LIBERAL UNION PARTY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 32, 8 February 1904, Page 3

LIBERAL UNION PARTY.

LONDON, l«'eb. 4. Eighty-six out 01 123 meuuers of the Libjiul Unionist Council mot at Westminster. 0/ these 65 were elected representing the Association, while tne rwnaiuduj were ex oihcio members, Lord James, the Duke of Devonshire, Sir Arthur Kiiot, Viscount Uoschen, und Sir Michael Hicks* Beach were absent. Mr Chamberlain presided. He hoped the Duke of Devonshire and tho others would reconsider their resignations. He considered the conatitution of the Council too aristocnuie, and insulliciemly representative, and advised re-organisation. Every io>al Unionist was bound to support lUr Balfour's liseal policy, also his antiHome Itule policy, but was free to support or oppose any liacul policy going tyeyoiKl Air Daliour's. He added that the question of funds was not important, although the funds at present were not lu/ge. A resolution in favour of the continued existence aivd activity of tJie Association was carried, three dissenting. LONDON, Feb. ri. - Lord James of Herefore presided at the Metropolitan Liberal Unionist Federation, when it uas resolved to make every eilort to maintain the federation on existing l lines, regardless of the, liscul question.