The London Welshman

THE SQUIRE OF LLANDINAM'S FIRST POLITICAL SPEECH. For more than one reason, great interest is being taken in the political campaign of Mr. David Davies, of Llandinam, in Montgomery- shire. It was known that he did not see eye to eye with the party that selected him to carry its banner. Until the very day of his selection many people thought that he preferred the opposite camp. But his first speech delivered at Llanfyllin, last Thursday, shows that, though he can justly claim the title of a moderate Liberal, much more moderate than almost any of the Welsh party, yet he is a Liberal, and pretty certain to support the present Government on all questions that are likely to come before the next Parliament. In the course of his speech he said he had always looked upon party government in some way as having its disadvan- tages as well as its great advantages, and he should always endeavour to support what he considered to be the best interests of the country, apart from considerations of party. But at the same time he realised that the Liberal party was the great party of progress. He sincerely hoped that one of the first things the Liberal Government would deal with was the question of Disestablishment, of which he was strongly in favour. Dealing with Education, he said he believed the ratepayers had an absolute right to control the schools, and religious tests ought to be abolished. He was a strong supporter of temperance reform, and believed in the policy of devolution for Ireland, to be applied also to England, Scotland, and Wales. With regard to the fiscal policy, he was not quite in sympathy with the Liberal party, but he considered nothing could be done with regard to the taxation of food before a Colonial conference had met. He was strongly in sympathy with any method of bringing about closer relations between the Colonies and Mother Country. However, he did not understand how the question could be brought forward as an issue until it came forward at a Colonial conference. He strongly approved of the new Ministry.

