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CARNARVON BOROUGHS CONTEST.

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CARNARVON BOROUGHS CONTEST. CONWAY WOMEN UNIONISTS. NEWCLU8 OPENED. ELOQUENT A.DDRESSES BY THE HON. MRS LLOYD MOSTYN AND MR VINCENT. ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING. A varjBpromiaing branch of the Women Unionist and Tariff Reform Association waa inaugurated at Conway, on Monday after- noon under most favourable circumstajtoea. The Local Committee haw been fortunate in securing as t,.h{>.iIT president the Hon. Mrs H. Lloyd Mostyn, whose untaxing efforts on be- hall of the Constitutional cause are so well- known throughout the oounty. She is ay assisted by Mrs A. R. Cross, as the eaiergatac secretary, whilst the ladies, having implicit confidence in Councrilkw A. G. Rogers, ap- pointed him treasurer of the new branch, which is g-overaod by an influential oomnuttee of ladies, consisting of Mias Duititon, Mrs Por- ter, Mrs Sever, Mrs Hunter, Miss Lloyd, and Mrs Mackena. The committee bavefurniahed in a taatefni wannor a commodious room above the Com- way Constitutional Club, which will serve as a olubroom for the members of the branch. Quit j a large number of ladies have already become members of the new dub, and on the opening day Mrs Porter succeeded in mrol- ling severed new members. THE OPENING CEREMONY. The olub was formally opened on Monday afternoon by the Hon. Mrs Mosfyn, in tihe presence of a large and representative gather- iaig, among whom we noticed Mr Vincent (Unionist candidate for the Carnarvon Boroughs), who was accompanied by Mrs Vinoont; Dr. Pricfaard, J.P. (ahairman of the Carnarvonshire County Council), Cousnoilflor and Mrs James Porter, Alderman and Mrs W. M. Sever, the Vioar of Conway and Mrs Roberts, Dr. OawtSiorne, the Rev. and Mrs Jones (Llangelynin), Mies Duttom, Mrs Mackcna, Mrs Hunter, Miss Lloyd, Mrs A. R. Gross, Mrs Jones (Gyffin Rectory), Mr and M.rs Haye, Mrs and Miss Kirby, Mrs aaid Miss Richards, Mrs and Mias Eakin (LAandudno), Mrs and Miss Jones (Deganwy), Miss Johnson (Colwyn Bay), Mrs Meyer, Miss Julia Simp- son, Mrs Thomas, the Misses Hale, Mr R. O. Pritchard, etc. COUNCILLOR JAMES PORTER, who pre- nidod over the opening oeremony, said that it would be an impcriineiioc on his part to to introduoe the Hon. Mrs Moatyn to a Conway audience, as she was so woil- known throughout the district (hear, hear). It was, however, his groat privilege to oaU uPon Mra Mostyn to declare the club open (applause). The objects of the new olub was to provide a central meeting place for ladies attached to the Constitutional party (hear, hear). It had been felt for some time that when ladies came te Conway there was not a proper place wharc they could meet and inter- change views. In the heat and struggle of the elections, both Parliamentary and Muni- cipal, male members of the Constitutional Club had to call for the assistance of the ladies to help them in the fight, but hitherto, they had no comfortable plaoe to offer them, there they could rest or interchange ideas and canvass books. But the room they were opening that day would supply the long-felt want (applause). In these days of Suffrag- ettes, militant and otherwise—(Laughter),—ihe would not dare to suggest other than that the management of the new olub should be carried on by the ladies themselves (laughter d applause). He had great pleasure in oall- Lng upon Mrs Mostyn to declare the olub open, which, he trusted, would prove a IMlt- Wlg benefit to the Constitutional cause in the Octant borough of Conway (applause). RADICAL TACTICS CRITICISED. THE RON. MRS MOSTYN'S STRIKING ADDRESS. The HON. MRS H. LLOYD MOSTYN, who 1Vas oordially received, said: -1 feel much honoured at being asked to open the Ladies' Constitutional Club in Conwiay to-day, and Specially a.t such a moment, as I hope it do good work before this most roomen,t- General Election takes place (hear, hear), "orsonally, I hope to see the movement de- velop, and' the outoome of our gathering to- day the formation of a strong branch of the "omen Unionist and Tariff Reform Associa- tion (applause). I only turn this out as a suggestIon, as I do not know what the wishes are of the leaders of the party in the oounty of the Executive Committee, but I know tshis Association does excellent work which 1.S primarily educational, and to my mind, quiet, steady, and systematic work in oou- cating the voter in the one and only way of showing him that his shibboleths are out-of-date. and what his responsibilities are- *8 a citiswn of our great Empire (cheers). The voter falls too easily a victim to false reasoning. Wilful misrepresentation intend- ed to throw dust in has eyes, and to ob- acure the real faots a.t issue. We saw that at Carnarvon, the other day, when organised disturbance prevented the speaker from being heard, and a large aeotion showed they would po-t listen to argumon<t« on the other sid/e. How weak a person must be who cannot face f^gument or brook oontradiotion. We see also by the questions asked at public moett- J.D. how easily these terminological inexacti- tudes are swaillowed—-not surprising wihan they have been uttered by Ministers of the Crown. The Old-age Pension lie was, fortun- ately knocked on the head, but the other is told that under » Unionist Govearmont tli-at five shillings pension will not go as as "vnder the pre- sent one, whereas w ftnow that taxation Would be so adjusted that the workingmaji Would pay no more than a.t present for the ^eeeeaaries of life, a.nd tha.t with more em- ployment he would have more in his pockots ■and increased spending power. Than, again, the voter is given to understand that life Ln protectionist country is far harder than in t Britain. Statistics toLl us this is not