The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-12-04
FIRST ROUND OF FIGHT
IS VERY INDECISW]
Winston Churchill and David Lloyd
George Are the Two Most Conn
mnnding Figures in the
Nations Contest
BY PAUL LAMBETH


greatest struggle which Great Britain has
faced since the passage of the reform
bill, If not indeed, since the days Of
Cromwell, was joined today when the
first constituencies in which there are
contests spoke in the election which IS
to decide for the time, II not for all
time. whether the house of lords is to
continue as an effective part of the leg
islatiye machinery of the empire.
The first round of the great fight has
been indecisive and leaves both the con-
testants determined to battle with re-
newed Vigor for the final decision. If
the liberals win too no man will credit
be due more than to the son of an Amer
ican mother Winston Churchill. who is
today, with the possible exception of
David Lloyd-George, the most command
ing figure in British public life.
He strikes a more statesmanlike note
even than does Lloyd-George. He has
rot the latter's power of remorseless
Iaillery. but his speeches display deeper
thought and more ready adaptablity to
varying surroundings. They are alike in
beng fearless and devoid of reverence
for Institutions merely because they are
old
Premier Asquith is almost lost behind
the commanding personalities of his two
irrepressible lieutenants
Wlnstons mother, the former Lady
Randolph Churchill (who was Jennie Je-
rome of New York; accompanies him to
most of his meetings, being keenly anx-
ious lest the suffragettes may carry out
their threats to disable him.
Churchill lnfuriates the suftragettes by
the oontemptuous GOODNESS which he
receives their assaults and hey have
sworn to MAIN him, althouA he is fa-
vcrable 10 woman suffrage.
This is the first time IN mean 50 years
that the peers have been alloNA 10 take
part in parliamentary electid $ The
peers get hopelessly ratified And their
meetings break up in confusion.
Gains BY the Unionists
undon December 3-Incuding those
unopposed, l25 members had been elert-
eli TO the new parliament at the close
OF today's polling. The standing of tho
parties is as follows:
Government coalition: Liberals 81. la
Dor T. Irish nationalists ). Total 63.
Opposition. Unonists 62.
The unionists gained seven seats, SIX
from the liberals, Sanford tSouth)
Ashton n-under-Lyne, Warrington, Oar
lington, Kirg's Lynn and Grimsby, and
one from the labortes, Wigan.
The liberals won four seats from the
unionists. Manchester (SouthwesD Ro-
chester and the Peckham division 3f
Camberweli and Exeter. So that the
net gain of the unionists Is three seats
This result is not quite up to the
expectations of the unionists, but even
at that If the current continues to run
in their favor as ii has started the
government would be placed in a very
awkward position and in all probabi
ity would resign. Neither party re-
ceived the lead froyl London and Man
chester that II desired, although on the
other hand the government came off
best in that regard since 1t succeeded
in holding the northwest division OF
Manchester against A. Bonar Law one
of the chiet eNponents of tariff reform.
who was greatly assisted in his cam
paign by Mr. Balfour's pledge to sub
nit the question of protection TO A
referendum.
The unionists yesterday reported a
return of majority of unionist free
traders, of which there are many in
Manchester, to the unionist party, but
from the result Of Mr. Laws attempt
to capture the Northwest district of
the city the free traders seem to De
keeping shy of the party whose chiec
plank they so opposed
In London the liberals held their own
and a little more. Peckham, which left
the party on great bye-election dur
ing the controversy over the licensing
law, mas peen re-sathered INTO the fold
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