Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-21

\ London, JAN. 20.-The status OF the
parties according to returns received
up to date in the general elections is
as follows:
Unionsts 1913; Liberals 1871; Labor
ties 20: NationaIists So. Gains: Union
lists II, Liberals 10, Laborites l.
, The returns received during the day
from 6s seats of which Sc were polled
Wednesday and II Thursday sho"
the following results:
\ Unionists "a: Liberals 10; Laborites
I; Nationalists 8.
4 Gains: Unionists Is.
\ Thirteen of the Unicnlst gains were
in county seats, in Scotland ana one
in Wales. If the Unionists gain Y OF
the 1853 remaining seats the govern
ment will be dependent upon the votes
Of the Nationalists to legislate.
n Elections were held today for Al
seats one in London. three in English
provincial boroughs, rs in English
counties, eight in Scotland, three IN
I Wales and six in Ireland. Reports
from only Il of those were received
/ tonight.
IA The old-fashioned English country
people, with their rock-ribbed Conser-
vatism, their reverence for the nobility
! and their prejudices against the new
fashioned Socialism, were heard from
\ today in the elections, and they gave
n decided boom to the Conservative
\ stock. Tonight the Unionists every
/ where have taken cheer. The Nation
| al Liberal Club, which has been the
center Of Liberal activity, has less
jubilant atmosphere than at any time
since the elections began. The Liberal
government will return to power with
less convincing mandate for it's pol
icies from the country than IL count
cd upon. It's allies. the Laborites and
Nationalist. will practically hold the
| balance of power and the Irish party
particularly will be in q position to
dictate legislation.
| The proposal to reform the House OF
Lords counted strongly among the
country people. perhaps more strong
ly than did tariff reform. Respect for
the old institution and the forms OF
, government is more deeply rooted
there than in the cities, with their la
! boz union following the SOcialistic in
novations, which are regarded witt
suspicion. Scotland and Wales, where
mont onformists abound, stand by tn,
! Liberal party. but the counties nave
given general and even Tnionist gains
! which have wiped out the small Lib
Z eral lnajorities in most of the doubtful
boroughs
The results of the polings for IS
seats yesterday were announced today
and Al more seats were contested to-
day, but returns from less than half
Of the latter have been reported to-
night. LonGons last borough gave it's
verdict in favor of Il Unionist. West
minister re-clcctng w. L. A. -. Bur
dett-Coutts. with his majority nearly
doubled The metropolis has "a Onion
lists 26 Liberals and = Laborites
whereas in 1906. rs Liberals were eject
ed in London. q Tnionists and three
Labolitcs.
: Tb" popular vote in 1906 was
Uni"nist 26S, l67, Liberal 25S,S1O, La
Dor 25.412. The popular vote this year
In London is:
Urionist 33S.717S. Liberal 81. 2G1. La
Dor 3O,o46.
j. Hcnnker Heaton. the father of
penny postage" retained his Canter-
bury seat by only y votes. having an
independent Unionst competing for the
party's support Sir James H. Dalzel.
proprietor of the Reinolds newspaper
keeps his Scottish seat for the Liberals
by largely increased majority. Ar
thur III. Lee, formerly military attache
of the British embassy al Washington.
retains his seat as a Unionist for the
South Fareham division of Hampshire
Capt. n. $ Pender Clay. I'nionist.
whose Wit" is a daughter Of William
Waldorf Astor. defeated the late Lib
eral member. A. p. Hodges The Rt
Hon. Herbert Louis Samuel. undersec-
Rotary for the home office. was return
ed In Yorkshire North Riding. Cieve-
land division.
i The Rt. Hon. A. IRE. attorney gen.
era'. who has boon the most severely |
attacked candidate in the campaign
since Mr.. l5alfour denounced him as a |
liar for questioning whether the Con-
servatives would maintain the old age
pensions. was endorsed by his Linliath-
gowshire constituents by Il strong
vote. Left Jones, Liberal. leader of the |
extreme temperance party and largely |
responsible for the recent licensing |
Dill, was detected in the Appleby d- |
vision of Westmoreland and the
Trade" rejoces. IT am quite conf
dent of the result throughout the coun |
try" said Chancellor I.lovd-Georse at
Bangor tonight. After all. the stand
oard of 1906 was quite abnormal and |
we cannot expect to maintain it. If we
judge by the standard of other gener-
al elections it Will be found that tho
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