The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-19
UN|ON|STS STILL
MAKING HEADWAY
Great lnroads Upon the Lib
erals, but Not Able to Over
come Their Majority.
WILL HAVE
HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL
Loss of Ground by the Laborites
One of Surprises of the
Election. ~

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Election.
LONDON. Jan. ls.-Thc elections today
resulted in the return of the following:
GDlonists Il.
Liberals. IL.
Daboritcs, 3.
Nationalists. J.
Unionist gains L..
Liberal gains. ].
The standing of the parties AT the con-
!clusion OF today's polling was as fol-
lows
rnonists. 10.
Liberals 9S
Laborites. 90.
Nationalists. 2S
Total gains
InlouistS. 81.
Liberals. q.
L3iboritcS, |.
The Unlonists had decidedly the better
Of the elections today. or forty-four
seats contested. they won twenty -one.
Of which twelve were represented by
ministerialis's In the last parlia ment.
With the exception or North England,
Scotland and the big manufacturing
towns the result Of the polls shows a
steady trend toward the fiscal policy OF
the Cniouists. but calculating returns
thus far announced, the political oraces
maintain that this will not be sufficient
10 overcome the big Liberal majority
obtained in 1906
or course there are many side issues.
SUCH as the cry OF q weakened navy,
which have influenced the voters. partic-
ulariy at naval ports and in countries
where landlords WELD great influence
more unionists gains may be expected.
There VIII have to be a big turn over
however, before the government is put
out. y conservative estimate now places
the Liberal-Labor majority over the
Unionists at between so and 90.
This. with a compact party. would bS
working majority. but with the unre-
liable Laborltes. backed up by the Irish
when il suited them, the government
would have TO go warily to avoid pit
falls.
Laborites Losing.
The Laborites. il is true, are not likely
to be so strong in the new parliament
as in the last. They have already lost
several seats. aad several OF their mem
bers have won by narrow majorities.
This loss of ground by the working
mems party has been one OF the sur
Of 1906. they thought they had formed
the nucleus OF what promised TO be a
powerful group Suspicion that they,
its effect for the number OF other, OPP
ponepts OF the governments belated ac-
tion in meeting Germany's building pro-
gramme also suffered defeat: -.
Liberals was in their success IN the Ber-
mondsey division OF southwark. where
the government candidate. Ii. ]. Clan
vile. recaptured the seat. which went
oVcr 10 the Unionists in the .byc election
last November j. Humphreys. who was
elected tonight. had but one opportunity
10 pass the bar OF the house, that being
on the day OF mis- introduction.
Loss for Liberals.
Fourteen OF the London boroushs re-
turned eight Liberals and six Unionists:
as compared with eleven Liberals ard
three Unionists in the last parliament
The CnionSt gains include Miles End,
q division OF Tower tIamlets, where Fl,
l.. w. Lawson, manager OF the Daily
OF Liverpool, Many OF the seats they won
wore Unonist before the great Liberal
victory of 1906, and are returning 10 the
While thcre wcrc not SO many contests
today as OH Saturday and Monday. there
were more prominent politicians with for
h. E. Secley. nder-secretary for the
colonies, and II X. Gauston. payn'aster-
their seats. The loss or
Colonel Seeley was especially severe for
tho government. as he has been the
spokesman in the house Of commons for
the colonial office ana was one of the
younger men IN line for promotion.
Three of Cabinet Left.
Three members OF the cabinet Winston
Spencer Churchill president OF the board
Of trade; sydney Charles Buxton post
and Walter Runcimau,
president OF the board of education. re-
tanned their seats.
Mr.. Churchill. with his Labor colleague,
4. Wilkie, Increased the majority usual
y given by Dundee. Sir ". :. Robson
The attorn ~ Scneral also holos his old
seat for South Shields
T. J.. O'Couuor's grip on the Scotland
Iivsiou of Liverpool was proved by the
Increase 81 900 which he received over
lis big majority of four years ago
ON tho other side among the promi-
lcut mon who go back To Westminster
IRE the Right Hon \. II. Lyttltcn for
81 Georges Hanover Square: II. l..
son of Lord Burnham. who cap
urcd the Mile End scat, which he held
S a Liberal: T. N. Foster. the prominent
writer on fiscal questions, who won
gainst Silas Hooking, the novelist. in
The surprises which the su6ragettes
rere expected TO spring have not yet e.
They have been actively
ave made n strong stand against BpN-
OF today, hut thus far they have not
ugaged in militant tactics.
Scenes in the Streets,
The usual scenes occurred in the
treets tonight when the returns were
nning iu and even q larger crowd than
n previous occasions gathered in the
IUares watching the screens
Premier ASuuith. addressing ms con-
ltuents at East Fife, said that the re-
larsablc feature Of the election so far
as that with two or three exceptions.
,cl' gains as had been secured by the
nionists had bccn i'm the small towns
England The great centers of indus
" wore nearly all solid for free trade,
nj whatever might happen, he said, ono
ling was certain, that in the new par
lment tariff reform was a political i'm
No craftsmanship, he added:
,wcvcr ingenious or aDGac'ous. coold
tempt TO construct tariff in defiance
the opinion nf every one OF the great
.ntcrs OF industry
Questioned on home rulc. the premier
id thai h. could promise no lrSisa.
IN of any kind until they had settled
cir conclusions with the house of lords
Augustine BirrCll. chief secretary lot
Gland at Liberal demonstration At
ridgcwatcr. said nc thought that ne
,cw enough Of the elections 10 he able
saw with confidence that the budget
r ! 81 y l.i,arIna y E.rnsrnrd I'M an ininr.