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Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is departing for Kingston for an important meeting. Intends to speak on Free Trade. Has seen Samuel T. Evans about the Barry schools; are fighting the Education Department.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is departing for a conference at Cardiff,
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is busy preparing his brief for the big partnership action. There is a rumour that the Dutch have risen in the Cape. 'Kitchener now admits that Boers have crossed in two places ... hopes to drive them north. Duw a helpor deymas yma. What a bog they have landed us in'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is attending to Myrddin that week. Is dining with J. P. O'Connor that night to meet Bryan the American. Would like Maggie to come to London - 'What does she want sticking down there for [?] ... I know it is the old woman - but it would be infinitely better for her to be with the kids here. M. is like putty in her hands'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Is about to go for a stroll with Clough. Parsons' apology is complete. Dined his brother and Tryfan Jones at the House the previous evening: 'They have both been trump cards for me. They think the Tories have utterly broken their hearts in the Boroughs. In Conway itself a Tory candidate now would hardly get a vote - so Hughes says but of course he is so zealous that you cannot place too much reliance on his estimates'. Ellis Griffith 'made an ass of himself last night. ... He attempted the role of a statesman & played that of the fool. The Liberals are very angry with him. ... He has damaged himself beyond instant retrievement. He must go into dry dock for repairs'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. 'I mean to face Bangor & have written to say so. They can chuck me out next time if they will - & I have no doubt myself they will - but I won't recant a syllable - no, nor even moderate my views even a shade. I know the Caernarvon Boroughs will rue their folly when they are represented by some gilded popinjay. But I am disgusted with them & shall part company with pleasure. Many of them have shown towards me a loyalty & devotion which I shall ever treasure but there have been others who have always been to me a source of sorry & secret pain'. Recalls the advice given to him by 'grand old Gee': 'Peidiwch byth a suro'. 'He had as much reason for doing so as most men. No man ever experienced more ingratitude than he did'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. 'I knew you would all side with Beggan [Margaret]. However it is alright. She is coming up early in January. So the war is off'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Hopes very much that William George will be able to come. Family news.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Hopes to come down for the county council meeting on Thursday. Is departing for Halifax - 'They are coming there from all parts of Yorkshire'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. His success at Cardiff - 'the most eventful gathering in [the] history of Wales. Great triumph. Everybody jubilant - llawn tân a phenderfyniad. Wales means business at all costs'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. His speech in the Commons was a tremendous success - 'You can read me like a book. You were quite right as to my doing better on Home Rule than on Disestablishment even'. The Newcastle Daily Leader has asserted that he 'held the House with the witchery of words'. Sir James Carmichael applauded, and Sir Charles Dilke was extravagant in his praise. 'This week quite establishes my parliamentary reputation so long as I don't upset it & I don't think I shall'. Sion Prisiart: 'Capital. Things are coming to the very pass I wanted them to. Campus inni'. Has written a column for the Guardian.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. His letter to R.O.D.; may go to see him. Greatly appreciates 'the excellent material' which William George sent to him - 'There is stuff enough for a dozen speeches'. Needs statistics on membership of the nonconformist chapels of Wales. Would like Uncle Lloyd to find information about Pennant Methodist chapel; it is a very striking case which he would like to be able to quote. 'I mean to work Pennant up'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. His health. Wishes to be fit for the vote of censure and the attack on Anson next week. The resignation of the Speaker was not expected - '... he had an irritating knack of pulling you up at the wrong moment'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. His health. Fears that his motion on National Councils will be ruled out of order the next day. Plans to speak on the intimidation of witnesses. The report in the Saturday Review on his Home Rule all round motion. Columns in other newspapers: '... Altho' no resolution was carried & the Liberal papers did their best to minimize what happened there is no doubt that as the result of that meeting the whole position of the Liberal party is altered' - the opinion of Dr Robert Wallace MP. 'The article is quite a remarkable one coming from so strong an opponent. Get it at the Bookstall'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. His contributions to Y Genedl and Guardian. Is to go to Acton that evening to speak on Disestablishment. Mair is 'singing & screaming alternately'. 'I think Prichard is making an awful blunder in dismissing Beriah. Ap Ffarmwr is no organiser at all & D. W. Davies is a pettyfogger'.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. His appointment with Croydon Marles, the promoter of the East and West Wales Railway Bill. Discusses progress made - 'It looks like business now. If you wanted money for Beddgelert Railway. I could easily arrange with Firbank to finance it'. Business matters.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, SW. Herbert [Lewis] has joined the Welsh Revolt - 'Herbert's presence amongst us will in itself be a source of great strength to us'. Has been invited by Thomas Gee to speak at Denbigh. Means to 'speak out' at the Congregational Union on Tuesday.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Have won the Barmouth case. The battle at Ladysmith. There is a meeting at Farringdon Memorial Hall that evening - the Chapel Extension Association of the United Free Methodists. D. Lloyd George is to be in the chair.
Written at National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, S.W. Have moved to new offices at Ormond House, 63 Queen Victoria Street: 'Much larger offices - 4 rooms & a small waiting room'. 'It is the dread & really the consciousness that we are not making the most of our opportunities by giving the impression of being prompt & businesslike - this it is that is worrying me'. Roberts, his partner, 'is a good lawyer & works hard. He also commands confidence by his honesty, straightforwardness & intelligence, thus I have observed. But he does not push matters through. He allows them to drag along attending to them when he needs must'. Has been invited by Viscountess Parkes to dinner to meet Sir James Sweinright from Cape Colony: 'Tipyn o Pro Boer yw hi. Un o hen deulu Gogerddan - Liberals'. 'Disgwyliaf enill [sic] het newydd oddiar Ellis Griffith ar yr 11eg o'r mis nesaf'. Anticipates the end of the Boer War. Encloses a telegram which appeared in the Daily Express from their Boer correspondent.