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THE CHINĄ, MAID," "SATURDAY, MARCH (22, / 1938:) "'

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Will Hailsham TORY TIDE Rochdale THIS is the fin

lose Tories the next

election?

by Lord

Lambton MP

NOBODY could tens inore red

TOBODY could deny that the much lamented "Give LES

the position of Chairman of 151.

incat" broadcast of

Nor did he ever make decisions

the Tory Party in the fore- an the spur of the moment, but front of the news. Nearly was always the personification of every day some dashing calmness.

idea or comment flows from

his stimulating mind, and a

PARTY LINE

short time ago such was his

popularity that a suggestion

There

THERE has

you If a General Election the by-elections

at”: Kelvin-

1 satisfed or dissatisfied were held immediately, grove. Torrington. Elepho

Mr Macmillan-as for which party would you Prime Minister?

vole?

In general, are been a sharp slump in the popularity of Mr Mac with millan and his Govern ment in the past two months.

DISSATISFIED

Der, Jan-Feb. Mar.

3937 1938 1930 1932

BATISFIED **** 45 46 4 DON'T KNOW. 25 13 34 11

Support for the Liberals. on the other hand, has risen » In steeply

general are you satisfied or dissatisfied

Gga. Elęć. Dec. Jan. Feb, Mar.

which Mr Angus Maude True

to resign around Easter.

The poll geglo underlines the May 1935-1937 1939 1958 1954 big upsurge in the Liberal ygte.

TONY

Torrington, which 19 poll BOC.

on March 27 after the fame of 1.IBERAL OTHER

the

be 14

Whitw

tho No Party

34 44 next by-ciention to Bring 'äll Omitted in calgutating party per- centages, which' gre' båsed only on

three parties into direct equflict. thead stating

definite party. pritrene

The stump in the Prime Minister's personal popularity Folitical Correspondent come ties taken place Despite ment: Pool fures show a massive radio, TV, and speaking усту disturbing Trend for programme since his Cammons The Government in view of wealth tour.

This is shown by the latest with the Government's con- Poll of Public Opinion carried duct of affaire?

out during February 20 to March 9.

These were the asked:-

SATISFIED questions DISSATISFIED

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mat. 3457 1958 1958 1959

DON'T KNOW

17

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Jan.

1958

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was seriously made that the believe that Lord Hallsham is House of Lords should be aware of the advantages of his reformed to allow him to sit when he went to speak at the Vredecessor's policy. Inalced. in the Commons, and enable Techdale by-election he prefaced him one day to be Prime his remarks by toying. "I wish Minister.

to establish the Tory Party as the party of decency in public life and private relationship, and this is my way of doing (1," "However, a lttle Inter, In the excitement of the moment, 'all At the time of Suez mony such good Intentions Wezp felt that he and Sir Anthony thrown to the wind, and he was Eden alone spoke for England. to be seen waving what he des and at the last Brighton Con- cribed as "bumbags"

With ali ference he turned what, I was the enthusiasm of a Glasgow feared, would be a dismal ge- undergraduate. ension lato a personal triumph. A few days later, ofter

what described as an But at the moment the rum can only be bustlousness of his personally uplappy election result, he let be known that if anyone was to have a bloody nose il for would be himself, and it

unnounced great denly

le puzzling some members of the Tory Party and causing concern

to others. This is a pity. Lord Hallshun

bas

wha That

qualities only too rare fu politics Liberals should be fought every-

today. He is a debater of skill; where.

I am extremely doubtful if a he has a total Independence at outlook, and a belief that what repetition

of such a chain of

he thinks the Tory Party must announcements made in such a

do.

and decent lives.

way will benefit the Tory Party.

I am doubtful also whether the

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once

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Satisfied

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Claiments to a peerage have to furnish the marriage cerlin- cate of the late pher, the death certificate of the late peer, and the birth certificate of the claimant If any of these are

Bul the real question is country is not beginning to be whether these qualitlus, consider. tired of the habit, which is able as they are, are happly being Increasingly used by Tory married to a Chairman of the politiciens, or playing down to Party. It is worth while here the gallery. briefly analysing the core of the At school Tory Party, which remained attempts to be "one of the boys loyal in 1945 and which must soon becomes E aubject of HE candidates are lined

THE

The importance of this in the never be allenated.

