Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-06
EXPECTED GAINS FOR
UNlONISTS DlSAPP0lNlI ling
Believed the Dominant Party win Re-
turn to Power With Majority in Par
lament Little Changed-huch En-
thusiasm is Manifest at Clubs Where
News OF sallotins Is Received.
sBy Associated Press,

LONDON, Dec. 5.--The position OF
the parties tonight, after the second
DAYS polling in the general election,
Is as follows:
Government coalition-Liberais. 81;
Labor, IA: Na..~nalists, l6. Total, u.
Cppcs it'll Unionis,s, 1l6.
The results today merely confirm the
opinion formed CT the results of Sal
prday's contest. that the Unionisfs
now have no possible hope OF replac-
ing tie Liberal government in power
The only question remaining Is what
liberals viii return wi y 4 smaller
majority.
TO gain n bare majority IN the new
parliament the Unionists mus; make
net gain OF go seats. Thus far. with
1870 pollings. they have a net gain OF
only five seats. They have gained
eleven and the Liberals six seats. The
gam by the rn.onists on Saturday was
seven. while the Liberals gained sur
Today the Unionists gained four AID
the Liberals two seats. A coniinnu.
ton at this rate OF progress would
qualify the Unionists prediction
that the. Asqnith cabinet would
come back with greatly Weakened
majority and would be more than ever
dependents The Irish and Labor
allies.
No Change Likely.
II must be remembered, however.
that the Liberals lost at the January
elections large number OF seats
thr ,ugh three-cornered contests. Such
contests are largely eliminated in the
present elections and this NAV give
the Liberals sufficient gains 10 bal
ance those OF the UDicnists.
Ii seems likely that the new house
will meet with the position of the par
ties practically unchanged
The Unionist rally. IN Lancashire.
has teen maintained. and the Liberal
hope Of winning two seats q; Preston
has teen disappointed, but what the
Liberals lost liz lancashire was COM
pensated for by their better showing
in yorkshire. In Liverpool the strong
campaign by the Unionist orator. F. z.
Smith. had the result OF greatly i'm
proving the Urionist position. The
Unionists gained the seat for the ex-
change division OF Liverpool. as well
as that for Birkenhead
Results Same in London.
The two seats the Liberals lost in
London today. Isiington North and ST.
Pancsease. West were held by very
small majorifies in the previous par
lament Apparently. therefore, the
metropolis Is much the same as jan
uary in is attitude towards the con-
tending parties Perhaps rather sig
sificaat are some OF the Liberal gains.
such as Wakefield. cathedral city.
which has been represented by
UniDnist for eight years. and Chelten-
ham. another Tory stronghold and res
iden.isi city. largely composed Of re-
tired officers. II Is also notable that
In the royal borough Of Windsor the
Lib sIais succeeded I'm reducing the
Unionist majority.
These signs OF the conversion OF
the additionally conservative middle
classes may mean an indication OF
similar change in the county agricrl-
tural districts. which went almost en-
tireiy Unionist in January.
unionists Disappointed.
London tonisat Is displaying muck
enthusiasm and the successful can
didates are 5e)>g borne in procession
with torchlighfs. There were similar
scenes in Liverpool. LEEDS and other
towns where elections were held. The
political clubs were filed with mem
bers at the Carlton ard other Union
Isl gathering pidces ana much disap-
pointment was expressed az The small
ness Of the gains. which were exepcct-
ed 10 Be treble what they turned aut
to De- tn Liberal quarters the great
est enthusiasm prevailed. Tor 4 vas
predicted even among the shameless
supporters Of the government thai The
Unionists would make q net gan of
eight seats in today's polling.
Among the election results vas 1ir-
erDool (Scott and Divisicnf. T. "
OConnor. Nationalist. majority 7sa
10 ehanee. o'connor's majority kst
election, 2.fs7.