Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-17
CONSERVATIVES
ABANDON HOPE
All They Can Possibly Expect Is
That the Liberal Majority
Will be Reduced.
TARIFF REFoRMERS LOSE.
what Expectations They Have Must
Be Conferred Upon Some Future
General Election.

london, Jan. 16.-Sunday has given
welcome respite from the strenuous
work Mt the election stations, and an
onportunity for calm reflection over the
nrospects of both parties striving for
control of the government. The greatest
animation prevailed today at the clubs
md other rendezvous of politicians and
saturdays results were excltedly dis
cussed from every possible view point
Although both sides preserve san
ouIne air of confidence it was evident
today that the Conservatives have
abandoned hope that their party will
form the next government. The ut
most they dare to expect is that the
Liberal majority Will be so reduced in
The next parliament so as to place the
Liberals at the mercy of the National
lists.
II must be remembered that Mr. Bal
four leader of the opposition in the
house of commons in a speech some
days ago said that the great political
issues now in question would not be
settled by one general election and
perhaps not by two
Clearly the cX-premier accurately
measured the situation and the hopes
of the tariff reformers must now be
centered upon some future general
election
LIBERALS HAVE MAJORITY.
An estimate made today by we'll
Informed Unionist based on Saturdays
pollngs. gives the Liberals and Labor
ties a clear majority of 90 or 100 over
all parties, which would provide the
Liberal government with a good work
ing majority. Many Unionists how
ever, are less despondent. They do
not believe that the Liberals will f1n-
ish the election with so good q record.
AT the National Liberal club great
satisfaction is expressed over the re-
suits so far. Further losses are eX-
pected at Glasgow. and reduced vote
in the English counties where the agri-
cultural interests would be likely to
benefit from tariff reform and where
the landed interests have great influ-
ence.
The pollings tomorrow, which include
81 London constituencies and 81 provin-
clal boroughs, will provide a better In
dex as to how the country Is going.
Should the Liberals retain the hold on
the metropolis which they gained In
1906. their prospects Will be regarded
At present. to sum up. nothing can
be predicted with absolute certainty,
but only great interest in the Union
ist gainst over Saturday. when they
gained only half the number of seats
they had counted on, will give them
victory. II Unionists continue to gain
MT the same ratio. Liberals still will
retain a majority Of about 80. Chan
cellor Lloyd-George said tonight
rlaring emphatically against govern
ment by the peers and beer The north
Is overwhelmingly with us"
JOHN BURNS VIEW.
John Burns, president of the local
government board, said:
"All things considered in the fight
between those who have too much and
those who have too little. yesterdays
results are exceedingly good London
has done much better than I expected.
In my judgment, 1t has done supreme
ly well. To win the seats that have
been lost would have required almost
superhuman efforts"
VIII Crooks, well-known labor leader
who was in Australia when the bud
get crisis began and has been racing
against time to reach London so that
he might take part In the elections,
arrived tonight. He represents Wool
wich In the house OF commons and
was received by his constituency
with remarkable demonstrations.
Among the interesting members
selected yesterday were the Rev. G.
Sylvester Horne. Congregational
minister. who Won on the Liberal
hcket at Ipswich. and Almeric Hugh
Paget, Unionist candidate for Cam
bridge whose wife is a daughter of
The late William c. Whitney.
The battle is well maintained at
every point" said Winston Spencer
Churchill tonight Great victories
cannot be won without some slaugh-
ter. Manchester is magnificent; Lon
don Is steadfast, and the Tories are
on lee shore, and every tack OF
change of weather will bring them
nearer the reef"
iorption in the election struggle
brought an unprecedented number OF
electors to the polls. An average OF
IS registered celebrates record
I'd their votes. This increase In the
voting strength seems to have been
cast on the Unionist side. In Lon
ion the twelve seats contested gave an
aggregated increase of 12.s45 in the
Cnionist vote and a slight decrease
10 the Liberals. while the provinces
Increased the Unlonlst vote 45,942 ana
The Liberal vote only 4.6l3.
This increase is a source OF tne
greatest satisfaction to the Unionist
.orcss. es showing the rapid CROWN III
hvor of tariff reform. Editorials de-
handing newspapers take up an at
htude of enthusiasm on both sides re,
gnrded Saturdays results as "a gooo
beginning" which should serve l"
provoke the adherents of the respec-
Tive parties TO renewed energy.
PRESS COMMENT.
A representative example on the
rory side is the Daily Teiegrapn.
which says that results on SATURDAY
we're a good DAYS work, for what was
actually accomplished. and in It's en-.
:ouragement and stimulus on the palss
u those fighting for the cause y,
.iberty justice and prosperity asninse s.
he iniquitous onslauRhts OF eraSPi"e
Ind rapacious revolutionists.
The Telegraph considers the pr"
tress OF tarin reform in the last io"'