The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-18
THE BENNINGTON ELECTION.
Comment by Gladstone and Labou-
chere-The Grand Old Mans Pop
ularity.

chere-The Grand Old Mans Pop
uIarIty.
LONDON, March 16.-Tte election in the
Remington division Of Lambeth has put
the Gladstonians in pleasant humor, while
gloom and depression are evident among
their opponents. The election resulted In a
victory for Mr.. Beautoy. the Gladstonian
candidate, who polled 1869 votes, against
3439 for Mr.. Hope. the Conservative nominee
At the last election, Mr.. Davis, the retiring
member, received 1922 votes, and Mr.. Beau
foy 2792. Today's election was hotly con-
tested, both parties straining every nerve to
achieve success.
Mr.. Gladstone wrote the following opinion
for publication:
1t is impossible to weigh precisely the separate
effect Of the Remington election, but it Is one OF
q series which are doing and VIII efectually and
speedily do their work. GLADSTONE.
Mr.. Laboushere replied to an enquiry:
The victory at Remington will confirm the To
ries In putting of general election and the Lib
ever. Possibly they will next wear try mild To-
cal government blll but we must make it clear
that this rs no settlement. LABoUCHERE.
The name Of Gladstone grows more popu-
lar hourly. Nowhere is the change more OBJ
viously shown than in the theatres and mu-
sic halls. The mention Of the great Liberal
leaders name but short time ago ELECTED
an outburst of hoots, Kisses and jeers, but so
strong has been the effect of the Parnell vim
dication and the consequent increasing tide
Of Liberal sympathy that cheers follow the
name of Gladstone now, as the day follows
the night. The change In sentiment is very
great and 1t must be grateful to the grand
old man. Formerly his daily walks were
replete with unpleasant incidents. An ell
derly and gentlemanly looking man stepped
up to him once, and after touching his hat
grew very red and whispered something in
Mr.. Gladstone's ear. Mr. Gladstone pursued
the even tenor of his way with placid seren-
ity. The stranger stood staring after him,
with his. face still flushed. He was asked
what he had said. 81 told him., said the
man, shat l took great satisfaction In re-
marking that be was Id old seoundrel.
| These things may not have been entertaining
| and amusing to Mr.. Gladstone, but II they
annoyed him much, he has the satisfaction
| of knowing that the reward has come. His
| daily walk through st. James Park partakes
now of the nature OF an ovation, and IL
grows more and more noisy and exultant.
| The Remington election Is the most seri-
| GUS reverse sustained by the Tory-unionist
| government since 1t came into power over
| two years ago, and its moral and material eff
| feet upon the constituencies cannot be over
rated. One Of the outposts OF Toryism' s
| greatest and almost impregnable str0ngholds
| has been carried by storm, and the yictors
set no bounds to the triumphs which shall
| follow. The government and their allies
were absolutely Stupened Wnen the great
news reached the House Of Commons late
last night The Tory members fled in deep
and silent disgust to their clubs, anywhere in
| fact, beyond the sound Of the jubilating Lib
erals, and the ministers rushed to their pri-
| vate rooms, there to hide their notification
| from the gloating Gladst0nians, and to
| take counsel with each other in their sore
| distress. At the National Liberal club,
long since happily purged Of its Unionist
| dross, there were high jinks far into the
| morning, and there is credible evidence in
support Of the rumor that the English and
| Irish members drank deeply, danced merrily,
and wound up.singing God Save Ireland"
| a patriotic ditty that was once penal in the
| green isle, and still unlawful according to
| the ruling of some Of Balfour's sapient re-
movable magistrates. The victory has neryed
| the friends of Ireland to harder work, and
has aroused feeling of enthusiastic conf
| dence in an early and complete triumph un-
| equalled by any previous success.
| A few Of the Tory Unionist organs have
| been making the most comical efforts to ex-
| plain away the victory. but, for the majority
| of them, its completeness has been overpow-
| ering, and nothing has been left to them
| save to admit that the cause Of the union has
| suffered avery serious blow.