Berkshire Chronicle Reading 11-1919

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'I'B' Clark, L .. ...... '" .
road ley, Lab. '"

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110,1

Majority ... '" .
In 198t, when ·M r. Br()UUI;.," ••• , ". i:7
W'ri-tbe 6pre W6re:. .. ' .. 1 'h~

:!W. If. Colebrook ... ... ". .
...A.. Broedl y .. . 0.-.. •.. ... ., ',

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)lajorij;lr '" ... '"
As there a r 2.S:17 voter, (JII \ , .
number ()f elector polling \\;1 , "

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In seoonrung the vote of Ih u ll l , '1 ....

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turning oftIcer' Mr. B road II'Y •. 11" , .
~rk had ~ought very fl\irl.~·. If
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!DE t o note t bat Mr .. Clark, \'r .. I'.
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Wll~ a cIIDdiilate fOT the fir' , I"".
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J.>urJ'r and n 'retur ned. be'lI , f"
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1i t of 19 w..ii<lidlltes.
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• }!r" C;:lark, ho ~ a8 te ideJ 'I' I.
y ea rs,,1 a D,lem}ler of tb e W ..
Comm ittee. B j III 0 \be h OD
f
the R. ~ djng Council of :-;0(". 11.1' .'"
lie is tbe viJ:e.."'liresident o( ti ll' B.
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As;oetation . w b ich currie/! " ,II.
id ency next tar, iUld " trt" ' ''lI'
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l?eo.d ing and District FieE> ( 'il" .'
ci l. He is'll n phew of th ~ I",,· "
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Collie.... J.P., and cou in of COII". ·,I'. .1
Colliel'. For Cour yeuTS du r,n!: II

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assi3tllnt. licitol' to tho I;., .• t
Poration . • VICTORIA WA RD .
l,n....t.hi ward Mr. Frenk W inler '1
ting 1l1iplber, proved a' tron;: '.,,,.,
abd ",iUt the a id of 60thu iu Ut ,,,,,I . •.
sentntive . Men' s nd.
mn~ n'~ ('UO'"
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h e worked- hard on a bsohnel y nu" ,!,,,1 al
lin to retaj his
t. In tIl i h ~ " ,•. .. ,.
fnl, ' ~Ilough Mr. R B. Dt-admlln .•• .
bo\lnd t~ poll ell in Ii art!. wber@ L.. t "
and CCHlperation ore PO\\'6rful. It wi\., I ·t
diftioult to overcome tbe vrevMilin g apA
Mr: Wi n t.el' had tbe- *D of caprilljfes f' .,,,
Mr. 1I. a. Figgott and M~. John Eigh lo •.
The M!!ult, ..a ''''7

Qalculatiqns which 'ha e beoe~ made . bow
that @\y abollt as per ~nt . 01 the electOn
polled in Readinl on
t~ _ Allowing
IVr
papel'8; t lr& fotlowing are th.

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No: of eleeloTli. No. polled.
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1.178
C~\'enham E. ... t,
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' X tu,TO"e ...... , .
817
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91'
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1.175
II ~te ... .... ... 1;7t'I
rl r.
2,1.
R land
I,m
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1,*1
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V c~ria .. . ... .. .

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2:'lt 3'il ... . 9,713
fl\'ident tbat if 'miij u. allowed to con-

the manalJlllDo.t of lltediJlt(a ,...ir8
in tb& ha.Ad pf .. ~ f et1OR ' of
rauge poll

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.the. ,tctal numMlr .of eleeton
wards l(lon~raed wae1SOI:IaJIJ$t
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5,108
t5,1178 ~

In tlois ..-a I'd lIr. S. C. IAlculJ , M.A.• who
tlut up • v ry pJacky .fi.ght &pi t Mr . . A.
RoWE', 1 .P. ( ~Ilg ~\lr P.rty). would
ouiIy have beell IlJturned had the e1eetors
takMl tile trouble to go to the poll. As it
Willi there were 1HI&1'1y 3.000 abilentee8 out
of 6.tU. lIr. LopJl was practically unknc.wn in tilE> ard, but he worked very
hud him3elf e.nd bad a smiill number
ntaallJiaetic workon, including Dr. G: F .
ManeI1, hi. chairman. bat it is jmp068ible
to win munioipal election8 I awt atrong
oaadidatM like IIr. Rowe un
there is
more penjeteDt altd spirited :work put in.
·Mr. LOpn hlld committee rooms in .London
Road and -CrMoent .Road . The Ie ult ..118 , .1 . Rowe (Ln,b,) :.. .:. .., ....... ... 1.172
• . C, lAfon (C.) ... .......... : ...... : 9Sti

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B. ·Dendman . Co-operath'e P urfy •.,i

Majority ... ... ... ... ...... 17i
lIr.
inter reooived many eongratu lJ.
ti.01lJ on his sueeess, which wa
u:t~m "'s
popular in the wan! .
Mr. rr68druan , in conTl'rsation with,
" C)Ironic1e :' representative, said hI' ),,1
fought a gentlem an, and h ad much. enj,·\ .• f
tbe 00 test,
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'fa are 2.332 electors on the rnll ·,•. r
50 per cent. of the elecw1'8 voted.
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In th:i

