New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-01

the combined Liberal Committee specifying the three
candidates for whom he should vote. Suppose there
5000 Liberal electors ana but nr tbs
of the whole number-that Is. 6,OO0-shall be cast
for each Liberal candidate all the Liberals will DO
chosen and the Tory with 5000 DO left out in the
cod~along with the Minority Clause. That is what
the Liberals believed themselves strong enough 70
attempt but whether from overIatIng their strength
or from some Encouragement, they very nearly sue,
ceeded in electng the three Tory candidates. Az
o'clock on Tuesday it not believed three Liberals
could be saved except by withdrawing the fourEh;
still the Committee stuck to thor programme. Inc
Tories were wild with exutatiOn and they had every
reason TO be. London has not returned Tory tnis
many year-certany not to any recent Parliament:
When the poll closed at o'clock it was believed tas
two Tories had been chosen and only the 0lilciai
count corrected the mistake. and gave three LDeras
TO one Tory But the effort TO secure all the seats ioi
the Liberals-which is sure to DO always made-aha
the fact that the minority very near to getting
three seats instead Of one. onght to. and have no
doubt will seal the fate Of this eccentric piece Oh
Legislation in the next Parliament.
1t Is an unpleasant and to some extent unexpected
result that in the first election under the new re-
form bill every workingman who stood as a canu,,
date has been defeated. So has almost every man man
who stood avowedly rs the friend OF the worRlng
class. Three of them were forced out OF tho can
yass in advance of the poll Odger was driven IRON
who is barrister but n sort of artisans repre-
sentative) from Lambeth. which he undertook 10
contest after qshss mna snge
are all beaten Col Dickson is nowhere In hackney;
Cremer has scarcely fourth OF the votes ut war
wick: Mt Ayesbury Howell is beaten two to one; AZ
NORTHAMPTON Bradlaugh has less than half the vote
of his successful Liberal and arstocratio opponents
The single approach to success among tho canui-
dates of the Reform League was made by It's fresi.
dent Mr. Edmund Beaes. Last night he was thonght
10 be elected for Tower Hamets, but tho oincal re-
turn to-day gives the seat TO his great snip Dudng
Liberal opponent, Mr.. Samuda, by few votes MI.
Ayrton. the old member for Tower Hamlets aiter
long hesitation confessed with Mr. Beales; ana this
wonld have saved him but for the obstinate folly oil
Newton. another Radical. who ought to have had
LOYALTY enough TO his chief to retire but woud not
Mr. Ayrton is chosen by good majority, nut the de.
fent OF Mr. Beales is TO DO regretted than iic
Of several able. experienced and loyal members IKE
Avrton For Mr.. Bcaes is n representative man, n9t
very able but able enough to make ~ respectaDle
fgire IN Parliament: would certainly have mace
far better legislator than OF the country
members who come to Parliament not because they
have brains enough, but because they nave acres
enough A., ..,;, or
The fact of the lnform defeat OF these radical or
artisan candidates is suggestive one. but cannon
stay for comment. Observe only how IT marks inc
other fact that money and social position are 10 hc III
this Parliament, as they were IN the last all power
ful. And do not be surprised that. In country 80
slow as England to receive Impressions, class
inst enfranchsed has failed TO make the best use OF
its unaccustomed power. The first lesson IN hmerl-
can has to learn i'll respect to England Is that events
move slowly. u W. D.