. Neufundland Quarterly 1919-20. Ich er war Vorsitzender, und whosemeetings hatte ich häufig besucht. Ich habe gesagt, es war eine hart umkämpfte enge Wahl. Es bedeutete eine Übereinkunft für Sir James Winter; es war sein Heimatbezirk, Niederlage hätte ernsthaft seine politische Zukunft beeinflusst. Heand Ich sprach oft darüber und erinnerte mich an viele der Vorfälle. Diese Wahl war die erste, in der Sir WilliamWhiteway, ging in das Land als Premierminister. Es war aus zwei anderen Gründen allsonotable. Zwischen der Opposition, angeführt von Sir Joseph Little und SirW, war eine Verschmelzung stattgefunden. Whiteway, in Othe

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. Newfoundland Quarterly 1919-20. ich he was Chairman, and whosemeetings I had frequently attended. I have said it was a hard fought close election. It meant agreat deal for Sir James Winter; it was his native district, defeat would have seriously affected his political future. Heand I often talked about it afterwards and recalled many of theincidents. This election was the first in which Sir WilliamWhiteway, went to the country as Prime Minister. It was alsonotable for two other reasons. An amalgamation had takenplace between the opposition, led by Sir Joseph Little and SirW. Whiteway, in other words, a Coalition of Liberals and Tories.In the previous election Sir Frederick Carter had led the ToryParty, but in the meantime had succeeded Hoyles on the Benchas Chief Justice, his political mantle falling upon Sir WilliamWhiteway. It was also the year when the first appeal wasmade to the country on a railway policy. In May of that yearthe contract with Blackman for the building of the railway toHalls Bay was entered into.. PARLIAMENT HUILIIN N FROM ISANXK.KM AN PARK. I learned trom Boone, as well as from those who accompaniedhim that he enjoyed his election contest to the highest degree.He did not, however, take politics seriously, any more than law;in fact, he was not by nature a politician. He loved the lawand his clear reasoning, vigour and soundness of view were ofgreat advantage to him in expounding it. He had gained aname as a cross-examiner, and in worming out of a witnesstelling facts in a complicated case. He could turn a point tohis advantage or destroy that of an opponent quicker than anym in at the Bar. I do not know that I could say that he was aprofound lawyer, but he possessed wonderful insight into humannature and the facts of life, and had the supremest contemptnever disguised for anything bordering on humbug or pedantry. The first session of the Parliament of 1883 opened inFebruary. If I remember rightly, only six members of theopposition had been elec

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