PARTY WAR IN BRITAIN
LABOUR LESS OPTIMISTIC
/TEED A "LANDSLIDE" TO WIN.
(UNITED PSESS ASSOCIATION.—COPIRIQHT.)
(SXDNEX SUN CABLE.)
(Received 20th October, noon.)
LONDON, 19th October.
Labour's prophets are becoming less optimistic owing to the co-operation of ,tho Conservatives and Liberals, but they are sustained by the remarkable enthusiasm of Labour meetings.
Labour's opponents point out that Labour's rapid increase in number of representatives in four years was gained chiefly in the dense centres of population, where they now hold many seats. Therefore, there is less opportunity for further gains. Labour has made little progress in the rural constituencies, and ■would require a country-wide landslide to obtain the J. 20 additional seats required, to give them a clear majority. Twehty-oiiß members of the House of Commons are not contesting seats. Lord Younger,l who predicted Mr. Bonar Laws-sweeping victory in 1922, and Mr. Baldwin's defeat in 1923, believes that tho Conservatives will return with a clear majority.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 96, 20 October 1924, Page 7
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