Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-19
DAYS POLLING
SET BACK FOR
LIBERALS
DOMINANT PARTY.iN
ENGLAND FACES CRISIS
Government Majority Assured
But It's Warning Elements
VIII Render Constructive
Legislation Difficult,
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IBs Morning journal special Leased WIreI
London. jan Nv. The tiections to-
doy resulted IN the return Of the fol-
lowing unionists, "a; liberals. 49, Ia
hotites. q; nationalist. l. Lnionist
gains. ri liberal gains, T.
Thu standing Of the PARTIES at The
close or todays polling was as loi-
lows. tInionists. lg0. Liberals. asi la-
Doritee. 20. nationallsts. rs, Total
Kains. rnieniafe. 81 liberals. .; LAHORE
ties, 1
The %uuiuniFta had decidedly The bets
ter of the elections tndns 1f ~ seats
contested, they won II. Of whien IL
were renresenttd by ministerinlists IN
ihe Inst parlia ns.nl. Tlsere Will have
20 be a big turnover. however. before
The government "a pm out. a con
NrrSative estimate now places the lib
ernl labor majority ever the ifnionists
az between 50 aud 90. TINS with u
compact party would le a working
majority. but With the unreliable la
borltea. backed np hy the Irish WHEN
II suited theni. tile government would
have 10 act warily 10 avoid pitfalls.
lnE Mb1liit1, u " tiN'f Hif Hhh
likely 20 be 80 strong ia this pHrlia-
ment az In the last 'rhvy inpo already
lost several goats and several Of their
members have won by narrow major
tiles.
THIS loss 81 ground Nv The work.
mems party has been one pf The sur
prises OF the election After tho sue
cosscs OF 1905 they thought they had
formed The nucleus ii u powerful
group, Suspicious that they opposed
a larger navy DOUBTLESS had It's cffeet.
for "a number OF other opponents pf
The governments belated action IN
meeting Germany's building program
aleo suffered defeat
The only consolation today for the
liberals was Ia thetr success Ia the
Ucrmondyey division ai Southwark
whore the government candidate, II. J.
Granville, reeapturra the seat which
went over a. the unionists Ia the hNe-
election last November J. Hum
phreyf, who Nas elected tonight. had
bat one opportunity 10 pass the hnf
~ the house. that being on the daA
Of his Introduction.
several Of the liberal l0sses. ua On
preceding days, were caused by three
cornercd contests. the Intervention OF
"a labor or socialist candidate %prcclud-
ing the success of the government
supporters
rht fortunes OF seven prominent
politicians ware az stake today Two
of these. Colonel }. r. Bessclley. under
secretary for the colonies, ana r. X.
Gauaton, paymnstor general lost their
seats. Tho less OF Colonel Seelov was
especially severe for the government
az he has hecn the spokesman Va the
house 81 commons for the colonial ot-
iice,
Three members OF The cabinet, Win-
Aton spencer churchill, president oi
Tie board OF trade sydney Charles
Buxton postmaster general. and Wal.
ter Runoimnn. preatdeut of the hoait
of education. retained their SCENTS
r. y. O'runnor's grip on the Scot
land division 81 Liverpool was proved
hy the increase OF 500 which hc re.
eeiyed over his hia majority o a year.
nRo.
On the other slide, among tle prom
iuent men who go back to Nestmin'
a,fr are thc Right Hon a II. Little
ton for IT. Georges Hanover square
Il l.. Lawson, son OF Lord i}trnhum
who captured the Mile-end seat which
he held before 1905 and which ho
unce occupied as "a nhontl. j. *. Fos-
ter. the prominent Nritcr on tisca.
questions, ~ won against ~ila'
noeking the novelist. in Coventry
The surprises which rho sutftapvttes
ware expected Ga spring haYt NOT yei
nlaieriHlised.
Premier Asquith addressing hi'
constituency at East Fife. said thaI
'he great feature af lhe election 50
far Nts that. with tNo or three as.
cepsiops. such gains as had been made
hy the unionists had heen ia the pmai
iowns az England nh, efeat center'
% industry wcr- nearly nli solid foi
freq trade. hti Whatever might hap.
pen, ic ,lii, one Trims was certain
That iu the new parliament tariff re-
form was a political imposstoiitf y,
s~tuiesmunshfp ha added bow eNrr in.
II ur audaciona, could nticmpI
to construct 80 iarlif m defiance oi TIA,
opinioHl OF every 81 of ia, great zen
tiers ef industry
Questioned on homc rule the prc.
inter said that he roula promise y,
legislation of ant tUad unul lhe, hue
settled conclusions Hfh tho huus, "a
lords
Lord Nhafies iiefesiurd iu 1u inter.
tieu deiiaret CHAT .s 3D. uis hls De-.
iitf that Tho uaAsii question Wac a.
spnnaible iuf the %ilfn-oycf uf Votes
ne wouia iemana .n inorlr inta M,
last four y,afs siininIvitafisn oI ih'
admiralty