Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-21
IRISH PARTY HOLDS
BALANCE OF POWER
Proposal to Reform House Of Lords
Appeals More strongly to Country
People Than Tariff Reform-Scot-
land and Wales Stand by the Lib
eral Party.

LONDON, Jan. 20.-The status oil
the parties, according 70 the returns
received up to date in the general
election. is as follows:
Unionists, 1913; Liberals, 1877; Lab
Orites, 20; Nationalist, SO.
Gains: Unionists, Il; Liberals, 10;
Laborites, l.
The returns received during the day
from IS seats, of which SO were polled
Wednesday and twelve Thursday,
show the following results:
Unionists. "a; Liberals. IS; Labor
ties, Z; Nationalist, 8.
Gains: Unionists, Is.
Thirteen UniOnists gains were In
country seats. one in Scotland and one
in Wales. If the Unionists gain %
of the I6s remaining seats the gov
eminent will be dependent upon the
votes Of the Nationalists TO legis-
late.
Elections were held today for As
seats, one in London, three in English
borougs, % in English counties, eight
in Scotland and three in Wales and
six in Ireland. Reports from only
twelve OF these were received tonight.
Country People Heard From.
The old fashioned English coun-
try people, with their rock rib
bed conservatism, their rever-
ence for the nobility and their
prejudices against the new fashioned
socialism, were heard today. and they
gave a decided boom to the conserva-
tive stock. Tonight the Unionists
everywhere have taken cheer.
The Liberal government will re-
turn TO power with a less convincing
mandate for its policies from the
country than it counted upon, if the
present tendency prevails among the
remainder Of the voters the next few
DAYS. Its lies, the Laborites and
Nationalists will practically hold the
balance CT power, and the Irish party
pagticularly is in position to dictate
Legislation.
The proposal to reform the house
OF lords counted strongly and with
the country people perhaps more
strongly than did tariff reform.
Scotland and Wales stand by the
Liberal party, but the counties have
given general and even Unionist
gains.
The results of the polling for IS
seats yesterday were announced to-
day and A. more seats were contest
ed today but returns from less than
half OF the latter have been report
ed tonight.
Situation in London.
London's last borough gave its YER
dict in favor of Unionist, Westmin-
ster re-electing w. L. A B. Burdett-
Coutts, with his majority nearly
doubled. The metropolis has 81
Unionists. 20 Liberals and two Lab
orites. whereas in 1906, 3s Liberals
were elected in London, 81 Unionists
J. Henniker Heaton. the father OF
penny postage" retained his Canter.
bury seat by only q votes. having an
independent Unionist competing for
the party's support Sir James RI.
Dalziel, proprietor OF the Reynolds
newspaper, keeps his Scottish seat for
the Liberals by a large increased ma
Jority. Arthur II. Lee. formerly mill
tary attache OF the British embassy
at Washington retains his seat as a
UniCnist for the south Fareham divis-
:cn OF Hampshire.
Captain II. Spender Clay. Unionisi
whose wife is a daughter Of William
Waldorf Astor. defeated the late Lib
eral member A. =. Hodges
The Ri. Hon. Herbert Louis sam.
, uel. under secretary for the home Of
fee was returned in Yorkshire. North
Riding. Cleveland division.
The Rt Hen. 4. IRE. attorney gen
eral. WAS endorsed by his Linlith-
gowshire constituents by strong
vote
J zig Jones. Liberal leader OF tae
sA..-ms temperance patty and largo
Is responsible for tn 80. Licensing
hin. was defeated IN n tpr'cby O.
vision OF WestmoreIanl and sne
Trade rejOices.