Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-01-19
RURAL ENGLAND
Adds to the Seats Al
ready Gained by Liberals.
Sensation Of Campaign Given
by Defeated Unionist.
Thomas Gibson Bowles Accuses His Party
Leaders Of About Everything.

London. Jan 1S.-Rural England is
now being pOlled and is returning Lib
erals to Parliament with the same en-
thusiasm as that already displayed by
the towns. Few additional returns are
available as the county pollings arc on
ly known the day following the ballot
ing but those announced show persist
ent Liberal and Labor gains.
Glasgow has gone strongly Liberal,
and seven contests there being marked
by four Liberal and one Labor gain,
while the only two Unionists left in the
representation are free traders.
Among the well-knOwn members of
Unionist representing the Black Friars
district, who was parliamentary secrc-
tary to the board of trade in 1902, and
Sir j. Sterling Maxwell, Conservative.
representing Glasgow University.
John Morley. secretary of state for
India, was returned by good majority
for Montrose.
Cambridge University returned two
Unionist tariff reformers. 5. II. Butcher
and Mr.. RawlinSon.
Lancashire county appears to be go
ing us strongly Liberal as did Manches-
ter. the three results already announce
cd there recording two Liberals and
one Labor gain. Among those unseat-
ed in Lancashire are Lord Stanley,
former postmaster general, by the La
bortcs, w. T. Wilson, with a majority
of 312S. and c. A. Cripns, by II. Nuttall,
Liberal and free trader, with a ma ajori-
ty Of 1884.
Taken altogether. the returns, although
less sensational than those previously re-
ported. are most disa from the
Unionist standpoint. No less than five
| members of the Balfour ministry have
been unscatcd. namely, William st. John
Erodrick secretary of state for India;
A. Bonar Law. Ernest George Prctyman.
secretary to the admiralty; Lord Stanley.
postmaster general. and Ailwyn T.. Eel
loves, president of the board OF agricuI-
ture Henry Chaplin, who was president
of the local government board in the
Salisbury ministry, is also among the
defeated, v ho now include 10 members of
the late cabinet.
The defeat of A. Bonar Law will be n
serious blow to the tariff reformers. as he
has been looked upon as one of the abIest
advocates of Mr. Chamberlain's policy
Since the elections opened the Unionists
have gained only three seats. while the
Ministerialists have gained 1s2 seats. The
seats up to the present are distributed as
| follows:
Liberals 2o2 Unionist 81, Labcritcs s..
Nationalists GO.
The continued LIBERAL triumphs make
the results at Birmingham yesterday
seem all the more remarkable and lend
color to the contention of the Liberals
that they were due exclusively to the
force of Mr.. Chamberlan's personality
and to local influences and that they had
no connection whatever with the fiscal
problem.
Mr. Chamberlain himself is evidently
undaunted. Speaking at Sine ctliWick near
Birmingham tonight he asservated that
there had been fair fight at Birmingham
on the question of fiscal reform. He add
cd that there were two remedies for tn"
existing social prohcms-sOcalism and
tariff reform. For the moment, he said
the country preferred socialism. but when
the ouack remedies of the present gov
crnrent had failed there would he op-
rortunity for his hobby and mo obstruc-
ton could prevent its taking root
Archibald Cameron Corbctt, Union
ist free trader. has been elected for
the Tradeston division of Glasgow. de-
feating D. NJ. Mason. the Liberal cam
didatc.
MIR. Corbctt. it will be remembered.
wrote to the Times Dec. 81. calling the
attention of Mr.. Reid. the American
ambassador. and Premier Campbcli-
Banncrman to the alleged unconstitu-
tional action of his opponent, who, he
charged. in addressing his consti-
tucnts. announced that he had a friend
ly interview with President Roosevelt
at Washington. in which Mr.. Eoose-
welt guardcdly expressed his hearty
sympathy with the Liberal party in
Great Britain.
Two more Liberals, three Irish Ma
tionalists, and cne Laborite have been
added this afternoon to the previous
totals. With co. members elected out
of total of Gao, the Liberals have al
ready secured a clear majority of ID
overall other parties combined.
James Kier Hardy, Socialist and IN
dependent Labor party. CMerthyr Tyd-
fiji is among those reelected today.
1t looks now as though the Laboritcs.
including minor candidates, will have
a representation of so to 60 in the new
House of Commons.
All the nominees of the Labor party's
representation committee who are
elected will be paid a salary of $1,000
yearly and have all signed written
pledges to vote in accordance with the
decision of the majority.
They are largely in favor of Home
Rule and as the Natioralists generally
will support the social Arms of the
new Labor party. working arrange
rncnt is probable for the futherance of
their respective desires.
Thomas Gibson Bowles, the Unionist