The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-04
COhPLs XIeB OF NEW HOUSE
NOW THOUGHT TT WILL SHOW LIT.
TIE CHANGE FROM THE
OLD
MINISTRY LOSES AT DERBY
Opposition Gains Two Seats There,
Including That Formerly Rep =
resented by Sir William
Vernon HarcOurt.

OF yesterdays polIingS in the ,, parlta>-
mentary general elections were more
striking than those of Tuesday The
Conservatives still show increase In ma
jorities, but In a less marked degree.
On the other hand the Liberals have
gained additional seats. On the whole
the indications are this morning that
there will be little change In the COM
plexion of the new parliament. AS mat
ters stand now out of the 2S7 candidates
returned the respective strength Of par
ties is as follows: Ministerialists, 212;
liberals, including labor members, Al;
Nationalists, %.
Altogether the Liberals have gained
ten seats and the Conservatives 7. Only
one Conservative seat was gained yester-
day, but it was a very important VIC
tory. In the Brightside division Of Shelf
field, an industrial constituency, held for
ten years by the late Mr.. Anthony ].
Mundella, who was succeeded by Mr..
Fred Madison in 1897, the Madison ma
jority of 1SS was converted by Mr. ].
Hope, ministerialist into a Conservative
majority of 96.
NEW LIBERAL SEATS.
AT Derby the Liberals had striking
success, recovering there the two seats
Wrested In the general election Of 1895
from Sir William Vernon Harcourt and
Sir Thomas Roe by Sir Henry Hows
Pemrose and Mr.. .Geoffrey Daget.
The days unopposed returns include
William Wither Bramston Beach, Con-
servative tAndover :. division of Hamp-
shire), known as the father Of the house
of TJo hoc
dover since 1857 Also among those elect
ed without opposition are Joseph Austen
Chamberlain, eldest son of Joseph Cham
berlain least division of Worcestershire,
Liberal Unionist. and John Dillon, the
former chairman of the Irish parlia-
mentary party Cast Mayo)
There was considerable interest In the
contest in Westminster, where William L.
Ashnead -Burdett-Coutts was
chosen. The contest at Westminster was
furious because 1t was between Con-
servatives, H. H. M. Smith opposing
the sitting member on the ground that
his action In the South African hospital
question tended to embarrass the gov
ernment
The result of the poll at Westminster
was. as follows: Mr.. Burdett-Ceutts,
Conservative, 2,711; Mr.. Smith. Conserva-
tive, 439. At the last election Mr.. Bur-
INTEREST WANING.
The election scenes in Fleet st eet and
the political clubs were chiefly remark
able for the lack of excitement. The
second days polling has included Bat
tersea and Northampton, two of the most
interesting borough contests, and has
revealed the trend of opinion In Lanca-
I shire and other industrial sections, but
the results have been received almost
dstlessly in the streets. and club.
This apathy is due to the fact that the
general result of the elections is regard
ed as a foregone conclusion. Not even
the most sansuine liberal has expected
the triumph Of his party, nor hoped for
anything more than reduction of the
government majority. The loyal example
of the colonies in fighting the battles of
the empire has brought the Liberal i'm
peE1alistS we'll to the front on the opposi-
ton side and even a material reduction
of the government majority, If it can
be effected, will not involve a reversal
of the South African policy.
The elections are passing quietly be-
cause the country knows there will not
be any break in the continuity of the
government of the empire.
The polling in Galway town recorded
an expected Unionist gain in Ireland.
The successful candidate Is the eldest
son of Lord Morris formerly Lord Chief
Nationalist candidates in 1895 and was
defetated, but has now come out al the
head of the poll in a home rule strong
hold He is a Roman Catholic, and his
election is proof that the influence of the
clergy has not been thrown against him.
The Tories describe this victory as the
first fruits of the queens visit to Ire
land, and express the hope that it may
influence the results in the electors in
South Tyronne and South county Dublin,
where T. w. Russell and Horace Punk
EFT, are opposed by Independent Union
lists.
THE NEW CABINET
The cabinet makers have suspended
their activity until the result of their
appeal is more generally known. 1t is
the general accepted belief that Lord
Lansdowne's successor will be a member
of the commons, as a good debater is
needed for the exposition of the reform
policies favored by Lord Roberts. This
will limit the choice Of a new secretary
of war to Mr. Chamberlain and Mr..
Wyndham Old Tories assert that the in
| fuence. of Mr.. Chamberlain has declined
and that he will not be transferred to
the war office. The potency of that in
huence depends upon the results OF the
appeal to the country. 1t will increase
If parliament be strongly Unfonst, for
he has forced the fighting and been the
target of abuse. 1t EAay deminish If the
Unionist majority be cut down. The most
intimate friends OF Mr.. Chamberlain do
not know whether he wishes the war Of
1ce His enemies assert that he will be
unwilling to play second fiddle to Lord
Roberts, for whatsoever is done In the
way of military reorganization Will have
the authority of the comma rder-in-chief