South Paddington By - Election After the sad comedy of Bromley the
sad comedy of South Paddington. Originally Sir Herbert Lidiard came forward as the Conservative candidate at the approaching by-election with the full approval of the Conservative Central Office. This approval postulated the disapproval of Lord Rothermere. Accordingly the United Empire Party produced a candidate—Mrs. Stewart Richardson. A few months ago—or was it only weeks.?—it, might have been assumed, that Lord Rothermere's.candidate would satisfy Lord Beaverbrook„
After Bromley, however, the reality of any co-operation between Lord Rothermere's United Empire Party and Lord Beaverbrook's Crusaders became, to say the least of it, questionable. Still, as Sir Herbert Lidiard was not very forthcoming towards the Crusaders when they interviewed him, it was thought that they would make at least a temporary alliance with the United Empire Party to defeat him.
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