Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-13
Liberals claim Control Of Parliament
Without Aid Of Irish Members
USIosIsrs PUT UP A WEAK FIGHT
In Many Districts Bslfsurs Party Made
10 CONTEST
LABOR PARTY WOULD MAKE SHOWING
Attempt 10 Elect Enough Members 10
Make Independents an ERec-
tive Force I'm the
House.
Elections for New Parliament NJ
Progress in Great Britain.
GOVERNMENT WINS FIRST IltcTo' 9

LONDON, Jan ia-The general election
opened this morning and by 10 o'clock the
name of the first member Of the new Par
lament was announced, Sir Christopher
Furness. liberal. being returned for Hsrtle-
pool Sir Christopher. however. was not
opposed A little later the score was evened
by the unopposed reelection OF Austin Tay-
lor for East Toxteth. In the course Of the
day two more liberals were elected without
contest.
Nominations were made today in $50 bor-
oughs. The elections in these boroughs will
commence tomorrow and last for several
days.
The liberals made an encouraging start
in the election struggle today by winning
another seat at Ipswich. which elected the
two liberal candidates by large msjorities.
Daniel Ford Goddard was reelected and
Felix Cobbold defeated Charles Dalrymple.
who for several years has represented
Ipswich In the conservative interest. 1ps-
wich was the only. borough which polled
today. For the last ten years the borough
has returned one conservative and one
liberal. Thus Ipswich. which in 1856 gave
the first electoral decision against Glad
stones home rule bill. has given the first
blow TO Joseph Chamberlsin's fiscal pro-
gram and in favor of free trade
Opponent of Gladstone.
Sir Charles Dalrymple, the unseated mem
Der, is a barrister and land owner. and
was considered a good enough candidate In
1856 to be put up against Gladstone in tbs
famous Midlothian campaign. He was de
feated then, but was elected for Ipswich
in 1856 and has held the seat since.
The polling was unusually heavy. show
h1<. fha try fe
the fiscal struggle.
One of the remarkable features of tn
campaign is the extraordinary number o
seats handed over to the liberals withou
any attempt Of the unionists to contes
them. This is attributed in conservative
circles to the belief that the liberals viii
win the election, II being argued that II ]
better to reserve the conservative strength
for later struggle, which is anticipates
after -tifes sfftsera,s fravex held Office for ,
year or two, when the unionists conside
that the chances OF their being returned q
power will be more promisins.
Question of Majority.
There is, however great uncertainty o
all sides as 10 the extent of the liberia
victory. The liberal enthusiasts claim ths
their party will have working ma3orit
without Irish Nationalists. but more cor
servative estimates give Premier Sir Henr
Campbell -Bannerman a majority OF onl
sixty or seventy, leaving the Irish nation
allsts the balance OF power.
Arthur Balfour's seat East Mancheste
appears endangered. Winston Churchill
amazing vitality and enthusiasm hay
spread beyond his own division (oldhan
near Manchester) and have infected tn
whole city OF Manchester. The liberia
claim that they will capture tomoror
several seats there which during the La
Parliament were held by unionists.
There is little betting on the general n
suit, as the earlier elections, on which Il
fate OF such important candidates as NJ
Balfour. George wyndham (conservativ
Dover), Sir Gilbert Parker tconservativ
Gravesend). and Winston Churchill. all
whose contests take place tomorrow. a.
liable TO have widespread influence on Il
voters in the later elections. At some
the liberal clubs the odds OF to ha'
been laid against the reelection of NJ
Balfour
Much interest attaches TO the efforts
the labor party 20 secure the return of
sufficient number OF members to make d
independent labor party an effective for
IN the House of Commons. Some eigh
candidates. laborers and socialists. are ru
ming.