Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-17
scat for Salisbury to the u%nionist, @
Locker-Lampson by 5i5 votes.
Attn.L m ChnueeUor.

scat for salisbury to the unionist, @.
Locker-Lampson. by 5i5 votes.
Attack on Chancellor.
The most exciting scenes Of the campaign
occurred at Grimsby. where a menacing
crowd threatened David Lloyd George.
chancellor Of the exchequer. compelling
him to flee from a hall where ne had been
speaking. under police protection. much
as ne was driven from a pro-Boer meeting
at Birmingham during the South African
war. when he made his escape disguised
in a policeman's uniform.
Part OF the provocation for the hostility
shown towards him was caused by the
chancellor's unusual course in addressing
the voters on polling day, which has never
obtained before in England, and which is
considered by many to be unconstitutional.
The chancellor's speech included a predic-
ton Of disaster to the German fleet II it
fought the British. Referring to the in
vincibility Of the British navy, he de-
clared:
III the German fleet in a moment Of
madness ever attacked Great Britain it
would be at the bottom Of the German
ocean in a very few hours"
A big crowd waited outside the hall. and
when the chancellor Of the exchequer APP
peared raised shouts Of Traitor Pro
Boer!'
The chancellor retreated within the build
ing and a Gordon of police was drawn up
to keep back the crowd. The chief con-
stable, with an escort OF police, conducted
Mr.. Lloyd-George out OF the back door and
the party retreated a quarter Of a mile
along the railroad, where a small station
was used as a refuge. An automobile was
telephoned for, and in the meantime the
chancellor busied himself in writing letters.
When the motor arrived he drove into town
by a circuitous route.
Surprise at GrImsby.
Grimsby furnished a great surprise, for It
shifted 1000 votes and a seat for the union
list to the liberal column, 7. E. Ewing de-
feating Sir G.. Doughty, one of the fore
most unionist orators.
The streets in the center of London were
almost impossible after the dinner hour
from cheerful throngs swarming in from
the suburbs to get the election returns. The
newspaper offices on Fleet street were the
popular magnets. Many screens were
erected on street corners on which the re-
suits were bulletined.
Reports were read at the theaters and
music halls to big audiences, but compared
with. election night in American cities the
occasion was tame and subdued. a land
slide in either direction, however, would
nave provoked lively scenes and many
fights.
Voters Hauled to Polls.
The polling during the day was note
worthy from the thousands of automobiles
employed in the London districts to carry
the voters to the polls. Unionists, being
the party of the rich, had by far the
greater number of motors at their COM
mand. They were decorated gaudl1y with
flags and posters.
Several of the members of the cabinet
spoke before their constituents tonight,
Premier Asquith, Foreign Secretary Sir
Edward Grey and Chancellor L~loyd-George
devoted their speeches mainly to unfolding
the governments management of the navy.
Winston Spencer Churchill, president OF
the Board Of Trade, at Dundee denounced
"The Party of privilege and class"
Richard Jebb, a vigorous tariff reform
candidate, furnished one OF the most inter-
esting events of the day. He visited the
headquarters Of his rival to d%enounce
charges against him. A fight followed and
Jebb was thrown into the street.
Liberals win at Manchester.
MANCHESTER. Jan, 15.-Of the six dis
tricts in this city, five remained loyal to
free trade, liberal and labor candidates
being returned by large majorities, al
though these were somewhat smaller than
In 1906.
The Sixth district was lost to the free
traders through a triangular fight, the
u%nionist nominee being returned, although
he received 1000 votes less than the com
bined poll for the liberal and labor can
didates.
In the north division of Stafford, w. P.
Byles, liberal, won over his unionist oppo-
nent, I. Malcolm; G. Toulmin, liberal, was
returned to Parliament from the Lam
cashier division Of Bury, beating E. L.
Hartley, u%nionist, and in the northwest
division of Manchester, Sir G. Kemp, lib
eral defeated w Iovnson-Hicks