sentences:  Chamberlain successfully persuaded the Prime Minister, John Gordon Sprigg, to hold elections as soon as possible, a positive act considering the hostile nature of the Cape Parliament since 1899.During the tour, Chamberlain and his wife visited 29 towns, and he delivered 64 speeches and received 84 deputations.When he first met Theodor Herzl on 23 October 1902, Chamberlain expressed his sympathy to the Zionist cause.