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Show of hands amid clashes in Kingston hustings
In Kingston on Thames a crowded nomination at the Drill Hall produced a loud show of hands with Conservatives gaining early majority before a poll, while Liberal candidates faced jeers and police protection. Across Lewes and other towns roughs disturbed proceedings as candidates faced hostile crowds and debated loudly.
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Mr. Gladstone
Polonius
Lord William Hay
Lord Elcho
Mid-Surney
Kingston-on-Thames
London
Julian Goldsmid
O. H. Roberts
Peek
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Marsh Nelson
Goldsmid
Villiers
M.P
Lionel
Robarts
Lewes
Daily
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Brighton
Dodson
E. Cavendish
Gregory
Scott
Liberal Party
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Flint
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Twells
Guildhall
Sheriff Hutton
Goschen
Crawford
Lawrence
Bell
Twe
Gibbons
Rothschild
Baron Rothschild
Westminster
Charing Cross
Mill
Gladstone
House of Commons
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Finsury
Alderman Lusk
O’malley
Tower Hamlets
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Coope
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Hackney
London Fields
Henry Child
Reed
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Butler
Webble
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Homer
Charles Reed
John Helms
Colonel Dickson
Webb
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Locke
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Cotton
Husfings
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