Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-07-03
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BOSTON,, July LA Herald stat COR
respondent cables toniGhk from London
Substantially aa follows:
Ii Is natural to lock to the midland
counties, where OhambeElain's influences
Is supposed 70 Be greatest, for indioa-
tions Of the strength which the disaffeo-
tion among Gladstone's supporters has
attained in the Liberal electorate. The
material for forecast Of the probable
result Of the polling, however, IL far
from oomplste, bat it seems apparent
that ChamboFiainaa personal and local
sway Is now restricted almost entirely
TO Birmingham, yet even there he Is not
supreme, since in several OF the seven
divisions Of the Borough the Gladat0ns
feeling has been 80 strong as to obliQe
the members seeking 70 election 70 make
concessions or risk defeat By the Glad
stone candidates.
The political history Of the last night
Ia Birmingham Is Eingularly interesting.
OF she seven Liberal members. I've
voted against the home rule bill, but il
is by no means clear that tive-sevenths
Of the electorate approved Of their vote.
Chamberlain, with the remembrance
fresh 10 bis mind Of the great meeting
at the town hall, 70 which be appealed
with conclusive success from the recent
adverse vote Of she National Liberal
Federation, did not believe that the old
representatives did him justice. His
younger brother, Arthur, no doubt ct
his instigation, forthwith Termed a Ma
tienai Radical Union. q rival oTRanlza-
ton with headquarters at Birmingham,
and have attempted TO an the place Of
Mr.. Scilnadhurst, who has freely shown
bis strong disappreval Of Chamberlain'a
dissentient course. Broadhurst, Of the
Bordsley division. enc of the two Glad
stone members. resigned bis SCAT az q
significant time and sent his division a
letter limiting at undue inteFferenos with
bis perEonal freedom. BroadhuFst de.
clined 10 be more explicit, and IN the
very division where Indignation 90 ragged
there "a now th0Foughpaced Chamber
lainite. Candidate Jesse Ceilings, the
nnseated member fer Ipswich and the
author Of the aRFaFian amendment that
upset the Salisbury cabinet. Ceilings
had every prospect Of winning the seat,
Mr.. Sebnadhurst having declined 10
stand against him.
In the northern division Alderman
HtnTich and IN the southern division
Ar. Williams, who voted against the
home rule bill. have adroitly oompro-
missed; while In the eastern division
Alderman Cook. who supported the Gov
eminent, is not opposed within his party.
In the central and western divisions
John Bright and Chamberlain were
elected today without opposition. The
one remaining division, Edgebarton,
will Be- represented By the late member,
George Dixon, ChanbeFlainite, whom
the Tories do not oppose because be Is
Unionist, and whom the Gladst0neite
Liberals cannot oppose with effect.
ID should be said that In every case
the implied compact between the Cham
berlainites and Tories has operated 20
prevent opposition 10 she Unionist can
didates. Gladatoncas followers have
bean menaced By their own friends
with Tory votes. 80 confdent are thOse
who threaten that no Tory will oompsts
with q Uni0nist, even Il be might win
against the divided Liberal vote. The
compact Il suspected Of being some
thing more substantial than appears on
the surface. Some indiscreet expFes-
sions which have fallen from she lips Of
Arthur Chamberlain leave little room
for doubt that his brother has some
thing like formal understanding on
this point with Lord Randolph
Churchill.
On the other hand, there are uos a
few votes which will be infnsnoed bV
the personal nature Of the difficulties
which have sundered Chamberiain from
bic old chief. The BirminRham Pei has
complained ID pnhlis ef one Of thee.
bis grievances e that after being asked
70 join the cabinet for the purpose Of
inqairy into the canse Of frelandss tFou-
Die, be was left oat Of the Inquiry alto
gether. In private be says Gladstone Il
q man with whom il d next 10 impoasl
bic TO work; that he is dominearinq and
Impatient Of discussion When Il does net
take the form Of enlogy.
The return without opposition, IN
Liverpool, yesterday, Of three OonssFva-
liVas Whitley, Royden and Baron Honrv
DegaFms) signifies nethinQ. Il Is true
that each vas opposed 81 the last eleo.
ton, but In that contest Whitsiy and
Rsyden won their seals By q more than
tg0fold majority. and Dewarms bad 4
margin Of one seventh Of the vote, 90
there vas no eneouFaaenant for oppusi-
ton 10 their ~ election. The frst Dor
oueh contest Occurs today az Colchester.
where Henry TrcitsE tConssgvative and
Richard Cans,on Liberal viii probably
have = Gloss hght. A. last November
frotteF won tie seAi, the prospects favor
bis Il. eleution.