancellor q
the e~xchequer is generally discusses
but some well informed conservative
newspapers say this is Altogether I'm
probable ana opinion is fairly general
that this post VIII go to Stanley God
win, one OF the leaders in the fight
against Mr.. Lloyd George.
Attempts to analyze the electoral
prospects yield NJ results and no ons
aside from the party pr~opagandists
seems to hold a distinct opinion as =
how the twenty million voters VIII
line up. The position of the wonsn
electors constitutes one Of the ehti
enigmas. =