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These quiet be ; innin o coalesced in 1900 into two
national organioations. The Stopýthe War Con fitte©
was specifically promoted by Stead and founded at a
conference on 13th January at £xter Halls called by
Eilao Hocking, a Primitive Methodist minister and at
that time Liberal candidate for the C borne Division
of Cornwall. The secretary way '. ll. Crook of the E. Eho,
and the treasurer a Liberal Alfred farics. On the
Committee wer© Rev, W. Urwick, 0.11. Ferrib editor of
Connccrrrd, Frank Smith of the L. C. C. and tires Fisher
Unwin, wife of the publisher.
(1)
There was also a
selection of Ironeonformizst clergymen and reprocantativec
from provincial towns, - t. P. ßyleo a radical printer
from iradford% Arnold Lupton a Leeds Liberal$ fine Lawson
of üatenhoad Liberal Ancociation, I ev. C. Akod from
Liverpool, Rev. H. A. Davies a Primitive Nothodtnt minister
from Leighton Buzzard and Rev. J. hirut Hollowell from
Rochdale. The only H. -n. on the Cos ittoo wort Lloyd
George and R. Couttar. The composition of the Coo. tteo
was a mixture of radical Liberals and ionconforrtinto.
(1) Iii 19th January 1900.