The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-18
SIGH Is THE RESULT OF HE
ELECTIONS IN ENGLAND
HENRY VI. STANLEY GEES y
SEAT.
rrbe Veteran Explorer Made Successful
Canvass-Burns, the Labor Leader
Returned by a Small Majority.
Excitement in London.


returns have been made tonight, are a.
follows: Conservatives, 151; Liberia
Iniouists. u: Liberals, %; farnellites' 4
NcCarthyites, 4 Labor, l; total, 2O4'
As compared with the parliament which
bn. inst been dissolved. four SCENTS snow
Gains for the UniOn:ts and five are gains
for the Liberals. ,.r,
There was much excitement in London
an the streets as the results OF the elcc,
ton were announced. The theatreS anu
restaurants are almost deserted. I3lriy
in the evening tremendous crown SIln
cred in front Of the Natimal-llDcral olup'
where the results were thrown upon Il
scrnan Inv 4 gime LIGHT and stereOpticOn 81
the club house. All the prominent mem.
bnrs were present save the members OF
db4 muse of commons, who were absent
conygsStug for the elections. A large
notice was displayed in the club l0DDE
stating that members who were Wiling
to canvass for the elections or 10 lehu We
hiclcS for the cause would please COMMUNE
cate with the secretary.
Results were announced from the Smok-
ing room. where II special wire had been
paced The news, as 1T was received,
was posted on d large blackboard.
Many country members came TO the cup
and the members of the club were mostly
,lispiritcd. The bulletin announcing
Henry VI. Stanley's election was received
with misses and cries of 'proiesslonai poll
tician" The pictures OF Mr.. GladStohe
and Sir William Harcourt. which were
thrown upon the screen from time 10
time. were wildly cheered
Tho windows adjoining the Hotel
Metrouole were filled with faShOnaby
dressed men and women, enjoying the
scene. Before attending the state pail
rbe Prince of Wales drove to the Carrie
ton club and scanned THE returns. lhey
wer" posted in the hall, where "a dense
mob of members were gathered an II
militant crowd. The men said: "Neycr
mind liberal returns; England Is now
conservative nation"
Al the club so great were the crowds
that the door had to be closed. One mem
Der remarked: 81 am glad to see that
Burns and all such verlnl only creep III
by small ajorlties.'
Immense throngs have Surgcd through
Fleet street this evening. The result Oh
the elections have been pbacarded as laSt
as received at the newspaper Offices. All
vehicle traffic and even the running OF
bicvcIps was suspended. Men and women
waved their hats and umbrellas mt the an
nouncemcnt that Burns was elected
Some Conservative gains were missed ana
hogtcd. but the majority of the crowd
everywhere seemed to be Conservative III
their sympathy
If was announced This evening that
John Mcleod. candidate for reelection
rs a Liberal from Sheffield; has offered
to retire in favor of Sir William lar,
court. He tclcgraphcd today to a political
friend in London: -.
| have no intention whatever of rutlr-
ing from public life and shall persist Us
long rs | am able in che principles OF inc
Liberal party.
Outside the counting station at l'anlprLh
there was u noisy crowd. lhe announce
meut that Henry NJ. Stan'cy was elected
was received with enthusiasm ana cheer-
ing. mingled with Misses.
Mr.. Stanley. with his wife, appeared
and received a mixed reception AND drove
uuictly away in u cab to the CohSrrNaliiEe
club. where he addressed crowd "l ms
,upportrrs from u window, and thanked
them for their help in his c,eclAoh'
At BatterSea. where John Burns was
elected, the announcement Oh lhe po"'H
was received with great cheers
Jondop, July 15.-Thc Right Hon,
Core 4. Curzon. Conservative. new
under secretary for foreign affairs, ana
Sir. H. $. Naylor Lcyland, Bart, Liberal.
were nominated for the South division oil
I.ancoshirc today. In their cnstltuency
both are coutcSting every inch Oh ground
rThn American wives of the contestants
are Joining the fray. Mrs CurZon usually
rors more cheers cham her husband, while
lady Mayor Leyland's beauty has excited
wherever she has made I''r
little speech. Sir Naylor lIcyland mas
recently developed an interest IN Local.
sports He has become president OF a.
cvcling club and drives about in gor-
grous carriage lined with red and adorned
with red trimmings drawn by four horses
and accompanied by two footmcn dressed
in red.
The Unionist candidates for the follow
ing seats have been returned without oppo-
Sition: Somerset, West of Wellington
division. Captain Sir 4. G. Acklaud-I. {.
Hood, Bart; Bridgcwatcr division, l.. j.
STANLEY; Dcvonshirc, East or llorniton
division. Sir j. j. KinncaWny; Kent, West
Or Seven Oaks, II. w. Forster; South or.
Eshford division, l.. Hardy; Isle of
South Cheshire, KnutSGord division. Hon.
A. De Alton, Edgcrton; Worcestershire,
East division, j. \. Chamberlain; North
cas-. or Wimbledon division, {. ii. Bon
snr: Essex. West or Ginning division,
Lieutenant Colonel \. Il. Lockwood: Not
tinghamshirc, Newark division. Hon. ii.
Finch. IImtton; Dorsey, East division,
Hon. II. ii. Stuart; GlOuccstcrShirc, North
ar Tewksbury division, f.. Il. Darlington;
StaffordShirc. IIansworth. ii. X. Moisey.
i. II. Thompson. Bart. NliddlcSiN Bridge,
r.. +. DiXon-llart!and, Bart; Hort sford-
shire. West or Walford division, Thomas
Frederick HalScy; Edinburgh and ST. An
drew universities, Right Hon. Sir +. j.
Pearson, q. c.
Among other members returned UNI
opposed are Mr.. IL. y. DilkeAckland.
Liberal, from Northamton division Of
Norkshir West Riding. Mr.. n. Il. Cur
ren. anti-Parncllite for the north division
of Donegal. For the Tulamore division
of Kings. DIR. J. +. Fox. Nationalist anti
Parnellite. was returned without OPPOSE
ton: for the West division of Kerry, ID. \.
Desmond anti-ParnellMc home ruler,
was returned without opposition. For the
middle division of Armagh. ID. II. Barton.
Conservative. was returned without oppo-
Sition. These three were members of the
late parliament
Pollings are taking place for G6 seats
In the parliament just prorogued % of
these seats were held by Liberals and IS
by Conservatives. They include the
boroughS of every kind and are i'm all parts
of the country.
MIR. Henry NJ. Stanley. the distinguished
African explorer. and Mrs. Stanley are
making an active canvass of Lambeth,
for which seat Mr.. Stanley is the Unionist
candidate. 1t is probable, however. tina!
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