Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-18
UNl0NISTS HAVE MADE
GAIN OF 10 SEATS
Another Day of 6ailotIna Gives the
Government Much Better Showing
Than Was Expected by Most Ardent
supporters--General Review Of the
Days Battle Bears Out Forecast.

LONDON, Jan. i7.-At the eonclus-
ion OF today's polling in the general
elections the parties stood as follows:
Unionlsts. 80: Liberals. III Labor
ties. i6: Nationalist. Ia; net gain
for the Unionists. 20.
The government Jared much better
today than their most ardent sup
poriers expected. The Unionists
gained 10 seats. the Liberals four and
the Labofites one. making net gain
for the Un:onists fer the day OF IA,
one less than they gained at the cleo
tons on Saturday.
This practically assures the return
of the Liberal party with fair ma
iority. fer among the places stili TO
poll are those In Scotland ana Wales.
which always are solidly Liberal
No Surprises.
There cannot be sad to have been
many surprises today. Other state Of
iicials who were successful were An
gustin Birreil. chief secretary for
Ireland. and g. T.. Hobhonse. financial
secretary 10 the treasury in Bristol.
and Dr. T.. J. Mcnamara secretary
10 the admiralty. In Camberweii
Their maiorities were considerably
reduced Among the liberal menu
bers of the house of commons. who
have returned is Homer Greenwood.
q Canadian, who represented York
Another Canadian Joseph Martin.
former premier of British Columbia,
was more successful, winning the seat
for ST. Pancras. East.
Other prominent members debated
included Il. g. Chizza Money. the
apostle Of free trade, who lost his
sea. for North Padd 'ngton and viii
Crooks, the Labor leader FOR Wool
wich: Sir H. Robson. the Liberal
candidate for North Kensington. fail
ed to get a majority. as did also Sir
John Gorst, an ex-minister. On the
other side, Lord r. F. Cecil and G..
Stewart Bowies, who ran as free
trade UniInists. failed in their at
tempt &c Dust Philip Snowden, the
Labor leader. and Sir Thomas Bar
clay. at Blackburn. Doctors had
much 10 DO with the defeat OF Claud
Hay. Un.onist In the Hcxton division
Of Shorcditch His opponent was
DR.. C.. Addison. n famous consulting
surgeon. Hay. ON the platform made
tispsraging remarks about the profess
rl|u ana - a. htTthtt tAt ~ tto.t stAtQA
nifty turned out to assist Dr. Addison
Liberals Win Hsggerston-
Tae Liberals also won back the ad-
joining constituency CT Hsggerston.
which was represented by the Hon.
X. Guinness. Cnionist. he being de-
feateJ today by H. c. Chancellor.
The Unionist leader. who ran today.
including A. J. Baliour. A. Bonar Law.
Waiter Hume Lcng aud Sir Williams
Bull, hold their seats BY increased
maIorities.
~. r. Duke. the noted barrister.
voa Exeter from the Liberals by the
narrow majority OF &c. while in the
Peckham division of Comberwei.,
Henry Cubitt Gooch. who retains his
seat by . bare hundred.
A general view CT today's battle
bears out the forecast.
The ncrth is solid for the govern
ment: the middle section. especially
in the vicinity Of Birmingham. favors
tariG reform. The victory OF the
Unicuists at Walsall points to an ex-
tension Of Joseph Chamberiains infaE-
try.
SWorc Revenge
XOciu len was scene OF excitement.
At this place the Labor leader. VIII
Crooks hal dramatic reception on
his return from Australia. On the eve
Cf The election Crooks was beaten
BY zoo votes. whereas in the previous
election he defeated Major W. A.
Adams. Unionist. by s.1f2
TIE result was no surprise for the
government has turned out many
'aborers by reducing the V]rk at
Nooiwich arsenal and they and their
friends we're swcrn g. get revenge
Ten thousand Durham rsiaers march
81 into Gateshcad 20 oppose J. John
son. the labor candidate lur rceiec-
ten. Johnson bad been against them