The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-30
"HERE THEY GOMEZ
WAITING IN NEWSPAPER ROW FOR
RETURNS FROM MIDLOTHIAN.
Gladstone REFLECTED, with Plenty al
Votes to Spare-wIll the Parnellltcs
Hold the Balance of Power?
foreign Miscellany.

LONDON, Nov 3l-Newspaper Row
Fleet street, presented Friday evening, and
till long after Midnight, the appearance
that Park Row, New York, always pre-
SCENTS 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 chatting, pushing, ironical cheers,
scuffing, and skylarking varied the watch
In short, the scene was like an exaggerated
holiday among a board OF brokers.
"Here they Gomez frantically cried a
man standing in front Of The Daily News
office. "Here they come" he shouted with
redoubled energy, proving himself as lib
eral 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, ), 245; ma
jority, 4,63I"
Then came roar 1t coull not have
been more perfectly timed for one instan-
taneous note had it been rehearsed. 1t was
roar of mad triumph, burst of relief; a
roar that came from men who for two days
had been depressei by Tory victories 1t
frightened the sleepy pigeons in the tower
OF st. Brides church, behind the ofiics
OF Punch, and must have been heard
in The Times office, two squares away.
1t was Immediately followed by q 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 hos a jolly good fellow,
He's jolly good fellow,
He's jolly good fellow
Which nobody can deny"
At tho last election only 4,l95 was the to.
tai vote, out of which the G. o. M. got
about 400 majority: while now out of II, l24
votes he gets a majority greater than was
the number of electors then.
The predictions Of the Carlton club mem
bers, based on reports of agent!, show that
they are hopeful of only % ma jority over
the Liberals. thus leaving the balance Of
power in the hands OF tho Parnellites.
The principal sensation In the days cleo
tfon news was furnished by the big vote
cast by the Parnellites in Londonderry and
the west division of Belfast, where the Con.
sentative candidates were elected by slen-
der ma Drities of 80 and 81 respectively,
spectively. The average Britisher had
hitherto considered the Orangemen supreme
in both citios 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 Nationalist. They still
count on majority in parliament of
eighty-five. The treachery OF Michael
Davitt seriously embarrassed the Irish
efforts in Glasgow and the Indignation over
his course runs 50 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, tho Nationalist candidate for
one of the divisions of Cork, has been re-
turned unopposed. Henry Chaplin Con
servative) is elected to parliament for tho
Sleaford division of Lincolnshire by 1000
ma jority. The Conservatives have elected
Sir w. w. Denbighshire. defeating G. o.
born Morgan, the Liberal candidate.
This is the first time OH record that
the Tories have elected u member for Wales
Thus far 14l Liberals have been returned
as against 1855 Conservative and 10 Nation
alists. The Nationalist have gained g old
seats and tho Conservatives 81. The Liber-
ais have won 80 now seats and the Con
90 new seats The most intense
excitement prevails throug bout London and
the sole subject of discussion is the election
and the chances of success Of the two great
parties.
In Cork the following Nationalist can,
didates have been returned: Charles |
Stewart Parneli, 67lG; Mr.. Hsaly. 6.5E |