derision, and

a politician

up for the Torrington Case of an M.P. claimant is that sons censes to be his natural self and

until the Writ of Simmons to It coralsts of several million dons an uneasy joviality a Ray

by-election. The party the House of Lords has been men and women who believe is established between him and machines are geared up for issued — and the claim to the above all in stability, and whự, the looking with horror co violet becomes

electorate, which quickly the campaign. And now the peerage fully established he change, live quiet, respectable being spoken

that it is not signal to the start of the remais an M.P. to an an equal

And no writ can be issued for level but is being condescended campaign has finally been

by - election, Consequently given. The

Speaker has there is always some delay in issued the writ.

these cases, for the claim to the peerage is rigorously probed. Why have three weeks passed since the death of 01-year-old Viscount Lambert and the suc- cession to the family honours of his citest son George who was returned us M.P. for Tor rington at the General Election? One reason to that succeeding sounds, particularly if you are in M.P. The requirements that bamle have to be met would

body outside the more clusive strata of Crufts,

They, naturally enough, like to to, see their own steadiness reflect- ed in pubile life, and they have always given their support fər inct reason to the Tory Party.

VITAL ROLE

The question of fighting the They will put up with much - Liberats is also one which disappointment, rising prices, should be peelded only after the bigher taxes-believing that most careful thought and con- other alternatives would elderation af Tocailles and worse, Once lat the Tory Parly spacial cases,

cense to be stable in its presenta, But whether the decision to to a title is not as easy as I tion, and their faith is shaken. night them is right or wrong, the This, above all, must be avoided.

sudden, danger les ja such The task that faces a Party apasmodic Judgment, and the

Chairman is therefore no easy apparent helter in Lord Hall

nind that he is the

one for not only has he to please sham's

is solid vote, but he has 'at the personilication, the ethos, the enme line to promote schemes All of the Tory Party. which will gain the support of Much depends on Lord the progressive wing of the Hailsham for during the next 18 Party and the floating vote. Lard months the organisation and Woolton, the most successful presentation of the Tory Party Chairman in recent years, held is in his hands: and in this great diversities of opinion period the Elecllen wil be won together by making himself more or lost, then on Individual.

It is, therefore, to be hoped Standing above the ebb and that he will use his great talents flow of opinion, he represented with discretion and practise a to the pubile, dignised authority, restraint that in the past ha There was only one exception to been lacking to his own and the this, in all his years of office Party's disadvantage..

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proof may be required.” foreign or Colonial "additional

1811 a writ was issued allow a new M.P. to be elected in place of Lord Dursley αιώνα στον Earl of Berkeley"- been called up to the House of without stating that he had His claim to the title Lords.

A SCENE was not accepted and he con- tinued to sit in the House of Comanons de Colonel Berkeley, IF un MF. who has succeeded What had happened was that to a peerage is reluctant to Frederick Augustus, 6th Earl of go to the House of Lords, how- The Clerk of the Parliaments, Berkeley, tad had a child by ever, he cannot just hang about Sir Francis Lascelles, sends out Miss Mary Cole, before marry not applying for a "Writ of to the heir the form setting out jag her in 1780. That child was Summons and continue to sit "evidence required, on an appli- the subsequent claimant. The in the Commons. cation for a Wril of Summons to title devolved upon the child This was established in 1895. the House of Peers, when the born after the marriage.

The Annual Register for that eldest son by the first marriage

ibus That was a rare probably a year reports the incident of the deceased' peer succeeds. unique case but the House of in its record of Commons busi

"(N.B. If the relationship of Lords takes no chances. So it the Claimant to the late Peer is is that documents have 10 be more remote thep that of oldest furnished and examined-hence sen by his first marriage, fur- the deloys. ther evidence as to pedigree In addition a Statutory 'De must be furnished.)"

claration has to be made by

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""Another lively scene occur- ren (May 19) on the claim of Lord Selbome to retain a seat in the House of Comatons to which he had been elected as Lord Wolmer. Lord Selborne took his accustomed place, and Mr Laboucheré (Northampton) called the Speaker's attention to the fact that "a nobleman who had recently become a peer of The realm was within the bar.

"The Speaker then asiced Lord 'Selborne whether he had. sticceriled to the title of his father, and whether he had appiled or intended to apply.. for a Writ of Stummons to the other House.

To these questions Lori Se{- borné antwared that he wan peer of the realm but siọt n Lærd of Parliament, and that he had not applied, ond did not intend to apply, for a Writ of Sum- angna to the House of Lords. At the Speaker's request-Lord Selbourne then retired bellind the bar

NO ESCAPE

SELECT COMMITTEE sub- Aequenus ruled that Lord. Walmer had succeeded, to the Earidom of Selborne and a writ for a by-elettion was issued,

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