The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-21
Down to Close Quarters

Down TO Close quarters
Thirteen OF the Uniouist gains were
in county seats; one in Scotland. and one
| in Wales. If the Unionisrs gain twenty
| two OF the l6S remaining seats, the gov
ernment will be dependent upon the
votes Of the Na,ionalists to legislste.
people. with their rock ribbed conserca-
tism. their reverence for the nobility and
| their preiudices against the new-fash-
ionod Socialism. were heard from today
Conservative stocks. Tonight the
Unionists everywhere have taken cheer.
The Liberal government will return TO
power with a less convincing mandate
for its policies from the country than
it counted upon, if the present tendency
prevails among the rest OF the voters
ties and Nationalists, practically will
hold the balance of power. and the Irish
party, particularly. will be in a position
10 dictate legislation,
Dominating influence.
The proposal TO reform the house OF
lords counted strongly among the coun-
try people, perhaps more strongly than
did the tariff reform, Respect for the
old institutions is more deeply rooted
there than in the cities, with their labor
which are regarded with suspicion in the
rural districts. Scotland and Wales.
where Nonconformlsts abound, stand py
the Liberal party.
The results OF the pollings for fifty
eight seats yesterday were announced
today and forty seven more seats were
contested today. but returns from less
than half of The latter have been re-
ported tonight. London's last borough
gave its verdict in favor of a Unionisr.
Westminster rc-eiecting ". L. A. Il
Burdett -Coutts: with his majority nearly
doubled.
Striking Contrast
The metropolis has 81 Unionists, IS
Liberals and > Laborites. whereas in
1906, rs Liberals were elected In Lon
don. u Unlorlsts and s Laboritcs
The popular vote in 1906 was: Union
list, 26S,l67; Liberal, 25S,Slo; Labor 25,-
The popular vote this year in London
is: Unionist. 3Ss,773; Liberal 251. PSI :;
Labor, 3O,0i6.
E. Henniker 1Iealon Father OF
Penny Postage" retained his Canter-
Independent Unlonist competing for the
party's support. Sir James II. Dalzrcl.
proprietor Of the Reynolds Newspaper.
keeps his seat FOR the Liberals. Arthur
II. Lee, formerly military attache OF the
British embassy at Washington, retains
his scat as UnonIst for the South
Fareham division OF Hampshire. Cap
tain III. Spencer Clayton. whose wife Is
daughter of William Waldorf Astor,
defeated the late Liberal member. a p.
Hodges, The Right Hon, Herbert Louis
Samuel. under secretary for the home Of
fice, was returned In Yorkshire, North
Riding, Cleveland division
Temperance Leader Lc7es.
Tho Right Hon a. Ure, attorney gcu-
eral WAS indorsed by his I.inlithgow-
shire constituents. Left Jones, Liberal
leader of the extreme temperance party.
and largely responsible for the recent
licensing hill. was defeated in the Apple
hy division OF WestmoreIand. and the
trade" rcjoices,
said Chancellor LloydGcorse at Bangor
tonight.
Premier Asquith, at Tifcshirc, declared
that one thing was certain-tho great
new parliament any candidate 10 inter
fere With the system of free trade
league issued "A proclamation tonight,
saving:
"Today's Unionist victories conclusive
" prove that free trade is losing It's hold
on the country"
Scenes Of Excitement.
Exciting scenes followed the decIar "a
ton OF the, poll at Buckingham. where
| the Liberal candidate, +, W. Verney,
son of Lord Ncrney. won bv n narrow
margin. The cnraged Uniouists chased
refuge in nearby houses
An enormous Placard was displayed at
| Hampton, with the inscription;
IF the RadicaI-SocIalstic government
Is retained, In tifteen years England will
| he under the power Of Germany. MANY
OF YOU will be forced into the German
|
| Elections were held today for forty
seven seats. ono in London. three In
English provincial boroughs. twenty six
| in English counties. eight in Scotland.
! three in Wales and six In Ireland.
| Reports from only twelve OF these were
received tonight.
a chorus Of iuhllatjon arises from the
| Conservative journals this morning.
The Daily Telegraph SAYS:
with one splendid blow the counties
| have changed the whole situation In a
way which promises to smash the hopes
OF the radical coalition
The STANDARD says that while the bulk
| OF the large manufacturing districts op-
pose tariff reform. the agricultural dis
| tricta IppcaI 10 favor II.
The Morning Post. a protection organ.
SAYS;
"All signs point To the two parties as
| being Of about equal strength. Tho ma =
| tlon stands mt the parting Of the ways.''
| Editorials in the Liberal papers take
| a subdued tone but still arc full of hope
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