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and that meeting inotond of being a bona fide representation
of Drictol citizonol would be a riddle claoa denonatration, "
and he put an amendment to poctpono the meeting until
the evening. 'hin wan coconded by a fir. Daw; in, e who added
"This wan vainly a clique of clergyman,,, Ue came an a
representative of the working mon. of Bristol (laughter)
and was proud of being one. " Uowever tho amendment got
only five voton and there wore only three votes against
the original resolution Soma opeakero claimed that
working men supported rotentiong but wore not willing to
test thin aanunption by holding an evening meeting.
The Bristol meeting wan certainly not representative
of any except the clergy and middle clano$ and it aopma that
hors there wan some working clans opposition to a Uganda
protectorate. Thin is more significant in view of the
fact that 12 of the 174 resolutions came from Bristol or
its environo, but cannot be regarded as roprooentativa
of public opinion thero#
Norwich was a town with a strong C. M. t element!
Two public meotinga were hold hero in the afternoon and
evening of 12th December* both addressed by Lugurd. The
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