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Show LLOYD GEORGE ABANOntSTALK Resigned Premier Forced By Sore Throat to Take Rest LONDON, Nov. 1. (By The Asso-1 cloted Press) Mr. Lloyd George hns ijeveloped a soro throat and on the ndvlce of his physician, Lord Dawson, j has abandoned his engagement to speak at Bristol tomorrow Lord Dawson said today that n few days' rest were most essential for the former premier. It is understood. hOwever, that his Indisposition is not serious. PI ICE UNDECIDED. LONDON. Nov. 1. (By The Aso-j elated Press.) The chieftains of the! Conservative partv led by Prime Mln-liter Mln-liter Bonar Law "and the National' Liberals under the banner of David Lloyd George, were still undecided today to-day as to whether they would really "spread the war' 'against one another's candidates in the coming election or btand on the present situation of fighting fight-ing bitterly in some districts and cooperating co-operating in others No orders have been Issued to the political leaders in tho hinderlands. nnd it was said that the matter would be thrashed out again today. Meanwhile, the political gossips who vent their ideas upon readers of morning morn-ing papers arc nosing It about that Lloyd George ls not so keen for reprisals re-prisals agulnat the Tories as he used to be. For one thing, these writers point out, tho former prime minister's party is not tho only one capable of throwing reserve candidates Into the scran heap and he haa not built up SUCH n. lllTKe HUJHWVI Hnw w.bwu. y-.ttlons as have his opponents. Home ol the papers think his threat to "spread tho war" is onlv a bluff. BHABB1 BEHAVIOR. But his Journalist champion, the iDally Chronicle, contends that Lloyd George really has the men und the means to use and lhat he Is .simply holding baok In the hopo of "return-ihg "return-ihg sanity elsnwhere." The Chronicle reports a hot feeling among the Lloyd Georgians over the Mtltudes of tho die hards and Free Liberals who are opposing the .National .Na-tional Liberals It accuses them of petty spite, intolerance and behavior both shabby and vindictive. The political expert of the Dally Mail believes thut he has dls.-overcd a strong tendency of the Coalition Conservatives to unite with tho antl-coalltion antl-coalltion group now In harness. lie maintains that only a few Conservatives Conserva-tives like Lord Birkenhead and Sir Kobert S. Horne continue to identify themselves closclv with Lloyd George Birr AGAINST LABOR. Another feature to today's news Is the report that the Asquithlan Free Liberal candidates are Increasing at n rate that indicates that they will show as much strength on nomination day as the LAporltea Labor's progress in the campaign Is difficult to Judge Their leaders express high hopes and ; ,t confidence, but their confidence Is not shared In the Ixndon Insurance market, where business men concerned! over the prospect of a capital levy I such as labor proposes, were ablo Tuesday to got odds of 24 to 1 that Labor would not come Into power. |