New-York tribune., 1910-01-18
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roadon Jan 1.-THE signs OF popular
-.io- against the government dis
- AZ the Saturday polling were less
to-day. The main battle
vss Yorkshire. with the ada
entries Of working population,
--.de unionism was in alliance
= -sdjcslism and vitality interested
N social reforms.
-. .oali+ien forces were steaoled
..,per than denoraliZed by the earlier
--rionist gains. and the prospects Of the
-s,r-n of The Liberals with & substan-
,isl II rsduced, majority improved hour
:. bour ss the returns were received in
,be London clubs ard newspaper offices.
with 50 per cent Of the whole House TO
he accounted for by midnight it was
necessary for the Unionists 10 add
Al fresh gains 10 the l. scored on
ss,urdav in order to indicate the final
gain Of 16S required for a tie, They
had gained only 3 by II o'clock and
had lost as many of their net gain by
Midnight This was then IL, and
deuresson reigned in the Constitutional
Club. while hilarity prevailed across the
way in the National Liberal Club.
CONSERVATIVES CHILLED
I Conservative ardor for the triumph Of
tariff reform had been chilled. The
rorthern industrisI towns are following
Manchester rather than Birmingham,
and the London elections are going less
10 .eI F1y
the Unionists
Mr. Bslfour found the city the safest
political refuge outside Of Birmingham,
ard emerged from the elections with
big majority
A report that Walter Long was de-
tssted made old Tories in the Carlton
Club gasp. but i was speedily corrected.
Bonsr Law was returned with good
majority. but Lord Robert Cecil and the
younger BowIes failed in their assault
upon Blackburn.
John Burns carried Battersea by q fair
majority after most strenuous canvass.
L had been predicted that the socialists
would defeat him. but they were power
lsss 70 prevent the return of the fearless
Radical who had declined TO act and
TAX Ike the demagogue, Birrel. who was
Reelected for Bristol by a reduced ma
!ority. The Right Hon. \. En-
rotr vas elected for Oldham. and DR..
Mcnamara was also successful at Cam
bsrvell
Sir John Gorst, after joining the Lib
srsis and inducing Winston Churchill TO
speak for him AT Preston, was defeated
oy Harold Cox. an independent Free
Trader. who had voted against cid age
pensions. The earlier Liberal gains were
r Stockton. Wigsn, Blackburn. Hoxton
snd Eaggerston.
Ire Unionists won before midnight two
STATS in Preston and single seats in
North Psddington, North Kensirgton,
Bedford. West Bromwich. St Pancras,
solth Exeter, Chester, Colchester, Green
7lch, Finsbury. Christchurcn, Woolwich
sno Cheltenhan- Their victories are
Mainly in Southern England. London
sho the Midlands Northern England
s1~hos by free trade and the budget
BEREsFORD's BIG VOTE.
Ihe election pendulum swung in favor
ne Jnlonists when later results, re-
Feo from Chatham and Portsmouth,
-H-ch are largely interested in the navy
r1ss1ion. followed the lead set by Devon
saturday and returned Unionisr
ADers by substantial majorities.
N'fo Charles Beresford. who has been
popuiaT leader in the attack on the
policy Of the Liberal government.
the poll at Portsmouth with e
r.'flty Of more than 1000. and his
- -''ilst colleague also was elected. Lord
success will raise the droop-
- spirits Of the Uniouist party. though
- return was generally looked for: but
majority has exceeded the most opti-
--S''c expectations. Chatham and Ports
1h nave increased the Unionist gains
oay 70 nineteen. and as there
-. nFe Liberal gains the net gain for
t. pis'hents Of the government was
ssA' making. with the net gain of
-. on Saturday, q total of only
- -hlne which foreshadows the re-
e Liberals 10 power. I. n. F