WOMEN IN ENGLISH ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 748, 22 February 1910, Page 3

WOMEN IN ENGLISH ELECTIONS.

thousands;pf: womenlbelonff.o; ing, to\. the : -Prinirese KLeague : ami ■ the; : '.: S W ■ W^ra^Meration^hpi ; do'-ain; .;:;. ■: lecogaised , work in elections (says i there;are certaih:ladies ;■:..:.... Who ':as-.-.wives > pr;'.'6iste,rs ;:of Vcandidates .-";;^^■^ve;aotually r b^n:the.c^ef:means.of r%- ';.-:,-. lorning: their: husbands fc PaTliameht. : •'■ vv 2>\pa:.Cniirchill;; r was-a: noted lady-poli- ; I' ,«°ian, and-workedhard-both'.foi her hBS- : ~-;band;.ia:lus c'aMpaishs-arid : for Mr.'Bur-" ; ;-;/rdett-Contts-ai'SWestmineter. ; : Wh«r cait ,- ; -"S.^«ing-;for';_the--Li(tef : in'lßßs, ;, shoVisaid-'.to .■,:'-:*" doubtful.'voter:" "I.hope'j you. will. vote :■■''• ■■ for the; constitutidiial'■ cause and' support' . :.\; tho Queen:'vand?:•■ Conservative'-' party," ':':: the'maiy "if :I' cdnld get ;?.what-tha!Duchess'bf. ; :Pevonßhire once gave - >• »r t » ■■mtfi't l'-think-I -could- : ':.' .; said-Lady Ean- ; ':■:* dqlph-vdemurely:;; "P will "fell "Lady: Bur- : Whb■:'dnring : •[L'ady2^tonrKayr^■• , ■•^:. .;;; band's'illnessy:ojK!ne<l';hiß-'cam teign ■■' :; in :-\;'-.Berjnck;.is<TOti-the.Cfiret--danavdite,s:'.wife- ;.,.. .to'.opon a'caiiipaign'biv his'behalf.-Lient;-' :: ;-.Colonel? i See]ey,- ! Under-Secretary ; -foT.:the' ; : ; :i ; Colonies; ;was 'to ;Pafliament: fpt' ': ;:..'tne;-l6le qfi-WighthVh'en awajv;servi.ng : in ' •<;;«»; ;;His friends ran/ ■)■■■:;■ tte'ielectioii for' him;.;an'd -his;'wife : was' :-:': anclefatigdhle : '6f I .:hs'r husbind,"'ana ; .v;. .had :iio-;little'hand ;in' ; the .pverwhelniing' -,-...; majority-by;'which : ho'''..was're'tiirned;'.-;:;. ;■ -■ V:': Qf .6ourse;; ; the: ; m<ist y 'famous" vmpdert" '-: : •: woman's Jele'ctipn •''was, ■"'that .in - the' Eye ;^':division:of:.Suft'olkVinvl9oß;}'lt ! almost ref ■:;; eplyed ■'- itself inio,' a' duel.: between Lady: :-■:': Mary .'Hainilton," atvthat'tiin'e'engagedvtb ■',-;:' theV.llarquis 'of •-,Graham,' •the' ; >'ConseTva ; :■ . : ; :tivefcandidate.vand !MrsV: H-.' Pearson, the. ; -.'; neyly-ma4e .feife of the; Liberal; 'xriui: was- , /-;■■; eyemtnally ;,'retnrne<d' by; the. smallest •'ma-- ' : : -:. •.": jority' : in-.the hieto'ry of• t%e) constituency: r;Bpt.h,.ladies;/' canvassed' 'energetically \, and '.; 'made, l : ,and-,appealed -for '.; ; ; Y help. : on; raritimental': grounds," sd ; that :>tae ; v -, //men were':entirely;oversh'adpwed;f': ■ '•"■■?; xThe east'of Englandiseems very..partial :--,.tD.ladyi.,politiciaris,;:as'..the;, husband 1 of ; ; . another .Milady., election'vfighter Vwas .:'M.P. -.': for':'a* constituency .'in-Cambridge: 1 :: This !jj: : : la'dyvwasvMrsr 'ArtHnr Brand,'-, who V., ■ «er/ husband!