New-York tribune., 1910-01-19
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-. Ian 1s.-The courage Of the
-1-.- vas revived tonight with a
- .si-reen remarkable victories;
--,,s n these successes a majority
-. --inle headed coalition is indi-
Gated by the results Of the three DAYS
polling.
hort ~ per cent Of the seats have
s,.r eued bv contested and uncontested
.,s.,ions and the Cnionist net gain at
...i5,igb, is forty two. Kings Lynn.
here rbere was no by-election when
7sa,,tensnt c II. Bellairs changed par
-i.s beiHg counted as a Liberal win. The
T-nionjst gain should be sixty-seven. To
Indicate final tie between the parties
IN the whole house.
Fven with z net gain Of ten seats be-
fore Il o'clock. and twelve before mid
night there was no confidence on the
T-uionist side that a working majority
could be obtained in the next house for
tariff reform. The practical politicians
vere only hoping 10 keep the coalition
majority below eighty and leave the gov
ernrnent dependent upon the Irish and
Labor factions.
They must gain one hundred and thirty
SEATS IN order 10 accomplish this. and
thev are counting desperately upon more
.svora bic results in the suburban and
agricultural divisions than they have Sc
cured in the boroughs.
LIBERALS JUBLANT
TIE Liberal managers are jubilant in
spite Of fresh reverses tonight They
assert that the certainty Of a coalition
triumph wilI rally the stragglers 10 the
winning side and that the losses in the
counties viii be proportionstely less than
the losses n the boroughs have been
The opinion still prevails in the National
Liberal Club that the coalition majority
viii considerably exceed one hundred.
ana that the budget can be passed with
OH the Irish votes. SO confident are
The well informed Of the changes TO fol-
iOw the Radicals ultimate success, that
they are already debating the Cabinet
ana the methods Of dealing with the
Lords veto Mr.. Churchills promotion
70 the Irish Office IS discussed in club
chairs as 2 suita bic reward for the Ian
csshire canvass, and Mr Birrells retire
nent from the Irish Office. or he may
prefer the acceptance Of d less cnerous
Post, is d natural sequel
The Halonalists themselves may pre-
fer less clever Irish Secretary than
Mr.. Churchill. and Mr.. Asquith. having
conceded Home Rule in advance. must
consider his new allies. especially as he
require the united forces Of coalition
n dealing with the veto.
The fresh polling included fourteen
London seats and thirty-seven in the
province Liverpool Northampton.
Brighton. Edinburgh. Dundee, Cork and
eRansea being conspicuous.
TIE UnIonists started off with a gain
ef two seats n Sunderland. due largely
Z the conversion Of Samuel Storey. a
veteran Radical. TO tariff reform This
vas partly Offset by the recovery of one
o tne Newcastle seats 3y a Liberal
Eleven Unionist victories followed one
another IN quick succession before there
vas d single defeat. These were at
"nltehaven. Boston, two Liverpool di-
l-sions. Southwark. Warwick Mile End.
= AAldaerrninsJer, Coventry, Bow and
Chelsea
BERMONDSEY OVERTURN.
Defeat came at Bermondsev. where
lle astonishing result Of the last by
ssctlon before the dissolution was re-
'sfsed through the fusion OF the Liberal
%ho Labor forces
%" Was thrown away by the coalition
II three-cornered fight
SlaeF Jnlonist victories in London,
-'eerpool and elsewhere were practical
'1oeIce Of popular dissatisfaction with
= budget and willingness TO experiment
III tarlh reform. The Right Hon. A
'oh ana F. z Smith were elected
oughs ''o
~ Robson, Walter Runcirnan and
iley Buxton were among the tri-
'l@ns ministers
'-hurchil was elected AT Dundee
smashing majority T. P. O'Connor
easily his Liverpool seat. the
4ohalist stronghold in England.
''ouse. where the Chancellor OF
= I&cheqUer began his onslaught upon
s,.,.- lse oi Lords. was expected 10 re-
ns1's 49, am for his lack Ct dignity. but
saected 70 do so.
- -eN- siias Hooking. one OF the lit
Coventry. ~ at
sHIOn supplied the finest TTnjonsst
s.g OF the evening. both the candi-
Net being Carried l., r.. =, ,.
'1es Returns from Edinburgh did
Ssatinned second pa-s