Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-15
VOTING IN ENG[AND'D|SIR|CT IN SENATE
BaIotng for Parliament in Many Bills in Hands of Sub
Many Constituencies. committees.
ELECTORS OUT IN FORCElF FOR CLOSE INVESTIGATION
Party Members Making Careful Scrutiny
Busy at the Polls. Of Local Measures.
TESTING OUT FREE TRADE MAY GIVE SOME HEARINGS
Manchester Ian Among
Figures portant in
BaIIoting for Parliament in
Many Constituencies.
ELECTORS OUT IN FORCE
Weather Clear and Party Workers
Busy at the Polls.
TESTING OUT FREE TRADE
Interest in Today's Result Centers
in the Manchester District.
Figures to Date.

LONDON, January 1J.-At o'clock this
afternoon the state Of the parties in the
general elections for members of the new
parliament was as follows:
| Observation-Disclosures nationalists 4: rad
| icals, /.
Observation-Disclosures II.
| All the candidates thus far chosen We're
unopposed. The unionist member chosen
today was @. w. Wolff, for the east di-
vision of Belfast. The nationalist addi-
tons were Timothy Harrington, for Dub
lin. harbor division: w. Field, for Dublin,
st. Patrick's division. and John J. Clancy,
for Dublin county, north division. The
radical chosen was John Wilson, from
Durham county, middivision.
Seventy-four members were balloted for
! today. who, with the three elected yes
| terday, constitute seventy-seven mem
bers of parliament returned since the
balloting began. The voting will con-
tinue OH every week day I'D to and in
Guiding January %, unless changes from
| the program decided upon are made later.
Interest in Manchester.
There is special interest today in
the balloting at Manchester and vicinity.
the stronghold of free trade The results
there can hardly fail to Indicate strongly
what progress. If any. has been made
by the protection campaign of the OPP
position.
When parliament was dissolved, last
Monday, 1t was constituted as follows:
Ministerials: Liberals, 365; labor IS;
nationalistS, 81: socialists, L. Total, 500.
Unionists. 16S: ministerial majority.
3d.
Today's results, when known. NAV be
tcOmnQrQd with fhnSa in
stituencies at the last general elections
in 1906. The returns at that time were:
| Liberals. 40; unionists, II; labor candi-
dates, s.
That today's polling will show con-
siderable change In the party figures is
generally conceded. as the election is
being contested with entirely new lists.
and the fight has been so bitter that a
much larger number Of votes undoubtedly
was polled.
Heavy Vote Cast.
Everything today favored a heavy bal
loting. The weather throughout the dis
tricts where elections were held was
clear and the party workers made every
effort to bring out the voters. From
early morning motor cars and carriages
were kept on the move. and the number
OF early voters was very large. 1t was
expected that the rush to the polls
would be greater during the afternoon.
when the workers, released from office
and factory. recorded their votes.
Seven more unionists became members
OF the new parliament this morning with
out contests. the liberals, as usual, Offer
Ing no opposition to the return OF MEN,
bers from the three universities of OK
ford. Cambridge and Dublin. and Speaker
Lowther, member for Penrith The ma
tfonaliSts also scored one uncontested
election, Patrick OBrien being chosen by
reclamation for Kilkenny.
In the elections of today interest CEN
tiers at Manchester and vicinity, a d s.
ts'ct which heretofore has ren1a ne /
loyal to free trade. Birmingham a 50
voted today, but those seats were secured
by the unionists.
Astor's Son a Candidate.
Waldorf Aston, son Of William Waldorf
Aston. and Sir Henry Mortimer Durand,
former ambassador to the United States,
are making an uphill contest at Ply
mouth, where they are faced with the
necessity of overcoming a former liberal
majority Of 1857.
Another former American, J. II. Sea-
verns of Boston, fought again for his
seat, which he won in the last election at
Lambeth, Brixton division. His pros
poets were not so bright today, as he had
strong opponent in the unionist can
didate, d. Dalziel