THE DUNDEE ELECTION.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2187, 11 May 1908, Page 3

THE DUNDEE ELECTION.

SUFFRAGISTS WORRY MR. CHURCHILL. CANDIDATE EXPLAINS. United Press Association— Copyright (Received May 10, -1.2 4Mtf.) . LONDON, 'May 9. Irish suffragettes at Dundee maintained persistent bellringing, greatly interfering avith Mr Churchill who, while refusing 'to apologise, explained that he did not intend to reflect on the personal character of the suffragettes. churchilFvTgtorious. A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY. United Proas Association—Copyright (Received Mav 11. 1.2 p.in.) LONDON, May 10. At the Dundee election Mr. "Winston Churchill was successful by a big majority. • The voting was as follows: Mr. "Winston S. Churchill (Liberal) 7079 Sir George "Washington Baxter (Unionist Tarillite) ... ‘1370 Mr. Stuart (Laborite) ... 4104 Mr Scrymgeour (Prohibitionist) Goo [The lit. Hon. "Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill first entered Parliament in 1900, when ho represented Oldham ns a Conservative. Later he became a Liberal, ' and in 1906, at the general, election, ho won the Manchester (N.W.) seat by a substantial majority. In that year ho was appointed Undjr-Secrotary o*f State for the Colonies, which office ho held until the Campbell-Bannerman Ministry, by tho death of its leader, lapsed. v On the Cabinet being reconstructed by Mr. Asquith, the new Prime Minister, Air. Churchill was appointed President of tho Board of Trade in succession to Mr. David Lloyd-George, who was also promoted. This necessitated a fresh election for his seat, but, on this ooccasion, his former opponent, Air. W. Joynson Hicfks, defeated him by 429 votes. Mr. Churchill was thereupon asked to stand for the Dundee seat, a Liberal stronghold, as is proved by Air. Churchill’s majority. Sir George Washington Baxter (Unionist and Tariffite) has _ been chairman of tho and District Liberal-Unionist Association smeo 1886.]