Evening journal., 1910-01-21
MODS ACTIVE
in ENGLAND
Several Candidates Attacked
and RiOting About Liberal
Headquarters
LIBERAL SUPPORTERS
WON'T JOIN WITH IRISH

By United Press Leased Special Wire
LONDON. Jan. 2i--It was officially an
nounced at tho Liberal headquarters to-
day that unless the Liberals and Laborites
without the aid Of the Irish Nationalistz
have a minimum majority over the Con-
servatlves OF forty. thay Will not accept
the ministerial control The announce
ment has oocasionad great excdtenent aa
present indications nra that thu Liberal
and Laborite majority over tho conser-
vatives will not reach this figure.
The opposition OF tho Ldberala makes
Il equally impossible for the Conservatives
20 accept ministerial control undaR such
conditions thus forcing re-elactin al
most Immediately. In case OF another alec
tion, the Liberals are confident Of greater
success believing that the Conservatives
have exhausted their political enargies ana
are on tho verge OF a collapse.
II tho Liberals make good their threat.
the new Parliament would probably sit in
about weels, Herbert Asquith retaining
the premiership for administrative con-
venience.
Sir Henry Norman. the Liberal cams
paign manager IN a published statement.
says that tho foremen OF factories in his
constituency superintended tho voting OF
tho workmen. requiring definite pledges
from them to vote for the Conservative
candidate. Those who refused he saya
were discharged. Others wore ouotod
from their cottages for displaying Iiheral
posters in their windows Premiums C
$50 were paid for breaking up Iiberae
meetings. Norman says.
MOB ATTACKS LIBERAL CLUB.
A mob attacked tho liberal club hAad.i
quarters at Newmarket to-day driving. b g
members from the club house and vrccf@
ing the club rooms before the police ar
rived and dispersed tho rioters. A num-
Der OF the Liberals were injured At
Louth, a mob attacked the residence Of
Liberal candidate Davies and was only
dispersed because Of the arrival OF police
reinforcements from Grimsby
Three thousand coal miners smashed
the windows IN Murton Coniery near Sea-
ham Harbor ana attempted to loot the
colliery Offices and the manasors house.
alleging that the manager had attempted
, TO intlmidate tho miners IN their voting.
fsixty police fought with tho mob A score
OF persons were hurt before order was re-
stored. .-..
, AZ Carnavon. the building occupied by
tho Suffragettes as headquarters was
wrecked by a crowd Of men, who. also,
tried TO run a wagon filled with suffragists
into n fountain for interfering with a
speech made by Chancellor OF tho Exchc-
quer Lloyd George.
The Liberal press Is impioring the vot-
ers to defy attempts at intimidation rely
ing on tho secrecy Of the ballot for their
protection. The Liberals say they win con-
test many OF the seats won by the Con-
servatives on the ground OF irregularities
In the voting.
Tho closeness Of tho race is increasfnE
the violence attending the election and
serious riots are now Of almost hourly
occurrence.
r. d. Acklaud financial secretary uf tho
war office was seriously injured last even-
ing by being stoned and knocked from hin
automobile. tlo was making speech in
behalf OF his own Liberal candidacy in
Yorkshire.
W. l.. Boyle, tho Conservative victor in
Dereham. tainted while being carried
about the polls by his adherents.
As ne WIS pelhb carried unconscloue 70
bis hotel. the same crowd attacked W. r.
Lester. the defeated Liberal candidate.
Lester was knocked down and badly
beaten.
Among tho prominent candidates de-
feated in yesterdays voting were J. A.
Pease. chief whip Of the Liberals. n
, position corresponding 10 congressional
floor leader IN the American congress.
T Victor Grayson and Lief Jones. a prom
inent Laborte. the national prohibition
leader. Grayson was defeated by the votes
! OF Liberals. who considered him too So
/ cialistio to include in the Liberal-Iabor-
: ite alliance.
Out Of sS2 members that had been So
iected previous 70 to-day's voting. tho
Conservatives had made a net gain Of
seventy.