Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1885-12-02
HERE THEY GOMEZ"
WAITING IN NEWSPAPER ROW FOR
RETURNS FROM MIDLOTHIAN.
Gladstone REFLECTED, with Plenty OF
Votes to Spare Will the Psrnellites
Hold the Balance of Power?
Foreign Miscellany.

lFleet street, presented Frld8y evening, anu
till long after midnight, the appearance
that Park Row, New York, always pre-
sents at the same hours the day of the
municipal elections Tens of thousands
collected around the great buildings OF The
Telegraph and The Chronicle, fronting the
main street. and Of The Standard and News,
just off it, where electric lights showed in a
weird panorama, faces scanning the cleo.
ton return and eagerly watching for the
Midlothian figures to go up on the boards,
while chaffing, pushing, ironical cheers,
scuffiing, and skylarking varied the watch.
In short the scene was like an exaggerated
holiday among board OF brokers.
"Here they comep frantically cried a
man standing in front of The Daily News
office "Here they comet" he shouted with
redoubled energy, proving himself as lib
eraI Of his vocal capacity as he was in his
political views. For only one second all
mouths were closed, while all eyes opened
wide upon the board that read:
Gladstone, 1879; Dalrymple, 8,245; ma
jority. 1854"
Then came a roar It could not have
been more perfectly timed for one instan-
taneous note had it been rehearsed. It was
roar of mad triumph, burst Of relief;
roar that came from men who for two days
had been depressed by Tory victories It
frightened the sleepy pigeons In the tower
of st. Brides church, behind the Office
Of Punch. and must have been heard
in The Times office, two squares away.
It was Immediately followed by a swell
of groans that came from The Standard
Office in Shoe lane, hard by, where the Tor
les were gathered Then came the sound
of singing, in which in few minutes thou
sands were taking part, until the welkin
rang with:
"For he's jolly good fellow,
He's jolly good fellow,
He's jolly good fellow,
Which nobody can deny"
At the last election only 1, 1876 was the to.
tai vote, out Of which the g. O. NJ got
about 400 majority; while now out of II, 124
votes he gets majority greater than was
the number of electors then.
The predictions of the Carlton club men,
bers, based on reports of agents, show that
they are hopeful Of only 25 majority over
the Liberals. thus leaving the balance of
power in the hands of the Parnellites.
The principal sensation in the days cleo
ton news was furnished by the big vote
cast by the Parnellites in Londonderry and
the west division Of Belfast, where the Con-
servative candidates were elected by slen-
defeating Justin Mccarthy and Sexton re-
speotively. The average Britisher had
hitherto considered the Orangemen supreme
in both cities. The Orangemen are terribly
chagrined over their narrow escape from de-
feat in their stronghold, and they accuse the
Parnellites of false personation of voters by
the wholesale, especially in Londonderry.
These defeats are, however, grievous disap-
pointments to the Nstionalists. They still
count on a majority in parliament of
eighty-fiye. The treachery Of Michael
Davitt seriously embarrassed the Irish
efforts in Glasgow, and the ind dignation over
his course runs 80 high that the Davitt
branch of the National league at Manches-
ter has covered his portrait with Grape
The latest election returns are as follows:
Mr.. Leamy, the Nationalist candidate for
one Of the divisions of Cork, has been re.
turned unoppossd. Henry Chaplin (Con-
servstive) is elected to parliament for the
Sleaford division Of Lincolnshire by 200
Majority. The Conservatives have elected
Sir W. W. Denbighshire, defeating G. Os-
born Morgan, the Liberal candidate.
This is the first time on record that
the Tories have elected member for Wales.
Thus far 141 Liberals have been returned
as against 135 Conservative and 10 Nation
alists The Nationalists have gained 6 old
seats and the Conservatives "a. The Liber-
ais have won 3S new seats and the Con-
servatives SO new seats. The most intense
excitement prevails throug ghout London and
the sole subject of discussion is the election
and tho chances Of success of the two great
parties.
In Cork the following Nationalist cam
didates have been returned: Charles
Stewart Parnell, 6716; Mr.. Healy, $685..