Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-05
THE BATTLE.

lllU Dnlluu.
The Ministerialists Not Dismayed at the Re-
turns.
LONDON, July 3.-AlthOughth the election
returns thus far reported show the COnser-
natives to be considerably ahead, the Min
isterialists are not dismayed. They claim
that the advantage which the Tories now
have is wholly fictitious as the seats still
uneOntested are those in a fight for which
the Conservatives would be in 4 hopeless
minority on any issue. The Tories led for
several days last November, and will
doubtless do so in the present struggle, but
the reports from the counties received ut
the Liberal central office show
the loyalty of the Liberal
electors to be mistaken. An analysis
of voting at Colchester has caused a feeling
of alarm in the Tory ranks, us it proves
that a great many Liberal UnionistS, in
Staad of adhering to the compact to vote
the Tory ticket where there was no union
ist candidate, abStaincd from voting. 1t
this practice is carried out with anything
like a general observance Mr.. GladstOne'S
victory is assured, rs a gain of only fifteen
seats is required to neutralize the majority
adverse to Home Rule in the House OF
Commons, while a gain of twenty-five
would give the Government a working
majority of ten.
The ParneliiteS are very Sanguinc, and
profess to be able to place the Nationalist
vote in such a way that the Premier will
20 into the next Parliament with n major
ity of twenty. The Parnellites have NOM
mated Mr.. MADDEN, a member Of the Liver
pool Council, to contest the'BoOtle Division
of Lancashire.
The result of the elections thus far has
caused much
DISAPPOINTMENT
in both Liberal and Conservative circles.
The Conservatives were positive of making
greater Roadway, and are chagrined ut the
~stubborneSs and clOSeness of the fight i'll
many districts which they believed were
certain 10 give overwhelming maiOriticS for
either their candidate or that of the Union
list party. The Liberals are rapidly regain
ing their spirits and the disappointment
over the result OfSOme contests Is rapidly
wearing away. They point out the fact
that although the Conservatives have thus
far made a net gain of two seats, the carry
ing of Leith Burghs and Carlisle by Lib
eral candidates against UniOnists offsets
this gain and make both parties practically
equal thus far.
ANALYSIS OF II OTE -,
In the Deptford Kent and Surrey
ties) district, where LalmOkun Chose, the
Parsee merchant, ran Us q GladStOnian
against VIM. John Evelyn, Conservative,
the latter won by n majority of 621. In
the last election the same candidates con-
tested the district and Mr.. Evelyn's ma
iority was then but 3G7. In the former
election, however, the Tories pOlled 1927
votes, while in this they east but 1861,
a falling away of 2l5. The Liberal
vote fell away still more. being this
time but 3,O55, or sos less than it was in
the last election, when it amounted to g.
$50. Deptf0rd was looked forward to by
both parties rs the best test case in the
elections of this week, but, rs with enorm-
ously increased interest in the grave issues
at stake, the total vote fell away 74O, the
general conclusion is that DeptfOrd
PROVED NOTHING,
unless that while q member of Liberals i'll
the District oppose Home Rule for Ireland
in the shape offered ny Mr.. Gladstone, they
by no means favor the policy of coercion
proposed by Lord Salisbury, and simply
RETAINED from voting, the same rs a num-
Der of Tories did, who are weary of coercion
but not in flvsr of Irish independence.
At ) o'clock this afternoon l23 Tories,
% UniOniStS, 43 Liberals and II Parnell-
ties had been elected. Hon. Il. Winn,
Conservative, has been elected over Mr..
Fleming, GladStOnite, in POntcfract, West
Riding, Yorkshire, by a majority of 2O9,
an increase in the Tory majority i'll the last
election of l73.
NJ. j. KitSOn, the GladStOnian candidate
for the Central division of Leeds, has been
defeated after q close and exciting contest
by Mr.. G. W. BalfOur, Conservative, who
represented that district in the last Parlia-
ment. Mr.. Balfour had only - more votes
than his opponent. Mr.. Kitson challenges
the result and demands an investigation.
Mr.. Balfour in the previous election ran
against Mr.. John Barran ILiberal) and
poled 1859 votes, while the latter pOlled
4,275.
SIR CHARLES RUSSELL
Mr.. Gladstone has sent the following
! dispatch to Sir Charles Russell, Attorney
General, who is the GladstOnian Parlia-
mentary candidate for South Hackney: Il
greatly regret that my strength will not
permit in advocating you in the metropO=
polls in the great cause. | am watching
with the utmost interest the London cleo
tons. l trust that Hackney will return
YOU, and your colleagues and support lre=
lands appeal to the generous sympathy and
sense of Justice of EngliShmen.
Mr.. Parnell addressed out door meet
ings ut Hackney tonight in support Of
Charles Russell. Fully 10000 persons
were present. In the curse Ofhis remarks
Mr.. Parnell said Lord Salisbury and Lord
Randolph Churchill stated their last
chance in November last. 1t is now said
that the Irish question is not ripe for set
element. Never was there more disgrace
full political treachery. Mr.. Gladstone has
been called traitor, hut Lord Salisbury was
surely a greater traitor when he was pre-
pared to do what Mr.. Gladstone has not
done because he Salisbury was anxious
to send a message of peace to Ireland for
the purpose of catching the Irish vote.
THE LATEST RETURNS
1t West Nottingham, K. II. Broadhurst,
Gladstonian, received 5, ASS votes, and Col.
Selly, Liberal Unionist, 1909. At mid
night the totals We're: AS Conservatives,
p Unionists and 50 Ministerialists. nj,
III. O'KeIly, Parnellite, has been elected
in the north division Of RoscommOn With