TRIO GYMRY LLUNDAIN YN YMGEISWYR SENEDDQL. Ymhlith y tri-chant ar ddeg a rhagbr o ber- sonau sy'n ymgeisio am seddau yn Nhy y Cyffredin y mae tri wyr sydd yn bur anilwg'yn em plith fel Cymry yn LIundain, ac ar y cyfri hwnnw, yn gwbl ar wahan i'w golygiadau b 9 politicaidd, nis gallwn lai na-dymuno yn dda iddynt. Mae rhywrai o honom yn gosod cenedl o flaen plaid, ac ar adeg fel. hon daw hynny i'r golwg. Damwain yw fod y tri hyn yn perthyn 1 un blaid wleidyddol, buasem yn dymuno yn dda yr un fath i Gymro teilwng o Lundain, un yn troi yn y cylch Cymreig, ac yn, gwneud ei ran er dyrchafiad ei gydgenedl pe digwyddasai fed Y yn perthyn i blaid arall. Mae un o'r tri, Mr. Timothy Davies, L.C.C., yn ymladd am sedd gartref yn Fulham. Nid oes ond ychydig wythnosau, er y rhoisom i'n darllenwyr ddarlun a bywgraffiad o'r Cymro teilwng hwn, a chofia eiri darllenwyr mor an- rhydeddus yw ei yrfa wedi bod. Ni raid i Mr. Davies wrth lythyrau canmoliaeth at neb o Gymry y Brifddinas. Mae ei wasanaeth a'i ffyddlondeb yn hysbys iddynt oil. Ceidw i fynu ei gysylltiadau Cymreig yn ddifwlch, ac y mae ganddo hawl arbenig ar gefnogaeth pob Cymro sydd yn yr etholaeth. Am seddau yng Nghymru yr ymladda y ddau arall. Un o honynt yw Mr. Howell Idris, L.C.C. Mae ef wedi ymladd dwy frwydr etholiadol o'r blaen, ac ymddengys yn rhy debyg fel pe bae yr hen air, Y drydedd waith yw'r goel" i gael ei wirio yn ei hanes. Ef sydd wedi ei ddewis i gymeryd lie Mr. Herbert Lewis ym Mwrdeisdrefi Fflint, gan fod Mr. Lewis yn ymladd am y sedd dros y.sir. Nid oes nem- awr o wythnosau er yr ymddangosodd braslun o'i fywyd yntau yn ein colofnau, ac felly ni raid i ni fanylu ar ei genedlgarwch a'i barodrwydd ar bob achl) sur i wneyd gwasanaeth i Gymry Llundain. Mae yr hir flynyddau 0 brofiad a gafodd Mr. Idris yn y Cyngor Sir wedi ei gym- hwyso mewn modd arbenig ar gyfer St. Stephan. Y trydydd o'r gwyr hyn yw Mr. W. Llewelyn Williams, M.A., gwr sydd mor adnabyddus ym mysg Cymry y ddinas a neb pwy bynag. Un o blant sir Gaerfyrddin yw ef, ac ym Mwrdeisdrefi Caeifyrddin a Llanelli yr ymladda ei frwydr etholiadol gyntaf. Bu pethau yn rhanedig braidd yno ar y cyntaf, drwy fod Mr. Alfred Davies, yr hen aelod yn dal gafael, ond yn awr y mae ef wedi ymneillduo, a Mr. Llewelyn Williams yw yr unig Gymro ar y maes. Pen- defig o Sais yw ei wrthwynebydd, na wyddai ein cenedl ni beth bynag ddim am dano hyd nes iddo ddod i'r ymdrechfa hon. Mae Mr. Llewelyn Williams wedi cartrefu yn Llundain ers yn agos i un-mlynedd-ar-ddeg. Daeth yma i fod yn is-olygydd y Star, a daliodd y swydd honno hyd nes y galwyd ef i'r bar. Ar ei ddyfodiad cyntaf i'n plith tafiodd ei hunan i fywyd Cymreig y ddinas, ac o'r pryd hwnnw hyd yn awr y mae wedi bod yn flaenllaw yn ein holl symudiadau. Yr oedd wedi ennill enw cyn hynny fel un o flagur gobeithiol Cymru Fydd, yn genedlaetholwr aiddgar, ac yng ngolwg rhai yn eithafol. Nis gall neb garu Cymru yn fwy angerddol nag y mae ef yn ei charu, ac nid yw yn arbed ei hunan pan y gelwir arno i wneyd rhywbeth er ei mwyn. Bu yn golygu Celt Llundain am amser, a dangosodd fod yn bosibl i bapyr Cymraeg fyw a llwyddo ynghanol dadwrdd a nlwl Seis- nig Llundain. Gwyr ein gwahanol gymdeith- asau, y Cymmrodorion, Cymru Fydd, a'r Cym- deithasau Diwylliadol am ei barodrwydd i'w gwasanaethu a'i allu i ddwyn hen gymeriadau a digwyddiadau hanes ein cenedl yn y gor- phenol i fyw drachefn. Yn ystod y blynyddau y bu mewn cysylltiad a'r Star rhoddodd, Ie amlwg i helyntion Cymreig yn ei cholofnau, a byth er hynny y mae holl bapyrau Llundain yn llawer mwy gofalus am gofnodi y pethau gymerant le yng Nghymru nag oeddynt cyn hynny. Ceidw ei holl gysylltiadau Cymreig yn gymdeithasol a chrefyddol, ac os dychwelir ef i'r Senedd ca dyheuadau goreu ein cenedl ynddo gynrychiolydd a wyr pa fodd i'w hyr- wyddo a'i ysgrifell yn ogystal ag a'i leferydd.

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very soon, thanks to the tact and good spirit of the Association secretary and one or two others, and for many years now there has been complete harmony. Through the Association, Mr. Vincent Evans has been able to do most valuable service to the Eisteddfod. He knows everything about it from without and within. He is always present at its meetings, sitting at the secretaries' table, suggesting and guiding those less experienced than himself. The valuable prizes given by the Association from year to year serve more than one, purpose. They not only turn the energies of the Welsh minds into fresh fields, but they also give to all local committees suggestions asto how to draw out a list of proper subjects. And were it not for the Association, it is most improbable that the successful odes, and poems, and essays, would never be published. There may be reasonable doubt as to the permanent value of many of these compositions, but there can be no doubt about the desirability of making known to the public what has been rewarded at the National Literary Tournament. Since 1881, Mr. Vincent Evans has acted as editor of the National Eisteddfod Transactions, and in that capacity has laid the people of Wales under a great burden of debt. This energetic Welshman finds many other openings for service. He is treasurer of the London Welsh Charitable Aid Society, member of the committee of the London Union of Literary Societies, and member of the Council and of the Court of Governors of the University College of Wales. The celebration, memorial, and presentation funds, of which he has acted as secretary, are almost innumerable. He can guide a committee and draw out subscriptions as only one to the manner born can do.