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or two, but they lived so far fron the main centres that
our efforts to reach them failed. " : ure enough
the Caithness Liberals adopted L,. *Rnrmaworth, the brother
of the pro priotcr of the Daily Mail and of an impeccably
Imperialist viewpoints to stand os candidate in the
1900 election,,
Bryce received letters from Liberals containing
conflicting opinions on the war. An anonymous Glasgow
Liberal signed himself "Imperialist" and warned "The
proof of the plot is overwholming.. the great Liberal
Party will be extinguished unless wiser councils than
yours prevail. "
(2)
But come of his constituonta
np, roved ox his anti-war stand,, - one of then blamed the
war on the South African Company,
cunning men, "
(3)
- "a set of selfish
Divisions in Sheffield Liberalism came, to the fore
when Maddicson was re-adopted an candidate in August.
Two or three of the opoakcra at the meeting stated that
they dianeroed with his over the war, and implied that
(1) Herbert Gladatone Wß: 3. ADD M. 115. L 6, fl 8 J*4,
. Hurray
Macdonald to Gladatono lot Truly 190oß
(2) Bryce ! ä3t3. Box on South African War, letter dated 9th
February 19000
(3) bid, letters of 1Gth, 17th Novombor 189g.