Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-16
LANDSLIDE FOR LIBERALS
British Ministry Secures si1ty-;wo ssatI
in seveniy-six ~OntsstI
GERALD sAlfouR GOES DOWN IN DsFtA1
Two other Members OF the Late
Cabinet Also Lose Their Seats
Labor Party Makes
Biz Gains.

continues. out of seventy-six contests to-
day the liberals and laborites together Sc
cured sixty-two seats. The liberal gains
today show the surprising total OF forty
two, while the unionists gained only one
seat, that of Hastings.
Two former cabinet officers went down
before the storm OF liberal sentiment. Ger
aid Balfour. who was president of the local
Government board in the Balfour cabinet,
was defeated at Leeds by a majority OF
l.069, and Walter Hume Long. former chief
secretary for Ireland. lost his seat for
South Bristol. while Augustine Blrrell.
president of the Board OF Education, de-
feated the unionist candidate at North
Bristol
Lord Hugh Cecil, leader Of the conserva-
tive free traders, was defeated at Green
wich. and r. Gibson Bowies, a uniOnlst
free trader lost at Kings Lynn, both being
opposed by Chamberlainites.
Aside from the overwhelming gains by
the liberals throughout the country, the
immense majorities secured in the turn
over are causes of surprises to both sides.
Big Gains for Labor Party.
The labor candidates are showing re-
markable strength, the total gains of the
labor party today being seven not in
cluding one socialist, viii Thorne. who at
West Ham defeated the unionist candi-
date, Sir J. @. Nutting, by a majority 81
5000. The success of viii Thorne is large.
due to the effect OF the efforts of tn
Countess of Warwick in his campaign.
The composition of the new Parliament
UP to the present is as follows:
/ Liberals, IS; unionists, 81; laborites, la
| nationalsts, IS; socialists, l.
/ nh laY -four
the gains made by the laborites being
classed among the liberals. Twenty-onc
! London districts voted today. Out of these
! hitherto unionist strongholds the unonists
only succeeded in securing Ave seats.
! New ministers Win seats.
/ Three members Of the new ministry were
returned today by strong majorities-Her-
| bert Gladstone, secretary for home af-
fairs in West Leeds: President of the
Board of Education Birrell and James
Bryce, chief secretary for Ireland. The
attorney general, Sir j. Lawson Walton,
also received a large majority in South
Leeds.
Results in Leeds show almost as great a
I reversal as in Manchester. In 1870 Gerald
! Baifour defeated Sir Samuel Montasu by
.ssz. Montesu had been btought by the local
liberals from whitechapel, which he had
represented for many years, In the hope
that his wealth would save the seat An
other millionaire, Rochfort Maguire. o.
Jameson raid fan]e, was nominated for
I East Leeds These tactics were resrnfed by
the radical element. Of the party and in Eas'
Leeds another liberal was nominated by:ht
labor. pro-Boer and home rule elements
aud both Mcguire and Montagu lost seats
which under normal conditions would have
been liberal.
Few Unionists Elected.
Among the few union!sts who retained
their seats were H. o. Anold-Foster
iformer secretary for war at Croydon, ant
Howard Vincent at Sheffield.
Newcastle-on-Tyne voted for two seats
today, but the returns were not declared
tonight. These seats at. the last election
gave unionist majorities, but 1t is pre-
dicted that the vote will he close ana tha
both are likely TO be turned over to th
liberals.
The announcement this afternoon of III
reelection Of Sir George Doughty, unionist
from Great Graimsby, proved a welcom
''piclS-me-up'' to the unionists.
A number of unopposed returns were mad
, this morning. the most notable being 81
. Henry Campbell Bannerman. Timothy
HealN, lrlen ndllOHdAlcts chh SpSTbh DN'Hh
Irish nationalist.
. Six more nationaIist., including williar
Redmond and Sir Thomas Esmonde, wer
retprned unopposed this afternoon
, TRe declaration of the results of tn
pollings are received everywhere with en-
thusiasm. There are cheers and counte
cheers but no serious disorders Heav
polls are recorded In almost every case
and IL is evident that the people as a whole
especially the working classes, are takin
deeper interest than ever
BaIfour May he Left Ont.
The tide is running so swiftly against TT
unionists that an unexpected difficulty
beng experienced in finding a safe sea
for former Premier Balfour Some OF thos
! whom IL was expected would resign the!
seats to Mr. Balfour refuse point blan
10 do So while in other cases Il Is see
that the issue is 50 doubtful there will b
the risk of sub5ecting the former premie
, to a second defeat. Nothing. however hs
' been decided
Mr. Balfour himself seems 20 be givin
way to irritation. In a speech at Nottins
ham tonight in which he criticised the ne
government in hitting manner. he said;
The language used by one member of ~
! cabinet would do credit to a bargee.
rather belongs TO a "slanging' match b.
y tween rowdies quarreling over their cur
y than to minister with great respons
: bilities. and. in the case of the one
whom / am thinking, Of great abilities.
= This obviously referred to John Burn
: and was a great departure from Mr.. Bn
four's customary urbanity.
: Mr.. Burns, on the other hand. takes Il
pains 10 conceal his thoughts. In a speeC
= at Battersea he referred to Joseph Chan
u berlain as the Hama in the politics
; Thibet OF Birmingham" and declared thi
: Toryism would receive its greatest stal
! when the full story Of the late goverl
= ment's connection with the Jameson ra
u and the Rand scandals became known