The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-04
BE Ting wen
UN|ON|STS WIN
TWENTY SEATS
Making Much Stronger
Fight Than in Pre-
vious Contests.
IRISH WOULD
BE In CONTROL.
If Current Shown in First Day
of British Elections Continues,
Government Probably Will
Be Forced to Resign.
Light Vote Is
Cast.
Especial Cable to The Times. DISPATCH.


control of King Georges first Parlia-
mcnt with all that such control por-
tends as to the future status of the
House Of Lords home rule for Ireland
and tariff reform, began to-day with
rollings in sixty-nine constituencies.
Including those unopposed 125 mem
bers had been elected TO the new Par
lament at the close ot to days polling.
The standing OF the parties Is as fol-
lows:
Government Coalition: Liberals, 81;
Labor. q; Irish Nationalist, 5. Total,
&C.
Opposition: Unionists. o..
The Unionists gained seven seats
six from the Liberals and one from the
Laborites. the Liberals won four seats
from the Unionists; so that the net
gain of the Unionists is four seats.
This result is not quite up to the
expectations OF the union.sts, but even
at that, IL the current continues to
run in their favor IS it has started.
the government would be placed in
very awkward position. and in all
probability would resign. Neither party
received the lead from London and
Manchester that desired, although
on the whole the government came of
best in that regard. 1t succeeded in
holding the northwest division of Man
chester against A. Bonar Law, one of
the chief expunents of tariff reform.
who was greatly assisted In his cam
Paign by Mr.. Ealfour's pledge 10 sub
nit the question. of prntection to
referendum.
More Than Hold Their own.
In London the Liberals held their
own and a little more. CaptaimC. Nor
ton, DR.. r j. MacNamara and G. II. q
Masterman. junior members Of thu
government. all hold their seats ami
helped to win Bockham. In addition.
the Liberals held Hagserston. which
many believed the Hon. Rupert GUM
ness would succeed In winning over TO
Unionism.
Tho Right Hon. Augustine Birrcll.
Chief Secretary for ireland, and the
Right Hon. C. e. Hobhouse. financial
secretary to the treasury, maintained
their own positions in Bristol, but Were
unable to improve conditions for Lib.
eralism. Two Canadians. Sir Gilbert
Parker, an old member of the British
Parliament, and W. NJ Aitken,
younger man from the Dominion. take
seats in Westminster. to represent
,Gravesend and Ashton-Under-L
respectively Both are Gnionlsts. and
Aitken, for a novice. accomplished the
unusual. During the election he had
to contend against the cry that he
made his fortune in cornering cotton.
having spent the greater part of his
life In the Southern United States
Cuba and Porto Rico.
Two seats are held by the Uniontsts
by q bare majority of i've and four
votes. respectively. In each case.
there will doubtless be a recount.
Making Strong Fisht.
The Unionists are putting up much
stronger fight than the two previous
contests, and the betting is now even
money that they will secure a net gain
of twenty seats. which would put them
on an even footing with the Liberals
and Laaorites combined. thus leaving
the irish Natbnalists in absolute con-
troll of the next Parliament,
The Nationalist returned Include
John Redmond, for Waterford; Patrick
.OBrien, for Kilkenny. and j p. Nan
netti for College Green, Lublin. The
most prominent Liberals elected are
Joseph Walton, for Bransley division
of Yorks and Sir j. II. Dalzcll. for
Klrkcaldy boroughs.
The Unionists had quite string OF
leaders rechosen without opposition.
among them members for the uhtVer-
stiles OF oxford Cambridge and Dub
lin: Sir A. Aclanl- Hood, for the We'll
iington division OF Somerset chief
Uniontst whip; Aretls Akers-Douglas,
for the st. Augustine division of Kent;
Ernest G. Pretyman, for Chelmsford d.
vision of Essex; Henry W. Forster for
Seven oaks division of Kent, and Henry
Chaplin, for Dimbledon division OF
Surrey Neither gains nor losses We're
recorded to-day
The elections for the preceding Par-
lament which give ministerial MAJ
.iority Of la4, made the composition
of tho last House e.. Commons as fol-
lows:
government coalition: Liberals, ia,
Labor members, iO Nationalists. q;
independent Nationalists, IL Total
397.
Opposition: unionists, a7a,
Chancellor LloYd-Georse has broken
down under the strain of tho CAM
paign and cancelled all his ENGAGE
ments for to-day He hopes to re-
sumo speaking next week,
refused Hearing.
Mr. Churchill was refused a hear
ing at Lincoln this afternoon, custom Y
forbids speech making on polling DAYS,
and the opposition was so persistent
that she Home Secretary was obliged &
to, desist and to gtye pledge that
he would not attempt again TO speak
During the rumpus there we're sSSeral
free lights In the audience.
rhc workers at the polls to-day
fought under tho most diiilcult con
ditions experienced in recent years
especially in districts whore the work
ing classes predominate, as tho rn-
mGvals and fluctuations of population
in these working districts run as high
as rs per cent in some cases. An
enormous fleet OF motor cars was used f3
to overcome this condition. and no
trace shifting voters and bring them