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Twenty successful anti-war meetings were hold in
(2)
Lancashire, in spite of the Conservative strength
in the area, Half of these were hold in ttanchestor and
its environs, three in ilnchestor itself including the
famous =acting with Morley, the Z#D*ro demonstration
in August and a meeting on the eve of war organised by
the Manchester and Salford Free Church Councils
Nonconforxttsto
played come part in thaws meetings,
at Pondlobury a Wesleyan minister presided over an
enthusiastic hooting, at which all the local dissenting
churches were represented;
Connexion
(3)
at Bury a xtothodiot Vow
nininter chaired the gusting which wan attended
by members of the Cont, regationaliet chapel to well an
by Liberals.
(4)
The Rochdale meeting was chaired
by the Mayor and the resolution forwarded by the Town
Clerk,
.
It. J, Wilson spoke at Aohton«under"Lyno and W. T.
Stead at Leek, Thirteen pro-Government raeotinga
were also hold in Lancashire.
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Hnnchortcr Guardian,, 3rd October 18996
(2) Thin total included one at Hyde and one at aloocop
both just outside the county boundary, but in the
r nchcatcr district.
(3ý irminphnn Daily Pont, 7th October 1899,
(4)linnchent rGuar____dit
n, 19th Sopterib®r 1899,