It the younger generation of Eng-stand had its way one candidate in the General Election would be passed into the House of Commons without undue inguiry into his political views. That is Sir Malcom Campbell. who, according to mail advices, stands for a London constituency as a National Conservative. Another famous sportsman is trying his luck again—Mr. W. W. Waketleld, a former English rugger captain, who unsuccessfully the National by-election warrior, Mr. Randolph Churchill, is standing again but not at Wavertres. He gors to the nelghbouring West Toxteth Division where last July in a by-election a Conservative majority of 5,635 was transformed into a Labour majority of 5,343 spectacular reversal of opinion which will tax all Mr. Churchill's brilianee to overcome, especially as the victor, Mr. Joseph Gibbons, had previously at for the constituency with a majority of over 3,000 recorded in 1029, Sir Normal Angell is standing for London University in the Labour colours, He sat for North Bradford from 1020 to 1931, "Among the women candidates 'Mrs. Van der Elst has been mentioned, 'She. was to have stood as an Inde-indent Conservative for Putney with the idea of pressing her campaign for the abolition of capital punishment, Until the full Ust' of nominations comes to hand it is not possible definitely to say whether she is going to the poll. Shanghai will be interested in the contest at Perth, a seat which was won by Mr. -C, Norie-'Miller, the Chairman of the General \ssurance Company, in a recent lection at which, as a National Liberal, he received the support of th Conservatives. Tt appears. that this support was in danger for the Conservative executive had adopted its own candidate Captain H. W. Houlds-worth. The adoption had to be ap. proved but a three-cornered contest Perth was apprehended when the
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