Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-10
DRAWN BATTLE:
IN BRITISH
ELECTION
PARTIES STAND SANE
AS BEFORE DISSOLUTION
UnioniStS Abandon Hope O
Making Any Serious lnroads
on Government Majority in
House Of Commons.

| IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wirei
| London Dec. 10.--More than two
thirds. or 400 members, of the new
house of commons. have been elected
and the political parties stand prac-
tically as they were AT the dissoiu =
tion of parliament. The unionlsts, VINO
last week expected to gain at least
twenty seats. thus far have secured
bur three from their opponents.
The standing OF the parties tonlght
is; .,-
Government coalition; Liberals
1853: natlonalists, So; laborites, w
independent natlonalists. 6. Total
251.
Liberal gains IA unionists, "a
labor, 4,
outside Of the defeat Of Timothy
Healy, nationalist, in his old consul
tuency. Louth, which is attributed 70
Cardinal LoBue prohibiting the priests
participating in the election TO-DAY
results did not produce any surprise,
unless il was in the failure of the lip-
erals to recnpture Denblgh. The re-
suit in this Welsh borough is charhc~
teristics Of the election.
w. Ormsby- Gore won the seat last
January by eight votes and today ne
increased his majority by one vote
although the polling on both SIDES
fell OFF.
Mr. Frewen has offered his seat for
Cork to Mr. Healy, but Healy has de-
clined 1t, for he intends TO try to up
set the election at Louth, of Richard
Hazelton, natlonalists, alleging Illegal
practices on the part of his oppo-
nents
TWO members Of the cabinet. Pre-
mier Asquith and Reginald Mckenna'
al. q lta4t1 Ia .H Ha ~
volVed in today's contest, but the out
come In Mr. Asquiths constituency
viii not be known until tomorrow.
MT McKenna obtained reelection
at Monmouthshire north.
The liberal majorities in Lancashire
continued to fan today. without, how
ever, any Increase in the unlonist vote
which shows that many liberal sup
porters are staying away from the
polls The unionists consider this the
first sign of a wholesale dcsertion OF
the government. and that the next
time the deserters will vote the union
list ticket
The most optimistic unionists now
have no hope Of making serious IN
roads on the government majority
Their leaders persist, however. that
the election was unnecessary, that the
result practically amounts to "A vote
of lack OF confidence and that with
the nationalsts ana the laborites eN-
acting the fullest price for their su p
port Il viii be impossible Tor the cap-
met TO remain in power. To this the
liberals reply that the unionists alier
the January election, insisted that the
had received simply a
mandate on the budget and that the
election was not decisive on the ques-
tion of the status of the house OF
lords.
Now. they add. both parties have |
placed the house of lords In the fore
front and even reduced coalition ma
iority viii Justify them In proceeding /
with the veto bill, and II necessary. in /
asking of King George guarantee To /
insure its passage
Riotous scenes are taking place |
in many Of the Irish towns. As the /
result Of "a riot at the Hurles tonight. /
John Dillon was unable To leave town I
and had to remain hidden. az crowd /
IN the road To the railway /
station TO waylav him. The trouble 1
az meeting addressed by /
MFR. Dillon which the o'Brienitcs tried 4
10 break up. The police had To make
several charges with batons To queii
the fighting.