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deal of its earlier impetus. But the Welsh 1auguaCo
press and Welsh Nonconformity wore against the war,
and ""In. svsry Wrlsh town and village thero were
conspicuous pro-Boars to be mot. "
In the nortb-eaot of England the miners Lib-Lab
?, Po. formed a nucleus of opposition to the war, - Burt,
Fenwick1 Athcrloy Jones and John Wilson voted for two
of the amendments. Anti-war 1. Pc. were found in the
rural and mining constituencies.
(2)
In the towns there
was a predominance of Imperialisms led by Sir Edward
Grey H. P. for Berwick on Tweed and supported by W, t .
Robson the barrister 1.1.?, for South Zhiolda, C. H. Palmer
owner of a local shipbuilding company 14. P, for Jarrow,
and J. M. Paulton H. P. for Bishop Ausland.
Of twenty-nix Yorknhiro 14. i2n., eleven voted
for Stanhope but only l. J. Nilson, I4addioon nand T. fl. Louty
11. P. for East Leedn supported tho other nmcndnenta. Leuty
resigned before the 1900 election and the other Looda
Liberal M. Po. J. L. Walton and Herbert Oladatone were
equivocal. Soma of the Piss. for the industrial, vininE
(1) E. O. tiorccxn Or ei. t 1, p. 1 i9"
(2) W. Watkin Davioct Iloyd Oc rý* 18 ,' . -t_ 4y,. Lon ozý 1939v P, 171+
(1)