Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
LIBERAL TRIUMPH
SETS LONDON WILD
WITH ENTHUSIASM
Successful Candidates Borne in
TorChIight PROFESSIONS
Through the City
POWER OF UNONlSTS is LOST
Crowds Gather in Fleet Street
and Trafalgar Square to
Celebrate Victory
POWER OF UNoNIsTS is LOST
Associated PressI

LONDON, Dec. 5.--The position of
the parties tonight after the second
days polling in the general election IS:
Government coalition-Liberals, 81;
Labor, IA; Nationalists, 16; total, III.
Observation-Disclosures, 116.
The results merely confirm the opin-
ion formed that as the result of Sat
urday's contests the Unionists now
have no possible hope of replacing the
Liberal government in power. The only
question remaining is whether the LID
erals will return with a larger or
smaller majority
To gain a bare majority in the new
parliament the Unionists must make a
net gain of sixty-two seats. Thus far
with 130 pollings--they have q net
gain of only five seats. They have
gained eleven and the Liberals six
seats.
The gain by the Unionists on Satur-
day was seven, while the Liberals
gained four. Today the Unionists
gained four and the Liberals two. A
continuation at this ratio would fulfill
the Unionist prediction that the AS
quith cabinet would be more than ever
dependent on the Irish and labor allies.
LIBERALS MAY MAKE GAINS
1t must be remembered, however, that
the Liberals lost at the January cleo
tions many seats through three-cor-
nered contests. Such contests are
largely eliminated in the present cleo
tions, and this may give them sufficient
gains to balance those, of the Unlonlsts.
On the whole, it seems likely the new
house of commons will meet with the
position of the parties practically un-
changed. 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.
In Liverpool the strong campaign OF
the Unionist, f. f. Smith, had the re-
suit of greatly improving the Unionist
position. The Unionists gained the seat
for the Exchange division of Liverpool,
as we'll as thai for Birlxenhead. In the
latter case the Liberal defeat was at
tributed to the recent absence of l. +.
Vivian on free trade mission in Can
ada.
The two seats the Liberals lost in
London today-Islington north and st.
Pancreas west-were held by very small
maiorities in the previous parliament.
Apparently, ) therefore, the metropolis is
much the same as in January In its
attitude toward the contending parties
London tonight is displaying much
enthusiasm, and the successful candi-
dates are being borne in torchlight pro-
cessions through the streets AS re-
of the contest, interest Is greatly in
creased, and vast crowds gathered in
Fleet street, Trafalgar square and other
places where the results were shown,
cheering and booing according to their
political affiliations.
There were similar scenes in Liver
pool, Leeds and other towns where cleo
tions were held. The weather is greatly
improved during the afternoon and
evening, so that the crowds were en-
abled to watch the returns without dis
comfort
The political clubs were filled. At the
Carlton and other Unionist gathering
places much disappointment was ex-
pressed at the smallness of the gains
which were expected to be treble.
In Liberal quarters the greatest en-
thusiasm prevailed. for 1t had been
predicted, even among the staunchest
supporters of the government, that the
Unionists would make a net gain or
eight seats In today's pollings.