CURIOUS POSITION
WAVERTREE BY-ELECTION.
MR R. CHURCHILL’S CANDIDATURE.
(United Press Assn.— Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 10.45 p.m.) London, January 24. A curious position has arisen r - garding the candidature of Mr Randolph Churchill for the Wavertree by-elec-tion, where he is opposing the National Conservative candidate, Mr James Platt, on the India issue. The executive of the India Defence League, formed to oppose the White Paper propolis, has decided to actively suport Mr Ran dolph’s candidature and will send league speakers on his behalr. Lora Lloyd, the Duchess of. Athol! and several other peers and members of the House of Commons have offered to SP Mr Winston Churchill will address a meeting on the eve of the poll. A serious view of this action is taken in official Conservative quarters and there is some talk of the withdrawal of the party whip from the Die-hard speakers.” It is also possible that several members of Cabinet, contrary to general practice, will speak on benali of Mr Platt, though as the Conservative majority last election was 20,973, the seat is not considered in real dan-
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Southland Times, Issue 22489, 25 January 1935, Page 7
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181CURIOUS POSITION Southland Times, Issue 22489, 25 January 1935, Page 7
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