The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-04-06 00:00:00

THE ELECTION.

... ils6
807

Mr. Wylie ... ... 653
More than 1400 persons voted, and only
soo remained unpolled, including dead and
absent, a circumstanceal most unparalleled in
Weymouth.
In the midst of one of these battles, and
while the crowd was engaged at the farther
end of the street, Mr. Wylie with his friends
emerged from the Guildhall, and it was then
known he was defeated. To the compara-
tively few persons who were in front of the
Guildhall Mr. Nangle called out the figures,
and it soon became circulated amongst the
crowd; but it was generally dircredited. Un-
happily it was too true, for soon afterwards
the result was posted on the central doors of
the hall. Even then it was not believed, and
it was not till after nine o'clock that the crowd
dispersed, evidently in very bad humour, for
Mr. Wylie had won the hearts of the working
men, and they feel the disappointment
keenly.

WALREEI&K.
THE REPREBEN'TATION OF THE BOROUGH,
TFIUMPHANT RETURN OF THE LIBERAL CANIAIDATI.

The polling for the election of a member for the
Parliamentary borough of Wareham came off on
Friday last, when the Conservative candidate was
Mr. John Samuel Wanley Sawbridge Erie-Drax. of
Holnset Park, and the Liberal candidate was Mr. 1
Montague John Guest, of Here Regis. Mr. Drax has
sat for Wareham at intervals ever since 1811, and Mr. 1
Quest was member for Vowhal during the Glad-
stonian administration, at the close of which he
unsuccessfully attempted to oust his present opponent.
There were five polling ststions, and Mr. Stephen
Bennett (lisyor of Wareham and returning officer)
presided at the Wareham Corn Exchange, Kr. S. F.
Filnter at the Stoborough Schoolroom, Mr. A.
Florencs at the Kingston Schoolroom, Mr. J. W.
Tribbett at the Curie Castle National Schoolroom, and
Mr. W. Sullen at Mr. James House's house at Here
Regis. The weather was very unfavourable in the
early part of the morning, but it clo ared before dinner
time, sad the remainder of the day was fine. Carriages
bearing the colours of the respective candidates—blue
for Mr. Urea and pink for Mr. Quest—were used in
ringing up voters, and polling proceeded pretty
briskly during the morning. The free display of Mr.
Quirt's colours, and the enthusiasm in his favour,
showed that he was the popular candidate, and he was
everywhere well received; but there was nothing like
enthusiasm towards Mr. Om. whose reception as he
drove about the town was auyth but favourable,
and blue was very little worn even his suppot -strs.
At • Conservative meeting told on Thursday Mr. Q.
in
1 ! .!io.iso
Herd aiigintlised Mr. Quest's supporters as "slot
i f
'arers, and this induced • number of fisher-
men to mount a boat on wheels, and ride in it through
the borough on the (lay of election, displaying the
Liberal colours. During the night of Thursday seine
silly persons threw tar over the front of the house of
Dr. &reborn, one of Mr. Drox's supporters, and the
coneervatires issued an ~ppeel to the electors not to
vote for Mr. Guest on this account; but it is almort
needless to say that it had about as much effect as the
ridiculous appeal to the electors which was placarded
all over the town, asking them to "Vote for Drax and
Maintain tAc En4pirc"lll

The poll amid at the statutory time, via., four
o'clock, and tho Gore Exchange ballot-box was
removed to toe Town Hall where the °minting was to
take plaoe. The Stoborough ballot-box arrived about
half-past four, and the remaining boxes had reached
the Town Hall by quarter-past five, but the counting
of the votes was not commenced tail idx o'clock. By
this time a large crowd had collected, but there were
no disturbances of any consequence. Mr. Drax's
supporters expressed themselves confident of a small
majority in their favour, whilst the supporters of Mr.
Guest were by no means sanguine of victory, but at
half-paet seven o'clock the welcome announcement was
made that Mr. Guest was returned by a majority of
and the utmost enthusiasm prevailed. The figura
were :

Guest (L)
Dr*: (C)

• 416

Majority for Guest— ... 35
The magnitude of the victory may be 11111011 at a glance
by comparing then figures with those of the

CAIIT POLL :-

310