In his letter to us yesterday under the above heading "Fair Play"
the ondachged dees Britaix auenot een a 1 Fighting for a Corpse Sir Cyril Cobb and his Labour opponent, Mr. J. W. Banfield appear be fighting for the Liberal corpse at West Fulham, The immediate outcome promises to give a lively turn to the contest, To begin with Mr. Gale, the Liberal a Fulham's favour at the ingly presented the corpse jrvatives. Ax it amount 5,920 votes and Sir Cobb fast the seat only by 1 votes, Mr. Gale is performing act of graceful penance but wily" the Labour party will have something to say on the subject. Sir Cyril has the advantage of his previous associations with the constituency which he represented for 11 years. He is also a pro-tinment figure in London public lite having been Chairman of the Lon don County Council and an in-Uofatigable member of the Education Committee of that body for muuny years. Not quite so valuable to him will be the support of his volatile constituent Lord Beaver-rook, in whose train is now to be found that once fervent Lloyd-Georgian, Mr. C. A, MeCurly.
safe to assert that Sir Cyril will limelight of the Beaver the Rothermere Press. To add to the confusion the election is considered to be independent of the recently formed working agreement between the Liberal and Labour pasties in the House of Commons, although Liberal eandlidates are reported to be supporting Mr, Banfield. Sir Cyril Cobb, in his heart of hearts, will probably attach more importance to Fulham's Conservative tradi than tothe minor historic incident of Lord Beaverbrook's infant efforts in the formulation of a so-called Empire Trade scheme on which the cables lay stress. Not all the lavish generosity of the headline experts of Shoo Lane and Northeliffe House has been able to disguise the fact that the electors. prote to Mr, Baldwin's guidance on the safeguarding of British indus! and that the rhetoric of news: magnates who would force the pace leaves the public cold. The Conservative Party at West Fulham may find that Lord Beaverbrook's support is a doubtful asset. certainly will galvanize into activity the Liberal objectors to food taxes and on that account Mr. Banfield will probably have no complaints.
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