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Show RUSH MADE FOR COMMONS' SEAT Choice Places Secured By Lady Astor and Lloyd George LdN-DON, Nov. 20. iRv The Asso-I Asso-I dated Press). A parliament In which Ireland, with the exception of part of lister. Is not represented and In which the Labor party appears a the chief contender for recognition as the opposition, opened this after- ! For a moment the clerk assumed! charge of the proceedings but Instead .of speaklnjr he mereiv pointed n fln-ger fln-ger it T P O'CbnWOr "father of the' Ihouse." who promptly proposed ,Iohn j Henry Whitley for 're-election as; pi iker When this cholee had been. "confirmed the bouse sdjourned to receive re-ceive the kins' formal assent to Its. holce of speaker j The formalities of swearing In tho new members ar- expected to occu-jpy occu-jpy tomorrow and Wednesday, Th- rush of members to th house of commons to 'obtain their seats for the opening ses.-lon of parliament was tho biggest since the war and long before 8 o'clock, when the doors op- ned a small crowd had gathered to I "peg claims" for favored places. 1 When the doors opened th mem-' I hers rushed in. snalchlng cards from the attendants and raced up the steps 'for the desired position- Among those obtaining the coveted I I.COrner seats from which governments' 'bad been enfiladed In the past were IaJy Astor and UojJ George The Matter's card was placed on a seat by 'a deputy but Lady Astor personally: ;selzed the corner seat on the govern-Iment govern-Iment side The place next to her was I taken by Colonel Grptton. champion of th- liquor interests. I nn |