New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-19
RURAL LIBERALS WIN.
GLASGOW LEADS THE VAN.
John Morley Returned = Lanca-
shire Unseots Lord Stanley.

London. Jan. 1S-Rural England is now being
poIled and is returning Liberals to Parliament
with the same enthusiasm that already dis
played by the towns. Few additional returns
are available the county pollings are only
known the day following balloting, but those
announced show persistent Liberal and Labor
gains
Glasgow has gone strongly Liberal, the seven
contests there being marked by four Liperai
and one Labor gain, while the only two Oiiioh-
lists left in the representation free traders.
Among the well known members OF ParhailehC
unseated there are A. Bonar Law (unionlst'
representing the Blackfriars district who was
Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade
in 1902, and Sir J. Stirling Maxwell (Conserva-
tivel. representing Glasgow University. John
Morley. Secretary of State for India. was re-
turned by a good majority for Montrose
Cambridge University returned two UnonlsI
tariff reforners s. H. Butcher and Mr.. Rawilh-
SON
Lancashire County appears to be gong DIS
strongly Liberal as did Manchester, the thr9e
results already announced there recording TWO
Liberals and one Labor gain. Among those u
seated in Lancashire are Lord Stanley FORMER
Postmaster General. by the Lahorite. W. l.
Wilson with a majority of 3.12S. and G. A
Crinns bv H Nuttall Liberal and free trader
with a majority of 1924.
Since the elections opened the Unionists nave
gained only three seats while the Ministerial
lists have gained 132 seats The seats UP 10 the
present are distributed follows:
Liberals POP Unionsts .......... 81
Laborites ....... IS Nationalists .. oo
Mr.. Chamberlain himself is evidently undaunt-
ed speaking at Srnethwick near Birmingham
tonight. he asseverated that there had been
fair fight at Birmingham on the question ol
fiscal reform He added that there were Two
remedies for the existing social propie1ns-So
cialism and tariff reform. For the moment no
said the country preferred socialism nut "iieil
the ouack remedies Of the present government
had failed there would be opportunity for his
hobby. and no obstruction could prevent us
taking root"
Mr. BaIfour and Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-
man arrived on the same train at inverness
Scotland to-day to fulfil political engagements
The enormous crowd gathered on the PLATFORM
prevented a meeting between the distinguished
leaders. each of whom was greeted with hur-
rtcane Of cheers.
Mr.. Balfour addressing meeting on behalf
of Sir Robert Finlay, the Unionist candidate
for Inverness Burghs predicted for the new
government a very unhappy existence OF hve
years.
Sir Henry Campbell -BannerTnan, speaking al
q Liberal meeting characterized Mr.. Baltour
statement that there was some sort OF compact
between the Liberal government and John Red
rnond the Nationalist leader, as nothing snort
of scandal He said there was no foundation Tor
such an allegation and declared that there was
no MYSTERY whatever about the relations OF the
Liberals and the Nationalists
Archibald Cameron Corbett CUniontst Free
Tra6erl has been elected for the Tradeston dl-
vision of Glasgow defeating D NJ. Mason, the
liberal candidate Mr.. Corbett 1t Will be re-
roen7bered. wrote to 1.-The Times on December
20 calling the attention of Mr.. Reid, the Ameri-
oar Ambassador and Premier Campbell-Ban-
norman to the alleged unconstitutional action
o4 his onponent. who, he charged, in addressing
r4s constituents announced that he had had a
friendly interview with President Roosevelt at
1I-tir,s,+on IN which Mr.. Roosevelt guardedly
o,nrassad his hearty sympathy with the Liberal
marty in Great Britain.
Taken altogether the returns. although less
-o+;o-,.1 than those previously reported. are
most disastrous from the Unionist stahoPolii' L
~ Ice +bar Sly members of the Balfour Minis
trv have been unseated, namely, William 81
Iotr, prodrtclx Secretary of State for India; A
r7onar Law. Ernest George Pretyman. Secretary
- +4a admiralty: Lord Stanley, Postmaster
General, c. Scott Dickson. Soltcitor-General lol
csa4,o~d ord AiIwvn f. Fenowes, President of
- Daora ~ Agriculture. Henry Chaplin, VINO
as prasident of the Local Government bodt % u u
in the Salisbury Ministry, IS also 4IiloS ~ ~
dafeafed who now include eleven members u
the late Cabinet IL, - , sarious
The defeat Of A Bonar Law will De a serious
loss 70 the tariff reformers. as ne mas nees
looked upon one OF the aoleS' a.
Mr.. Chamberlain's policy