WeST WA~D .
wa.rd Mr. B . DO"''1ling

HlItcN, t.J

in " downjng " Mr. H. Wotts, "'bo. elt·.·.,1
as a Liberal, ha' in recent [years a~soc , .. ;.,f
himselC with the Labour :port.y . Jt "",
rea lly a Conservatil'e victory. for MI
Do'lfUin&- is a lIu.• mbl!r of the eomm iUi'1' "I
t he Cuuon Club - and the /lIembe of " ..
Majority ....... \. ... .. . .' V 216
club and of the Conser\'ati'lllt Ward ( "!"
Eaat Ward had.. a Labour:..,.r~~~::?~,a~:~~1 mittee, or wbieh Mr. H . W ..ters i" the cb...
lOme year
10 when lIr
man. work ~ hard for hi s 8 1100e&S.
elected. )Lr. Bewe was
The result was declared as follow6:when Dr. Abrnm '~he afn~
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n .' Dl)w}. ing, C. ... ... ... ... ... ...... :;.;:.
of ....e e ie
Ut'll8 III tire ' B W ' t
Lab
50"
~ ~.dIiDlJ 'L",b~1U l'arty- to-d :v. IUld upported
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1:he last el4!ction: He wu.s
Maj ori ty ................. : .. . 5;
u1 the raihrar &e!! in . the
Th ~re Itere ne..,ly 2,000 unpolled.
Wall fOrm!r!! pr Ident of
Y r. Watt~ hus had .. cbeckered experience
in thil ward . In 1907, ..fter holding the seat
for sOme year , he wa d reated by M r. Lewis
" •. r...","''''. '' by 28. b ut in 1909 he was again retune<!.

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the fiI\UTe6 being ,-

W attt!. L . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...... 811
RU8bT~ Jge.,

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67(1

Ma jority ... ... ... ... ... ... 1.,'1
I n A:p'fil ilaat he was 'l'e-elect.ed s 10"11·
her or iIi'e Readin&. Boord of Guard ian. r r
the ward, polling 231, Mr. H . O. Bo~ ley
(C.) h eading tbe poll on .that occasion .
Mr. B . Downin g WOB all i.ted in hi, r.I·',·
po.ign. liy .. strong E lo!etioll Committft'. "lid
1\180 by the Conse...ative Commi ttee and ,
Committee. He also had the 0"",1·
an ce of Mi Blafuh, ,,,ith her motol'-ca r.
An infoTIDl\1 meeting wu held on :'; itl II r·
day evening. at t
CursiJl Club. wh ~1l Ii.
oh ai rma n of tbe Election Committee. Mr II
W aters, -voiced- the COIIKI'atn1atiollS of I h. •p
Pl'6lJOut to their candidate on his suo,·r ..
)(r: Dl>W1li ng replied and thanked th" me.. ·
bel'8 01 . tile club , tbe commi~ .. nel .• \1
thoee who had given help for the g rl's t ."
s18ta.ace they b d rendered.
Seen b y a repl'688n tative 01 thi s pa per . ~r ".
DoJDling... sai4 ~ha attribu ted his ue""'" .n
tIwt ,W'ay h is m aDY. friends in t.he . rd 1.,1·
lied round him. and not fu an.y .local qu.· ..
tion ill parti ular. Mr. Dowuillll'
an ,.d
aDd lumh.'o.t'e merobaDt at>, 44J,
Ro.d~.and b88 l'68ided in the
for 'T,
YMl'II- .Be is a lJI:@lDber ~ t tbe lLA.O .I1 .
And formerly played cricket foT' Relld ll.~
W edJI,eeday .

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!bjority _.. .. . ... .. . ... ... '79

As there a:re S,~ elector8 on the roll it
will be
taat not a quarter voted, and
there were 1INIrly S 000 . . pol*'.
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Mr. W.ooII1ridft · a. meJIlNr of '~ ReA'elm, I~oe ro.olllplittee IIIld at thf) loul
Food Coutrol Comiltittee. He has take~ a
leaIIing part- On
aJf of ~e BMdlq
La1MKar Party, aDd
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at the
lut pn.r~ . e
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in _ _tion lIitb tbe
oaodidatve 01 Ifr If. C. X.rill.. He
oM of the chief •
ert Oil behNf
.trik_ ~t.lr , ~ eM,intaa.
Br.... lI.U.R. H!l ill a""'iaa OddW.ow.
III April ilL Woelitlrid• ..failea to
• 1eoUoa 1M Wi....
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Board 01 G "'l'diaJDa~
. CARLE WARD.
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For the 8eII ~...... ,...ant by the Tfto
t i r _ t of Dr. J . B. ' WaJ4are, tile eucli. . . . _ " I(r. F. G. Godwia, the well00.......... aaa lIMa A. P: B. Black"l,
a ......
~ ~ Jlc*rd of" GfiAr.
the ~ta" of the BeWiIi«
Party. MI) God.lIm pfond ..... exHe thMr ' 11-.11 heart
tat. the ____ -8aC1 1M n.d the

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·)Nilder 11'118 •

OIl the

otMt hand

a)lpea'led etPoqfj' for

the _ea'8 vow, _. IIOt aa oppoIleoi: to
be ~ . aael it ia ~t that a aood
~e work was dOM by tt.o La'1)our

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THE LABOUR, GAINS.

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CONGRATULATORY
SP~HES.

'DEFEATED CANDibATES TO
STAND ACAIN.

to dQ turn>
w lllelt hr hel

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wa... tile' t
working
iota from
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p1enl.' of
'look .. fI~r
.to work fd
belong.
heo.ds.

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'bu t t hp-t'
" bur. lind b,'

l lwlck:. u>-- \1 p."
iQg that bf
I, . ' IHlnesth
fid ence tbe~'
LABt It'Ilt
O:> ..ucillor
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o oW'n ia h i

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