The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-01-17

lSultS so far. SOME lulNhNi ~
expected at Glasgow and a reduced
vote in the English counties Where
the agricultural interests wouid De
likely TO benefit from tarin REFORM
| and where the landed interests nave
great influence.
The pollings tomorrow, whieh IN
chde 81 London constituencies ana
I57 provincial boroughs, Will ProNiue
better index as to how the country
Is going. should the Liberals retain
the hold on the metropolis whieh
lthev gained in 1906, their prospects
would be regarded as muoh rosiei
than they appear now.
Lloyd George Satisfied.
| At present, TO sum up hothihs
could no predicted with absolute Ger
ltalnty, but only very great increase
lin the Untonlst gains over SATURDAY ;
results when they gained only halt
ltbe number Of seats they had count
ed on will give them victory. II the
lIrnionists continue TO gain in the
lsome ratio. the Liberals will still re-
lain a majority somewhere In the
lneighborhood of 90. Chancellor
lIAoyd-George said:
eve are winning. England is de-
lclar.ng emphatically against govern
lment by the peers and beer. The
north Is Overwhelmingly with us"
| John Burns. president of the local
government board, said:
IAN things considered. In the fight
between those who have too much
land those who have too little, Satur-
ldav's results are exceedingly good.
London has done much better than
expected. In my Judgment II has
done supremely we'll To win the
seats that have been lost would have
required almost superhuman efforts
1 willcrooks, the well known labor
leader. who was In Australia when
THE budget crisis began and has been
racing against time TO reach London
so that he might take port in the
elections. arrived last night. He
. represents Woolwich in the house OF
commons and was received by his
constituency with remarkable dem
lonstrations.
Among the interesting members
elected saturday were the Rev G
lSilverster Borne, congregational
minister, who won on the Libera
ticket at Ipswich. and Almerie Hugh
Paeet. the Unionist candidate fol
Cambridge. whose wife is daughter
of the late william c. whitney.
Saturdays Results.
London, Jan. IA net gain oi
&c seats for the opposition was the
result at the close OF the first day OF
ipolling In the general parliamentary
election which Is to decide the fate OF
the budget. the privileges OF the
house OF lords. home rule for Ireland
and tariff reform versus free trade.
The results tend 70 confirm the
forecast that the Liberals Will retain
control OF the government with 9
greatly reduced majority In all ther'
, are GO members OF parliament TO b
elected.
: The Unionists made a net gain o
Is in place OF the 20 seats they has
expected TO take from the minister
: liaNsts. In ono district a labor can
didate wrestod a seat from the LIB
, erals. The total vote cast was heavy
iSuffragettees and children campaign
ing added picturesque features to tn
battle Of ballots.
There was voting Saturday In 81
constituencies, returning "a members
For II seats there we're no contests
OF these the Irish Nationalist tool
FIVE. the Liberals one. and the Union
lists IL.
= or the 70 seats contested IN Lon
i don the Liberals hold seven and IN
}. Unionlsts five three OF the latter be
y ing gains In North Lambeth, Brixtoi
e and Fulham.
I In the provinces the Unionist
r gained Southwest Manohester. Staly
bridge. Salisbury. Rochester, Burnoly
two seats in Davenport. Cambridge
i Yarmouth, Gloucester. Wolverhamp
\ ton, West and South. Wednesday,
. and two seats In Bath. The Liberal
r won Manchester (northwesD, Oar
= llington and Grimsbg. The labor gall
i was In East Manchester.
y Unionist Gains Too Small.
The Unionist gains are not sufii
cient, II the same ratio IS preserve,
1 at subsequent contests. TO insure th'
\ final victory.
A There is as yet no evidence OF I
landslide TO the cause of tariff reform
: naval increase, or any other issue
: which the Unionists invoked. Free
trade and limitations of the power
OF the house of lords. judging by tn
returns on this first polling day II
the election which will cover a fort
night, will obtain a majority whicl
may be even large enough TO maxi
Asquith's government independent o
the Irish vote.
This. of course. IL by no means /;
certain deduction, but that the Lib
! erals are likely TO have a workini
majority I'm the new house OF com
mons practically is conceded by th'
lIIniOnists II the ratio continues IN,