The Life of a Great Sportsman 



which would have been quite sufficient for the purpose, and, 

 which abundant evidence proved, actually did turn the election 

 in Mr. Waddy's favour. 



That my poor old Uncle George, who was a staunch 

 Conservative, would have turned in his grave at the thought 

 of his money being used in the Radical interest did not 

 evidently weigh in the balance with his daughter against the 

 saving to her pocket in damages, for the valiant Uriah opened 

 his mouth wide and claimed ,£25,000 for his broken heart and 

 for the loss of his Mary Anne, plus her fortune. There can be 

 no doubt this was a great factor against Maunsell's success all 

 through his Parliamentary campaigns. 



Very shortly before the 1886 election, at a meeting of the 

 Primrose League, held in the Corn Exchange, Mr. W. Piggott, 

 one of Brigg's most prominent townsmen, said, " We have a 

 very able candidate in Mr. John Maunsell Richardson, who 

 has always so far succeeded in everything he has undertaken. 

 You will, I am sure, give a helping hand to return him as your 

 Member to Parliament when the next General Election takes 

 place. I feel quite sure he will use every means in his power 

 to further the splendid aims that have always been the lodestar 

 of Leaguers such as the Primrose Dames. " 



On August 13, 1886, at a meeting of the Primrose League, 

 when a great demonstration was held in Brocklesby Park, Lady 

 Yarborough being the ruling councillor, the Hon. W. T. 

 Marriott, Q.C, M.P., spoke with no uncertainty as to his 

 opinion of the recent election mistake. 



He said, " I am bound to say I am utterly unable to under- 

 stand how at the recent Parliamentary Election for the Brigg 

 division of Lincolnshire, the electors could reject so good a 

 candidate as Mr. John Maunsell Richardson, and elect such a 

 man as Mr. Waddy. I wonder, by the way, to how many of 



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