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Bradford Election Foretells Final Struggle Between Miall Ripley
Correspondent notes Bradford on the eve of a tense election with three candidates Miall Forster and Ripley. The piece traces Miall’s Liberal surge, Thompson’s retirement and Ripley’s bid amid accusations of bribery and intimidation as crowds gather for nomination day and a city-wide show of hands.
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Miall
Ripley
Joe
Bradford
Wickham
Liberal
Church
M. W. Thompson
Mr. Miall
Esse
Posse
Mr. Thompson
London
Fos
Forster
Thompson
Mr. Ripley
Chamber of Commerce
Messrs. Forster and
Misall
St. George’s Hall
Forster and Miall
R. Asquith
Bradford Observer