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Many political writers in Britain prophesied that the Liberals would eventually split, part joining the Laborites, part the Conservatives. In this event the recent prediction of Lord Rothermere (British newspaper king) that the Liberal Party would disappear will have been fulfilled...
Honors Are Split Three Ways...
...this home of the bean and the cod where the Lodges may play with the Moynahan's and Cassldy's, it is with pleasure that the paper honors of the evening are split three ways: between Moynahan, Cassldy, and Lodge Moynahan's feet, as usual; Cassldy's height and line; Lodge's general excellence. Hodder exercises a mean mashieniblick with his part, which may not be the higher criticism, but means what it says. The chorus (let us speak now of the young ladies) has an uncommon ability to smile and smile and keep...
...Hellfrich were chosen as a temporary Republican committee while F. D. Ashburn, T. C. Hume, J. S. Platt, and A. A. Ryan were picked to organize the Democratic party. Coolidge, La Follettee, Hoover, Borah and Johnson clubs were formed within the Republican party and the Democrats split into groups who advocated Underwood, Roosevelt, McAdoo or Davis for the nomination...
...independent, anti-Socialist ticket against Nicholson, the Conservative, and Fenner Brockway, the Laborite. His campaign was a colorful whirlwind (TIME, March 24), described as "Churchill's circus." He aimed to bring out the large non-voting electorate to choose him in a rock-ribbed Conservative stronghold. He must split the Conservative vote to beat the Laborite whom he officially opposed, and he had the backing of so influential a Conservative as Lord Balfour...