New-York tribune., 1900-09-30
GOLD DEMOCRATS OUT FOR MCKINLEY.
old age his interest in politics social questions
and philosophy. I. N. F.
SIXTY-SIX MEMBERS CHOSEN.
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ELECTED IN
DISTRICTS WHERE NO CONTESTS
WE'RE MADE.

London, Sept. 29.-One hundred and sixty
seven constituencies. returning one-fourth Of the
membership of the House of Commons, made
their nominations to-de3S In all to-day sixty
six members have been elected 0nopposed,
lr..lsprfssng fsty-nine Miaisterialists FIVE Iib.
erals and two Nationalist
vlscount Cranborne, Conservative. eldest son
Rochester.
Among the other interesting personalities on
the Government side returned to-day without
opposition were Joseph Chamberlain, the Sec
retary Of State for the Colonies CWest Birming-
ham); George Wyndham, the Parliamentary
Secretary for the War Office (Dover) CAlrles
T. Ritchie, the president of the Board of Trade
(Croydon): Sir John C. R. Colomb (Great Var
MOUTH; Jesse Ceilings, Under Secretary for the
Home Department (Bordesley Division of Bir
mingham); Sir Francis Sharp Powell (Wigan);
Joseph Powell Williams, the Financial Secre-
tary Of the War Office (South Birmingham);
Colonel Sir Charles E. H. Vincent, the founder
Of the United Empire Trade League Central
Shefaeld); John Henniker Heaton Canterbury;
Charles Beilby Stuart Wortley. formerly Under
Secretary of State for the Home Department
QIallam Division OF Shef1eld), and Sir Edward
Albert Sassoon (Hythe).
The five Liberals returned unopposed include
William Court Gully, Speaker Of the House Of
Commons (Carl1Sle), ana Sir Henry Hartley
Fowler formerly Under Secretary of State for
the Home Department, and Secretary of State
for India EAST Wolverhampton).
An interesting feature Of the elections IS the
Intervention Of the colonies. for the first time,
in the elections of the motherland. dispatch
from Hobart Tasmania, this morning, an
nounces the adoption OF resolution by the Tas-
manian Assembly proposing joint Australian
cable dispatch congratulatng Mr.. Chamberlain
the British successes in South Africa and
hoping the electors OF Great Britain will en-
phaticay insist on the fruits Of victory being
effectually secured.
Lord George Hamilton, Secretary Of State for
India who has represented the Ealing Division
of Mddlesex in the House Of Commons, and who
is brother of the Duke of Abercorn had very
hostile reception at Unionist meeting in Lon
don this afternoon The Liberals had evidently
packed the audience. and the disturbance was
so great that His Lordship was finally obliged
to desist from addressing the meeting, and com
nunicated the balance of his remarks to the re-
porters who congregated on the platform
The numerous speeches of representatives OF
both parties made tonight, add little or nothing
new TO the arguments already advanced. They
may, however be taken as winding up the cam
paign, as, with the beginning of the polling on
Monday, little further interest Will be taken In
the speechmaking.
To-night's speakers included Sir Henry Camp
bell Bannerman, leader of the Liberal party IN
the House of Commons, who addressed the Lon
don Liberals in St. James's Hall. He insisted
that a great Liberal revival was sweeping over
the country, filling the party with high hope
Mr. Chamberlain spoke at Birmingham, devot-
ing himself to attack upon the labor MEM
bers of Parliament, none Of whom, he declared.
in twenty-five years had initiated legislation or
benefit to the working classes.