The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-20
R|0TING AT
BELFAST
ELECTION

London, Jan. 90.--The election returns
continue to show Liberal gains. Two
more former ministers were defeated
yesterday. William Bromley Davenport
financial secretary 20 the war office. for
the Macclesfield division Of Cheshire. and
Sir Robert Finley. attorney general. for
Inverness. Scotland. Another prominent
Unionist, Sir Frederick Miner, was un-
seated in the Bassetlaw division Of Not
tinghamshire
The most interesting feature OF yes
terday's returns was the capture Of West
Belfast by an Irish Nationalist. Joseph
Devln.
Belfast has been n Unionist stronghold
from time immcmorial with the excep-
tion OF "a few years, when the seat now
won by Mr. Deylin was held by Thomas
Sexton
Mr.. Deylin has also been elected unop-
posed for North Kilkenny. but VIII hold
the Belfast seat
He toured the United States i'm behalf
OF the Irish cause In 1902.
Among the candidates at yesterdays
election are John Dillon. the distinguished
Irish Nationalist and Lord Willoughby
de Erseby. who married i'm December last
Miss Eloise Breese OF New York
HOUSES PARTLY WRECKED.
Sir Philip Magnus Unionlst. member
Of the senate and a fellow Of the London
university. captured the London univer-
sity from Sir MiChaeI Foster. Liberal, a
former secretary OF the Royal society.
The complete returns up 10 last night
are as follows: Liberals 22S. Unionists
96, Nationalists 70. Laboritcs 81.
Mr. Devlin's victory at Belfast led To
rather serious riotiug. In which a number
OF houses were partly wrecked. Ram
sey Macdonald. secretary Of the Labor
representative committee which is large
ly concerned in the election campa ign on
behalf OF the Laborites. declares that the
newspapers have not yet correctly appre-
ciated the position attained by the Labor
party or its causes
He asserts that the question Of pro-
lection versus free trade was merely sec
ondary. the real situation being that the
Iaborlte propaganda had cut the work
Ing classes clean away from the Union
lists.
500 NEW MEMBERS.
II Is now believed that the Labor party
will muster about 40 members i'm the
new parliament. divided into three groups
The largest group. composed Of % indie
HtHufnlS. VIII dfl ana NplF lhEfl0fIs l nt
next group I'm Importance includes John
Burns William Randall Cremer. Henry
Browhurst Thomas Burt and other mod
crates and this group is likely 10 CO.
operate with the government.
The third and smallest group is COM
posed Of extremists OF a Socialist type.
The question Of inviting Sir Charles Dixie
to lead the Labor party as a whole has
been raised, but this Is hardly practicable
considering the rivalries Of John Burns
and James Kehharde
IN connection with the Liberal argu-
ment that the Unionist success at Bir-
mingham was mainly owing 10 the per
sonality Of Joseph Chamberlain. II is
pointed out as noteworthy that the seven
members OF Mr.. Chamberlain's parlia-
mentary tarifr commission, appointed In
December. 1903. have been defeated.
Among the minor embarrassments Of
the new parliament will be that Of find
ing seats for the enormous crowd or
Liberal members who will be compelled
to invade the side of the house Of COM
mons hitherto occupied by the Union
lists 1t Is estimated that there will he
fully 300 absolutely new members.
II Is said that j. #. =. Rawlinson, who
has been elected by the Unionist interest
for Cambridge university, Will retire in
favor of Mr.. Balfour.