The London Welshman

THE SQUIRE OF LLANDINAM'S FIRST POLITICAL SPEECH. For more than one reason, great interest is being taken in the political campaign of Mr. David Davies, of Llandinam, in Montgomery- shire. It was known that he did not see eye to eye with the party that selected him to carry its banner. Until the very day of his selection many people thought that he preferred the opposite camp. But his first speech delivered at Llanfyllin, last Thursday, shows that, though he can justly claim the title of a moderate Liberal, much more moderate than almost any of the Welsh party, yet he is a Liberal, and pretty certain to support the present Government on all questions that are likely to come before the next Parliament. In the course of his speech he said he had always looked upon party government in some way as having its disadvan- tages as well as its great advantages, and he should always endeavour to support what he considered to be the best interests of the country, apart from considerations of party. But at the same time he realised that the Liberal party was the great party of progress. He sincerely hoped that one of the first things the Liberal Government would deal with was the question of Disestablishment, of which he was strongly in favour. Dealing with Education, he said he believed the ratepayers had an absolute right to control the schools, and religious tests ought to be abolished. He was a strong supporter of temperance reform, and believed in the policy of devolution for Ireland, to be applied also to England, Scotland, and Wales. With regard to the fiscal policy, he was not quite in sympathy with the Liberal party, but he considered nothing could be done with regard to the taxation of food before a Colonial conference had met. He was strongly in sympathy with any method of bringing about closer relations between the Colonies and Mother Country. However, he did not understand how the question could be brought forward as an issue until it came forward at a Colonial conference. He strongly approved of the new Ministry.

CYMRU A'R ETHOLIAD. i -4- MAE Arglwydd Faer Caerdydd—yr Henadur. Robert Hughes wedi troi clust fyddar at bob l cais a dderbyniodd i ddod allan fel ymgeisydd. Dywed; ei fod am ymgadw o bob ymryson politicaidd, gartief ac oddicaftref, yn ystod blwyddyn ei faeroliaeth, er. mwyn gwneud hytriy o wasanaeth a all i Gymry 0 bob plaid. Chware'teg iddov wir. :f •, } GWRTHWVNEBYDD Mr. William Jones yn Arfori yw Mr. Arthur Hughes, brawd y diw- eddar Dr. Alfred Hughes a aeth yn aberth i'r haint tra allan yn yr Yspytty Cymreig yn Neheubarth Affrica yn' amser y rhyfel. Hanna Mr. Hughes -1 o'r tylwyth yr oedd Robert Roberts, Clynnog, a Michael Roberts, Pwllheli, yn addurniadau mor ddisglaer iddo. RHODDODD Mr. Lloyd George rai cyfarfodydd politicaidd heibio rhag gosod unrhyw rwystr ar ffordd y cyfarfodydd Diwygiadpl a gynhelid gan Mr. Evan Roberts yn y sir., Yri awr mae Cyngor yr Eglwysi Rhyddion a'r Diwygiwr wedi penderfynu gohirio y rhelyw o'r cyfar- fodydd Diwygiadol a drefnasid- ,'oblegid yr etholiad. Tebyg y bydd rhywrai yn galw peth fel hyn yn dalu'r echwyn adre'. BRWYDR galed fydd ym Mwrdeisdrefi b'fiifit cydrhwng Mr. Howell Idris a Mr. Eldon Bankes. Mae teulu Mr. Bankes wedi' byw yng nghymydogaeth y Wyddgrug am dair cenhedL- aeth, ac y mae yntau ei hun yn siaradwr medrus ac yn ymladdwr pybyr. A gwr felly yw Mr. Idris hefyd. UN o. golofnau crynon yr Undebwyr yng Ngogledd Cymru am flynyddoedd fu Arglwydd Raglaw sir Gaernarfon. Ond gryfed yw ym- lyniad y gwr wrth Fasnach Rydd fel y mae y tro'yma yn cefnogi Mr. Lloyd George, ac y mae wedi addaw bod yn gadeirydd ei gyfarfod ym Mhwllheli yr wythnos nesaf. Mae dylanwad yr Arglwydd Raglaw yn sicr o fod yn allu pwysig ym mhlaid Llywydd Bwrdd Masnach. MEWN tair o etholaethau Cymru a Mynwy y ceir ymdrechfa daironglog-Casnewydd, Caer- dydd, a Rhanbarth Gwyr. Ymgeiswyr Llafur yw y trydeddau yng Nghasnewydd a Gwyr, a Radical yw y trydydd yng Nghaerdydd. Oherwydd hyn gall ymgeisydd lleiafrif yn y tair etholaeth yma gael ei ddychwelyd. SONIR yr wythnos hon fod rhywun yn dod allan i wrthwynebu Mabon yng Nghwm Rhondda serch iddo- gael mwyafrif o wyth mil a hanner yn yr etholiad diweddaf. Os felly y bydd, nis gellir dweyd fod gwroldeb, heb son am feiddgarwch, wedi diflanu o'r tir. AETH canfasiwr i ryw dy un o'r dyddiau diweddaf i ofyn am bleidlais y penteulu. Y wraig a welodd, ac ar ol iddo ddweyd ei neges dyma'r ateb a gafodd Nid yw fy ngwr yn ymyraeth fawr mewn pethau fel hyn, ond bydd iddo osod y mater 0 flaen yr Arglwydd mewn gweddi, ac fe fotia os cyfarwyddir ef i wneyd hynny, ond ni fotia byth dros ——

MR. HENRY STANLEY, Qfttebafftsf of (Rogaf acabemg of Pusic, to, PRINCE'S STREET, HANOVER SQUARE, W. TEACHER OF VOICE PRODUCTION. Highest Credentials, VOICES TRAINED FOR EISTEDDFOD. COMPLETE CHARGES FOR COURSE MODERATE.

very soon, thanks to the tact and good spirit of the Association secretary and one or two others, and for many years now there has been complete harmony. Through the Association, Mr. Vincent Evans has been able to do most valuable service to the Eisteddfod. He knows everything about it from without and within. He is always present at its meetings, sitting at the secretaries' table, suggesting and guiding those less experienced than himself. The valuable prizes given by the Association from year to year serve more than one, purpose. They not only turn the energies of the Welsh minds into fresh fields, but they also give to all local committees suggestions asto how to draw out a list of proper subjects. And were it not for the Association, it is most improbable that the successful odes, and poems, and essays, would never be published. There may be reasonable doubt as to the permanent value of many of these compositions, but there can be no doubt about the desirability of making known to the public what has been rewarded at the National Literary Tournament. Since 1881, Mr. Vincent Evans has acted as editor of the National Eisteddfod Transactions, and in that capacity has laid the people of Wales under a great burden of debt. This energetic Welshman finds many other openings for service. He is treasurer of the London Welsh Charitable Aid Society, member of the committee of the London Union of Literary Societies, and member of the Council and of the Court of Governors of the University College of Wales. The celebration, memorial, and presentation funds, of which he has acted as secretary, are almost innumerable. He can guide a committee and draw out subscriptions as only one to the manner born can do.