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- 1991, Feb. 13.
Written at The Grand, Folkestone. Has arrived and plans to stay at Brighton for a week for the voice to strengthen. Includes notes from Richard, Megan and Margaret Lloyd George.
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Written at The Grand, Folkestone. Has arrived and plans to stay at Brighton for a week for the voice to strengthen. Includes notes from Richard, Megan and Margaret Lloyd George.
Written at The Gables, Croxteth Road, Liverpool. Ian Maclaren is ill. 'Last night spoke against war. Greatest success I ever scored in South Wales. Conquered completely a hostile audience'.
Written at The Falmouth Hotel, Falmouth. Last night's meeting: 'Tories tried to get up a row outside to drown my voice. Utterly failed'. The tour of Devon and Cornwall was a great success.
Written at The Daily News Office, London. Wishes Uncle Lloyd to find a verse for Bradford. There is a meeting of the Daily News Board that day and a dinner at the Cecil that evening. Bryn Roberts has a letter in that day's Daily News.
Written at The Daily News Office, London. Has received a letter from Lord Ashton, one of the late proprietors of the Daily News. Returns to Brighton that evening. Should the Queen die must come up to Parliament'.
Written at The Daily News Office, London. A meeting of the directors. Spender has been placed in charge of the leading columns. Has been invited to dine with Cecil Harmsworth that evening, but has declined in order to prepare his speech. 'Thank Uncle Lloyd for excellent votes'.
Written at The Cottage, Knighton, Radnorshire. Would like William George to visit London, for, 'We had really no fun together last time, one was so absorbed in that wretched speech. But now we can go about a bit'. Is to attend the Baptist Association of Monmouthshire on Tuesday. Patagonia. Has received invitations to speak on Welsh Disestablishment.
Written at The Cottage, Knighton, Radnorshire. The coronership at Llandrindod. The article on oratory in that day's South Wales Daily News praising him: 'Great change from S.W.D. News of prehistoric days'.
Written at The Cottage, Knighton, Radnorshire. Legal matters,
Written at The Cottage, Knighton, Radnorshire. Has two meetings that evening. Plans to stay at Knighton until the election is over. Leaves for Flintshire on Thursday to assist Sam Smith. Does not wish to take an active part in prosecuting W. Humphreys. His success in the Caernarvon Boroughs - 'Let us have news of how the victory has been recd. They all say here it is so far the biggest in Wales. I don't thank you specially for what you have done in this contest because I have so much to be sincerely grateful to you for that [it] is no good my particularising'.
Written at The Coppice, Queniborough, Leicestershire. Thousand congratulations on your election as Chairman of School Bd. Now you must make that Bd. a real educational power. ... Let Criccieth be quoted in future as a proof of what can be done'. 'Yesterday I was planning how I could get you elected to my Aldermanship of the C.C. It is no good in my hands. You would make excellent use of it. Talk to W. J. Parry or D.P.W. about it'. Last night's immense success - '2000 people there. Reception immense. ... I gave them war - hot & they took it'. Met a Miss George from Pembrokeshire, a third cousin of theirs. 'Am getting strong hold on English democracy'. Goes to Wolverhampton on Tuesday and then returns to the Commons to fight the Budget. Mean to get up strong speech in second reading. Am getting ready. These meetings a good preparation'.
Written at The Coppice, Queniborough, Leicestershire. The death of Roland Britannia - 'He was the De Wet of our childhood. There was nothing too daring for him to attempt. His geniality endeared him to boys whose admiration he had completely won by his intrepedity [sic]'. Is preparing a speech for the following day's meeting at Wolverhampton; 'Generally it is more important one shd be at Westminster. This meeting is an exception'. The local Association was not prepared to accept Asquith - The Association however decided by an overwhelming majority to ask me'.
Written at The Bryn, Terrace Road, Swansea. Has been sent to see Vyrnwy Morgan who is ill. The demonstration at Tonypandy last night was 'magnificent': 'Nothing to equal it in the Rhondda seen by "the oldest inhabitant". The fight at the door to get in was a spectacle. Mabon was there & looked green for he had never had a third of the audience at Ton before. I talked Home Rule & treason generally gydag arddeliad mawr'.
Written at S.Y. Zingara. Describes the weather, the scenery and his travels: 'Ben Nevis surrounded by a Court of giants'. Has received no letters before starting. 'If you are holidaying make the most of it. I hear something of John Hugh's companionship. Beware of that mercurial youth. Caution him against excessive flitting. It is exhausting & distracting'.
Written at 'Swyddfa.' Has a meeting at Kings Lynn that evening. The Liberal candidate is a client. The Boer War; the victory at Balmont.
Written at Sunny How, Filey Road, Scarborough. The reception he has received at Scarborough,
Written at Sunningdale Golf Club, Berks. Has come to play golf with Dick and the Master of Elibank. The Conference has reached the end of the agenda. Foresees difficulties. 'Thought Mountain Ash risky under the circumstances. They would have blamed my lead. I made a strong speech'.
Written at Sunderland. Jelf's opening statement was very impressive: 'I think the other side were taken completely by surprise with one part of one case'. Is now 'quartered' at Sunderland.
Written at Sunderland Echo Co. Ltd., 14 Bridge Street, Sunderland. William George's success at the Police Court. Has been 'searching up the slums for dismissed workman who might be useful to us. Got him. Excellent evidence from the poor chap. He had been dismissed because he got drunk at his sister's wedding & failed to turn up at his work the following morning'. Plans to go to Newcastle, Hartlepool and Sheffield.