The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-08
LIBERALS FULL OF HOPE.
SUCCESSES IN LONDON GIVE THEM
NEW HEART.


The City Atoning for the Failure of
the Party to Garry the Provincial
Observation-Disclosures Richie Among
the Conservatives Defeated - The
BaIoting in Ireland.
LONDON, July s, 8 A. M.-The leading
features of to-day's elections are liberal
victories in five of the metropolitan districts,
the defeat Of Cabinet Minister Richie and
the triumph Of the conservative alderman,
MIR. Hammond, in Newcastle. Their sue
cesses in London have given new heart to the
liberals. Their failure to capture the pro-
vincial boroughs where liberal majorities
were deemed secure, made the general out
look gloomy tor time. London is atoning
for all. 1t is now established beyond
doubt that many Of the metropolitan
districts, especially the working class
centers, have experienced a profound
revulsion of feeling, and have adopted
with ardor the main points of the New
castle programme. Home rule had abso-
lutelY nothing to do with this change. The
platform Of each Of the successful candl-
dates gave prominence solely to social CUES
tions and metropolitan local reforms. The
programme of the progressists, which re-
Gently revolutionized the London county
council, has again been a potent factor In
ousting the conservatives.
Mr. Been who defeated Minister Richie.
Is a progressive member of the London
county council and is large employer OF
labor. He was backed by the trade union
lists The same influences ruled in the con-
seryative defeats in the London districts.
Mr.. Ritchie's disappearance from parlia-
Inent will not last long. He is too useful
man as minister and as member OF the
house to be allowed to remain retired.
TIE TARIFF ONE OF THE ISSUES.
The tory victory in Newcastle was
largely due to revival OF the protection
feeling, Alderman Hammond combining
advocacy Of protective tariff. with that
of the S-hour question. He obtained the
largest majority yet conceded in any con-
stituency When the result was announced
in the liberal club cries Of MCKINLEY did
it, showed that the members were alive to
the fact that protection was playing part
in the election game. Mr.. Hammond is a
tory democrat He has five times vainly
contested Newcastle. he had the popular
sympathy with him for persisting
in trying sS Ssn socialists sna had foda sRs
results so far as known, though cheering TO
the liberals, do not alter the general posi-
ton. The returns from number of coun-
ties and Irish districts will not be known
until tomorrow. These will leave the
situation still uncertain, unless the results Of
to-morrows polling reveal some startling
change. Saturdays polling must be awaited
before the fate Of the parties can be deter
mined.
The same scenes that have been witnessed
in Fleet street every night since the returns
began to come in were seen again
tonight Crowds gathered about the
bulletin boards Of the various news
ha inta
prevailed. A vast mob, larger than any
that has yet gathered, assembled in the vi
cinity of the National Liberal Club. The
police regulations were better to night,
however, and the thoroughfares were kept
open to traffic. PerfecI order was OBJ
served. Returns received to ! o'clock this
morning show the election Of 141 conserva-
tives; 1l6 liberals; 10 Observation-Disclosures 10
anti-Parnellites and Parnelntes. The to-
tai liberal gains are IS, the conservative
Al and Observation-Disclosures 4.
GLADSTONE LOSING VOTES.
The Edinburg correspondent of the Daily
Telegraph says that Mr.. Gladstone's recep-
ton in Midlothian has been far less enthusi-
astic than usual His friends admit that
the majority that he had In 1886 may be re-
duced by Thousands of votes. Tbs indica-
lions are that there will be a far greater
reduction than his friends conceie, II his
majority is not entirely wiped out The
liberals persist In regarding that the tide ID
flowing decidedly Ia favor OF Mr.. Glad
stone, but admit that the fight is stubborn.
The Pail Mall Gazette holds that
the possibilities are great for gains in the
counties. The liberals lost 10 1886 sixty
seats in boroughs and eighty in counties.
Since then the hodge the agricultural
laborer) has acquired large voting power,
and it is supposed that he leans toward the
hberals Both sides indulge in the pro-
phetic bluff that the hodge is theirs. Moth
ing is certain, except that the agricultural
labor vote holds the key to the position.
To-day's estimates of the national fedora
ton in Dublin indicate -Parnellite VIC
tories in seveDty-eight contests in Ireland,
Parnellite victories in four, tory victories in
eighteen, and liberal victories in three.
AN IRISH COMMENT.
DUBLIN, July THE Freeman's Journal
and National Press (and-Parnellite), com
menting to-day on the elections of yester-
day, says that the smashing victory of
Messrs. O'Brieu and Healy in Cork over
the combined forces Of unionsm aud Red
mondism is a splendid beginning The
paper adds that the heaviest blow home
rule has yet sustained was the defeat OF
Thomas Sexton in West Belfast The re-
suit was only too certain, as Orange energy
and factional treachery were combined
against him.