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J hcre are some good Englkh election eenny, stones told in the October 'Corn,l. t l, y.- Mr ,^ a " Mnleolin. him (S.-IVS th" JV;.si. ) ] IP ,i tJf , s o.\h;iu%i, he best. In a certain (dlonecslersliirhoronylp which entertained more. Election Iclition dud gee than any constituency in England. tb>we were four candidates,’ lwo on ea-eh side.. Arranged alph.ahclkvi.llv the names «f Urn Liberal <andidates weV ■ plare.l lop and bottom on the voting paper, and “Vote for Top and Bottom ’" beranie the Liberal watchword, cnriom-lv e-liough, in thiee out of live ejeeliom tonight- within thirteen months. It camout in evidence before the Petition ,Judge... at ter one of these elect ions, that on'llimorning of the poll a number of Uadica! electors were driven to a. .schoolroom at mclied to a .bttle Bethel on the ontshirt.or the tioi-ough. t licit' to be entertained breakfast before voting. On enterimMhe seJionlroom (hev found a loim Pibh’ decorated with snbslantia.l sandwiches 'om. on each philw Before la.-l was broken grace was said, the local Nonconformist ■iaiM.il ottering prayer that Cod wn„!<l Bless lop and Bottom." Then the hnn■pw voters attacked (heir sandwiches oready to their surprise each on,, of them found between Ins head and v,, r;)t | n )f a crown l-The Liberal ummheis were unseated.

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Evening Star, Issue 14214, 13 November 1909, Page 5

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Untitled Evening Star, Issue 14214, 13 November 1909, Page 5

Untitled Evening Star, Issue 14214, 13 November 1909, Page 5