Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-21
CONSERVATIVES
SCORE HEAVILY
BRITISH RURAL VOTE STRONG
FOR UNI0NlSTS
TORIES GAIN ONE BOTH IN SCOT
LAND AND WALES
Tariff Reform and Promise to "Clean
Up" House of Lords Exert InfIu-
ence at Country Polling
Places
tAssociated Pressl

LONDON, Jan. 20.-The status of the
parties, according to returns received
up to date in the general elections, fol-
lows:
Unionists, 1853; Liberals, 1877; Labor
ties, 20; Natianalists, SO.
Gains: Unionists, IL; Liberals, 10;
Laborites, 1.
Returns received today from 68 seats,
of which 56 were polled Wednesday,
and 12 Thursday show the following
results:
Unionists, "a; Liberals. IS; Laborites,
z; Nationalists, 8. Gains: Unionists,
Is.
Thirteen of the Unionists' gains were
in county seats, one in Scotland ard
one in Wales. If the Uniontsts gain
% of the 168 remaining seats the gov
ernment will be dependent on the
votes of the Nationalists to legislate.
The old-fashioned English country
people, with their rock-ribbed conser-
Vatism, Their reverence for the nobility
and their prejudiceS against the new
fashioned Socialism, were heard from
today, and they gave decided boom
to the conservative stock.
Tonight the Unionists everywhere
have taken cheer. The liberal govern
ment will return to power with less
convincing mandate for its policies
from the country than it counted on,
if the present tendency prevails among
the rest of the voters the next few
days.
Irish Party Stronger
It's allies the Laborites and Nation
alsts, practically will hold the balance
of power and the Irish party particu-
larly will be in a position to dictate
legislation.
The proposal to reform the house of
lords counted strongly among the
country people perhaps more strong
ly than did tariff reform.
Respect for the old institutions is
more deeply rooted there than in the
cities, with their labor unions follow
ing socialistic innovations, which are
regarded with suspicion in the rural
districts Scotland and Wales, where
non -conforinists abound, stand by the
liberal party.
The results of the polling for So seats
yesterday were announced today, and
AZ more seats were contested today,
but returns from less than half of the
latter have been reported tonight. Lon
dons last borough gave its verdict In
favor of a Unionist Westminster re-
electing w. L. A. Burdett-Coutts, with
his majority nearly doubled.
London's Showing
The metropolis has "a Unionists, 26
Laborites, whereas in 1906, 38 Liberals
were elected in London, 81 Unionists
and Laborites.
The popular vote in 1906 was: Union
list, 26S, ,267; Liberal, 25S.S10; Laborite,
25,472.
The popular vote this year in Lon
don is: Unionist, S3S,773; Liberal, PSI,
261 Laborite, SO,O46.
j. Hanniker Heaton, father of pen
ny postage" retained his Canterbury
seat by only twenty-one votes. having
an MISUNDERSTANDING competitor:
Capt H. Spencer Clay, UnioniSt,
whose wife is a daughter of William
Waldorf Astor, defeated the late Lib
eral member, A. p. Hodges.
The Rt. Hon. A. Ure, attorney gem
eral, was indorsed by his Linlithgow-
shire constituents. Left Jones, Liberal
leader of the extreme temperance par
ty and largely responsible for the re-
cent licensing bill, was defeated in the
Appleby division of Westmoreland,
and the trade" rejoices.
Chancellor Confident
"I am quite confident of the result"
said Chancellor Lloyd-George at Ban
gor tonight.
Premier Asquith, at Fifeshire, de-
clared that one thing was certain, the
great industrial centers would not give
to the new parliament any candidate
to interfere with the system Of free
trade.
The secretary of the Tariff Reform
league issued a proclamation tonight
saying:
"Todays Unionist victories conclu-
sively prove that free trade is losing
its hold on the country"
Exciting scenes followed the declara-
tion of the poll at Buckingham, where
the liberal candidate, F. w. Verney
son of Lord Verney, won by narrow
margin.
The enraged Unionists chased sew
eral prominent Liberals, who took
refuge in nearby houses.