The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-19
WATERLOO OF THE LIBERALS.
THEIR OPPONENTS LEAVE THEM
FAR behind.

The Polling, as Far as Heard From,
Returns 25G Conservatives, ~
Unionists, 75 Liberals. 30 Anti
ParneIIItes and q ParneIIites-The
Defeat of John Morley IA stagger-
ing BIovy for the LfbernIs-Thc
Conservatives Also Confident of
Carrying GIadstone's Midlothian
District.
London, July ls.-The polling thus far
gives the following results: Conservatives,
256; unionists. q; liberals. 70; anti-Parnell-
ties. S6: Parnellites. 8.
The net gain Of the conservatives Is now
49. The unlonists have gained i5 seats, and
the liberals 10
The tide Of unionist success flows on with
monotonous perslstency. The result in
Hythe. which was announced at about
midnight, completes the long list Of sue
cesses in the English boroughs. which are
now all polled. Whatever prospective COM
: fort the liberals wraw from the remaining
English counties and Scottish and Welsh
electorates must needs be chastened by
the defeats and qualified by the successes
The popularity Of Sir II. Campbell-
Bannerman. lately secretary OF state for
war. enabled him to retain the Stirling
boroughs with an increased majority, but
tho liberals have qualms regarding East
Fifeshire, represented In the last parlia-
ment by the Right Hon. Herbert Asquith.
the home secretary and Midlothian. Mr.
constituencies the polling took place to-
day. The results will not be known until
midday tomorrow The upionists. who ara
cock-a-whoop believe. that they have
wrested Mr.. Gladstones old seat from the
liberals and wiped out Mr.. Asqulth's ma
torty OF 294 given him In 1s9e
The worst blow that the liberals re.
celved to-day was the announcement OF
the defeat OF John Morley. formerly chief
secretary Of Ireland The party leaders
had little. II any hope that he would be
returned, but under the present circum-
Dtances they are grasping at straws.
knowing full wel what bad effect the
defeat Of members OF the late govern
ment will have upon the elections yet 10
be held. II Is freely said that Mr. Morley
will not seek reelection in any other DIS
trict, but that he win retire from POLITICAL
life and devote himself TO literature. But
the same rumor was current respecting
Sir William Vernon Hhrcourt, who is
now actually campaigning in the ives.
division Of Moumouthshire after his de-
feat In Derby. The loss of Sir william
and Mr. Morley. II seems, would Be a less
from which the liberals would be long
time In recovering. The party will require
old parliamentary hands 70 make their
opposition In the next house felt. and the
matter Of fighting the unionists cannot
ls.f4 . he
leaders be defeated In all the districts
where they stand for recollection II woul1
not be at all surprising If some of the
obscure newly elected members from safe
liberal constituencies should resign to
give them an opportunity Of again enter
ing parliament. Cardiff, heretofore a lib
eral stronghold, to-day rejected Sir e. J.
Reed, liberal, an authority on naval ship
building, in favor Of J.. NJ. Mclean, con-
servatlve, the owner Of the Western Mail.
q local newspaper. Sir E. .. Reed had
represented Cardiff since 1880.
There was q heavy falling Off in the lib
eral vote In parts Of Liverpool and in one
district, the Exchange division, the party
lost seat TO a liberal unionist. In the
West Derby, West Toxteth and East
Toxteth divisions, the decline in the lib
eral poll was particularly noticeable.
The reduction of r. r. O'Conners ma
jority In the Scotland division of Liver
pool is ascribed chiefly TO the lukewarm-
ness Of the priests, owing to Mr.. O'ConnoPs
attitude on the education question and the
opposition Of the Sun. his newspaper to
the course Of Cardinal Vaughan In con-
nection with the London school board elec-
tions.
The defeat Of Sam Woods. the liberal and
labor candidate in the Ince division Of
Lancashire, Is noteworthy. Mr.. Woods
was the author Of the amendment against
the contracting out clause Of the employ
er's liability bill, which the House OF Com
mons carried, and which resulted In the
House Of Lords wrecking the measure.
The unionists contend that his defeat
proves that the workingmen are opposed
10 the clause and the action Of the tories
was justified.