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Show $65"" Iflotly Contested Campaign J Being Waged in England ; LbXDON, April ISTho recent ro-'J ro-'J istruction of tho cabinet, which K lib about as tho result of tho rclirc- nt' of Sir Henry CarapbcH-Bnnncr- n and the assumption of tho oflico ; ;w Spreinier by Herbert JL Asquith, has " "I infjed the country into a miniature i a itioji. Not less than seven byc-clcc- ! '4 as have been made ncccssarv to fill I Sljvacuncies created by tho "cabinet ikngcs. Four of these will bo decided 1 .airing (lie coming week. "By far tho ; .list interesting will be held "to return ' riteinber from the northwest division! i'Manchcster. wlicro the fate of "Win-I .J in Churchill, who is seeking re-clec-fi on his elevation to the presideucy Mio board of trade, will bo a surer 1 lex of tho country's csLimate of tho a & J'Pars of radical rule than aro iS f verdicts of the smaller consf.it u--jfeies, which recently have gono .jaiRnst the government. 'J'hLs contest ,'ljll bo fought hard, and tho political 'htcrs in both tho dominant parties are preparing for the fray. Mr. Churchill will again be opposed by "W. .Toynson- Ticks, who contested this seat in T.ho unionists' interests nt the last' general election. There is also a Socialist Social-ist candiduto in the field, but he docs not cut much figure. , Mr. Churchill is showing his custom- . ary dashing energ- in as fiercely a , waged contest as has been seen in this country in years. After a brief Good Friday trnco he addressed not less than half a. dozen meetings today, four of which were in tho open air in different parts t of the constituency. Mr. Churchill's mother, Mrs. Cornwallis "West, is repeating her tactics oC the' last election. She accompanied her son to tho platform and is untiring in ,her work among lhc doubtful groups o electors. Among these must bo reckoned reck-oned the Hebrews. Roman Catholics and tho Irish Nationalists. All three i groups are demanding pledging regard- ing the alien exclusion bill, education and homo rulo respectively. All thrco voted for Mr. Churchill at the last election, elec-tion, and tho defectiou of any onc of these groups might easily spell defeat on April 2-1, the date of the election. . Tho woman suffragists arc proving, a thorn in the side, of tho young stares-man. stares-man. Although Mr. Churchill has declared de-clared himscli. in favor of woman suffrage, suf-frage, tho women arc overrunning the constituency in favor of tho unionist candidate, declaring that tho recent at-"titudo at-"titudo of the members of the cabinet and of Parliament proves that the government gov-ernment has not intention of forcing the cause of the women to the. front. The great importance attached to this, fight is seen in the fact that Chancellor of the Exchequer Lloyd George and the other ministers, disregarding all precedent prece-dent in this country, will address not less than ton meetings in Manchester on the eve of tho election. In the hardly anticipated eventuality of an adverse" result, some complacent Radicals holding a "safe" scat will be given political inducements to resign in favor of Mr. Churchill. Consequently, bevond tho loss of prestige to both him-seff him-seff and the government he represents. Mr. Churchill's position in the cabinet wi 1 1 not be affected. . |