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Written at The Hotel Metropole, Brighton. Has to return to London on Monday in anticipation of 'a very important division'. Tom Ellis 'feels the humiliation of last week deeply & he was anxious to see me for consolation'. The Disestablishment Bill cannot now be introduced next week. The compensation to be given to the parsons. Family news.
Written at The Gwalia Hotel Ltd, Llandrindod Wells. Yesterday's 'triumphant meeting''. 'We are going to get a huge gathering here also. They are coming in from the ends of the earth already'. Is staying with Jenkins. The weather.
Written at The Gwalia Hotel Ltd., Llandrindod Wells. Hopes that Wynn will be defeated in the County Council election and that 'a sturdy chap' will be elected. The Merioneth County Council 'needs a good deal of stiffening'. The enormous success of the Llandrindod meeting. Goes to Llanfyllin the next day and then London.
Written at The Great Northern Railway, Victoria Hotel, Bradford. Has addressed 'two crowded & very enthusiastic meetings'. 'The Rating Bill has been quite a boon for me in England'. Spoke about Rating and Education mainly. Has received no letters.
Written at The Grange, Swansea. The success of the South Wales meetings - 'quite unparallelled in my experience here. Quite a triumphant procession so far'. Encloses the South Wales Daily News. Returns to Criccieth the following night and would like to hold a meeting at Pwllheli on Friday. Has received no report from Asquith.
Written at The Grange, Swansea. 'Immense success in spite of suffragettes. Never had such a reception in my life. Streets crowded with cheering multitudes who could not get in either to meeting or overflow'. William George should write to Penally. Includes note from Margaret Lloyd-George.
Written at The Grand, Folkestone. Is accompanying Masterman on a run to Canterbury. Churchill is coming for a chat that evening.
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'.