ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 699, 27 December 1909, Page 5

ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

■ ; ;:;.;,;■,.'7— —♦ 7 ;.."..' ; '■■'■ ..' ;• TOTALS OF ELECTORS, >CHARGE. 03? "SHARP PRACTICE." Dy Telegraph—Press Assoclation-Oopyrlslit. '-.:;:-.'.'(lt.ee..December.2s;'-11:35 a.m.) .-. V:'''-:'-. :: . ■ London, December 24. ; It is officially announced that the election writs will■'.be, issued on January 10, unopposed roturns will■lβ'made on January 14, the first borough' pollings will be on January '15/ aad- the: country pollings on, January 19. Practically' all will bo colnpleteU. by. February, 1. ]. ... !■■■'. ; Thu, new electoral register contains 7,700,029.-'flames, distributed as under , .— "Eiigiand and Wales 6,221,722 . 785,620 .»....,....,....,...„.. 098,787 '.':' Total ........;. -7,700,029 .;. Borough electors number 3,002,873, electorsiu counties i,05i,090. : . . ■-. Owners"; nuiiioef"' : Cio,B'B2,' "■occupiers" 8,717,059, lodgers ~ 275,0i8; freemen 23,074, university voters. iB.IU. :■■. .-\\, -..'■: ■ The."Daily Mail" and" the "Standard" {Unionist papers)' accuse ; the Governmont of..sharp.tactics in allowing January B.to be announced as tho date iior tlieissuo' of the writs, and then' suddenly altering.tho date at;a, : mdmeut's notice. The Radical: agents (these, papers say? wore.doubtless forewarned, but.tho Consorvative.:agents wasted much money'in useless - printing and hiring" of halls : for' election: ove .meetings. ~ Tho Saturday polling in; boroughs (January 15)' will suit artisans, but small shopkeepers will be busy on that day. ...

ME.; BALFOUE'S INDISPOSITION. ■■■■'■[ .(Bee. December-25, 11.35/ a.m.) ■'; ' ■ : - ; : : i[V- : ; •'- iLbndon,- December' 24. Mr. Balfour is : making satisfactory progress "towards , : recovery. :Ho has 'been piit.of. doors 1 for a short while. : '. ■. '/'ME. CHAMBEELAIN'S ACTIVITY. ■;■; •,,(Eec.:De'cember / 26, 5.5.p.m.) '■• , ■. •- ;■■■■■■•/■'■; ;\ : London, December 25. : ' V.Air. Joseph Chamberlain's vigorous letters to, ,ConservdtiTO-'tJnionist candidate's in. all parts,,of-ths- country on various dspcots of .thb .political' situation con-tinue-to .be' a -featuro •of • the election campaign. : ,>'.■■..■. .".": ;.-:•■-. ■'..■■■"■.■• I ■■■■■;■• .REFORM OF; LORDS. V i Sweat .the ■ tjjjionistl' leadees ■■H'.. ;..;;;>;: :..::/.; - : : ■'.-J.-'.' . (Eec. December, 27, p.{s a.m.) .;".''. '. i '='■ :;. : '.r;;' Londa'ri,- iScjcbmber .■.'Sβ.-* ■• : j.'--|TKe.'Tally Telegraph", (Unionist) outlinos ; a. scheme ;of 'reform -of tho -House of ;Lords, '.which' .•■it siiggesls would be fii'coptable ■to tho ■Unionist '.leaders inbyth: Houses./'/..: ■"'■•;'-.;:\'. .' :. ■:. .' ••■ :;'rhb schemo , includes a reduction of the number of /Foots.to ','■ 150,..these, being elected;by the. present'.Peersifrom.'their number, either,for.life.or for the session; ' ; ;Any"Peer/renouncing, ,the ' tight "-of nomination.'foreleotion.to" the House'of Lords is to bo eligible for candidature for the. House '• of ■■ Gonimorif'- ; upon .-■ certain conditions;;! ''- : < ' : '< '■ ';■;.•'. .'■.4n-i • i.ti.-v , .' ■ ■-."'.■>',