EVE OF NOMINATION DAY

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 53, 27 November 1923, Page 7

EVE OF NOMINATION DAY

PROBABLE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES MANY THREE-CORNERED FIGHTS THIRTY-EIGHT WOMEN STANDING It is expected that the Unionists will nominate 531 candidates, the Liberals 450, and the Labour Party 422. There will be three-cornered fights for 237 seats. Of 88 women candidates, eighteen are thirteen Liberals, sixteen Labourites, and two Independents. Viscount Younger is credited with the prediction of a clear Conservative majority of 35. by Telegraph—Press Association. -Copyright.

(Rec. November 26. 8.5 p.m) London, November 26. On the eve of nomination day it is expected that the Unionists will nominate 531 candidates, the Liberals 450, and Labour 422. including a handful ■tyling themselves Co-operators or Communists. Probably 55 will be returned unopposed, made up of 38 Unionists, 10 Liberals, six Labourites, and one Nationalist. The last-named is Mr. T. P. O’Connor, “father of the House of Commons.” The three-cornered fights number 237. There will be double three-cornered 1 fights, otherwise, six candidates for two seats, in Bolton. Brighton. Norwich. Southampton and Sunderland. One of the hottest city fights is promising at Glasgow, where eleven Conservatives, eleven Liberals, fifteen Labourites, and one Republican are contesting fifteen seats. Thirtyeight women are standing, made up of eight Conservatives, thirteen Liberals, sixteen Labourites, and two Independents. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. VISCOUNT YOUNGER’S PREDICTION CLEAR CONSERVATIVE MAJORITY (Rec. November 26, 8.5 p.m) London, November 26. The “Daily Express’s” Parliamentary correspondent points out an important contrast with the last election. Then it was the Liberals who were divided, and the Conservatives _ who were united. Now the position is reversed. The Liberals are reunited, and tho Conservatives are so far divided on tho vital issue of tariffs that if Mr. Baldwin secures a clear majority over the Liberals and Labourites, he may be unable to carry his tariff owing to the Conservative freetraders. Viscount Younger, the brilliant organiser of Mr. Bonar Law’s success, is credited with the prediction of a clear Conservative majority of thirty-five, an estimate with which the Stock Exchange, “the home of Conservative optimism.’ agrees. The “Daily Express,” on the contrary, says city financiers and bankers are mostly convinced freetraders. and anticipate the Government will not have a clear majority over the combined opposition parties. The “Dailv Express” itself adheres to the estimate previously cabled. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn THE EMPIRE THE DOMINANT ISSUE PREFERENCE TARIFF AND COMMUNICATIONS SUGGESTED QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES .London, November 25. The “Daily Express,” in an editorial article, says that the electors should hot be misled. All three parties are striving to fight tho election on tho narrow issues of Home politics; but the supreme and dominant issue is tho Empire—what it is. and) what it may become. The paper suggests that electors should question every candidate on Empire markets, a full Imperial tariff based on preference, and tho summoning of another Imperial Economic Conference to draw up such a tariff, based unrestrictedly on the Empire’s advantage. Other suggested questions relate to the subsiding of Empire sea transport, the speeding up of Empire wireless and cable services. emigration, and British credit for Empire development. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MORE EMPLOYMENT UNDER PROTECTION London, November 25. The National Union of British Manufacturers has circularised its members, asking how many more workers they could employ if their markets were adequately protected. The replies so far received place the number at over half a million. The union itself estimates the eventual total at a million.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. TO MEET GERMAN COMPETITION MACHINERY MUST BE READY London, November 25. Mr. Baldwin has been adopted as the Conservative candidate for Bewdley (his present seat). In a speech he said that, besides curing unemployment, it was essential to have machinery really against the dav when Germany, again productive, would become a more formidable competitor of Britain than ever As a plain man of the common people. he said, ho knew that the common, plain, blunt and honest people were going to win a very great vic-tory.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aosn.

EX-SERVICEMEN’S TRIBUTE TO MR. BALDWIN (Rec. November 26. 8.5 p.m) ■ London, November 26. Mr. Baldwin at the week-end received the following telegram: “Thank God for an Englishman who thinks of England. Six out-of-work ex-service men wish you luck. While others try to exploit us. you risk all to help us. Good man. Stanley 1 Lucky bet has paid for this. Up England! Up Baldwin!—Six Nineteen Fourteeners.” — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MR. F. M. B. FISHER CONTESTING CENTRAL NEWCASTLE (Rec. November 26. 8.35 p.m.) London, November 26. Mr. F. M. B. Fisher is contesting Central Newcastle as a Conservative, against Mr. C. Trevelyan, Labour. — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ULSTER DELEGATION TO HELP CONSERVATIVES (Rec. November 26, 10.15 p.m.) London, November 25. An Ulster Unionist delegation, numowing 150, including 30 women, has reached London. Parties are proceeding to various headquarters throughout the country to assist the Conservatives in the constituencies, and, incidentally, to keep Ulster’s cause before tho electorates. —Reuter. PROTECTION AS REMEDY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT NOT BELIEVED IN BY MR. THOMAS (Rec. November 26, 8.35 p.m.) London, November 26. Mr. J. H. Thomas (secretary of the Railwaymen’s Union), speaking at Smethwick, said Labour was supposed to be an unconstitutional party, but the present was the second unconstitutional election in a year. The Tories had decided for their own ends and personal aggrandisement to force an election. The Labour Party was not riveted either to, free trade or to protection. They did not believe that protection would remedy unemployment, but would aggravate the evil. Mr. Baldwin said the people were getting sick of being monkeyed about bv politicians. This was true. The people would indicate the degree of that sickness on December 6.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OLIVER BALDWIN SUPPORTING LABOUR London, November 25. Mr. Baldwin’s son Oliver, is speaking in support of Labour in several constituencies.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. UNEMPLOYED DEMONSTRATION GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME DENOUNCED (Rec. November 26, 5.5 p.m.) > London, November 25. There was a demonstration of unemployed in Trafalgar Square to-day. when several London Mayors and Labour candidates made speeches and condemned the Conservative and Liberal Parties and the capitalist system. A resolution was passed uninimousIv denouncing tho Government programme of winter work as wholly inadequate and belated, and declaring that whatever party was returned to power should take stops to provide useful employment at trade union rates, pending which full maintenance should ho conceded.—Reuter. MOSCOW’S INTEREST IN ELECTION RECOGNITION OF SOVIET HOPED FOR (Rec. November 26, B.* p.m) London, November 26 The “Morning Post’s” Moscow correspondent says the Soviet Press ; s showing a special interest in the election. hoping that either a Liberal or Labour victory would lead" to a recognition of the Soviet and resumption of trading.—Aus.-N.Z Cable Assn.