Women's Big Say In Paisley By-election

Chronicle (Levin), 18 February 1948, Page 5

Women's Big Say In Paisley By-election

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Eeceived Tuesday, 7.0 p.m. LONDON, Feb. 17. I'li'e Paisley by-etec'tio'ii in whieh votiftg tlalces plae'e on Febl-uai'v 1'S, prom- \ ■ is'es to giv!e ■an intereating ihdica'tion of1 puMi'c teeling oh two p'oints — "ihe tueii'ri. pf the women 's vot'e and 'the publi'c ■ attitnde to p'aets betvteefi LHietais aua [ Conseravtives. * " ! • The women 's vote in the Paisley con-j • stitueney outSinwvbei's the Wiaie vote byi 5000 and women 'lvave been taking" aj verv active p'art in the cainpaigli. Ivveh ; [ the ma'litan't, an'ti-Government House-! ; Vvivejs' ixeague has sep't a sttong -con-J tigent ef chn vttssers. 'h'oitli to assist t!h« ; \ Ntitional Liberai-Ooeservative 'candi-. ! 'fl-ate, Mr. J, M. MacCormick. Only , N'atiee.al Li-lveVal, Irowevef, are sttp- • i pei-tiiig Mr. MacGormiek as Ixead- ; : cpuirters of the Liberal Party propei ! has dis owned the pact between the. National Liberals and Conserva'tives. j The Gov'eriiinent candidate, Mr. j ! Dhiiglas Johnston K.C., has the support I of Mf. Hugh Dalton, fornier Chancel-j lor^ in his campaigii while the '( 'onservatives have sent otte of their strongestj speakers, Mr. Walter Elliot, to support ; : Mr. MacCormick. In add-ition to the strong women 's vote, tlie number on tlie Paisley -elec-' tofal roll has incfeased by 2()0o since the general election. Observers in the eonstituency predict a verv close result and a heavy poll.