Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-08
LIBERALS II SHORT.
They Will Probably Make the Def
cheney Good in Later Polls.
MORLEY PLAYS SECOND FIDDLE
To . Mountebank Tory in the Gladstonian
City of Newcastle.
THE GRAND OLD MAN BADLY BADGERED
rBy CABLE TO THE p1spArcB.1

bids falr to continue until most of the
county constituencies have been polled.
The boroughs have admittedly not done so
much for Gladstone as had been expected,
but the counties where the Liberals were
badly beaten in 1886 will more than make
up fol, this
Probably the strangest result made known
yet is that at Newcastle, where John Nor
ley was placed second to one Hammond, a
montebank sort of Tory, locally known as
"Old Charlie" a compound of crank and
fanatic, who has SO much money that he has
six times unsuccessfully tried to enter Par
lament Hammond thinks he has a mis-
sion to make the radicals spend money in
needless election contests, and he has him.
self spent about e2O 900 in demonstrating
that he is not mere theorist.
workingmen's Grudge With Morley.
Newcastle workingmen, whom Morley Of
Tended by refusing to support an eight-hour
bill, threatened to support "Old Charlie
in order to spite John Morley, but unfor-
tunately nobody treated their menace
seriously.
"Old Charles" latest appeal was issued
yCetcludI I1C COllCCtCO Ill Iu6
street beggars in Newcastle, decorated them
with scarlet favors, his colors, and set them
moving about the city, bearing placard in
scribed. 'Vote for Hammond, the blind
mans friend"
Morley is reported TO be much incensed at
being placed second to such a man, but he
will probably find consolation in the defeat
of Cabinet Minister Ritchie in the East
End of London, announced tonight
Ritchie is an able man and has done good
work for his party. A place-hunting Tory
lawyer, Bruce, who has maintained a safe
seat in the Holborn division of London,
will probably be given a iudgeship or some
thing of that Sort in order to induce him to
retire in favor of Ritchie.
The silk-stockings at the Polls.
Polling took place to-day in the city of
London, but stranger passing through the
streets would not have been made aware of
the fact. City merchants, bankers and
traders, who are mostly Tories, think it bad
form to Show electoral excitement. As a
rule, city seats are not contested, and the
fight to-day has been between three Tories,
Alderman Ritchie, brother of the defeated
Minister, having been nominated at the
last moment as a protest against caucus
domination and bullying. Voters polled
to-uds III ldHSuiu, gcHtleuduly way, anu
as nobody. not even the candidates, cared to
stay late in order to learn the result the
counting of votes was postponed until to-
morrow.
The counting of several other constitu-
encies has been postponed for more credit
able reasons, and the net result of to-day's
work cannot be known until tomorrow
afternoon, but the facts that Liberals have
already gained on the day five seats in Lon
don and one in the provinces have been suf-
fcient to depress prematurely jubilant
Tories, and to restore something like en-
thusiasm to weakened Home Rulers.
Gladstone has made net gain of q seats
An additional net gain of only IA seats will
give him majority Of two over the Tories
and Unionists.
Losing Ground in Midlothian.
The Daily Telegraph says Mr.. Gladstone's
reception in Midlothian has been far less
enthusiastic than usual. His friends admit
that the majority that he had in 1885 may
be reduced by thousands of votes The in-
dications are that there will be iar greater
reduction than his friends concede, if his
majority is not entirely wiped out
When Mr.. Usher, the brewer at Corstor-
phine, who questioned MI. Gladstone while
the latter was addressing Liberal gather
ing at that place yesterday, began to put
his questions from the huge manuscript he
carried, the crowd greeted him with storm
of abuse, they thinking the questions were
put solely for the purpose Of "heckling"
the speaker. After time the crowd in
sisted that Mr.. Usher ascend the platform.
Mr. Usher strobe to Mi. Gladstone's side,
manded whether the Liberal leader ap-
proved of the campaign in Ireland Mr..
Gladstone jumped to his feet and indig-
nantly said the questioner had never taken
the pains to read his speeches. He reiter-
ated that it was the Government that
brought about the plan of campaign.
Mr. Usher waited until the renewed and
prolonged uproar had subsided, and then
said: 'Then understand that under these
circumstances Mr.. Gladstone approved the
plan of campaign"
MIR. Gladstone Grows Sarcastic.
Mr. Gladstone responded with intense
irony, pointing and shaking his finger, and
saying: 'T am not responsible for this
gentleman's understanding This brought
forth vociferous cheering. which lasted for
three minutes. 81 am responsible" said
Mr.. Gladstone. dramatically, 'for the un-
derstanding that the Almighty has pleased
to lodge in this skull of mine," tapping his
head as he spoke, ''but / am not response
BILE for the understanding Almighty God
has been pleased to lodge in that skull of
his" pointing to Mr.. Usher
Mr.. Gladstone then asked If Mr.. Usher
had any further questions to put The lat
ter, thereupon, asked about the law of con-
spiracy. Mr.. Gladstone, with fierce flash
of the eve, said: "You want to entangle me
in legal question.
Mr. Gladstone next replied to a question
about boycotting, when Mr.. Usher de-
with the Parnellites if you could get it?"
Mr.. Gladstone trembled with indignation
He paused for a moment and then began:
81 wish, my friend, that"
Here the crowd shouted, "Don't answer"
The Chairman of the meeting declared
that the question was impertinent, and said
he would not allow it.
The Irish Government Question.
Mr. Usher, undaunted, continued his
questioning. He-asked: "Who have been
the supporters of law and order hitherto in
Ireland"
Mr.. Gladstone replied: 'sNot the present
Government, for in 1887 they shot down by
constabulary and soldiers three innocent
men who were engaged in legal and peaee-
able meeting, and this gentleman supports
them," concluded Mr.. Gladstone, tmpha-
sizing th his t,S1s ySrd' with rss0undins humps
A resolution of confidence in Mr.. Glad
stone was proposed. Farmer Grey moved
q counter resolution. Mr.. Usher's son sec
onded Mr.. Grey's motion, and seven votes
were cast in favor of it.
Mr. Gladstone, replying to this vote, said
he was glad that the amendment was
moved, as it tested the sentiment of this
open meeting. A voice here ejaculated,
"No, no, packed" While Mr. Gladstone
continued, one of his supporters kept shout
ing, give hands and stick" in allusion