The Scots have a saying something to this effect, "Keep your eye on Paisley," and doubtless many eyes will be focussed towards that city of thread now that it is announced that Mr. Asquith has been selected as Liberal candidate. At the last general election three-cornered contest took place there, resulting in the return of a Liberal, Sir J. McCallum with total of 7.542 votes. Next in order was Mr. J. M. Biggar, a co-opera for with 7,436 votes, the third) being Mr, John Taylor, Coalition and National Democratic Party' with 7,201. The voting at that election offers no criterion to the! real state of feeling in this or almost any constituency at the present day, but the equal splitting] of the votes suggests quite wonderful possibilities. Mr. Asquith used to rule East Fife by the decided' vigour of his personality. the electors in the villages making the constituency were distinctly proud of the eminent position of their member, and the war was! required to shake their belief in him. The older Liberals of Scotland were wroth at his defeat and ever since have had a great hankering to have him back, and in the!
s it anneers tolerably certain that Paisley will have been found "safe" for him.
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