The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-10-05
TORIES TO STOOP
TOLABOR TRICKS
IN COMING VOTE
Youth And Working
Classes 20 Be WOOed
By Conservatives
LEASED Wire to The Age.Herald.)

Leased wire TO Inc Asc'heiaAu'
d LONDON, Oct. 4.-England's old,
seal-whiskered Tories, their monocles
: blinking somewhat 'excitedly, are pre-
pairing to stop to conquer in the general
election which has suddenly become
Imminent and will determine whether
labor is to continue to govern, or be
sdpplanted by another party.
SCATTERING all tradition, the Tories
are setting about to democratize their
ranks and fight labor on its own
ground. They are determined to put up
desperate battle to place the con-
eervative party back in power In Or
der to combat Premier MacDonald's Or
eanization with some effectiveness they
have decided to run workmen as can
didates for parliament. Men and wo-
men taken from the shop counters, the
factory benches, the coal mines and the
plougs will appeal to the voters on be-
6alf of the conservative party.
Furthermore, Tory headquarters are
trying to place there hardknuckled sons
and daughters of toll in soft -berths-
constituencies where they will have a
reasonable chance to be elected.
A Significant Sign
The conservatives concession to the
new order of things is significant
sign of the times. They have been
forced to democratize their ranks not
only because of the labor party's sweep
ing gains at their expense in the last
general election, but on account or the
discomfiting unrest in their own rising
generation. During the recent party
conference at Newcastle some OF the
poorer and younger members told the
managers a few truths.
Eighty per cent of the votes given to
the conservative candidates in the last
election, tlfey said, came from the work
ing classes. One young lady demanded
that more energy of manual workers be
thrown into party organization, de-
claring she objected&o ''Eord Whooziz'
or Lady Thingambob" being asked to
serve as party delegates when it was
known perfectly that they would never
attend any meetings. Other complaint
ants shouted for more young blood to
replace some of the equity old brothers
who were over-weighted with titles,
wealth and society.
~, To Increase Candidates
But MacDonald's party may be de,
pended upon to fight vigorously against
this conservative rejuvenation. The
laborites, it understood, aim to put
400 or 500 candidates in the field, as
compared with the 427 which they ran
last December. 1t is stated, moreover,
that the report which will be presented
to the annual labor party conference
Tuesday will show only three constitu-
encies in England, Scotland and Wales
where there does not exist some estab-
lished tentacle of the labor party's oc-
topus-like organism; also, that there
are now 1892 women's sections of the
party, approximating 10000 mem
bers.
Premier Macdonald has called a cab
met meeting for Monday when it will
accept the gauntlet from the conserv-
atives and liberals on a motion of CEN
sure Wednesday, or will fight out the
issue later on the RussiRh treaty. The
,lsbpr:tes are fully Swhre that accept
ahce in eftiNr caee is tantamount to
fixing an election day, (which would
be November 3, if the government
chooses the former issue.