Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-03
BALFOUR HAS ANOTHER CHANCE
Opposition Leader in Line to Again
Be Prime Minister.
LANDSLIDE PREDICTED BY SOME
Old Campaigners Think Unionisn
Would Gain the Benefit.
MAY MEAN A SECOND ELECTION
Premier VIII Resign n He Does Not
Have Good workInw Majority
and UnionIsts VIII Appeal
20 the Country.

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steady decline In the Stock exchange price
OF coalition stock since the opening Of the
electoral campaign Starting at 10 as the
probable majority for ,he coalition Of par
ties. the figure gradually has dropped until
II now ranges in the neighborhood Of sixty.
II the brokers are we'll inspired the
chances that the present struggle win set
lie the great constitutional questions now
before the country seem remote.
should Premier Asquith and his national
fst and iaborite allies be returned TO power
with anything like 80 reduced a majority
e. here Indicated. it Is predicted that the
premier will resign.
In that case A. ]. Balfour the opposition
leader and prime minister IN 1902 and 1906.
presumably would be invited by King
George 70 form a new cabinet and every
thing would be again thrown into the
melting pot, as the only course open to Bal
four would be another appeal to the coun-
try
old campaigners think that a sudden push
such as would be made by a turn ever in
seats at tomorrow's elections. might easily
start landslide. and II this occurs the in
dicauons are that II Is more likely to be in
favor OF unionism than radioalsm.
Eleven Members REELECTED.
The nucelus Of the new House OF Com
mons was formed today BY the unopposed
nomination and consequent return OF eleven
unionists and four radicals All we're mem
bers OF the last house. so there has been no
transfer Of seats from one party 70 the
other.
The unionists elected include Joseph
Chamberlain. Birmingham; a. J. Balfour
city Of London; George wyndhan. Dover
and J. s. HaI mood-Banner. Liverpool
while Thomas Burt Long. the representa-
tive Of the miners IN Morpheth. comes
back on the liberal side.
A. A. HawOrth had an unexpected walk
over in South Manchester. the unionist
candidate, p. X. Glazebrook, appearing six
minutes after the time for filing nomina-
tiOns had expired. Glazebrook explained
that he thought the hours for films noni-
nations were from 12 to o. clock but his
protest was disallewed ard HRworth was
declared elected.
seventy Polls Today.
Tomorrow viii see seventy polls The
constituencies arc so scattered throughout
the United Kingdom that the results should
furnish fair index OF the feeling OF the
country
Thirty-Bix Of these seats formerly were
held by liberals. twenty-six by unioniats
and eight by laborites. In many cases the
majorities were so small the verdict Of
January last 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 70 trace many thousands OF the
voters on record. Consequently the vote
probably viii be smaller than heretofore
one unionist forecast is a net gain Of
thirty seats and unionist optimIsts see the
possibility OF an anti-goyernmsnt land
slide. However. the confidence OF the lib
erals in return TO power with an un-
diminished coalition majority is mistaken.
Canadian Naval BIN wins.
OTTAWA, Ont, Dec. 2-The opposition
attack on the naval program OF the Can
adian governments ended In defeat at q
o'clock this morning. after q debate Of nine
days. The opposition moved an amendment
to the address declaring that Canada was
loyal TO Britain, but that there should be
an appeal to the people on the question OF
establishing Canadian navy.
There also was a nationalist resolution
declaring there should be an appeal 10 the
people before any sort OF naval aid was
given by Canada. The resolutions were
defeated by q government majority OF fifty
six.
mere "Amerfcan DoIIara.-
BOSTON, Dec. 2--On the eve OF import
ant pollings tomorrow In the British elec-
tons the United Irish League Of America.
through its treasurer. Thomas E. Fitz-
patrick Of this city. Forwarded today to the
Irish national party another remlttancs OF
slooo0 This makes a total sent in the last
six weeks Of l80Oo0 OF the American dol
lars" which have caused adverse comment
by q section of the British press.
The denunciation OF America and Amer
leans by the tory press" said National Sec
retary Fitzpatrick today, has acted as an
incentive to Iraland's friends here 20 help
the cause along. such as nothing else could
have provided. As instaneins hoW wide
spread Is the feeling which has been
aroused BY the attacks. the national treas
urer yesterday received from the friends
OF Ireland in Chicago Aao; from Toronto.
Canada. s2-G6; from New Orleans. 9iso5.
from san Francisco 500 Ia. addition to a
contribution OF $4,000 ten days ago; from
Seattle. S2.652; from Toledo. O., 500. from
Mobile. 500. and from Birmingham Ala
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