Los Angeles herald., 1906-01-14
BALFOUR BEATEN
At THE POLLS
FAILS TO BE RETURNED TO
PARLIAMENT
Reports From Thirty-Nine Constltu-
eneies Show Landslide for Lib
erals-Great Excitement Pre-
walls in Manchester
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. 13.-The political map
Of England today underwent a strik-
ing change as the result Of parliament
tary elections held in thrty-nine con-
stituencies in widely scattered, but inn
portant, centers, and in which the lib
erals gained eighteen seats. The Labor
ties, who are counted among the Lib
eral gains, secured four new seats
against Unionist candidates.
In the east division of Manchester,
Arthur j. Balfour, the former prime
minister, was defeated by Z. G. Hor-
ridge, Liberal, who was conceded even
by the Liberals weak candidate
against such person as Mr.. Balfour.
Mr.. Horridge secured the remarkable
majority of 1880. This victory, not
withstanding the Liberal predictions,
was a decidedly sensational outcome
of the days polling and will, it is be-
lieved, enormously affect the elections,
which will continue for fortnight.
Winston Churchill, Liberal and free
trader, won the seat for the northwest
division of Manchester from w. john
son-Hicks, Conservative, by a majority
Of 1241.
Everywhere the Liberal majorities
were increased and the net result OF
the first days contest between the great
political parties was overwhelmingly
in favor of the present government.
Although only siXty-six seats are now
filed out of the go required for the
new parliament. which will meet at
Westminster February Is, the compost
tion of the house as shown by the re-
suit received up to midnight is as fol-
lows:
Liberals, SO; Unionists IA; Laborites,
g. Nationalsts, Z.
This includes twenty-four candidates
who were unopposed and the two can
didates elected at Ipswich Friday. Lit
tie disorder attended the polling at
any place. The excitement at Man
chester was intense and the candidates
and their constituents worked with
feverish activity, especially In the dis
trict Mr.. Balfour was contesting when
reports were circulated late in the aft
ernoon that Mr.. Balfour was in dan
ger OF defeat.
Political clubs received the returns by
special wires and everywhere the defeat
of Mr.. Balfour was received as a most
complete surprise. Then as Liberal gain
was added TO Liberal gain, until the
remarkable total of twenty-five seats,
couu ng the Laborites, out of thirty
agr al that the Liberal majority in
thu next parliament would show the
OF fwhelming decision of the country.
I Great Excitement in Manchester
! Dispatches received from Manchester
ay that the excitement there tonight
{ Eas indescribable. Great crowds
swarmed the streets cheering and
demonstrating with the utmost enthu-
!. siasm. Mr.. Balfour tonight addressed
a gathering at the Conservative club.
He acknowledged the gravity of the
disaster, but predicted short life for
the Liberal government. He urged the
UnioniStS to continue to work for the
party and the future reversal Of today's
results.
OF course, Mr.. Balfour will find an
other safe seat before the elections
are over, by one of the Unionist can
didateS retiring in his favor. Up to
the present, however, there is no indi-
cation where the former premier will
find this place where he can secure a
majority which will enable him to take
His seat as a leader on the front op-
position bench.
Among the Unionists who saved their
seats in the general landslide was Sir
Gilbert Parker at Gravesend, with a
majority of 500 over j. Macpherson,
Labor and Liberal candidate.
George Wyndham, former chief sec
retary for Ireland the Unionist can
didate for Dover also retained his seat
over r. j. Bryce, Liberal and Free
Trader.
Five of the six divisions of Manches-
ter were won by the Liberals, the other
going to a Laborite Elsewhere in the
manufacturing districts in Lancashire
and Yorkshire the Liberals took seats
from the Unionist candidat tes.
Two London constituencies voted to-
day, Nottington and WalWorth, the last
named resulting in Liberal gain.
one of the most remarkable rever-
sails was at Halifax. OF the two seats
there one hitherto had been held by a
Unionist, but today one Liberal and one
Laborite were returned. Seventy three
constituencies will vote next Monday,
including twenty in London and all
those in Leeds and the other important
centers In which seats of members and
former members of the cabinet and a
number of prominent men of both par
ties are involved.
Free Traders at Birmingham who at
tempted to engage in an anti-Chamber-
lain demonstration this afternoon were
roughly handled. A mob of tariff re-
formers effectually prevented the deliv-
cry of speeches, tried to duck the lead
ers of the Free Traders in fountain
and ultimately routed them. A strong
body of police intervened and prevent