Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-10-05
THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.
KHAKI Boom Sweeps The Country and Min.
istetialists Make Great Gains.

London. Oct. St A. M.-The "Kbakf,s
D'9n mas swept the country. Yesterdays
Poihnss are tale of increased Minister;
aIists and diminished Liberal maiorities
The returns from the rural districts -
day friday. and tomorrow. NAV IA
something 70 rehabilitate the Libe-ats
put the results thus far have fully tnx,,,
fed Mr.. Chamberlain and the partv III
gaaizers who are backing the governrnsr.
In their choice Of the movement IN t,g-
solve Parliament
re" VIII doubt that an appeal 10 tho
country month or two earlier would
nave produced an even more renarkabIa
lnionlst outburst. Nevertheless the Mi
isterialists may already Congratulate
themselves On being returned with Al MI
creased majority. Yesterday. the Con-
StrVatlves gained u seats As aoair1.
three gained by the Liberals.
Ire Worklngmen Of the country have
replied in a very decided voice in So
81 The war and OF the annexation Of the
republics Even Liberal Scotland h at Lac
feeling the full force OF the shock. the
Glasgow Tories being az much ast0nisha5
A. tAF Liberals at the unexpected success
IN winning two seats Mr. Andrew Trv@
bIrgh Pr0vand. Who was defeated In tha
Black Friars division. had sat for C;Ias
COW in the Liberal interest since 1856 ana
he Br!dgeton division was Sir George
Dtto lFeNeiElan Old seat. Both had long
been strong holds.
The results in Liverpool and other in
qu-trial districts tell a similar story Of
Increased JniOnist ma j0riti+s
Mr.. Chamberlain. who was listening IN
tht results over the telephone sent the
following message I'D thu people az Rirrn
ingham: This has been j good DAVIS
work fur the empire.
London itself felt the full tid. NJ IN
nionist victory. The Liberal representa-
tiou from the metropolis will not amoun,
10 more tnan seven or eight out Of g
members. In all directions the autf-wsr
candidates have been defeated
Londoners were not slow, last evening
~ testify ~ their delight. Wherever the
results were displayed crowds collected n
cheer ana to demonstrate in favor OF their
fayurit-s.
NIX returns from many points will not
bt known until toward noon today AT
midnight. returns received showed the to-
tai number Of elected To to- 81 with the
rel-tiVe strength of parties as follows:
ministerial lists, W. Liberals. including
Laborites. =; Nationalist. Is.
The Conservatives have gained alto
@rther i seats and the Liberals H.
In BethenaI Green, London. Mr. s.
Ford Ridley. Conservative has defeat
el hy By votes, Mr Edward H. Pickers
Gill. Liberal. who had represented the
division since 1855. The winning candi-
dates receipts We're 1852 votes against
.5l4 cast for his opponent.
In the central division of Edinburg
DR.. \. Conan Doyle. Conservative, was
defeated by Mr.. g. H. Brown. Liberal.
Who received 302S votes as against Pass
cast for Doyle.
In Haggerston. Lonon. Mr.. ". r.
Creamer. Liberal, carried the election,
receiving 22S+ votes. as against 2361
east for his Conservative opponent. Mr..
John Lowles.
Al Stockport. Liberal and Conserv-
alive We're elected, the polling being as
follows: Sir Jos. Leigh, Liberal, 55sS;
Bersford Melville, Conservative, 5371;
+. Green, Liberal 500; DR. Hitler Con-
s-rvative. 5s04.
South Edinburg was carried as at the
election Of 1895. by the Liberal Union
lists. Today. Mr. Arthur Deward. Lib
eral. was defeated by III votes. The
poll was as follows: Sir A y. Agnew,
Liberal Jnionist. 5166; Arthur Dewar.
Liberal. sos.
III the ''doubIe-barrelled" borough Of
southampton the Ministerialists cap
tured one seat ana held the other, the
polling being as follows: T. Chamber
laine. Conservative, 6SSs; Sir J. 5. B.
Simeon. Liberal Unionist. 6253; Sir
Francis II. Evans, Liberal, 5575; c. G.
HYDE. Liberal. 1862.
In North CamberwolI London. Mr.. J.
7. MacNamara, Liberal. was elected.
receiving 1870 votes az against 34S5 cast
for his Conservative opponent. Mr.. J.
Z. Diglie.
Mr. Herbert J. Gladstone. Liberal.
carried West Leeds by a majority OF
521. receiving 7043 votes. as against
G522 cast for his Conservative opponent.
Col 4. ". Harding.
AT Newcastle-un der-Lymo, Sir A. +.
Haslam. Liberal Unionist. defeated MT.
VIM. Allen. Liberal, BY vote Of S'oe
against 1868.