BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 October 1924, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CAULK ABBOCIATION. 350 LIBERAL CANDIDATE. LONDON. Oct. HI. Tlio chief Liberal Whip, in »n interview, stated the party would have at least three hundred and fifty candidates wliicli compares with Hoi last election.

HNOPI’O&ED CAN I) I DATES. LONDON. Oct. 10

Apart from last minute surprises the candidates to he returned unopposed will number 58. belonging to the parties. as follows: Conservatives H'i. Labourites It., Liberals !). Independents I.

NOMINATIONS TO-DAY. LONDON, (let. 17

To-morrow (Saturday) is Nomination Day. and the lists have never been so eagerly awaited before. All the parties are making last hour manoeuvres

for position. T'be “Daily Chronicle” says: I be lists will dispose of the assertion that more Liberal candidates have withdrawn than Conservatives. Perhaps the most strikin'.' feature yesterday was Afr MacDonald’s appeal to the Liberals, lie evidently is alive to the possibility, hinted at in nianv (piarters. that Labour would benefit from the refusal of some Liberals to vote Conservative where Liberal candidates are standing down, in order to allow a straight fight and would gain even by a brenk-away of Liberals in three-cornered contests who resent anv sort of alliance of their Party with Conservatives.

ELECTION NOTES. LONDON. Oet. 17

The “Daily Telegraph” says: Mr MacDonald had a great reception from fifteen thousand people in Kmitldieb! Market, at Birmingham, lie said “The name of Chamberlain is still one to conjure with, but don’t those of you who stand for that name feel that old things arc passing away? Where do you stand to-day? My Liberal friends, is the Liberalism of to-day what vour fathers stood for? Political parties like individuals, grow up, become vigorous. live a useful life, grow old, and pass away. I appeal to you Liberals, seeing the ebange that is taking place, to move on! Come away from the wreck.” LONDON. Oct. 17. It is announced that the Conservatives and Liberals are joining forces in their opposition to two ol the Ministers, Air I’oiisonby (Brighlside, Sheffield), and Air Shiuwell (Lithgow Hast). LONDON. Oct. If!. It is uanflicially stated that the Labour Party are running live hundred candidates, including 51 miners’ candidates. LONDON. Oct. 10.

Tn contrast with the diflieiiltv experienced in hearing Air MacDonald's broadcasted speech on Monday, hundreds of thousands of listeners throughout the coimtrv. clearly heard Air Baldwin, who addressed his remarks directly to a microphone at the London broadcasting headquarters. He appealed for national unity, instead of class hatred, and said the Conservatives made no wild promises nor any alluring claims. They were not patent medicine vendors. The country needed a (lovernment with a sufficient majority to avoid annual elections. LONDON. Oct. 17. The Liberal TToadqnarors explain that the drop in the number of their Candida fes as compared with last year, is due to a desire to concentrate where (here are prospects of their success. There is no disposition on the part ol the Liberals, locally or nationally, to waste effort oil forlorn hopes.