Mary Evans Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign

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Picture No	10428479
Date	1879
Description	Gladstone and the Midlothian Campaign - Waiting his Arrival
Details	Front cover of the ILN depicting people awaiting the arrival at West Calder railway station of four-times Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone on his tour of Midlothian during a US-style campaign which saw the elderly statesman come out of the retirement to take the ultra-Tory seat. Orchestrated by Lord Rosebery, Gladstone undertook a tour of the area which was highly publicised. He travelled on a Pullman train from which he was able to address gathered crowds. Many queued for hours to hear him speak and paid up to ú5 a ticket.
Source	Front cover of The Illustrated London News, 6 December 1879
Credit	© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
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