Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-02
Reduced Majority for Allies at
English Elections Expected.
ANOTHER VOTE PROBABLE
Balfour, Leader of Opposition, Likely
to Succeed Asquith.
POLITICAL PROPHETS AT SEA
Return of Eleven Unionists and Four
Radicals Without Opposition.
Seventy Polls Tomorrow.

LONDON. December 2.-There has been
a steady decline In the stock exchange
price of coalition stock since the opening
Of the electoral campaign. Starting at
12O as the probable majority for the
coalition Of parties, the figure gradually
has dropped until it now ranges in the
neighborhood of sixty. If the brokers are
well inspired the chances that the pres
ent struggle will settle the great consti-
tutional questions now before the coun-
try seem remote. Should Premier As
quith and his nationalist and laborite al
lies be returned to power with anything
like so reduced majority as here indi-
Gated, it is freely predicted that the pre-
mier will resign.
Balfour to Take Charge.
In that case A. J. Balfour, the orposi-
ton leader and prime minister in 1gO2-O5
presumably would be invited by King
George to form a new cabinet, and every
thing would be again thrown into the
melting pot, as the only course open TO
Balfour would be another appeal to the
country.
Old campaigners think that q sudden
push such as would be made ty turn
over in seats at tomorrow's elections
uh6it easily StdI( d ldIluSllUt, ana II lUIS
occurs the indications are that it is more
likely to be in favor Of unionism than
radica1ism.
The nucleus Of the now house Of COM
mons was formed today by the unopposed
nomination and consequent return of
eleven unionists and four radicals. All
were members of the last house, so there
has been no transfer Of seats from one
party to the other.
Results Already Achieved.
The unionists elected include Joseph
Chamberlain, Birmingham; A. J. Bal
four, city of London; George Wyndham,
Dover, and J. S. Harmood Banner, Liver
pool, while Thomas Burt Long. the rep
resentative of the miners in Morpeth,
comes back on the liberal side. A. A.
Haworth had an unexpected walk-over in
South Manchester. the unionist candidate.
p. X. Glazebrook, turning up six minutes
after the time for filing nominations had
expired. Glazebrook explained that he
had thought that the hours for filing
nominations were from II to 2 o'clock,
but his protest was disallowed and Ha-
worth was declared elected.
Tomorrow will see seventy polls The
constituencies are SO scattered through
out the United Kingdom that the results
should furnish fair index Of the feel
ing of the country. Thirty-six of these
seats formerly were held by liberals,
twenty-six by unionists and eight by
labOrites.
Chosen by Small Majorities.
In many cases the majorities were so
small that the verdict of last January
may easily be reversed. Political prophets
are at sea, as the elections are being held
on the old register, and there have been
SO many removals since spring that the
canvassers have been unable to trace
many thousands Of the voters on record.
Consequently the vote probably svill be
smaller than heretofore.
One unionist forecast is a net gain OF
thirty seats, and unionist optimists see
the possibility Of an enforcement
landslide. However, the confidence of
the liberals in return to power with
an undiminished coalition majority Is
unshaken.
Opposition in Canada Defeated.
OTTAWA. Ont, December 2.-The oppo-
sition attack on the naval program Of the
Canadian government ended in defeat at
3 o'clock this morning after debate OF
nine days. The opposition moved an
amendment to the address declaring that
Canada was loyal to Britain, but that
there should pe an appeal to the peo-
pie on the question OF establishing q
Canadian navy.
There also was a nationalist resolution
declaring that there should be an appear
to the people before any sort of naval aid
was given by Canada. The resolutions
were defeated by a government majority
Of ffty-SlX.