Although it is not as handicapped as the neighbouring constituency of the Western Isles in promptly. announcing its decision, Hess and Cromarty will probably not be able to disclose Its "preference in -to-day's polling unfit some time tomorrow.
fought on agricultural polley.
election, iff understood, i being Opposition, it heminee. - Mr. Hector McNeil, albeit an engineer by trade, is a formidable opponent for Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, asin the General "Election Mr, MeNell ran Mr. Walter Elliot, Minister of Agriculture, to 149 votes in the Kelvin-grove Di jon of Glasgow. The Opposition Liberals took some time to find a firm candidate; Dr. W. S, Russel Thomas, their eventual champion, fought Ilford in 1931 and Aberdeen-shire in 1935—both unsuccessfully. 'Mr. Churchill, as everyone knows, fought Wavertree and West Toxteth in 1935, both without gaining a seat. So, actually, all four candidates' are' the rejected of some constituency or another in the last General Election. Ross and Cromarty lies across the North of Scotland like a rugged but beautiful tippet of deer forests, small holdings, valleys (straths") lochs and mountains, It gives to Its accredited representative the privilege of speaking for Ben Wyvis and Loch Maree, to say nothing of the largest proporlon of smal holdings under Ave access apiece of any county in Scotland save Sutherlandshire further north. It remained faithful to the National Liberal cause at the Gen-feral Election and Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, no doubt, will hope that the example recently set by the Scottish Universities will ensure continuance of the Government's hold over a county which although the third largest in size is actually the least Populated of all in Scotland. Rose Jand Cromarty indeed has the smallest electoral roll of any constituency in the British Isles, except Barnard Castle and South-West-Bethnal Green, It may be inclined to follow the pre: event set by the Western Isles last November in returning the twenty-two BER old Labour, candidate i. 34. X.
macmillan, as the youngest member of the new House of Commons in place of the former National Liberal Member,
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