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denounced "Radical, traitors"I but although the Conservative
candidate wan a wealthy local brewer, Eilte scraped home
with a rajority of four hundred and forty six.
Tory placards in Porthomptou read "Every vote giften to
Labouchere in a Boor bullet shot at your brother
ualdiera who are going to give their lives for you. " (2)
Luboucbore and Shipman the other Liberal were returned
however. Shipman took a moderate stand in the campaign
declaring that although war could have been avoided
he was for annexation with internal self-government*
There was much more Con: rvative and come Liberal
opposition to Labouchero - it had been suggested that
the Liberals should drop Labouchcro and run an Imperialist
Liberal with Shipman. Socialists in Northampton had
boon urged to support Lnbouchoro,
(4)
(i)
- there had been
a Socialist candidate in 1895, but he probably ocotchod
the opposition partly by taking a more than usually moderate
(1) A, T. i3aawett, Op tt psi78.
(2) Northnmpton D*ily Rnx+orter, 27th September 1900.
(3) lbid, 25th September 1900.
(4) Tb i. d, 27th September 1900.
(3)