The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-10-23
B0NAR LAW IS
ELECTED HEAD
OF UNI0NISTS
Definitely Decides to Form
Ministry for Conservatives
After Election
PROGRAM NOT GIVEN
PROGRAM NOT GIVEN
''Peace, Safety and Economy
Is General Course to be Pur-
sued by New Ministry
(By the Associated Pressl

London, Oct. 23.-England TODAY
had its first Conservative prime min
lister in II years in the person of
Andrew Bonar Law, who, although
asked by the King lat week to form
cabinet, deferred his definite &C.
ceptance of the premiership until to-
day when the Unionist party went
through the formality of electing him
its leader.
The Conservative meeting was held
at the Hotel Cecil, was attended by
439 members of the party, including
many of those whose names are ia
nous in BritiEh statesmmanship. The
new prime minister was elected
unanimously. Absent from the NEE.
ing were prominent Unionists such
as Austen Chamberlain, Lord Birken-
head and the Earl of Balfour, all
three of whom last week revolted
from the decision of their party to
return to party independence and t.
quit Mr.. Lloyd George. To the re-
voting member; Mr.. Bonar Law held
out the olive branch, expressing the
hope that they would return to the
fold.
Contrary to expectation the new
prime minister did not outline his
administrative policy, reserving that
until later in the week. He did say
enough to indicate. that he proposed
to follow the course which the Con-
servatives have called for, namely,
"peace, safety and economy
London, Oct. 23.-Unless some
unforeseen, unimagined develop
ment occurs, Andrew Bonar Law
will, before 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
is every reason to believe the pro-
ceedings will pass smoothly, with
no opposition to the chioce of Mr..
Bonar Law as leader, which will
give him power to accept the Kings
mandate. .t: .,,y ~. >, Il. 4. a..
Delay Announcement
Announcement Of the composition
of the new ministry and declara-
ton Of the governments program,
may according to late information,
be delayed until Thursday when al
50 the dissolution Of parliament is
likely to be announced. 1s
There is much perturbation in
several quarters over the report
that the elections are to be held on
the fourteenth or fifteenth of
November, instead of the eigh-
teenth, which falls on Saturday.
Dissatisfaction on this point is
particularly strong in labor circles,
where it is maintained that if the
polling is held on any day but Sat-
urday many labor voters will be pre-
vented from exercising their fran
chise. J. H. Thomas, head of the
railway men, in q speech yesterday
said fixing Of the election for mid
week would be a Contemplate
trick" and this view is apparently
universal among the laborites, who
see = plot to reduce the laborite
vote. ~ p.
Favor Midweek Date s'1
The Conservatives who favor
midweek date, repudiate such in
tention. They contend it will be i'm
possible to arrange the election for
Saturday, November II, and that if
it is postponed to the following
Saturday there will be no time to
pass the Irish legislation before the
stipulated date. They maintain
that as the polls every where will
be open until nine o'clock in the
evening there will be plenty Of time
for the labor people to record their
votes. .
Whatever day is chosen, it has
been represented to the officials of
the Conservatie party that it is un-'
desirable to antagonize the labor
ties, even on such apparently trivi-
al matters and consequently the
eighteenth may be fixed upon, es-
pecially as it is everywhere con-
ceded the ratification Of the Irish
treaty no longer comes under the
head of contentious legislation.
FAVOR LLOYD GEORGE
London, Oct. 23.-There is a strong