St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-24
MAIDEN, Gladstonian, Wins the
RsoSendale Seat With
Plenty to Spare.
Vietors Rejoice Exceedingly
at This Great Advance Of
the Liberals.
Both Sides Agreed That the
Rosseadale Result Would
Ee Decisive.
The English Nobility Is Fear
full That Flies Wife May
Yet Reign.

LONDON, jan 23.-An election was
held today to fill the parliamentary
vacancy in the Rossendale division
caused by the recent elevation to the
peerage of Lord Harrington, leader of
the Liberal-UniOniSts party in the
house of commons, who became Duke
of DevonShire ON the death of his father.
The result Of the contest is the cleo
ton of the GladStonian candidate. and
the almost complete reversal of the
vote cast in the last previous election.
The voting is announced as follows
MAIDEN 6.066, Brooks Ash. Maden'S ma
jority .225. In the preceding election
the vote was: LORD Harrington $500.
Z. Newbigger (home ruler S.949, Lord
Hartington's majority l,450.
VietOrs Crazed With Joy.
The result was not announced until
midnight. but the news that Mr.. MAIDEN
was elected was greeted with the most
uprOariOuS cheering by his delighted
supporters. and when the extent of the
Liberal victory was learned q scene of
the widest enthusiasm ensued among
the thousands of people waiting. Hats
and canes were flung into the air. and
shouted until their faces grew flushed
ana their voices became almost inaudibe
from hOarsencSS.
When the crowd had Gained down
somewhat, Michael DavItt, who had en-
ergetically assisted III the campaign,
made speech. He said that he most
sincerely thanked the electors of RoSsen-
dale for the message of hope and conf
dence conveyed through the election
of Mr.. MAIDEN. which they had to-
day sent to the Irish people. The
victorious candidate, who has been con-
fined to his house by illness, was still
too sick to venture out today. Many
messages of cOngratulatiOn were sent to
him on his success. The largeness of
the majority obtained by the Glad
StOnlan candidate proved a great sur
prise to both the cOntending parties.
& Decisive Contest.
This is looked upon as the most I'M
pOrtaTt election in the recent history of
English politics, and has been the most
fercely fought in England for many
years. Both the Conservatives and the
Liberals have openly admitted that the
next election is liable to go
as Rossendale goes today. Sir
Thomas Brooks, the Uniouist candi-
date, also received the heartiest sup
port from the Conservatives. Sir
Thomas is the owner of Crawshaw hall,
Rawtenstall, and is popular man in
Rossendale. He was, before the Irish
question came prominently to the fore
In English politics, sturdy worker in
the Liberal cause He was made a
baron a short time ago.
Mr.. MAIDEN is member of a famous
cotton-spinning firm, large employer
of labor. a good public speaker. and
worth about 100000 at least. For
some time past he has been confined
TO his bed suffering from grip.
On the other hand, the Unien-
lSt candidate drove about here
there End everywhere, rallying
his forces and drawing out every vote
possible. The Liberals also had many
carriages, cabs, vans and dog carts at
work, and the lieutenantS of both candI-
dates distinguished themselves by their
feytrish activity in this direction.
Some Great Work Done.
The polling today was most brisk.
and the excitement greater than is
usually seen at the most important cleo
ton in England. Some of the factories
actually stopped work in orderto enable
the handSto give the whole day to cleo
ton work, and others only worked till
noon The weather was dull and wet.
a fact which was looked upon as being
against the chances of the Unionist
Conservative candidate. for in dull.
wet weather, it is difficult to prevail
upon some of the crusted old Tories to
turn out and do their duty at the polls.
One OF the features of this election was
the immense amount of money bet upon
the result. This led many sharp pro-
1essional betting men to come to Ros-
sendale and work like beavers in their
own interests.
Michael Davitt was III the thick of
the fight, hurrYing UP the voters at
Washington. a market town in the
Rossendale division noted for its cot
ton factories. coal mines and found les.
MI Davltt, in former years, worked at
Hasllngden and IS popular with the
NOrkingmen.