The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-03
WILL HAVE BIG MAJORITY.
CONSERVATIVES GAIN MANY MEN,
BEERS OF NEW PARLIAMENT.
Indications Are That They VIII Re
Enter Upon Government VIII In
creased Strength Results of
Elections. ms shown by Returns.

LONDON, Oct. 2. $50 p. m.-up to this
hour the total number Of members OF
parliament elected is I7s. as follows; MIN
isterialists, rs: Liberals. 10; National
lists. is.
The Nationalist elected include Will
lam Redmond (East Clare) and James
DAILY (South Monsghan).
The election in Galway City yesterday
resulted in another Conservative gain.
The Hon. Martin Morris polled $50 votes
against 763 votes polied by f. Lemmy,
Nationalist. The Unionist gains thus far.
therefore, are three seats and the Lib
erals gain one seat.
The total returns of the opposed and
unopposed candidates up to O'Clock this
afternoon foot up i72, Comprising: Con-
servatives, us; Unionists Is: Liberals. is;
Nationalists, IA. The success of Mr.. Nor
rts was a genuine surprise. The constitu-
ency has long been Nationalist strong
hold famous for the election there in 1856
in which the late Charles Stewart Par
nell took such prominent part. result
ing in the return Of Capt. o'Shea. which.
1t is held in many quarters, originated
the disagreements which subsequently
led to the split in the Irish Nationalist
party
The interest today centers in the Bat
tersea divfaien of London, from which
seat r. Carton, Conservative, is trying to
Gust John Burns. labor leader and Social
list. The fight I'm this district is the stiff
fest In London, and a great deal of i'll
feeling has been in evidence between the
contending factions throughout the cam
paign
In the provinces Manchester attracts
the most attention. Apart from the fact
that A. J. Balfour, the government leader
In the house OF commons and first lord
election in East Manchester. there IL
much faith in the old proverb. What
Lancashire SAYS today the rest OF Eng
land wifi say tomorrow"
The returns from Battersea, East Dor
chester Northampton and Swansea were
published shortly before midnight. The
result of the polling in Fast Manchester
IL the reelection OF a. J. Balfour by
majority which exceeds by 1867 the ma
tority he secured at the general election
In 1880 The figures follow: Arthur J.
Balfour. Conservative, 5,AG; A. H. scott,
Liberal. $3.50. Mr.. Balfour's majority,
2.f5S
In Battersea, John Burns has hand
somely defeated Mr.. Carton, the Con-
stead OF falling below the figures OF 1895,
Is ONE vote in excess of that by which
he defeated c. Ridley Smith, Conserva-
tive. at the last general election: The
polling was as follows: John Burns.
Radical, $500; Richard c. Carton. Con-
sentative 1906.
AT Northampton both Liberal candi-
dates, Henry Labouehere and Mr.. Ship
the polling; DIR. Shipman. Liberal, 5,43T;
Henry Labouchere LIBERAL 5.2S1; Richard
r. y Orlebar, Conservative. 4,4s0; II. Il.
Randall Conservative, 41A.
In Swansea town, Sir John II. -.
Iewellyan. who represented the constifu-
ency in the late parliament in the Con-
sentative interest carrying Il In 1866 by
majority OF 42i against X. ID. Burne, Lib
eral has been defeated by Sir George
Newnes The figures follow: Sir George
Newnes. Liberal, 4,sis; Sir John T. u.
Newnes majority 1Is0
The feature of the election so far 10
that while the actual representation Of the
respective parties Is only slightly
changed there In undoubtedly In both
London and the provinces A big increase
In the Conservative majorities and the
indications tonight are the Conservatives
will enter the new parliament with in
creased strength.