 Throughout all this , Gladstone was supported not only by the popular and charismatic Rosebery but also by an array of well @-@ dressed women including Lady Rosebery and Gladstone 's daughter Mary . These fashionable people – the celebrities of their day ( newspapers at the time gave many column inches each day to the doings of the upper classes ) – were as much a crowd @-@ puller as the political speakers , and Rosebery 's planning used that to full effect . One meeting was so packed that many were fainting : 70 @,@ 000 people applied for tickets in a hall capable of holding 6 @,@ 500 . Lady Rosebery reported , " I had never heard Archie ( Lord Rosebery ) speak in public politically before , but after the first minute I felt I could never be nervous at his making a speech the audience show him great affection . " [ sic ] However it was not just Gladstone and Rosebery the huge crowds had come to see , but also the dutifully supporting and smiling families . Lady Rosebery went on to describe how " They ( the crowds ) patted me on the back till my shoulders were sensitive . " Thus in Rosebery 's first serious involvement in politics , Disraeli was defeated and the newly elected MP for Midlothian became Prime Minister for the second time ( the caretaker liberal leader Lord Hartington retired in favour of Gladstone ) . It was also obvious that Lady Rosebery was a very evident and valuable political electioneering asset . As the Marquess of Crewe put it " she had cut her spurs . " 
 Throughout all this , Gladstone was supported not only by the popular and charismatic Rosebery but also by an array of well @-@ dressed women including Lady Rosebery and Gladstone <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>daughter Mary . These fashionable people – the celebrities of their day ( newspapers at the time<a href='been_done' title='2'><mark></mark></a> gave many column inches each day to the doings of the upper classes ) – <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> as much a crowd @-@ puller as the political speakers , and Rosebery <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>planning used that to full effect . One meeting was so packed that many <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> fainting : 70 @,@ 000 people applied for tickets in a hall capable of holding 6 @,@ 500 . Lady Rosebery reported , " I <a href='been_done' title='6'><mark>had</mark></a> never heard Archie ( Lord Rosebery ) speak in public politically before , but after the first minute I felt I could <a href='negative_concord' title='7'><mark>never</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='8'><mark>be</mark></a> nervous at his making a speech the audience show him great affection . " [ sic ] However it <a href='negative_concord' title='9'><mark>was</mark></a> <a href='negative_concord' title='10'><mark>not</mark></a>just Gladstone and Rosebery the huge crowds <a href='been_done' title='11'><mark>had</mark></a> come to see , but also the dutifully supporting and smiling families . Lady Rosebery went on to describe how " They ( the crowds ) patted me on the back till my shoulders <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>were</mark></a> sensitive . " Thus in Rosebery <a href='null_genetive' title='13'><mark>'s</mark></a>first serious involvement in politics , Disraeli was defeated and the newly elected MP for Midlothian became Prime Minister for the second time ( the caretaker liberal leader Lord Hartington retired in favour of Gladstone ) . It was also obvious that Lady Rosebery was a very evident and valuable political electioneering asset . As the Marquess of Crewe put it " she <a href='been_done' title='14'><mark>had</mark></a> cut her spurs . " 
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