ton . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁his ▁way ▁up ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁to ▁become ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Albert , ▁then ▁of ▁the ▁Cob den ▁Mill ▁and ▁later ▁joined ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁he ▁res igned ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁his ▁own ▁company ▁at ▁the ▁Sav ille ▁Mill . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Peace ▁in ▁Bol ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁School s ▁Board , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁an ▁Ex am iner ▁for ▁Cot ton ▁We aving ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁and ▁Gu ild s ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ists ▁changed ▁their ▁candidate ▁and ▁field ed ▁Arthur ▁Bro oks , ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁cont ested ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁election ▁before . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁retired ▁school master ▁from ▁nearby ▁Burn ley ▁but ▁had ▁moved ▁to ▁Bol ton ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁elected ▁to ▁Bol ton ▁Town ▁Council . ▁The ▁Labour ▁Party ▁agreed ▁not ▁to ▁stand ▁a ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁by - e lection . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁talk ▁of ▁two ▁Social ist ▁candidates ▁standing . ▁Thomas ▁William ▁Stewart , ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Free ▁Th ought ▁Social ist ▁League ▁and ▁a ▁lect urer ▁back ed ▁by ▁wealth y ▁London ▁friends ▁announced ▁his ▁candid ature . ▁Then ▁another ▁Social ist , ▁Bol ton ▁resident ▁Joseph ▁Le ach , ▁the ▁National ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Indust rial ▁Social ist ▁Party , ▁announced ▁he ▁was ▁standing . ▁However , ▁neither ▁could ▁gain ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁any ▁significant ▁Social ist