Title:  Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 100, April 18, 1891

Author:  Various

Release Date:  August 30, 2004 [EBook #13323]

Language:  English

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PUNCH,

Or the London charivari.

Vol. 100.

April 18, 1891.

LEAVES FROM A CANDIDATE’S DIARY.

[Continued.]

March 13.—­Left Billsbury this morning by nine o’clock train, and came back to London.  Brought with me the Billsbury Standard, and the Billsbury Meteor (the Radical paper.) Both have accounts of last night’s meeting.  Rather different, though.

    BILLSBURY STANDARD.

The era of indecision is past.  In another column we give a full account of the important meeting of the Council of the Conservative Association, which was held last night for the purpose of selecting a Conservative Candidate for Billsbury.  The proceedings were enthusiastic and unanimous ...  Mr. Richard B. PATTLE, the selected Conservative Candidate, is a young man of the highest promise.  He had a distinguished career at Oxford, where he obtained honours in History, and represented his College in the Torpid races for eight-oared crews.  Since then he has been called to the Bar, where he has already secured a lucrative practice....  His speech last night had the right ring about it.  It was eloquent, practical, convincing, modest and decided, thoroughly in harmony with the best traditions of the Conservative party, and remarkable for the proof it afforded of the devotion of Conservatives at all times to the highest interests of the working classes.  We have no hesitation in declaring, as Colonel CHORKLE did last night, that with such a Candidate to oppose him, the fate of Sir Thomas CHUBSON may be considered as already decided.  If only all Conservatives will put their shoulders to the wheel and work hard, the stigma under which Billsbury now labours will be swept away.  A Mass Meeting of Conservative electors will be held on an early date to ratify the decision of the Council, and inaugurate the period of hard work throughout the constituency.

    BILLSBURY METEOR.