The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-12-06
UNION|STS HAVE
SMALL CHANCE
FOR VICTORY
Liberals eertain to Control
House of Commons
MAJORITY ONLY QUESTION
Opposition oaIns May Later Be Bal
anced In Favor OF Govern
ment

London, Dec. 6.--The position OF
the parties after the second days
pollings In the general election Is
Government oalition-Liberals 81,
Labor II, Nationalist 16; total III.
Observation-Disclosures 1l6.
The results yesterday merely con-
firm the opinion formed from the re-
suits OF Saturdays contests that the
Unionists now have no possible hope
of replacing the Liberal government
in power. The only question now is
whether the Liberals will return with
larger or smaller majority.
To gain bare majority in the new
Parliament the Unlonists must make
net gain of 62 seats. Thus far with
1870 pollings, they have gained eleven
and the Liberals six seats, net gain
of but FIVE. The gain for the Union
lists on Saturday was seven, while the
Liberals gained four. Yesterday the
unionlsts gained four and the Llber-
as two seats. A continuation at this
rate of progress would fulfill the I'm
ionlst predicted that the Asquith cab
met would come back with greatly
weakened majority and would be
more than ever dependent upon their
Irish and Labor allies.
II must be remembered, however,
that the Liberals lost at the January
elections a large number of seats
through three cornered contests.
Such contests are largely eliminated
In the present elections, and this may
give the Liberals sufficient gains to
balance those OF the Unionists. On
the whole It seems likely that the
new House OF Commons will meet
with the position of the parties prac-
tically unchanged. The question will
then arise whether the king will feel
Justified in giving guarantees for the
creation of Liberal peers to force the
veto bill through the House Of Lords.
The Unlonist rally In Lancashire
has been maintained and the Liberal
hope of winning two seats at Preston
has been disappointed, but what the
Liberals lost In Lancashire was com
lpensated for by their better showing
in Yorkshire.
In Liverpool the strong campaign
by the Unionlst orator, f. r. Smith
greatly improved the Unionist posi-
ton. The Unionists gained the seal
for the exchange divisions of Liver
pool, as we'll as that for Birkenhead
In the latter case the Liberal defeat
was attributed TO the recent absence
OF II. Vivian on free trade mission
In Canada.
The two seats the Liberals lost II
London. IslIngton north and 81. Pan
cras west, were held by very small
majorltles in the previous Paria
ment.
Some Of the Liberal gains such a.
Wakefield, q cathedral city, whicl
has been represented by a Unionls
for eight years and Cheltenham, an
other Tory stronghold and Residential
city, largely composed OF retired Off
GERS are noteworthy, as is the fac
that in the royal borough of Windso
the Liberals succeeded In reducin
the Unlonist majority. These sign
OF the conversion OF the TRADITIONAL
conservative middle classes may b
an indication OF a similar change 1
the county agricultural district
which went almost entirely Unionis
in January.
' Among the members returned III
a Iopposed is Alderman Daniel Boyle fc
: North Mayo Boyle won this ses
: last January by only forty votes an
!. his unopposed return is now attribl
\ ted to appreciation OF his services 1
n accompanying John h. Redmond o
/ his recent mission to America.
|, Mr.. Redmond last night issued
/. public denial OF the allegations mad
by a Conservative candidate that /
n (Redmond) In public speech repud
Il ated allegiance to the king