The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-04

respective ticket partners, Colonel Lawrie and Sir
Arthur Halter. Mr.. Woodhouse took an active
part in the Harrington rising against home rule,
him clear course for reelection. Unfortu-
nately, they had promised Colonel Lawrie
that he should have another chance
to run. Here was position to
try their good faith. Two aspirants
of their party, with strong claim 20 the double
candiiacy-one as the old member. the other as
promisee-and every likelihood that both could
be elected, for the Irish vote in Bath is incon-
siderable and the Liberal party was badly shat
tered, but the Tory managers put the tempta-
ton aside, and Mr. Blaine retired to make room
for Colonel Lawrie, thus preventing the junior
Tory aspirant from jostling a Liberal Unionisf
out of his seat So, Bath will be represented in
the new Parliament by Mr.. Woodhouse as fol-
lower of Lord Harrington, and by Colonel Lawrie
on the Conservative side.
Al Birkenhead, Edward Hawley, bitter
critic of Mr.. Gladstones Afghan policy, is elected
in the teeth OF transferred Irish vote over one
thousand strong. The Irish vote, indeed, has
sadly disappointed the Prime Minister, not but
what it has been Loyalty given-there are no
complaints on that score-but unfortunately
except in a few cases. it has been overborne by
cross wave of Liberal conversions and Austen
ton. thus. at Bolton. where the Nationalist
claim 5000 electors, two Conservatives. Colonel
Bridgman and Mr.. Sheppard Cross, were elected
At Bristol, in addition to re-electing Sir
Michael Hicks Beach in the west division, the
Tories won the south division from the Glad
stonites Colonel Hill, who had been defeated
last year by majority of 96, now returning the
compliment with majority of LOLA But the
greatest surprise of this character camo in Sal
ford, where in the face of an Irish vote running
mp to 1000, the Conservatives, as l reported yes
terday made clean sweep, reelecting
their old member and ousting two
Gladssonites in other divisions. But the
Irish vote made its ms in some constituencies.
In more than one place the sun shone on the
Ministerial side of the hedge through gaps made
by Nationalist accessions In Southwest Man
chester it was Irish support that elected Jacob
Bright, younger brother Of John Bright, and
one of the Liberals who, from the first, advo-
Gated home rule for Ireland Mr.. Bright went
to the front with majority of Ill in the very
constituency which, seven months ago, left him
in minority of SCI.
In North Manchester Mr. Schwann, another
Gladstoneite. has to thank the Irish vote for a
still more striking reversal. Last November he
was defeated by majority OF 875 but now he
has won the seat by majority of &C.
East Leeds is another constituency where the
Gladstoneites have a marked Improvement to
boast of. In November, Mr.. Lawrence Cane
lost the seat by 305 votes. Now ne carries it for
the Ministry. with rousing majority of LILO
constituencies the Irish vots has enabled the
Ministerial candidate to hold his ground, when,
but for this aid. he would have lost the seat.
A further indication that Scotland is strongly
yesterdays election at Dundee, where Mr.. Rob-
inson and Mr.. Lacatia, GlaGstonians. received.
respectively, 1926 and s, PIG votes against 3545
and 3346 for Mr.. Nixon and Mr. Baly, Liberal
Unionists. The election in Dundee was the only
one held in Scotland yesterday. In Boston the
Conservatives had.a majority of so. Staffords
gave Conservative majority of 81. In Burn
ley. Mr. Rylands, Unionst, received $3.50 votes
and Greenwood. Gladstonian, 4, 166. In Derby,
Mr. Roe. Gladstonian poled 6,571 votes: Sir
William Vernon Harcourt, Gladstonian g. 43l
and Mr. Evans, Liberal Unionist 4,446. In
the Bordsey division of Birmingham Mr.. jesse
Ceilings, Unionist, polled 4,483 votes and Mr.
TAFT, Giadstonian, 1,040.