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directed as much against Liberals as Conservatives, was
formed in 1900. The I. L. P. began to exert its
influence in the York bye"elcction in January 1900,
where the official Liberal candidate supported the
Government's efforts to win the wax'. A peace committee
under Hardie's auspices including Socialists and two
York Liberal Quakero 2"
frank Rowntreo and Fiolden
Thorpe, - was net up to choose a rival candidate@
But the proposed candidate S. G. IIobcon ßa&le4 to
appear and it seemed that some of the S. T. V,
'. Co were
opposed to the idea of separate anti-war candidates
standing against Liberals.
(I)
ýý} The I. L. P. drew the moral
that in the future they should run their own Socialist
candidate independent of the Libarala,
(')
At the
Portomouth bye-ele ction in MY 1900, the I. L. P: branch
secretary cep, igued for the Tory candidate rather than
(4)
support a pro-war Liberals# This W1ID considerQd
rather too extreme and the eocretury wan forced to resign*
Tho differences betwoaa L3boral3 and Labour
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(1) Labour Leader 20th January 1900,
taational Administrative Council of the I. L. P. 1linuto Books
1899-1902, minutes of aeoting of 13th January 1900.
(2) Labour Ln dor1 3rd February 1900,
(3ý Ibid.
t) Ihiay 19th )4ay 1800.