the oaae, but we are deeply grateful to our candidate, who is lier» with us to-day. Mr Vin.camt is most gallantly championing our and a bettor one we cannot have. On behalf of us all I thank him for his presence, t will eaioourage us Bill to do our beet to Work for our cause (aheors). And wihat a cause we have. Whem before aay General flection were so momentous issues a.t stake? •We belong to the party of Construction, and 'tot Destruction—we work for the unity of the Empire and the strengthening of its ties (applause). The Liberal Party would destroy the veto of the Second Chamber, they would destroy the union of Great Britain and Ire- land. We must fight to keep that union, \97h,h was brought about in the past, and J^hicli, by a large majority, When brought ore the electors, was declared to be vital to the Empire. The Liberal Party would dis- establish and disendow the Church in Wales 7~~the Mother Chiwoh of the British Isles. As Bishop of London tells us: "The disen- owment of the Welsh Church is an act of granny and injustice to a poor but progres- 8.Ively action a.nd successful Church." It is Dot threatened because it is moribund or de- ent, but because it is progressively ac- tive. Then, again, they would do away with denominational teaching im our scihools, for- gettidig the great work done in this oountry Churchmen for the eduoation of its sons the Staste woke to its responsibilities. |We as mothers be-Lieve firmly as oft said that «he maintenance of any religious teaching "Which is wortch the aanne is bound up with the Continued existemoe of denominational schools :V°hee.rs). With Tariff Reform in the forefront of our programme we work for the development our Imperial resources and for the closer ^ion of the Empire in the future (cheers). •Wiifchout confidence in the Government we have no feeling of security. In the approach- ing election are we not also figihting possibly *or our hearths and homes. On the continued of our Naval supremacy depends "he security and very existence of our Em- pire. The First Lord of the Admiralty tolls US need not be alarmed, that we can sleop quietly in our beds vvitihout feair of invasion, but what has been done sinoe the rude awak- cning spring, wihen the Government owned that they had been caught napping, d they announced that we had fallen be- hmd a great and powerful oountry, whl ili is rapidly building a great Navy, ovartakiag nn IAn the building of ships, and unlike Gicmt ontann it is not an island Powor. Ihe atii- tude of the present Government rcmvnds one of the old nursery rhyme: "You have v/aked us too soon; I muat lilIumber (lauffh- tez- and cheers). As a woman of the Empire, I ask again yriioto did a party ever have suoh a great and glorious oause to fight for, and it is with the conviction that the wo n m of t'onwaiy are awake to tt, and will do all in their power to iWork for it. tha.t I now deoivre the Constitutional Club :.a COJW.JV to lie open fend with it every success applause*. MR HUGH C. VINCENT, who was accord- ed an enthusiastic reoeption, said it afforded him much pleasure to propose a vote of tha.nks to tie Hon. Mrs Mostyn for having opened the new club, and for the very clover and convincing address she had just defliver- ed (applause). He always knew that they iefy upon the MostyiB family to assist » any worthy object (applause). With re- ffard to the new ohib, he did not think tilers ever was a club opened undoet such opportune circumstances as the one which had iui& declared open by Mrs Mostyn, and he ain- oerely hoped that its influenoe would be brought to bear on the result of the oomdng election (appflauae). There were many ways in which the ladies could assist the organ- isers of the campaign. The old-age pension lie had been proved to be a perfect fabnksar tion, but when a Lie was given a little start it sometimes travelled a long way before it could be overtaken, and they wanted to dheck its progress (hear, hear). At Bangor tihey had done that by adopting a system of issu- had done that by adopting a system of issu- ing circulars. On the day the pensioners rooeived tihear pension, a aumber of ladies weire stationed outside the Post Offices, and to everyone who looked over sixty they handed one of the circulars, refuting the old- a.ge pension lie (hear, hear). That was one way in which the ladnes of Conway oouild assist him in his campaign (hear, hear). The only possible chance of winning the election, and he meant winning—(loud applanse)—was by hard work, solid work, amd sacrifice (ap- plause). Another way in which the ladies oould materially assist was by cross-oanvass- dng doubtfuil voters, and by working in loyal oo-operation with the central organisation. If they did thut, he should feel thankful for the dtay the ladies' club was opened at Con- wa.y (hear, hear). He trusted that the time- ly and edoquemit worda with which Mrs Mos- tyn had opened the dlub would have the de- sired effect upon the ladies of the djfltrict (ap- plause). DR. PRICHARD, in seconding the vote of tiWJfg said that tthey all felt highly edi- fied by Mrs Mostyn's address (appLause). JdR SAM. THOMPSON, Unionist, Candidate for West Denbighshire. They had to work hard in order to refute the untruths circulated by their opponents, and it behoved them to pull together to refute those untruths (applause). With regard to old-a.,ac pensions, he said that not a single Conservative member voted against the pen- scons (hear, hear). The RadicaJ cry was, "Don't tax food," but they did not tell the people that they themselves were the biggest taxers (applause). Alii present wore afterwards entertained to tea. in the large badil of tihe olub. Three hearty cheers were given for MT and Mars Vincent before they left.

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