The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-06
ENaLANp's ELECTION.
Conservative Papers Belistling che
Gains OF the Liberals.

LONDON, July 5.-The Times says !:
Yesterdays polls were remarkably heavy
and the fight is going to be an unusually
hard one. A potent cause of the disparity
of the gains of the two parties yesterday is
found in the fact that a large proportion of
the contests were 10 small boroughs
to overbear the larger motives OF
public policy. Ths sweeping Of the country
anticipated by Mr.. Gladstone has not yet
manifested itself The main lesson is that
momentous issues hang upon the exertions
OF the unionists In the next few days.
Every lingering jealousies between the
two wings of the unionist party must be
quenched."
The Daily NeDs, commenting on the
elections says: "The question now is not
whether we shall win, but by how many
seats"
The Chronicle says: "We note the bea-
con light in the election. The S-hour ques-
tion has claimed its first, victim in Henry
Broadhurst. who owes his defeat not 30
home rule. but to the miners. Mr.. Hing
worth almost sucoumbsd to the same fate,
MIR. Tillst having reduced his majority to
the vanishing point. Other striking feat
ures are marked sign of the decisive swing
of the pendulum IN Scotland, and Glad
stonian borough gains, formerly Mr.. Glad
stones weakest spot. In conversing re-
Gently Mr.. Gladstone said he was of the
opinion that the liberals would get a ma
jority of 100, inclusive of the Irish seats.
but not much think"
The Standard says: "The liberal gains
do not justify any complacency on the part
of candid home rulers. Unless they do
much better during the remainder of the
week they will still be in minority. OR
the other hand, the details OF the elections
are full Of encouragement for tho unionists.
Nowhere has there been a humiliahng
reverse. Above all the survival Of the dis
sident liberals in undiminished strength
must be mortifying to politicians, who
treated them as doomed to extinction"
LABOR CANDIDATE TALKS.
An interview was had to-day with J.
Keir Hardie, labor candidate, who was
elected yesterday In the south division of
Westham, defeating ]. Leicester QiberaD
and Maj g. e. Banes CONSERVATIVE. The
latter represented the division in the last
parliament. Mr.. Hardie admitted that his
election was triumph for radicalism, and
that 1t also showed to some extent that ths
workingmen were tired OF the "grand old
man" "the grand old umbrella" add cries Of
that sort. Mr.. Hardie added: II hope we
shall soon see the beginning OF a new inde-
pendent labor party that will be
able to attract new radicals, who
have shaken themselves free from
Iaissey faire liberalism. The news of my
victory will reverberate in other constitu-
encies, where the workingmen's vote is
overwhelmingly strong. accept that
Newcastle programme, With a single excep-
tion-leasehold enfranchisement, which /
will strongly oppose but the Newcastle pro-
gramme is only a mesns 70 an end, and If
any attempt is made to shirk the labor ques-
tious we shall use every possible means to
put them to the front, Irrespective of the
party's convenience" Mr. Hardie, in de-
scribing his views, said he intended to press
the questions Of an S-hour day land, unem-
ployed workmen. and the establishment of
municipal workshops
Immediately upon the announcement of
the victory of Sadney Herbert, the CON
servative candidate in the Croydon district,
yesterday, q well-known radical. named
Jordan, went to his shop and hanged him
self.
A DowNPoUR OF RAIN.
The polling In the twenty London
districts to-day proceeded amid an inces-
SAINT downpour Of rain. making all external
electoral display impossible. Viewing the
result as whole, the liberals
may congratulate themselves upon
an increase of numerical
minorities in the London districts, where
they are again defeated and upon two sig
nal triumphs. Nothing stirred the pulse Of
the national liberal club tonight like the
news of the rejection of Richard Chamber
lain in Islington. Apart from the odium
which his distinguished brother has
earned as renegade, Richard has con-
trived to acquire such a load of individual
dislike that the liberal club men rejoiced
In his defeat almost as a personal matter.
Members leaped In the afr aud hurrahed
thannaQlUna - awrf. ..sl -
an obnoxious personality 10 parliament and
inflicted a blow upon the hated enemy.
Henry M. Stanley's defeat was
taken more quietly. Neither the
conservatives nor liberals believed
that he could be successful. Mr.. Stanley
alone was confident. While jubilant over
some outstanding results, the liberals have
no reason to boast OF brighter prospects.
Their defeat in Perth, where the two con-
testing liberals enabled the unionists to hold
the polls and the loss of ScarboEugh, Bar
row, Infurness, Wolverhampton and
West st. Panoras have further checked
the expectation OF sweeping parsy ma
jority.
Several members of the liberal executive
committee in conversation with an Assoc
ciated Press representative tonight con-
CURED In expressing fears that they would
lose number of seats through misman-
aRement similar to that in PERTH
The loSs of West Wolverhampton
they attributed to the spread of fair trade
views and they consider 1t probable that
other manufacturing centers will be simi-
larlY influenced, Among the seats the
liberals were copfident of capturing were
Chelsea and st. Helens and the loss Of these
caused keen disappointment. To-dsy's
gains and losses are equal, each side having
six gains and six losses sa0i
The laborists made a poor show to-day,
their candidates being at the foot of the poll
in three contests.
Pollings were held to-day in e5 boroughs
and divisions, 16 in London, 81 In the prov
inces, in Scotland and in Ireland. The
aggregate Of the pollings up to date was:
Unionists, A1,04; Gladstonian, 439,6l2;
independent and labor. 1.266.
THE LATEST RETURNS.
LONDON, July 8, 1:30 A. M.-The returns
up to 30 a m. show that so far the con-
servatives have 30 seats. the liberals co. the
liberal unionists 8, and the McCarthyites L.