SEVERE SET BACK.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1990, 21 February 1914, Page 5

SEVERE SET BACK.

MINISTER DEFEATED.

RADICAL CONSTITUENCY.

UNIONISTS JUBILANT.

By Telograph-Press AssoclaHon-CoDyriKht • London, February 19. At tho by-oleclion for tlio lietlinal Green seat rendered necessary by tho appointment of Mr. Mastcnnan to tho Chancellorship of tho Duchy of Lancaster, tho voting was as follows :— Sir Matthew Wilson (Unionist) ... 2828 Air. Masterman (Government) ... 2804 Mr. Scurr (Labour) 316 TO MAKE ROOM FOR DEFEATED . . MINISTER. SIR THOMAS ROE MAY RESIGN. (Rec. February 20, 10 p.m.) London, February 20. The Unionist newspapers aro jubilant at Sir Matthew Wilson's capture of ono of tho most. Radical constituoucics in .London. It is understood that Sir Thomas Roe will resign tho Derby, seat in favour of Mr. Masterman. ANOTHER UNIONIST VICTORY. London, February 19. The by-election for the South Buckingham seat necessitated by the appointment, as a Law Lord, of Sir C. A. Cripps, K.C., who was returned unopposed in the Unionist interest at last election, resulted:— M. Dupre (Unionist) 9044 Mr. Moslcy (Liberal) 6713

Mr. Charles Frederick Gurney Masterman is a rising hopo of the Christian Social Union type of the "advanced" politician. He is a son of the late Thomas William Masterman, of Kotherfield Hall, Susses, was-born in 1873, and was educated at Weymouth and Christ's College, Cambridge. He gained first in the' Natural Sciences and Moral Sciences Triposes, and wound.tip with a Fellowship of his college, meanwhile having been president of the union. He has been literary editor of tho "Daily News," but has by ho means given up to Bouverie. Street what was meant for mankind, having also baen a University extension lecturer, a Cambenvell Guardian, and secretary to the •Children's Country Holiday Fund. He made an impression on the House of Commons immediately be entered it,' not only by his ability in debate, but by his shilling sincerity. Ho was rewarded in 1908 by receiving the position of Parliamentary Secretory to the Local Government Board in Mr. Ascinith's Ministry, afterwards (July 2, 1909) becoming- Undersecretary to the Homo Office. ' Ho married, in June, 1008,.Lucy Blanohe, eldest daughter of . Sir Nivillo Lyttelton. Mr. Masterman had previously sat for West Ham, and was elected to represent Bothnal Green on July 20, 1912, on the resignation of Mr. Pickersgill, the voting being:—Mr. Masterman, 2745;'. Mr,' Hoff'rard (Unionist), 2561; Mr. Scurr (Labour), 13d. .

The defeat of the Liberal candidate, in South-West Bethnal Green' is a severe blow for the Government, writes a correspondent. This division has long been'a Radical stronghold, although Mr. Hidlev held it fbr a short timo a few years ago, The electorate- is entirely composed of.the working-classes, and in view of the bold bid that Mr. Lloyd-Georgo is making for tho democratic vote the result of the eleotion is nil the more significant at the present tjme,i,tt,ith ,l;ho,;,(!xcopj.ipn ■gfy.lhe Mile;Eiid pn'd J}pv and Bromley:(l,iyis|pn?, the whole of tho'East End of London, is represented by Eadical M.P.'s. There are not wanting signs; however,' that Liinehoiiso, "St. George's-in-the-East, and Stppney—all in the Tower Hamlets—will revert to the Unionist Party when the electors are called upon to exerciso the franchise.