The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-03
LIVELY CAMPAIGN IN LONDON.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL
VOTED FOR 1T.

in the Council Expected to be
Greatly Decreased-Li Hung
ChanE's Peace Mission not Ex-
pected to he Successful.
London, March 2-The London county
| council campaign, which eliminated to-
day in the balloting for members, has
been lively and more bitter than any
municipal contest that has been known in
London for great many years. Leading
statesmen have entered into the fray
with the greatest ardor and have given
and taken blows and lost their temper
with the same freedom that local bosses
are wont to do. In the previous county
council contests only about one-third of
the total number of voters have gone to
the polls. but the party managers on both
sides have all along predicted that a much
larger vote would be polled to-day than
ever. In consequence of the fact that
the conservatives are urging their sup
porters to vote for the candidates on the
moderate ticket, it is expected that the
result will greatly lower the majority of
the progressives in the council, which, as
the result Of the last election, was 46,
the council standing 50 to S6. Among the
moderate candidates are Lords Cadogna.
Churchill, Durham. Ampthnl. Donough-
more, Dudley, Norfolk, Dunraven and
Montmorres and Sir j. Bundell Maple.
The progressive candidates include Lords
RUSSELL Monkskell and Ribbledale, Sir
John Hutton and Messrs John Burns and
Sydney Webb.
The Chronicle. the leading progressive
organ, prints in italics the reason why the
electors should not give their support
to the moderates. The first of these rea-
sons is that the moderates are the party
of "Tammany." The term "Tammany"
has been God-send to both sides dur
ing the campaign. When their speakers
have exhausted themselves and their vo-
cabularies in the ordinary methods Of at
tacks upon their opponents they have
Invariably had recourse to stigmatzng
the opposite policy as that of Tammany.
Joseph Chamberlain, in a recent speech
In behalf of the moderates, made an at
tack upon the progressives for having in
creased the salaries of the attaches of the
county council, which action, he declared,
was thorough "Tammany method" He
then proceeded to advocate a system of
separate municipalities for the different
districts of London, and argued against
the proposal that a central council in
clude within its Jurisdiction the city cor
poration. What its advocates call unifca-
ton, he said, would end in "Tammanyf-
cation"
All this is scarcely revelant, however for
the progressive policy is undoubtedly ia
vored by a great majority of Londoners
Commoners Burns, Stuart, Benn and
Buxton Of London, who are all home rul-
ers, are charged with very confusing func-
tions, as London sends thirty-six unionists
to parliament, against twenty-three home
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a large progressive majority in the county
council, and from this it is evident that
the electors want the municipal govern
ment kept outside of politics. In addition
to this, some of the progressive members
have made themselves vastly unpopular
through their persistent meddling in small
matters. An instance of this was furnished
recently in some of these members hid
ing themselves in the bushes in the park
whence they watched the park keepers.
AS a result of their spying they
reported to the council that they had seen
keepers in the act of eating their luncheon
at other times than the usual lunch hour
This matter was taken up and the outcome
of it was that circular was issued, with
the sanction of a majority of the council
requiring all workmen, under the juris-
dictiOn of the council to report to the
council what they did and how they passed
the time during the hours they were not
hAAl6. AhcAls lOO liiG ACTIVITY OF Ine
progressive element in the matter of re-
fusing licenses to music halls has not tend
ed to increase the popularity of the party.
Nevertheless, the progressives have the
advantage, inasmuch as the moderates
have no really defined policy. They have
allowed themselves to be run by the gas,
water, tramway and livery companies, all
of which foreseeing that they will be alb
sorbed by the municipal government are
seeking to secure majority in the council
that will give them extravagant compensa-
tion for their plants out of the rates, and
doubtless the companies will see that their
side wins
The elections resulted in the choice of
fifty-nine progressives and forty-nine
moderates. The moderates gained twenty
one seats and the progressiVes gained one
seat formerly held by the moderates In
four districts the results will not be de-
termined until Monday.
There is a general feeling in the foreign
office that the peace mission, headed by
Ii Hung Chang. win not be successful
Russia has absolutely vetoed the proposal
of Japan to annex Korea, and il is under
stood that Japan now wants the possess
sion of the area between the
Yalu and Lioa rivers to form Duffer
state, extending to the Russian frontier
of Amoor, Russian Manchuria, which ter
ritory, now forming part of Southeast
ern Siberia, was acquired by Russia from
China and Japan in 1858. This move, If
successful would secure to Japan the
total withdrawal of Korea from Chinese
influence, possession of Port Arthur and
command of the Yellow Sea road to
Pekin. Japan also asks for possession of
Formosa.
The details of Ii Hung Chang's Gre
Dental, which will be communicated to
the western powers, do not empower him
to cede either Manchuria or Formosa to
japan.
The appointment of Prince Lobanoff-
Rostovslxi as Russian minister Of foreign
affairs has greatly pleased the foreign
office here Since the death of NJ. De-
Giers 1t has become clear that there ex-
lists in the Russian foreign Office a pow
erful party in opposition to the Armenian
inquiry wishing Armenian affairs to drift
along as heretofore until Russia is com
pelled to intervene. She would then be a
step nearer to the Persian gulf. England
is very strongly opposed to Russian occu-
patton of Armenia alone, and believes that |
Prince Lobanon favors joint diplomatic
action in that territory.
The inquiry into the movement of the |
steamer Crathie, in connection with her /
collision with the steamer Elbe, which is