The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-23
LIBERALS ASSURED
Of SAFE MAJORITY
Sentiment of People Is With
Francis of
Budget.
RESULTS TO DATE.

LONDON, Jan with the first
seven days in the general election poll
ing ended the forecast OF Liberal con
troll made by the Munsey News Service
representative still holds good There y
no GainsayiuS the fact as shown by the
results that the sentiment Of She people
as a whole lies with the frames of the
budget and against the lords
At the sans time the returns OF the
past forty-ei.sht hours show gain on
the part of the Conservative Of which
the first few days OF polling gave no in
GiCalion. As the results stand now, the
Liberal Labor. and Nationalist parties
VIII have a majority Of sixty-seven
members IN the new house OF commons
having altogether elected a total of 80
Is against -iS-
There are stiH I67 members 10 be
elected out of the total OF 90 sitting IN
the house. A. the division now stands
IEcre are NO seats controlled by we
tfber7 is. 3 bV the LabCr. and 81 by the
Nationalist. making the coalition -
strong. as against Us now held by the
conservatives
dissolution of the last parliament the
Liberal and Labor parues held g7I seats
as against Jheh Conservatives IT,
Without reckoning on the uureceived
returns f-0Tl several constituencies
where voting occurred yesterday. the
story Of the result To date may be toll
III few snort paragraphs
Possibilities N House.
First. The Conservatives gained eighty
six seats and as the parties stand may
muster a total OF I72 seats on a Givs-
sion in tho new house.
Second. in case the Irish or National
lists withdraw AT the last moment Iom
the coalition the combined Lio.-3l ana
Labor vote in the new parliament would
be reduced 10 minority OF t1Jr-
Third in case the Nationalist rcl-7al1
lr the coalition the Liberals nay CONT
on majority OF SlNry-SeEeD votes over
the rest of the house Sir Henry scr
man. who is regarded as q great CieC-
ton expert. reCkOUS that the Liberal
government VIII be returned % power
hr q T. aIOrIty Of between sixty and 30
When returned ne says the Da--- ulIl
deal viii IRE house of lords pass the
budget, pass the bill for one man one
vote-' ''-.Ss bin providing u-at III
elections AXE place ON one day and
pass a bill n make the corrupt p'Gc-
IICeS act machine stronger
Many Elections Close -.-
In the tvventv-four elections held. YES
rerdly, seventeen are 50 close that the
votes were not counted and the result
announced The announcement Viii not
be made until Monday afternoon IN
the other seven OF these elections the
Liberals made SaIn Of Two seats.
These elections were located in North
England and Scotland thus iustfyinS
the expectation Of the Liberals tina,
they would be strong in this part Of
the kingdom.
In Carnarvon- the home Of David
Lfoyd-GeOrSe, the Liberal chancellor
OF the excheQuer. \ ild riots followed
Lhe election H c. Vincent was the
Conservative candidate against Lloyd
George, but II IS not thought he stood
any show Of election. The vote viii not
BE- announced until Monday
The LIBERALS are somewhat diSCOu-
rer+-d when they remem Der that a
large uun.Ecr OF The Irish Nationalist
have agreed 20 vote against the budSei
because Il imposes additional liquor
taxes