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at Burnley was opposed by a soction of the
S. D. F. in the 1900 election.
The Labour Representation
Committee ran fifteen
candidates in the-General Election and in nine g4coo
they were oppooed by a Liberal$ or by come vootione of
the local Liberal Farty: 1)In East Leeds for ©xaplo
W. P. Byleo stood an a peace candidate c ainat Kochfort
Maguire a director of the South African Company$ chosen
by the Liberals on the resignation of T. Leuty. Byloe
was supported by the I. L. P. and by the Irish clubs
but not by the official Liberale.
(2)
In Luicoctcr
Ramsay Macdonald found himself opposed to two Liberale,
Broadhurst and. Ha zoll, though he had been invited by
the Trades Council, In I! anchoatcr1 Bradford and
Blackburn the Liberal support for a 8ocialiat candidate
otonding aguinat Conservatives was only half-hearted*
In Merthyr Tydfil, Halifax* Gower, Ashton-under-Lynx and
I ichdulo Liberal and Labour candidates were opposed,
Lib-Lib tied wore not entzbllohed so FItmk3' by
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I. L,, P. Minute Book 1809-1902, Poport of the firmt
annual conference of the L. R. G.. 1obru; ry 1901. Litt
of constituencies fought with cozentn.
(2) Leeds-Daily 14th$15tht1? th IIogtnmbor 1900"