The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-17
Stress and Strain of Political
Fight Tells Even on StOIid
BritiShprs.
CONSERVATIVES ABANDON
HOPES OF BIG VICTORY
Believe Reduction of Liberal
Majority Will Place Party at
Mercy of NatiOnalists.

work at the election stations. and an
opportunity for calm reflection over the
prospects Of both parties striving for
control Of the government. The greatest
animation prevailed today at the clubs
and other rendezvous Of politicians and
Saturdays results were eXcitcdly dis
cussed from every possible view point.
Although both sides preserve a SAN
guinc air Of confidence il was evident to-
day that the Conservatives have aban-
doned hope that their party will form
the next government. The utmost they
dare to expect is that the Liberal major
ity VIII be so reduced IN the next parlIa :
ment so as TO place the Liberals at the
mercy of the NatIonalists.
II must be remembered that Mr. Bal
four, leader of the opposition In the house
of commons in a speech some days ago
said that the great political issues now
In question would not he settled By one
general election and perhaps not by
Two.
Clearly the eX-premier accurately meas
ured the situation and the hopes of the
tariff rcformers must now be ccntered
upon some future general election.
Liberal Majority.
An estimate made today by we'll in
formed Unionist based on Saturdays poll
IngS, gives the Liberals and Laborites n
clear majority OF ninety OF one hundred
over all parties, which would provide the
Liberal government with good work
are less despondent. They do not believe
that the Liberals will finish the election
with SO good a record
AT the National Liberal club great sat
iS(action is expressed over the results
SO far, Further losses are expected at
Glasgow. and reduced vote in the Eng
lish counties where the agricultural inter
ests would be likely TO benefit from tariff
reform and where tho landed interests
have great influence.
Mondays Elections.
The polllngs tomorrow. which include
thirty-one London constituencies and
fifty-seyen provincial boroughs, will pro-
vide. a better index as TO how the coun-
the hold on the metropolis which they
gained in 1906. their prospects will be
regarded as much roster than they ap-
At present. to sum up, nothing can be
predicted with absolute certainty. but
only great interest in The Uniouist
only half the number Of seats they had
counted on, will give them victory. II
unlonistS continue TO .sain at the same
George said tonight
I'VE are winning. England is declar-
ins iI, empha tically against government by
whelmipgly with u.s.
Statement of Buns.
John Burns. president OF the local gov
crnmcut board. said:
"AIl things considered in the fight
between those who have too much and
those who have too little, yesterday 5 re-
suits are exceedingly good. London has
done much better than ] expected. In
my my Judgment II has done isuprcmeIy
lost would have required almost super
human efforts"
Will Crooks, wellknown Labor leader,
who WAS In Australia when the budget
crisis began and has been racing against
time 10 reach London SO that he might
take part in the elections. arrived to-
night lie represents Woolwich in the
house OF commons and was received by
his constituency with remarkable demon
Among the. interesting members elected
yesterday were the Rev. c. sylvester
Horne, Congregational minister. who won
on The Liberal ticket at Ipswich. and
for Cambridge; whose wife is a daughter
OF the late William c. Whitney.
Fight Is Still Warm.
The battle is well maintained at
every point, said Winston Spencer
chester IS magnificent: London is stead
fast and the Tories arc ON lee shore.
and every lack or change OF weather will
bring them nearer the reef
AS GorecaStcd, the tremendous absorb
ton In the election struggle brought an
unprecedented number of electors 10 the
tered electors recorded their votes This
increase In the voting strength seems
10 have been cast on the Unionst side
In London the twelve seats contested
gave an aggregated increase of l2SI5
In the Unionist vote and a slight de-
crease 10 the Liberals, while the provinces
1hGrss Ih,i sea me lnioniSI vote 45.9i2 and tha
This Increase is source OF the great
est satisfaction TO rhc Unionist press
as u showing the rapid growth in favor Of
newspapers take up an attitude OF en-
thusjasm on both sides regarded Saturv
DAYS results az ~ good hesinnips."
which shonld serve 10 provoke the ad-
heren,s OF the respective parties to re-
newed energy
Views of the Press.
a representative example on the Tory
side is the Daily Telegraph which says
that results on Saturday were good
days work for what was actually ac-
aud in It's cncouragenent and
stimulus on the part OF those lighting |
for tho cause Of liberty, Justice and pros
peUty against the lniquitors onslauehts !
Of grasping anG rcp1CioU TnvolutloniStS. ,
The Telegraph considers the progress !
pf tari0 reform iE the last four wears |
positively astounding, and SAYS that thH |
lls'nl phSl0'S: pi iIt AnlplllctS - 10 J
press the advantage ana convert tie !
partial defeat Of the enemy into COM
pcto rout.
The Chron;cle, typical of Liberal opin-
on. says:
The election Of 1906 was a landslide.
Nothing short OF corresponding land
slide could have defeated the Liberals
ma Saturdays polling shows that there
; not going 10 be such landslide nor
anything approaching II. There is. in
icrd u certain swinE OF -hc pendulum
.jncr 1905. but IL has moved with such
narrow limits that if the counties re-
nnin fairly constant to the peoples