The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-10-27
GLASGOW TORIES
BACK BONAR LAW
Given Unanimous Vote of
Confidence
PARLIAMENT IS ENDED
King George Issued Proclama-
tion Today Dissolving Gov.
eminent Body

Glasgow, October 26.-Prime Min
lister Bonar Law was unanimously
adopted today as the conservative
and unionist Candidate for parlia-,
ment from the central division or
Glasgow. A resolution for conf
dence in him was passed. Prime
Minister Andrew Bonar Law, in dis
cussing his policy told meeting of
the West Scotland Unionist ascot
alton today: my strong belief is
that this nation needs, above every
thing else, rest and tranquility, and
my policy will be a negative one in
this sense" -..s.a-
King DissoIves Parliament.
London, October ga proclama-
ton dissolving parliament was sign
ed by King George this morning at
privy council held at Sandring-
ham, the royal estate in Norfolk.
The proclamation will be gazetted
this afternoon.
Orato-y by aspirants for seats in
the new parliament fills the land.
Thirteen hundred candidates have
entered the campaign for member
ship in the house of commons. OF
these about 425 are conservatives. In
round numbers labor has 400 candi-
dates in the field, the Asquithian or
free liberals 800, and Lloyd Georgian
or national liberals 200. The little
Welshman who lost his post as
prime minister last week is vigor-
! ously striving to increase the num-
Der of candidates under his banner.
| To obtain an outright majority in
the new parliament any one party
would have to elect 315 candidates.
The conservatives and laborites are
the only two with enough candidates
to obtain, an independent majority.
Their organizations have been whip
ped into far better shape than those
of the other parties. ar.E
Glasgow Center of Interest.
| One of the main centers of inter
est in the whole election is Glas-
Cow, where the new prime minister,
Andrew Bonar Law, has two oppon-
ents in his campaign TO-: re- election.
Former Bailie Mitchell is his oppon-
| emit on the labor ticket, and Sir
George Paish is opposing him as a
free liberal. =. - ..-.+
Labor is making very strong
campaign among the large popula-
ton of Glasgow. At present only
one of the fifteen constituencies in
that city is represented by labor
member, but the party has fo- a
long while conducted earnest prop,
uganda in the big industrial com
munities and it seems likely to full
fill its hope of gaining larger rep
resentation. Isl
One of the candidates in Glasgow
is the communist John MacLean,
whose term of twelve months in
prison for sedition expired yester.
day. 80 ,. r.
= November 20 Date.
The proclamation Axes November
20 as the date TO-: the new parlia
ment to assemble. The king also
signed proclamation summoning
Scottish peers to meet at Holyrood
palace November Is TO elect the six.
teenth representative peers of Scot
land to serve in the new parliament.
Bonar Law Manifesto.
Andrew Bonar Law, as reader OF
the unionist party, in a manifesto
issued this afternoon, declared one
of the tasks of that party il 1t is
returned to power, will be to make
good the Anglo Irish treaty both in
letter and spirit and cooperate with
the Irish government. @
The manifesto declares ii will be
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