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Show CONSERVATIVES WIH -V BY REDUCED VOTE Exciting Campaign In England in Which Motor Can Flaysd a -Prominent Part. LONDON, March 27. The Chertsey division of ' Surrey, a Conservative stronghold, has been retained by the Unionists as the result of a Dye-electlon held yesterday for a successor to Parliament Par-liament to H'.C. Leigh-Bennett,, deceased; de-ceased; S. A. Pyler, Conservative, having hav-ing defeated H. IL Longman, Liberal, by 1180. But as this is only about half tht majority obtained by the Conservatives Conserva-tives at the last election the opposition is fully ntltled to consider the result as being another, blow, to the . Government. Govern-ment. ' The campaign throughout was exciting.; excit-ing.; It waa known as the "motor car election." Automobiles had never before be-fore played so great a part in an English En-glish election. Premier Balfour, Lord ! Rothschild and other prominent persons lent their cars for the occasion.- 1 |