The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-12-19
LIBERALS ARE
IN THE DUMPS
Conservatives Win Two Import
ant Bye Elections.
CHAMBERLAIN is DELIGHTED
APPEAL TO THE COUNTRY rs
PROBABLE.

London, Dec. .15.-Bye elections wer
held today in the Dulwich division o
Camberwell and at Lewisham to fiji
vacancies caused by the deaths of 81
John Blundell Maple and John Penn
both of whom had represented thei
constituencies for many years in tn
conservative interests.
In the borough of Lewisham, Majo
Coates. conservative, was elected by
! majority of 2,012.
At Dulwich, f. Rutherford Harris
conservative, was elected by major
ity of 1437.
Few bye-elections of recent years have
todays contest DR.. f. Rutherford Har
ris, conservative, who was confidential
agent of the late Cecil Rhoades and c
II: y. MaSterman, liberal, contested Dull
wen, while Major Coates and J. w. Clei-
and represented the conservatives ant
borough
Victory For Chamberlain.
The fiscal question has been prominent
throughout the campaign and Joseph
Chamberlain interviewed with letters in
support Of the conservative candidates
Inc question of the importation of Chi
nese labor into South Africa has been
used by the liberals at Dulwich as an
antl-1arriS slogan while the ConserVa-
tives even Dragged in the kings name,
attaching the words "Edwardus Rex to
posters in such way as to create the i'm
preston that the king was supporter of
MI Chamberlain'S fiscal proposals. The
liberals telegraphed to the king on the
subject, and promptly came a reply aU-
thorlzing the statement that no permits
sion had been given to use the king S
name in any way. Hundreds of motor
cars secured the. constituencies, bringing
Joseph Chamberlain expressed himself
as delighted with the result of the cleo
IONS IN Lewisham and Dulwich, and the
protectionist dailies claim the results as
a complete triumph for Mr.. Chamber
lalns policy.
Liberals Hoped to Win.
Both constituencies polled very heavily
LeWiSham, which is largely a working
class district. shows reduced majority
OF about 400 compared with the last con-
tested election of 1892. In Dulwich which
is mainly the home of the city clerks, a
greater reduction is shown, the majority
Tor the conservatives in 1895 having
reached 5000 These reductions are of
small significance, however, in the face
OF the fact that the Chamberlainite can
the free trade party undoubtedly hoped
to win. This double victory will be OF
great advantage to Mr.. Chamberlain. who
Will resume his campaign tomorrow night
meeting
The liberal dailies confess discourage
ment and urge the free traders to redouble
their efforts. since, as the Chronicle re-
marks. Mr.. Chamberlain is a power in
the country which it would be most seri-
Gus not to estimate highly
General Election Possible.
The Daily News discusses the proba-
ollity of the government, being encour-
1ged by yesterdays results, appealing to
he country without delay.
The Daily Telegraph boldly suggests
hat the result must dispel Mr. Balfour's
ioubts as to whether the country is ripe
or a preferential policy, and proposes
hat Mr.. Chamberlain should be invited
o proceed personally to the colonies and
zee what practical arrangements can be
made to secure a complete commercial
lnion within the empiEer