Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-07-15
NOT A REAL FIGHT
Tories Call the Present Elec-
ton Merely a Skirmish.
Mr.. GLADsIoNt's uITLt PLAN
To Postpone Home Rule Until tho
Registry and Electoral Laws
Can BE Amended.

loNRoN. July 1.-THE coueefxxtyo
newspapers profess 10 regard the gen.
erai election now Ia progress - only =
sklrmlsh IA advance Of the real hattie.
and they appeal ~ every one TO come
forward and reglster for ths next and
decisive hattie. When Mr.. GlAds;ons
presents his home rule measure, they
say, viii come the greatest electoral
battle OF the century. The report ~
cnrrent that Mr.. Siaasione has con-
ferred with the Irish iesaers And
they have agreed with him thai home
rule should be postponed for the pres-
ent IN order 10 ALLOW, first. 81 . re-
form OF the registry aud electoral
laws. The plan proposed 10 "a pass st
once Law establishing the one man
one-sote principle, ana providing that
AL elections shall be held on the same
day. Tins reform being carried
through, then, II q home rule shall be
rejected, Mr.. Gladstone would TO the
country sure Of success. There are va
rlous signs inducing the belief that
Mr.. Gladstone 10 considering each =
plan, which would certainly out-gen-
eral his oppopents.
0iaassess Biames the Clergy.
Mr.. Gladstone MAS gwen . hearty re-
ceptlon ~ Aberdeen. ana cheering
crowds accompanied him 70 the station
when he started for Brsemar. Ia con-
yersation on tue subject OF the Aidio-
than election Mr.. Gladstone sscrsted
his opponents large vote TO the power
ful and incessant appeals OF the
clefgymen of the established church.
He said that, notwithstanding tDees
appeals, the result showed that
a ma slorlty OF tie electors OF Midlothian
favored disesiabllshment. Mr.. Glad
stone said that the people, IN whose
Judgment be had entire faith. would
tescn parliament how 10 act IN the
crisis, and he Was confident that the
elections would result IN a triumph OF
autonomy.
IL IL stated that sermons we're
preached against Mr.. Gladstone in AL
most every established church IN Mid
lothian last Sunday. Ia cannot he
doubted that the church question We
the chief factor IN the contest.
The Telegram giving the preliminary
result Of the poll, addressed TO Mr.
Gladstone at Dalmeny park. and CIV
ing the majority at 65s was received by
bis supporters with the utmost unbe-
lief. Only one evening paper IN Edsn-
burgh took the responsibility TO pub
lish these figures. Tue liberals ap-
peared incapable of realizing the true
state OF affairs, and the Telegram 70
Mr.. Gladstone was withheld until the
figures were confirmed.
The Dublin Independent lParneliite)
kays that ~ q seieol csrcie OF ilberAla
held IN London ia<tnight the announce
ment was made that the home rule blii
would be postponed, by agreement with
the Irish party. in order that some bsg
reform measure may he introduced in
the coming parliament
Latest Returns
The latest returns for this afternoon
snow that the conservatives have
elected 246. hbcrai-unionists. IS: totsi
opposed TO Irish home rule. 2s4; iih-
erals elected, including labor. 22s; anti
Parneillte nationalists. 30; Parneihtes.
z: total vote of liberals. labor, anti
Parneliites and Parnellitee, 2sS; net
liberal gain, So, number of elections 70
to yaf b.lf bes from. 100