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507.
Mio Liberal Ancociation ran its own peace committed and
only a minority of Liborala belongod to peace orgtinicatione.
The keynote of most
local Liberal Anuociationa was
division. A writer in the Primrose Lea ue Gazette coked
twelve Liberals in Stockport how they would vote in the
next General Election if their Liberal candidate was
of the Bryce or Morley stamp, six said they would
vote for the Conservatives, two would nbotain and four
vote Liberal,
(1)
This aamplo was no doubt biaocod
but it illuctratea the differences of opinion in
Liberalism.
In Scotland Clark net with a good deal of opposition
in Caithnouc
«- Herbert Gladstone received a report on
the situation,, from J. A. Nurray Hacdonald, -I 'Mat a very
good claca of leading men in cdneidNrable numbers at
Wick and Thurso. All dead againet Clork$
- no hot that
they'd only talk of candidm toa. This we declined to diocunn
and in time both nootingo came, we thought, to ace that
the only line to take wan the formation of a regular
reprocoritativo County Ancociation.... 40 did our bout to
got at Clark's leading con and wo got the names of one
ý1} T?
r o Lon o Gnz tt_e1 April 1900.