Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-10-03
TO WIN
ENGLISH UNIONISTS CARRYING
THEIR ELECTIONS.
BOER WAR SPIRIT SUSTAINED,
Listlessness Over the Result-Liberals
Make a Few Small
Gains.

New York., Oct. "a diSpatc htQ the
Tribune from London says: The eject
ton scenes in Fleet street and the poIltia
cal clubs are chiefly remarkable Tor iack'
of excitement. The second day poalins
has included BatterSea n Nortnanp-
ton, two OF the most interesting orougn
contests and they reveal the trenu OF
opinion in Lancashire other NOUS
trial sections, but the results have peer
received almost listlessly in the sTrsets
and clubs. This apathy is due to the fact
that the general result of the electi0ns Is
regarded as a fOregone ~concluslon; NoF
even the m sanguine liberal mas ex-
pected the triumph Of his party nor
hoped for anything more than a reduc-
,.oA of the government majority. Inc
loyal example of the colonies in lighting
the battles of the empire has brought the
liberal imperialists well to the front on
the opposition side, and even a materla
reduction Of the government majority
will not involve a reversal OF the south
African policy. The elections are pass
ng quietly because the country KNOWS
that there will not be any breeak IN the
continuity of the government or the en-
pire. A fresh batch of uncontesteo DOR
oughs sent the government well up IN
figures at the close of the days poll and
Galway town recorded an
unionist gain in Ireland. The success1ui
candidate is the eldest son OF LORD NOR
-ris, formerly Lord Chief Justice of Ire.
land. He ran against two nationalist
candidates in 1895 and was defeated, but
has now come out at the head of the poi
in a home rule stronghold. He is a Ro
man Catholic and his election is proof
that, the influence of the clergy has no
been thrown againSt him. The tories
describe this victory as the first fruits of
the queens visit to Ireland, and express;
the hope that it may influence the result
in South Tyrone and South County Dub
lin, where T. w. Russell and Horace
Plunkett are opposed by independent un
ionists. These contests are regarded az
decisive in one respect, the liberals OBJ
tanning seven II the unionists % seats
which ia been considered doubtfuE
The liberals will not nave a better chance
for making gains in the borough cleo
lions. The failures will be an indication
that the u%nionists will hold their majori-
ty. and possibly increase it unless the
county divisions take a line of their own.
The liberals started off with gaining
Grantham as an offset to Galway toWF
and followed their advantage by captur<
ing Swansea and Gloucester; but the UNI
ionists increased their majorities in. Bos=
ton, Whitehaven and other borQughs
and won a seat al stockton-on-Lees. Mr.
Balfour led off in Lancashire With a
largely increased majority. Mr.. Bidrel,
was defeated after a stirring fight and
the industrial districts generally went
strongly unionist. \
The cabinet makers hav suspended
their activity until the results of the APP,
peal to the country are more clearly
known. There is a generally accepted be-
lief that Lord Lansdowne's successor wal
be a member of the commons where o.
good DICTATOR is required for the exposi-1
ton of reform policies favored by Lore
Roberts. This will limit the choice of 6
secretary of war to Mr.. Chamber
lain and Mr.. Wyndham. Old tories as
sert that the influence of Mr.: Chamber
lain has declined and, that he will not be
transferred to the war office. The po-
tency of that influence depends upon the
result of an appeal tO the country. Ii
will increase if parliament be strongly
~unionist, for he has forced the fighting
M been the target of abuse. It may
If the unionist majority be cut
down. The most intimate friends of Mr.
Chamberlain do not know whether he
wishes the war Office. His enemies as
sert that he will be unwilling to play sec
ond fiddle to Lord Roberts for whatever
is done in the way of military reorganizal
ton will have the authority of the conn
mander in chief.