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610.
While G. C. Clarke the Liboral candidate at Mla End
thought "Whatever m {y be our individual opinion an to
the diplomacy which began the war in South Africa, i
feel that in the interests of permanont pence wo are
now compelled to accept the principle of annexation. " C1)
The Liberal candidate in Cainborno "#S. Caine always
advoca'cd the annextion of the Republics; he defeated
the Liberal Unionist by one hundred and four votes. The
issues in the election were not the waAr on which both
candidates were agreed, but the depression in the mining
industry which had not been alleviated by the Conaervativao.
The Liberal candidate at Truro likowico held that the
Republics should be annexed and that Liberals should not
throw away the Empire.
stick if Liberals took this point of view.
(3)
Pro-Boor taunts would not
In Lcicestershire two candidates C«P, HcLaren
(Bosworth division) and J. W, Logan (ILL;
rborough
division)
who had both voted for Stanhope* had reverted to a very
Imperialist stand by October. Logan announced "our
(1) Ibid, 2nd October 1900.
(2) Cornuhian pnd 1 , druth Tirn8! 5th October 19000
(3) Ibid.
(2)