PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE ELECTIONS.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13907, 5 December 1910, Page 7

PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE ELECTIONS.

(Received December oth, HO a.m.) LONDON, December 4. Dense eager crowds assembled in man J centres of London, in spite of drilling rain, to await the election results. They waited until long after mkinight. NOTES. The Hon. Neil Primrose, son of Lord Rosebery, speaking at Wis-

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bech, said he was not a Home-Ruler. It might be possible for the Irish to manage a few more of their own affairs, but he would never give them full management. The Opposition papers taunt the Government supporters with opposing the referendum because it will destroy the system of groups end such coalescing of factions as has been witnessed in rc~ cent 3"ears. There arc 36 Jewish candidates (20 Liberals, and 16 Unionists). In two London constituencies the candidates are all Jewish. Mr A. A. Haworth. tho Liberal member for South Manchester, has been returned unopposed, as Mr Glasgebrook, the Unionist candidate, mistaking the time, arrived six minutes too late to be nominated. Owing to the absence of the Socialist candidate ; and the impossibility of correcting his nomination paper, a threecornered contest at West Solford will be avoided.