A correspondence between the Thanet Liberal Association and the Thanet
Conservative and Constitutional Association was published in Tuesday's newspapers. On December 20th the Executive Council of the former Association passed a resolution expressing surprise that, in spite of the serious charges made against Mr. Marks, M.P., in the House of Commons, the local. Conservative Association saw no reason to accept his proffered resignation, and appealed to them to disclose the exact nature of the evidence upon which they decided to dismiss these grave accusations as baseless. In acknowledging the receipt of the resolution the secretary of the Thanet Conservative Association was directed by his president to express surprise that the "false and baseless charges," which had been answered by the electors of Thanet in 1904, and with greater emphasis in 1906, should have again been brought forward. To this evasive reply the Thanet Liberal Association responded by forwarding a resolu- tion passed by them on January 3rd,—viz., that " This meeting, having considered Mr. Emery's letter of December 24th, 1906, regrets that the evidence asked for, upon which the Isle of Thanet Conservative and Constitutional Association based their decision to dismiss the grave charges made against the Member for the division in the House of Commons, is not disclosed to the electors of Thanet."
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