• into .'. ;Wisb'each.,:, She.:. cafl- :;. ■■-~ ■'vassed,': -:at '■'■:•■• , ■;;: :Hearts's:the. electors. .„: ;'. K', ;^.; V;-;V : -'v' V:'-; v ' : , : Lady ■;Helmesley ; ,"'is'..- another 'Venergetio! ;; ladyipoliticiania'nd.'wprkshard^at:election .; - ; ,- times.:C : The' \wife of I'the, -Hon" iiWalfc'r .;: : ;:Guinness .gives- Kim' v'aluable' : aid'in "his '-■; 'election.fis'hts,-an'd:theyife"of hisbrptlief i' ; ■-;'; :■':.; W.; R; J.Guinness,': has' madef'-herself • '. verj: .-; popular;;ml..ShPreaitcli;Vand;had;'■; n btV ; a '':-;-Ettlo' : 'te^'d6Swith.':his.'by-election, 'victory ..-.'': : eSfew months:;ag'o. ! ;'-lia'dy ; :Wimb6rne used .-'r- , ; \\ to-do '."a. .'lot 'of'election/work;"- and ; Lady .;;-.:Roxburgh;d^d4.j;eomah'jvork; l for .Mr. ?R. !;-.:-Kr>C.austoh*in.-.iSouthwark-'- ; at-' vS-fv feneral :electiqnV':" uijih-.-•.:(■ )'':•■) ;;':-,- : .-■;•,'-'.-; V, ; ;';,'.At"Derby -Lady Churchill made speeches '■ V Acpncermng"j.the .treatmentV6fithe. Chinese ":;'labou.rers-in;:South'i'Afr;ca^-while other ; -.'.' ;:political',ladfes, "afe thosi-belonging' tb'the' ;-,,■ Earl of, Carlisle's', family.-This 'family is ;;:.- diyided.against'itself;-': The '-.-Earl and his V; ■'. 'heir, ;Lprd:.Mprpeth, V are VConservatives; '.' vwhae.'.another^brpther.ithe-Countess; and ■■';'.;;his;sisters,;are ; Liberals.; : iAt:a:by-electida ; -ji'/at-iHorsham; spmeVtwb.-'.years';.; ago; : 'tEn, .;': '.piquant;snectacle: was: of .Loril < rv-VMprpeth-.sbeakitfg : ,for. thoi-tliupnist-candi- :.',;;;.-;■ ahd were "doing;their' best : ; i::;'.to:prj : ng. about the. return of his-dpponent.' '•■■:■■■ energetic {;'.--.politician's; and ihelped |6-win an-, election. ■.Vi--''-ior lJ Cy-. r : ■:r-.:-;-:.*'ltfs.- Snowdeii,'.the- "wifβ-ibf; the /labour ..:. member/for is another 'hard I'■'..■';-porker ; whp-'sppaks,- at>labour : meotinßs; v.: ; ::iwhile'Mrsl'Be'rtranVFaire;-the wife-of the :'...-■ jnth(lreW: ,: in- favpar'of : Lord:'Beresf6rd,: is ;).i, making>herselfiyery.pdp-itiar'in'ithe-dock-, , ;',;'.'v ;,Perha^, 'the: youngest ila'ciy:'"worker .'on '^-..TecofdjMs'sther'ch'arniirig -little '■ daughter'-' vy;-vrf:'-Mr'; ; . :' "the , ': late _Sir 'Henry- CampbellTßannefman' ,:'; ; ;iffi'inem.ter-f6r'Stifling.Boroughs.-.When' he "she:attended a .>.;;. meetipg-and.held up ah,uge'.card>On'.which. .';•':■'■■ was -Woto'.. for., v Father .'•':, In :.:v.V otherivelectibns^v.'oUminutive'.'children of:

(<^tl}':'sKra l "haTe\'.lwn^S.;'rbthdVth'e'-con- r !;.;. stituency '.in idbnkey;:"o'arts J .'or' ': ; panniers' :>.; tearing,.ca'rds .with'.:,the; t same'ilegend, but :■ .:•.they- : bave.,not'attended.'meetings;. "<■"'' | .;'■