BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 November 1923, Page 2

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

[ R euteks Telegrams.] FOl I’TEEN H I NDUED CANDIDATES. LONDON, Nov. 2G. The election campaign is no" oil tho eve of Nomination Day., when, it is expected the ITiinnists will nominate* 531 candidates, tin* Liberals -150 and Labour 122. The Labour candidate•s include a liaiultul styling themselves Co-opera-tors or Communists. Probably s»*> candidate will l>e returned unopposed, made up of Cniouists, It) Liberals. H Labourites, and one Irish-Nationalist. The lastnamed is Mr T. P. O’Connor, the Father of the House of Commons. The three-cornered lights will number no fewer than 237. The double-three-cornered fights, otherwise where there are .six candidates for two seats, "ill occur in Bolton, Brighton, Norwich, Southampton and Sunderland. One of the hottest city fights is promising in Glasgow where eleven Conservatives, eleven Liberals, fifteen Labourites, and one Republican are contesting fifteen seats. There are 38 women standing, made up ol; eight. Conservatives, thirteen Liberals, sixteen Labourites, and two Independents. CONSERVATIVES 1)1 v 1 DEL). LONDON. Nov. 2G. Tht* "Daily Express’s” Parliament ary correspondent points out that there is an important contrast- this time with the last election. Then it was tlie Liberals who were divided, and tlie Conservatives who were united. Now, however, tin* position is reversed. Tlie Liberals are re-turned, while the Conservatives are so far divided oil the vital issue of tiie tariffs. Tims, even if Air Baldwin secures a clear majority over the Liberals and tin* Labourites, lie may lie unable to carry liis tarilf. owing to the Conservative free traders. Lord A'oungcr, the brilliant organiser oi’ tbe late Air Bonar Law’s success, is credited with tlie prediction of a clear Conservative majority of 37>. This is an estimate with which the Stock Exchange, tin* home of Conservative optimism agrees. 'JTie “Daily Express,” on the eonnary, says tiiat the eiiy financiers and bankers are mostly ’convinced ireo traders, anil they anticipate the Government will not have a clear majority over the combined Opposition Parlies. The “Daily Express” itself adheres to estimates previously cabled. Air Baldwin, at the week-end, received the following telegram:— “Thank God for an Englishman who thinks of England. Six out-ot-work ex-Servieemen wisii you luck. While others try to exploit us. you risk all to belli ns! Good man, Stanley] A lucky iict lias paid for this! 1 p England! Fp Baldwin !—Six nineteenfourteeners." |{ (sisiAX INT BREST. LONDON. Nov. 26. The -‘.Morning Post’s” Aloseow correspondent says: The Soviet press is showing special interest m the British elections, hoping for either a Liberal or a Labour victory, in the belief that it would lead to the recognition ot Die Soviet, and a resumption of trading.” LONDON. Nov. 25. The ex-New Zealander. Air F. Ai. B. Fisher is contesting Centra'! Newcastle as a Conservative, against Mr C. Trevelyan, tiie well-known Labour Af.P. PROTECTION NO REMEDY. LONDON. Nov. 2fi. Air ,T. If. Thomas, Labour ALI’., the Railwaymeu’s Secretary, speaking at Smethwick, said 'tiiat (Labour was supposed to be an unconstitutional Party, but tiie present was tlie second unconstitutional election inside a Year. The Tories laid decided, tor their own ends and tor their personal aggrandisement, to loree an election. The Labour Party, lie said was not riveted either to free trade or to protection. They did not believe that tariff protection would remedy Die unemployment, hut that it would aggravate Die evil. Alt' Baldwin had said the people were getting sick of being iiionkeved about by politicians. T liis was true. Tho people 'would indicate the degree of that sickness on December 0 th.