 He accepted Ramsay MacDonald’s manifesto in its entirety, stating that there must be national unity at a time of national emergency.He indicated he was willing to stand aside to avoid splitting the National vote, if the local Liberal and Conservative Associations decided jointly not to adopt him as the National candidate.But the Conservatives had already adopted South Wales barrister Owen Temple Morris and no accommodation between the parties can have been forthcoming as both Emlyn-Jones and Temple Morris contested the election with Temple Morris emerging the victor.