Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-19
UNi0NlSTS MAKE HEAVY 3
GAINS IN SMALL TOWNS
Net so Many Contests as on Former
Days, But Larger Number Of Promi-
nent Politicians Have Fortunes at
Stske-one Loss in House of Com
mons Strikes lard.
(By Associated Press,

|. LONDON. Jan. lS-The elections
today resulted in the return of the
following:
unionists. 21 Liberals. 10; Labor
ties. 3; Nationaiists. 1.
Unionists gains. ~; Liberals gains,
/.
The standing of the parties at the
conclusion of today's polling wac:
Unionists. 100; Liberals, IS; Labor
ties, 20; Nationalists, 2S.
Total gains, unionists. ST. Liberals,
.; Laborites. l.
The Unionists had decidedly better
Ct the elections held today, of li0
seats contested they won q of which
" were represented by ministerialists
in the last parliament. The only con-
SUCCESS obtained in the Bermondsey
division of Southwark. where the gov
eminent candidate. II. J. GlanviIle.
recaptured the seat, which went over
10 the Unionists in the 5i election last
November.
Cause of Liberal Losses.
Several of the Liberal losses were
caused by three cornered contests. the
Intervention of labor or Socialist
candidate Trecluding the success OF
the government supporters.
Fourteen of the London boroughs
returned eight Liberals and six Union
lists. as compared with eleven Liberals
and three Unionists in the last par
lament
While there were not so many con-
tests today as on Saturday and Mon
day there were mere pTomine mt poll
ticians with fortunes at stake. Two
Of these. Col. See ly. under secretary
OF the colonies. and Il. X. Gauston,
paymaster general. lost their seats for
the AberOrCmbie division e Liverpool
and Southwark, west. respectively.
The loss Of Col. Syelv was especially
cevere for the government FOR he has
been the spokesman in the house OF
mmons fer the colonial office, ami
was one of the younger men in line
for promotion.
Three members Of the cabinet, WIN
sion Churchill. president of the board
Of trade: Sidney Charles Buxton.
: =. stmaster general; Walter Runiman.
PRECEDENT Of the board c. education,
retaired their seats 81. W. S. Rob
son. the attorney general also holds
his cid seat for South Shields.
Trend Towards Un;cnists-
On the other eide among the 'FRONT.'
ment men who go back TO Wesimins-
ter are the RI. Hon. 4. Lyttleton. for
St GecLges Hanover square; John $.
Harw Manner. for the Everson di-
vision Of Liverpool: II. l.. W. lawson.
son CT Lord Burnham. who captured
the Milend seat: J. X Foster. a
prominent writer CT fiscal questions.
VII. won against Silas Hooking. the
novelist in Coventry.
With the exception OF North Eng
land. Scotland. and the big manu-
! featuring towns. the result at the
polls shows a steady trend towaTcs
the fiscal policy of the unionists.
The usual scenes occurred in sae
street, tonight whtn the returns were
! coming IN. Premier ASquith. address
ing his constituents at Fast Fife. said
/ that a remarkable feature OF the cleo
lions 50 far. Wa that with two or three
exc pt ors. such gains as bad been
secured by the Uuionis's were In the
small towns. The great centcss Of IN
dustry were all nearly eolid or free
trade and whatever may happcped.
/ nc said. one N 'ng was cs~tain. that
n the new parliament tariff reform
vas physical impOSsihl'iy.
Lord Chari 3 Bc-tsfOTd. IN an IN
tcivicw. declared shat a. q was rs
/ belief that the naval question was re-
spc1si D. for The trrn over z votes.
he would demand an inquiry int the
last four years administrator % the
/ ssmiraiity.