Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Apprenticeship in Education
- 2 The Board School Teacher, 1882–1892
- 3 The Schoolmaster
- 4 The London School Board, 1894–1897
- 5 President of the NUT
- 6 The London School Board, 1897–1900
- 7 Parliament, 1900–1902
- 8 The 1902 Education Act
- 9 The End of the London School Board
- 10 The Decline of the Unionist Government, 1903–1905
- 11 Outside and Inside the Government, 1905–1908
- 12 Financial Secretary to the Admiralty I: 1908–1914
- 13 Financial Secretary to the Admiralty II: 1914–1920
- 14 Minister of Labour
- 15 Exclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate section
7 - Parliament, 1900–1902
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Apprenticeship in Education
- 2 The Board School Teacher, 1882–1892
- 3 The Schoolmaster
- 4 The London School Board, 1894–1897
- 5 President of the NUT
- 6 The London School Board, 1897–1900
- 7 Parliament, 1900–1902
- 8 The 1902 Education Act
- 9 The End of the London School Board
- 10 The Decline of the Unionist Government, 1903–1905
- 11 Outside and Inside the Government, 1905–1908
- 12 Financial Secretary to the Admiralty I: 1908–1914
- 13 Financial Secretary to the Admiralty II: 1914–1920
- 14 Minister of Labour
- 15 Exclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate section
Summary
As the 1900 general election approached, Ellery made a confident forecast, in the Practical Teacher, that both the NUT members of Parliament would be re-elected. This time Gray was faced by J.H. Bethell, the former Mayor of West Ham; Yoxall by Sir Lepel Griffin, the ex-arbiter of the destinies of Afghanistan. To speculate on Macnamara's chances at North Camberwell was riskier. In 1885 and 1892 a Liberal member had been returned, in 1886 and 1895 a Conservative. Major Dalbiac, the retiring member, had been popular. Had he remained, Ellery thought, he would have been a hard nut to crack. But the new Conservative candidate was J. R. Diggle, Macnamara's old antagonist at the London School Board. Locally, Liberal and Conservative were considered to be evenly matched. The Conservative South London Observer and Camberwell and Peckham Times declared that
the issue of the dramatic ‘fight’ in North Camberwell between … Diggle and Macnamara – old time foes in public work, and avowed dissentients in all matters of opinion – must devoutly be left to the will of the gods – and the chances of the ballot box. North Camberwell has a chequered reputation for fickleness, and must be left to decide for itself to which of two brilliant candidates for its favour, the glove will be thrown.
Macnamara was well satisfied to compete against Diggle. Afterwards he told his colleagues on the NUT Executive that he had been fortunate in many things but perhaps most fortunate in his opponent.
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- Dr Macnamara 1861-1931 , pp. 144 - 160Publisher: Liverpool University PressPrint publication year: 1999