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 and other main line trains for 3s. 9d. daily. In this same period, the "Daily Citizen" was causing a good deal of anxiety, as it continued to do until its demise in 1915. The Society had loaned it a sum of £1,000, and gave over £500 in a year in the form of advertising. A ballot for or against the 8 hours day was returnable on March 19th of 1914, and it resulted in the demand which had its climax in February of 1919, to be referred to later.

On July 16th of 1914, the Exe cutive proceeded to London to again interview the General Managers respecting the Conciliation Scheme, and then returned to Leeds to check the ballot vote for the election of a new General Secretary. It was declared as follows:-J. Bromley, 5,235; G. Moore, 4,249; I. Gregory, 3,641; A. Mason, 1,347; W. W. Cooke, 622: B. Wild, 128; G. Wride, 76; W. J. Jones, 49; G. James, 35. It was thereupon decided that ballot papers be issued at once, in accordance with Rule 13, to secure a decision between the two highest candidates, Messrs. Bromley and Moore, the second ballot to be returnable not later than October 7th. This final ballot was checked on October 9th and 10th, and

Mr. J. Hunter, President of the Election Committee, thereupon declared Mr. Bromley to be the duly elected General Secretary, and Mr. Geo. Wride, President of the Executive, congratulated Mr. Bromley, followed by Mr. Moore, who supplemented these remarks, and assured Mr. Bromley of hearty co-operation. Returning his thanks to members, through the "Journal." for his election, Mr. Bromley wrote: "I will earnestly endeavour to prove myself worthy of that confidence, and will try by strict and earnest attention to my duty, with all the energy I possess, to safeguard the very important interests entrusted to my care."

Mr. Geo. Moore, in returning his thanks to his many supporters, said: "I shall support Mr. Bromley, in his difficult position as General Secretary, to the utmost of my ability. I am hoping we