THE NEXT ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14208, 3 November 1909, Page 7

THE NEXT ELECTIONS.

. . • . /"'V' LORD ROBERT CECIL'S SEAT. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright (Received November 2, 11.55 p.m.) '• London, November 2. Lord Robert Cecil, M.P. for Marylebone East, has informed the council of the Marylebone Constitutional Union of his acceptance of the invitation of the Unionists of Blackburn to contest that seat in order to pre- i vent a split in the Unionist ranks in Marylebone .over the- question of tariff reform. y '

Lord Robert Cecil's retirement from Marylebone evoked a warm expression of regret, and the council resolved to - invite Admiral Lord Charles Beresford to* stand. -r^; : Some of Mr. Richard Jebb's supporters . declare that there will still be a three-cornered fight. .

It was announced last week that ■) the Unionists and Conservatives,in East Marylebone, the constituency represented by Lord Robert Cecil, had adopted Mr. -Richard Jebb as the Tariff Reform candidate at the general elections. This resolution was arrived at by the : militant tariff, reformers', • despite the decision of the Unionist executive that Lord Robert Cecil should not be opposed. Thereupon, the .Unionists c f . Blackburn, whose < member (Sir Willia'.n Hornby) is retiring shortly, asked Lr < i Robert Cecil to be their candidate ati 1 z next elections. SJ.