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Show WHY PAUNCEFOTE STAYS. Ho Is Needed in United States During Du-ring Presidential Election. London, March 7. The St. James Gazette this afternoon, while declar-; declar-; ing that the extension of Lord Paunce-i Paunce-i fote's stay at Washington as ambas- j sador of Great Britain "is due to the j coming presidential election, and all j that goes with this recurring commotion," commo-tion," says: "To American's, Lord Pauncefote's 1 stay will be acceptable, because he has achieved the feat of 'making himself popular with a success for which there is no precedent since the first British minister was accredited to the United States a century and a quarter ago. To us his continued tenure of office is acceptable because he had pleased the Americans and it is highly desirable from a business point of view, as well as grateful to our feelings, that they should continue to be pleased." |