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George and C, P. Scott h11 kept their cents,
On the other hand the Liberal eins with the possible
exception of Cromer in Haggeroton! were all made by
cr adidaten who did not take an anti-war stand. Only a
anall minority of the large number of uncontosted $eatnl
- twenty-"two$, - were Liberal. Ton of these were in Wales
where Liberalism wms strong and a number of the rest
were hold by noted Inporialists, - Henry Fowler at
Wolverhampton, George Harwood in Bolton, Edward Cray
at Barwick and C. )4. Palmer in Jarrow.
A rood deal of Consorvativo propaganda was put out
surgonting that to vote tibcral would be to vote for
the Boors. A Conservative poster in the London constituency
of Poplar ran "Reniriber Kruger is avowedly. watching the
result of thin election. Britons stroke home. Give him
no encouragement in Poplr r... Remertbor' that trade follows
the flea;. Have nothing to do with the ' Lrty that includes
Little Englanders. Support Greater Britain and vote
ßullivant. "
(1)
This was an appeal from the war issues
to wider Inporialin z. Posters in J. t. Elliot constituency
(1) Eant End Newa, 2nd October 1900,