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information an the Transvaal, was a special factor in
the Newcastle nituation# and helped to account for the
Inpurialiat attitudes of his friends in Newcastle
Liberalism. But there was as well a tendency towards
Liberal Inperialinm in Ncwcaetlo before the war broke
out. Ito influence can be seen in the v election of
Captain lambert to contest the constituency in 1900;
he was nerving in the Transvaoi. and was the only
candidate to receive a letter of support from Basebery.
In Leicester the Liberal Association made a
token protect against the war-mongering of the Government s
but were doubtful about taking more positive antiwar
action. On the request of ton committee members, the
Liberal Council mat on 6th October to "connider the
attitude of this country towards the Transvaal. " The
meeting played erste by adopting the National Liberal
Federation resolution which stated that the South African
situation did not justify war, und regretted that intrudion
of the supremacy Issue into the , dispute over the franchisee
When it was raugcoeted that the Liberal Party might co-operate
with other Leicester orgonicationa to bold a peace meeting
(i) Minutes of Loicentcr Liberal Associations
6th October 1899"
meeting
hold