New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-05


as to secure all three members with only two votes,
it necessary that all personal preferences should
be sacrificed. Otherwise the anxiety to vote for Mr.
Bright would have endangered the return of one OF
his colleagues. In fact each elector received from
the Liberal Committee an election card with the
names Of the two candidates for whom he was de-
sired TO poll. 1t meant that the three Liberals
should receive nearly as possible an equal vote
To secure exact equality in constituency of 10000
was obviously impossible. 1t is evident that some OF
the friends of the other two candidates voted with
out regard to the committee programme fearing, no
doubt, that some of Mr. Brights friends would be
doing the thing. For this or some other reason
Messrs. Dixon and Muntz found early in the
day to be running ahead of Mr. Bright. BY noon
their vote was considerably larger than his and at
the same time it had become evident that there was
not the slightest danger of the defeat of either OF
the three. The lowest Liberal vote was nearly twice
the highest Tory. In this state of things the JOINT
Liberal Committee, who had always meant that Dir.
Bright should head the poll, arranged to redlstnDute
portion of the votes not already cast so as TO carry
Mr. Bright into his proper position. Mr. Bright him.
self Iegatiyed this plan, desiring that no change
should be made for any personal reason but that the
original scheme should be left to its natural WORKING
and be adhered to till the end The pole stood at tho
close Dixon 1908, bluntz 14,Gl4, Bright l4GO. Inc
leading Tory had 500. Mr.. Bright may well be con-
tent with u nominal majority of over 6,oOO, which
represents real majority of about three times that
number. None the less is his willingness to stand
last an illustration of his usual unselhshneSs III
politics
Day by day the Liberal majority grows. III IS USE
less 10 20 on figuring when you will have the COM
plete result by telegraph before you get even the
battle of the boroughs by steamer. Nevertheless
one cannot but keep wondering where is that Tory
reserved The Tory journals on Wednesday morning
when the actual Liberal majority was l@j-wenton
smiling with such good imitation OF confidence as
was necessary, perhaps, to keep up the courage OF
their supporters who still had elections TO contest
Their mathematical performances uyaed those OF
Tie Nar- York World in extracting Democratic gains
out OF tho Maine election. The Tory defeat IN the
boroughs was as decisive as that Of their American
allies in tho October election IL the United States
their efforts TO put good face on the matter were
not less heroic But the tide still sets one way Inc
counties follow the boroughs, and the Liberal ma
ioritv instead OF decreasing augments. 1t is ~ this
mornng-iS9 seats having been already filed. lAeIe
remain 100 Of which 81 uncontestcd and OF tho
81 there are 80 Liberal. Al Tory, which VIII add TO
the Liberal majority leaving it 49, Excluding the
uncoutcsted seats there are but - wanting to com
plete the House II the Tories carried every one,
the Liberal majority would be Is. They may carry
half, which would leave the Liberal majority still
49, Yet the Tory journals contriye, by suppressng
! figures and amusing their readers with geuerahtlcs
and with screams Of JOY over particular Liberal de-
feats 10 postono the confession of thor oycrwhem-
ing rout.
Confronted by such majority, the Tories have
fallen back on their old tactics, and are busy IN To-
mentiug disscuson in tho ranks Of their opponents
Despair * Of another Cave, or any political ISSUE
they w.uld provoke a personal contest for tho lead
ership OF the Liberal party Lord Granville is to be
set mp against Mr. Gladstone. report has got so
FAR this morning Is the newspapers. that upon Mr..
! Disraclis resignation no will advise the Queen 10
send for Lord Granville 10 form n Cabinet No
doubt the Queen has right to exercise IA choice. No
| doubt Mr. Disracli capable Of launching such
Parhan shaft rs he retircs. No doubt. even. there
n a section of the Liberal party the fossil Wings and
especially tho Wings of high rank, who view Mr.
Gladstoncs leadership with -disguiscd dislike aud
who would rejoice 10 supplant the commoncr by one
Of the bluc-bood nobility like Lord Granville who
mites halfa.dozcn great names in his single person
Bat though Mr. Disraeli advise, and the Queen IN
yite. ana even though-which do not bciicyo-Lord
Granville shoud be ocarricd away by ambition asD
attempt to forma Cabinet. the scheme would mscary
instantly and utterly This House is chosen on
pledge of loyalty 10 Mr. Gladstone, and it dare not
DEFY ts constituents by tolcrating the accession Of
Granville ministry 10 Office. With the House itself
rests the final decision, but neither do | believe any
Liberal statesman of high position would at this mo-
mcut tako Office from Lord Granville. BE the merits
Of that noblelnan what they may-and they are
many-he is NOT the man whom the people Of Eng
land have resolved 10 have for their Primo Minister
Statesmen and politicians OF all grades have lately
learned lesson in respect to tho supremacy of the
popular will. and they are not going to commit sui
A.. a.. ,.It. and sytso ta-(,
or all the Wing families that for the last thirty
wears have played with fire and burnt their fingers
Mr. Gladstone and no other is to be Premier
The number Of leading men defeated on both sides
is extraordinary-tho Liberals suffering thus far
much more heavily than the Tories. Not less than
dozen very able and prominent men who were in
tho last House will not be in the next or at any rate
not when ii opens The numerical majority OF the
Liberals goes on increasing day by day, but they
have To mourn the overthrow of at least six OF their
very foremost leaders, including four who expected
seats in the next Cabinet as matter OF course. IL
looks if the constituencies liked able men no
better than they liked Radicals At any rate the
new House will be q much weaker body Of men than
the old.
To begin with the Tories both the law officers of
tho Government have been beaten. Tho Attor-
ney-General, Sir John Karslake, contested Exeter
with Mr. Colerdge who will probably hold the same
Office in the coming Liberal Administration. IL was
close fight and Sir John is defeated by only 20 in
total OF 4,543 votes indeed by only d votes less
than his other Liberal opponent, Mr.. Bowrng The
SolicitOr-General. Mr.. Baggaay, was beaten ut
Hereford by - votes, which nc carried at the last
election by IL. But the Government will have no
particular need for law officers, during the brief re-
naming period Of its existence The other Tory
lawyers fare no better than their official chiefs Mr..
f. h Karslake in Colchester shares the fate of his