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Written at Hertford College, Oxford. Expects a large audience that evening. Is to stay that night with one of the college officials who is the Liberal candidate for Mid-Oxfordshire. Rosebery was very good the previous night.
Written at Heath. Is with Moelwyn Hughes. The success of the tour thus far. The Storey case. William George should write to him at Tonypandy. There are to be Cymru Fydd meetings there the following day.
Written at Hanger Hill Golf Club, Ealing. Is playing golf with Clarke, his secretary. Has received letters from G[ ] P[ ] and the Archbishop of Canterbury and a cable from the Prime Minister of New Zealand. Will say his thanksgiving at Castle Street the following day. Has been praised even in the 'priggish' Spectator!.
Written at Hanger Hill Golf Club, Ealing. Is delighted that William George is also taking up golf: 'You ought not to allow a week to pass without one & if possible two games'. Is now going to play with Llew. Sam Evans, a coward, is resigning from the Welsh Church Commission - 'All the same he is missing his chance of making a great name in Wales. Not sorry personally. He is funking Vaughan Williams'.
Written at Gwerneinwn [sic]. 'Yr hen Archddiacon. What a thrilling horror. Beth a ddigywddodd [?] Ambition disappointed curdling the brain?' The previous day's meeting was a great success.
Written at Gwalia, Llandrindod Wells, Radnorshire. Is to go to Pontypridd for the conference the following day. Wishes to know how registration is proceeding. Has decided to go for the Bar and is urged to do so by Marchant Williams. Wishes William George to forward the necessary papers.
Written at Gwalia, Llandrindod Wells. Has heard from a very intelligent boy from Caernarfon that twenty votes are being lost because of W. J. Williams conducting the cases in the court at Caernarfon - 'hollol inept'. The next day a large number of objections and good claims come up, but poor advocacy in the court could cost thirty of these. Begs William George to go to the court. Has been advised it would be unwise for him [D. Lloyd George] to go there. Legal cases. 'A myn siarad dros y blaid'.
Written at Gwalia House, Llandrindod Wells. Had promised Dr G. B. Clarke MP to visit Scotland and address a meeting at Aberdeen. Has now received an enigmatic telegram from Clarke and is at a loss what to do. Clarke 'is a very wealthy fellow & as he talks of starting an evening paper in London. I should like to be well in with him'. Believes Clarke would like him [D. Lloyd George] to address meetings in his constituency. 'I am in a dickens of a fix'.
Written at Gwalia Hotel, Llanrindod Wells. 'Wedi glanio ein dau yn ddiogel. Balchder mawr gan bawb ein gweled yma'. There is to be a public meeting the following evening.
Written at Gwalia Hotel, Llandrindod Wells. 'Llwyddiant mawr ydyw'r gynhadledd. Cariais boreu heddyw yn gwyneb gwrthwynebiad cryf benderfyniad chwyldroadol yn ffafr ymreolaeth all round'. Changed only a few words to please Thomas Gee. 'I fairly rushed the Council by as final reply. Some of them didn't like it & they'll like it less tomorrow but they had to vote for it'. Includes a note from Margaret Lloyd-George, '... Dim ond gogio altro ddaru'r brawd a siaradodd yn benigamp. ... Pawb wedi colli mewn admiration o'i oratory a'r wraig nid y lleiaf'.
Written at Gwalia Hotel Ltd., Llandrindod Wells. All has gone well. Saw Haydn last night at Church Stretton with his brother and Sylvester Horne.
Written at 'Groglith', Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin. Is departing. William George should write the following day to the Post Office at Killarney and to Galway on Sunday and Monday. Then returns to this hotel.
Written at Grogarth, Acton. The success of the meeting at Poplar. Has been playing golf that day. Is accompanied by Sir Alfred Thomas.
Written at Green Hotel, Loch Leven, Kinross. Conway - 'The Boroughs may not be disfranchised after all & victories are won by weakening the resisting spirit of the enemy as well as by encouraging your own troops. The effect of recent events in Conway may be somewhat obliterated by the lapse of time but they cannot altogether be wiped out. I could see the Mayor was impressed very considerably'. Has not heard from Uncle Lloyd.
Written at Grasgarth, Acton. The Christmas weather and a walk with R. O. Davies. Ellis may forget Pwllheli and needs reminding. The first draft of the Disestablishment Bill has been prepared - 'It is now in Asquith's hands. The secret has been very well kept, hasn't it?' May have to go down to the by-election in Stanhope's constituency, but refused to go to Accrington. Will attend the Monday meeting. Family news.
Written at Grasgarth. Uncle Lloyd's letters are regular and interesting. D. Lloyd George's health,
Includes a note from Margaret Lloyd-George: '... Mae Dafydd yn mendio yn iawn ag yn dechreu fy ordro fi o gwmpas. Mae yn meddwl mae [sic] ef yw yr unig un claf yn y lle'.
Written at Grasgarth. 'So Colwyn was not deemed worthy of a prize!' Has come down to recruit with Herbert Lewis and Ellis Griffith. The Rating Bill comes on in the Commons the following week; has fifteen new amendments to put down. 'My experience in Carson's office stands me in excellent stead over this business'.
Written at Grant Hótel des Bains, Lido-Venise. The motor tour and the weather. Is pondering the problem of local taxation. Would like William George's help to ascertain how mansions are rated compared with shops; he should ensure that parks are included.
Written at Grand Hotel, Eastbourne. Has been playing golf with R. O. Davies. Plans to spend the afternoon reflecting on his Scottish speeches. Met the MP for Eastbourne last night; he 'strongly deprecated' Balfour's remaining in office and believed an early dissolution of parliament was likely if Hampstead went wrong. Is sanguine that the Liberals may win the Hampstead by-election, although, 'A villa suburb like Hampstead is no place for a revolution & nothing short would wipe out such a majority in 3 years'. Wishes that 'some big man would speak on the other side' which would make easier the preparation of speeches. Alfred Thomas's action has been entered for trial, and he [D. Lloyd George] is thus unable to leave for his holiday until late November, 'But I must get it or the Session will inevitably break me down. I must get back my lost blood. My voice is better than it ever was'.