RE-ELECTION OF LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 51, 29 July 1885, Page 4

RE-ELECTION OF LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL.

. The contest for the seat m Parliament for Wood strocik, between the supporters' of Lord Randolph Churchill and Mr O6rH ; rie Grant, a London barrtetfir and jour^c nalist,' put up by the Liberals, terminated : by, Tjord Randolph Churchill being.-/ rewithf a; majority 'of 219.- 'The ' rjiino'urls^of the^comptfignwererthat tlio 1 . latlfes 'did the ; rnost of : the : electioneering, I ; cjdtisidered that 'Lady Randolph ' !Ch'nifchill (daughter of Mr Lepn'ardJeroms, of New- York) won th"e N battle,, > assisted by some hints from her .father^ who had enmo over to. England to help* her, as well as by tho services- of Lady Garson ? (her husband's sister).. After .the polls were' closed the electors called 'for*. Lady 'Bandolph Churchill. She cami forward with Lady Canon, and simply ;

said :.''^ Men ot^iVooclstock,- -I -tfeatik you - from the bottom of my heart for returning. my; Husband -for the third timfl." The' Liberals tried to beat their fair adversaries on their, own grpunds, arid. secured 1 the services' 6f 'Misses TCing and Adams, « the lovely *yodttg"graduates- of Oxford, but! Lady Randolph. Churchill, and her lieut- ; enants, ,- Lady -Evelyn" and; Lady-' Edith 1 Oai'son, were too much for them. Loi'd Randolph Churchill received 532 votes to ; Mr Grant's 405. The London Tory 1 Clubsheld a jubilation, and the victoribu? candidate could not have received a ; greater ovation if he'had*, "at i;he ' h^a'd.:' of an a,rmy, won an important battle..