The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-01-16
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In the provinces the unionists
gained Southwest Manchester, Stay
lybridge, Salisbury, Rochester, Burn
ley, two seats In Davenport. Cam
bridge. Yarmouth, Gloucester, Wolver-
hampton. West and South Wednsbure
and two seats In Bath
The liberals won Manchester, North
west. Darlington and Grimsby. The
labor gain was In East Manchester.
The results Of the polling tend to
confirm the forecast that the liberals
will retain control OF the government
with a greatly reduced majority. The
unlonlsLs have gained an encouraging
number Of seats, although less than
the % which they expected TO take
away from tho liberals out OF tho II
balloted for
The popular vote goes strongly
against the liberals. The members
OF that party who hold seats won them
today BY majori1es ranging from 30
10 GO per cent below their majoriteS
In 1906, except IN a few boroughs
where special condition figured in the
campaign. The popular votes polled
by the liberals for the 12G0 seats show
b stronger hold on power than in the
provinces. The majority of the Lon
don boroughs were laborites or these
the unionists carried five, three being
captured from tho liberal column, but
by small margins
Manchester and Birmingham give
heavy unionist gains
Birmingham has been strongly con-
serYatlve, largely the result of JOS.
Chamberlain's crusade for protection.
and today tho unionists carried the
city solidly by increasing majorlties.
nearly 5000 larger than In 1906.
In Manchester the unionists in
creased their vote, for while the lib
erals still have FIVE OF the six seats.
the liberal majorities were decreased
nearly 5000.
The most sweeping change in Lon
oon was In Fulham borough, where
the middle class population went en-
thusiastically for tariff reform, giving
w. Hayes Fisher, unlonist, a major.
ity OF 1000.
Davenport, where the big navy is
sues Was predominant. wiped ont the
liberal majority and returned two
unionists by 500. Sir ]. Jackson and
Sir c. Kintochoke, X. Norman. the
liberal journalist, who Is we'll known
in America. and who recently was ap-
pointed postmaster general, WAS beat
en- at Northampton, south, by a
small majority. In order TO retain his
politics in the cabinet he was noml,
mated for a borough.
Waldorf-Astorla and H. Mortimer
Durand. the former ambassador to the
United States. contested the two Ply
mouth seats as unionists, were de.
feated, but cut down that city's liberal
majority from 1857 TO 94G.
Davidson Dfehl, at one time con-
spicuous in Wall street, unionist.
turned out j. Fl. Seaverns, a liberal
ana former American. from his seat
from RIxton division of Lambeth
w. JOynson-Hicks. the unionist who
beat Winston Spencer Churchill In
the Manchester Bye election of 1908
by 1874 votes. loses his seat to Sir G.
Kent. liberal. by 7s3.
Russell Rear, prominent shin own
or, who was familiar at the recent
ianff conference at Gloucester. goes
as a unionist.
IUAT. T.. Lincoln, liberal, ousted n
Pike Peace. Darlington, by % votes
Premier Asquith's brother-in.Iaw r
lennent, lost his seat for the union
ist. 9. Lccker-Lapson. by SIS votes.
The most exciting scenes occurred
when menacing crowd threatened
David Lloyd.George, chancellor of the
eXcheQuer. compelling him to fee from
a hall where he had been speaking
under police protection.
Part OF the provocation for the hos.
tlllty shown toward him was caused
by tho chancellor's unusual course IN
addressing the voters on polling day,
which has never obtained before in
Englaod. Iand which is considered by
many ur&ontrollable.