The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-04
TURNS LIBERALS OUT.
BOROUGH ELECTIONS SHOW SIGNS
OF UNIONIST IW ikENTNG.
Labor Candidates Also suffer setback
-UniOnists Hope the Liberal Govern
ment VIII he Forced 90 Appeal 10
the Country on the Education Bill.

Special CdbIe Despdtch N The Sun
LONDON, Nov. 3.-The sweeping nature
of the Moderate victory in the London
borough elections is in itself sufficient 10
arouse general interest even here in that
very neglected quantity-municipal politics;
but the elections which have just closed
are OF peculiar importance inasmuch as
the Union.sts generally say that they show
the c~learest signs Of a Unionist awakening
in many parts Of the country.
To appreciate the extent Of the sweeping
change in London a few figures will be
necessary. Three years go, with a Unionist
Government in power and with London
represented in the House Of Commons
almost entirely by Unionists. out Of twenty
eight London boroughs seventeen returned
Progressive or Liberal for the elections
run on party lines) majorities. and in most
cases the majorities we're decisive or over
whelming To-day with the Liberal party
newly arrived in power in unprecedented
strength, out of London's t~wenty-eight
boroughs only two certainly and one doubt
fully remain TO the Liberals. In a few
others they form n respectable minority; in
most they ave practically ceased TO exis..
East, west. north and south. all tell the
same story. The poor and rich populations,
the business and leisure classes alike have
abandoned the Liberal party in these
elections.
In the borough elections in the provinces
there were similar results. In Lancashire
the Conservative Catholic vote, with the
assistance of many Liberal churchmen,
| swept the polls on the education question.
In Liverpool, Blackburn and nearly all the
Lancashire towns there we're Union gains.
In busy tow ms far separated. such as Brad
| ford, Nottingham, Birmingham and Daven-
|, port. the Unionirts claimed victories.
The Labor candidates everywhere suf-
fered a decided setback. and IL seems certain
! thai in many places the Liberals have com
bined with the Uuionists against the Labor
Socialist candidates. London's protest, in
deed, seems certainly TO have been made
| against what the Municipal Reformers, asthe
Unionist- Moderates now style themselves,
call municipal socialism or communism.
The devotees of this principle have ruled
London for three years. spending the tax
payers money with prodigal extravaganza,
while their fellows In Parliament have
shown corresponding parsimOny in matters
Of imperial expenditures.
The Unionists are now loudly expressing
the nope that the House of Lords will keep
a Sif upper lip over the education bill.
and in the face of the declaration of Chan
cellor of the E~xchequer Asquith last night
that the Government would remain firm on
tho education bill, force the Government
either. to drop the bill or appeal to the
country.
GALWAY, Nov. 3.-The Galway city cleo
, ton to-day TO ill the vacancy caused by
the retirement OF Charles r. Devlin INA
~tionalist) resulted in the election of stephen
Gwynne (Nstion-list). The poll was:
Gwynne. ss3; Capt. Shaw Taylor Qnde-
pendent), $50.