Elections
Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), 28 Apr 1924
Letter from Captain Edward Altham (United Service Club, Pall Mall, [London]) to WSC explaining that at a forthcoming debate staged by the newly-formed Conservative Training Association he is going to argue that the return of WSC for the Abbey Division of Westminster would have heralded an new era of concerted action against Socialism and arguing that young Conservatives are receptive to the idea of co-operating with Liberals.
(Untitled), 18 Jun 1924
Letter from [WSC] (Chartwell) to Sir Samuel Hoare [later Lord Templewood] (18 Cadogan Gardens, [London]) asserting that he can develop a successful independent candidature in the Abbey Division of Westminster, promising to draw up an outline of the arrangement for the cooperation of Conservatives and Liberals in certain constituencies and suggesting that candidates standing under this arrangement should be called Liberal Conservatives, citing precedents in Canada and Spain. Carbon copy.
(Untitled), 17 Jun 1924
Letter from Sir Samuel Hoare [later Lord Templewood] (18 Cadogan Gardens, [London]) to WSC on: his belief, resulting from a meeting with Stanley Baldwin [later Lord Baldwin] and F Stanley Jackson, that there will be trouble if WSC stands in Westminster and that they have another constituency in mind for him; the Conservative view of Frederick Guest's proposals for electoral cooperation between Liberals and Conservatives in some constituencies.
(Untitled), 06 Oct 1924
(Untitled), 15 Oct 1924
(Untitled), 23 Oct 1924
(Untitled), 10 Nov 1924
Letter from Frederick Kellaway (16 Eliot Park, Lewisham, [London]) to WSC recalling their time working together at the Ministry of Munitions, congratulating him on his appointment as Chancellor of the Exchequer, asserting that the Liberals deserved their "punishment" at the polls for putting Labour into office, mentioning that for the first time in his life he worked and voted for a Conservative candidate, and hoping that the country is free from experiments in nationalisation.
(Untitled), 10 Apr 1908
Letter from Sir Francis Channing (40 Eaton Place, [London]) to WSC passing on an invitation to address a meeting from the branches of the Young Liberals League in East Northamptonshire and describing the branches' work in counteracting socialism and rallying opinion on the Licensing Bill. Comments on WSC's forthcoming by-election in North-West Manchester.
(Untitled), 25 Apr 1908
Letter from Robert Outhwaite MP (National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, [London]) to WSC congratulating him on his campaign in North-West Manchester and asserting that WSC is destined to lead Liberalism "back to first principles".
(Untitled), 23 Dec 1908
Letter from Captain The Honorable H S Stanhope RN, treasurer of the Home Counties Liberal Federation (42 Parliament Street, London) to WSC inviting him to address the Federation's next annual meeting, possibly in the Saffron Walden Division of Essex, and giving the number of seats won by the Liberals in general elections since 1885 Annotated by WSC that he will be too busy to accept.
(Untitled), 23 Dec 1909
Letter from Joseph Pease (Headlam Hall, Gainford, [County Durham]) to WSC on: WSC's involvement in the production and distribution of election campaign posters; David Lloyd George's promises of honours in return for money [contributions to Liberal Party funds]; the offer of money to help the cause of Free Trade from James Caird [a jute manufacturer of Dundee, Angus, Scotland]; the prospects for the general election.
(Untitled), [1909]
List of constituencies with Liberal candidates. Annotated typescript. The third and fourth pages of this document are at CHAR 2/43/21-22.
(Untitled), [1909]
List of constituencies with Liberal candidates. Annotated typescript. The first and second pages of this document are at CHAR 2/43/18-19.
(Untitled), [1909]
Statement of the representation and candidates of constituencies within the area of the Western Counties Liberal Federation. Annotated typescript.
(Untitled), [1909]
List of the Liberal and other candidates standing for constituencies within the area of the Lancashire and Cheshire Liberal Federation, with coloured crosses to indicate actual or predicted election results. Annotated typescript.
(Untitled), 16 Dec 1910
Letter from Arthur Ponsonby (Shulbrede Priory, Lynchmere, Haslemere, [Hampshire]) to WSC expressing enthusiasm about the Liberals' success in the general election but reporting that this feeling is not shared by two members of the Cabinet, who still doubt that the Government will have a strong enough mandate. Believes most Liberals in the country wish the Government to lose no time in pursuing its policies.
(Untitled), 13 Oct 1935
(Untitled), 02 Apr 1910
(Untitled), [1935]
Liberal Party Leaflet "A Few Reasons Why You Should Support the Liberal Party".
(Untitled), Feb 1935
Election address of Artro Morris, Liberal Candidate in the Wavertree by-election.
(Untitled), 18 May 1945
Letter from WSC to Archibald Sinclair [later Lord Thurso, Secretary of State for Air and Leader of the Liberal Party] proposing a continuation of the coalition until a decisive victory has been gained over Japan [carbon].
(Untitled), 18 May 1945
Letter from WSC to Ernest Brown [Leader of the Liberal National Group] proposing a continuation of the coalition until a decisive victory has been gained over Japan [carbon].
(Untitled), 26 May 1945
Letter from WSC to Sir Archibald Sinclair [later Lord Thurso, Secretary of State for Air and Leader of the Liberal Party] marked "private" commenting on the Liberal separation from the Government With additional sentence added in pencil: "I am happy to think that you have conducted the mighty air power through all the course of this 5 years hard war." [carbon].
(Untitled), 26 May 1945
Letter from WSC to Sir Archibald Sinclair [later Lord Thurso, Secretary of State for Air and Leader of the Liberal Party] marked "private" commenting on the Liberal separation from the Government [typescript copy].
(Untitled), 02 Jul 1899
Letter from WSC (Birch House, Lees, Oldham [Lancashire]) to "Mamma" [Lady Randolph Churchill] in which he asks her to come to Oldham and accompany him on his election campaign and says that the Liberals are better at "placarding and pushing their propaganda" Manuscript in the hand of WSC.