The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-18
Government Fares Far
Better Than Ardent
Supporters Expected.
FEW SURPRISES
IN DAYS VOTING
Honest" John Burns Returned
to Parliament, Despite Bitter
Fight Made Against Him.
Scotland and Wales
Still to Cast Their
Ballots.

London. January 17.-At the con-
clusion of to-day's polling in the gem
eral elections, the parties stood as
follows
Unlonists, 90: Liberals. III Labor
tics. 10; Nationalists, 10. Net gain
for the Untonists, 90.
The government Jared much better
to-day than its most ardent support
ers expected The Unionists gained 10
seats; the Liberals, 4. and the Labor
ties. i, making net gain for the
Unionists for the day Of IA. one less
than they gained at fewer eiections
on Saturday.
This practically assures the return
of the Liberal power with fair ma
iority, for among the places still to
poiI are those In Scotland and Wales,
which always are solidly Liberal.
There cannot be said to have been
many surprises to-day.
Other State officials who were sue
cessfui were Augustine Birreil, chief
secretary for ireland. and c. e. Hob
house. financial secretary TO the treas-
ury in Bristol, and DR.. T. j. Macna-
mara, secretary to the admiralty In
Camberwell Their majorities were
considerably reduced.
Liberals Returned.
Among the Liberal members of the
House of Commons who have returned
is Hoular Greenwood Canadian, who
Represented York. AnotheS Canadian.
Joseph Martin. former Premier of Brit
ish Columbia, was successful. winning
the seat for st. Pancras. East
& Other prominent members defeated
rs. the
poetic OF free trassss. who si<,.st sh,.
seat for North Paddtngt on, and Viii
Crooks, the labor leader for Wooiwich:
Sir H. Robson. the Liberal candidate
a majority. as did also Sir John Gorst,
an ex-mfniste
On the other side, Lord r. Cecil and
G.. Stewart Bowles. who ran as free
trade Iinionists: failed in their attemnt
to oust Philip Snowden. the labor lead
er. and Sir Thomas Barclay. at Black
burn. Doctors had much to do with
the defeat OF Claud Hay. Unionist, In
the Hoxton division of Shoreditch. His
opponent was DR.. c. Addison. fa-
Platform, made disparaging remarks
about the profession. and as a result
the. whole fraternity turned out to
assist DIR. Addison.
adjoining constituency OF Hagserston.
which was represented by the Hon. r.
Guinness. Unionist. he being defeated
a,o1day -rh by by 81 G. Chancellor.
day. including A. j. -Balfour. A. Bonar
Law. Walter Hume Long and Sir VIII
liam Bull. hold their seats by increased
m imaJorIties. II. ID. Duke, the noted
erals by the narrow majority of 2s.
while In the Peckham division OF
Camberwell. Henry Gu ubitt Gooch retains
his seat by a. bare 100.
Bears Out Forecast.
The general view of to-dayts battle
bears out the forecast. The north is
solid for the governments the mid
lands section. especially In the vicln-
ity of Birmingham. favors tariff re-
form.
John Burns, of Battersea, comes back
to-day's battle he beat A. Shirley
sBenn; the Inionist. by 555. The vote
was S.540; Benn, 1885.
Defeat has been predicted for "Hon-
est" John perennially during the past
decade. and Mr.. Burns and his friends
We're considerably frightened this year.
Threats to overthrow him have been
defeat was generally expected but his
engaging personality and his thorough
canvass of the district pulled him
through.
A. Shirley Benn. who Is a prominent
county councillor. made strong tariff
reform campaign and received much
outside help. but Honest" John, In his
familiar jacket and bowler-for he still
scorns the ministerial silk hat and
frock coat-hass been seen everywhere
renewing acquaintance with his old
followers.
The excitement In Battcrsea to-night
is greater than elsewhere in London
Immense crowds surrounded the can
didates' quarters until late hour
awaiting the news. The enthusiasm
at the headquarters of the president
of the local government board was
intense when the result was received
Crooks Badly Defeated.
Woolwich was another scene of en-
citement. At this place the labor lead
er. Will Crooks, had n dramatic recep-
tion on his return from Australia on
tho evo of the election Crooks was
seaten by 400 votes, whereas in the
previous election he defeated Major
w. a. Adams, unionist, by e.112 The
result was no surprise. for the govern
ment had turned out many laborers
by reducing the work at Woolwich
arsenal, and they and their friends
were sworn to get revenge.
Ten thousand Durham miners Illarch-
ed into Gateshead to oppose j. John
son, the Labor candidate, for re-eiec. t,lse
l,tion, Johnson has been against them
on the elsht-hour act.