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Show IN FOKEIGN LANDS. BALFOUR AND COSCHEN EOTH CLAIM THE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP. The Crown Prince of Roumania Gives Cp His Hope of the Throne for His Sweetheart Russia a Perpetual Perpet-ual Menance of AVar. London-, Oct. 7. Balfour will succeed William Henry Smith who died yesterday i as the conservative leader in the commons, if the influence of the powerful Carlton club and the opinion of the conservative party as a whole rules iu the decision to be made by Lord Salisbury. On the other hand, if the negotiations now pending for a reconstruction of the cabinet, based on he absorption of the liberal-unionists, are effected, Goschen will claim the leadership. An intimate friend of Goschen tells the Associated As-sociated Press correspondent that Lord Salisbury, Salis-bury, during a critical period of the coalition, coali-tion, gave a written assurance that Goschen should have the leadership if Smith retired, the latter' s health being precarious then. |