▁that ▁he ▁might ▁be ▁their ▁candidate ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁In ▁the ▁event ▁however ▁M oles worth ▁did ▁not ▁contest ▁any ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁general ▁election . ▁His ▁next ▁election ▁was ▁as ▁Liberal ▁Union ist ▁candidate ▁for ▁another ▁local ▁seat , ▁Bod min , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁successful . ▁The ▁political ▁views ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁MP , ▁Leonard ▁Court ney , ▁had ▁been ▁gradually ▁diver ging ▁from ▁those ▁of ▁his ▁Liberal ▁Union ist ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁Bod min ▁and ▁his ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁South ▁Africa ▁proved ▁decis ive . ▁At ▁a ▁meeting ▁at ▁Lis ke ard ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁the ▁Bod min ▁Liberal ▁Union ists ▁voted ▁not ▁to ▁re - ado pt ▁Court ney ▁at ▁the ▁coming ▁election ▁and ▁to ▁ask ▁M oles worth ▁to ▁place ▁his ▁views ▁before ▁their ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁view ▁to ▁becoming ▁their ▁candidate . ▁He ▁d uly ▁addressed ▁a ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Union ist ▁Association ▁at ▁Lis ke ard ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁ 3 1 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 5 ; ▁the ▁diss ent ing ▁voices ▁apparently ▁feeling ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁temper ance ▁issues ▁were ▁sufficiently ▁advanced . ▁At ▁the ▁election , ▁M oles worth ▁( supported ▁by ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Union ists ' ▁Conserv ative ▁al lies ) ▁retained ▁the ▁seat ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Union ists ▁with ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