IMPERIAL POLITICS
THE DISUNITED UNIONISTS. Press Association—By Telegraph—-Copyright. LONDON, March 19. Speaking to an audience of 4,000 unionist workers at Manchester, Mr Bonar Law said they could not fight on one policy in one part of the country and on-another policy in another part, and unless the local associations were careful to select candidates supporting the olficial policy the position would bo impossible. It was the unionists’ duty not to magnify their differences. He denied that the compromise implied a sacrifice of principle to expediency. ANOTHER BY-ELECTION. LONDON, March 19. (Received March 20, at 10.10 a.m.) For the by-election at Houghton-le-Spring (Durham) the result was as under : Wing (Liberal) 6,730 Richardson (Unionist) ... 4,807 House (Labor) 4,165 At the General Election, December, 1910, the Liberal candidate was returned unopposed. A BY-ELECTION. LONDON, March 19. (.Received, March 20, at 9.0 a.m.) The by-election for the Kendal division of Westmoreland resulted as follows ; Colonel Weston (Unionist) 3,261 W. 11. Somervell (Liberal) 2,680 [At the general election the figures were Lieutenant-colonel Bagot (U) 3,041, W. H. Somervell (L) 2,733.]
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Evening Star, Issue 15138, 20 March 1913, Page 8
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175IMPERIAL POLITICS Evening Star, Issue 15138, 20 March 1913, Page 8
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