Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1913 — EARL AS GOVERNOR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

EARL AS GOVERNOR

Believed that Duke of Connaught i s Will Not Return. t r —♦- Peer Suggested as Successor as Governor General Haa Had Noteworthy Career and la Well Qualified . —Climate Affects Duchess. London. —The duke of Connaught, accompanied by his wife and daughter, left Canada recently for England, and it is generally understood here that he will not return to Ottawa, though as yet there has been no official announcement to that effect The duke is known to have a strong and sincere liking for Canada, and doubtless wonld be pleased to remain there another two years. But the climate apparently has never agreed with the duchess of Connaught and, in view of this fact it is believed certain that the duke has now practically ended his tenure of office as governor general of the dominion. The question as to who will be named to succeed the duke of Connaught at Ottawa has become 'a subject of lively speculation here. The nameß of half a dozen prominent persons have been mentioned, among them at least two close connections of the royal, family. But the best authorities seem to agree that the young earl of Beauchamp has the inside track and is most likely to win the race. He has the backing of the cabinet, which should count 99 points in his favor. Lord Beauchamp is at present first commissioner sis works, a position involving mainly the care of all national buildings and royal palaces, and the holder of which is also a cabinet minister. For a man of his years—he has just passed forty—his career has been one of rather unusual dlstlilctlon. At the age of twenty-four he was mayor of the city of Worcester, and before he had reached his twenty-eighth birthday he was governor of New South Wales, one of the most desirable offices of its kind in the gift of the crown. As governor of New South Wales he is said to have displayed executive ability of a high order. In conclusion, it may be said that Lord Beauchamp is of a very pious turn of mind. He has always taken

an active interest in school and Sunday school work, and in his youth he carried his enthusiasm so far as to appear in the role of a street preacher. The Canadian post, there is little doubt, would be highly acceptable to the Countess Beauchamp, who is a sister of thfe immensely wealthy duke of Westminster, and before her marriage, some ten years ago, was Lary Lettice Grosvenor. She has always taken a keen interest in her husband’s political work. It is rather an interesting conlnctdence that one of her warmest friends is Princess Patricia of Connaught, who has been a frequent visitor to Madreefleld court, near Malvern, the beautiful home of Lord and Lady Beauchamp. Their eldest son, Viscoant Elmley, is nine years old, and they have four other children.

Duke of Connaught.