Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
Lloyd George Breaks Down


Chancellor LIoyd-George has broken
down under tie strain of the campaign
and Cancelled all his engagements for
today. Tic hopes to resume speaking
next week.
Mr.. Churchill was refused a hearing at
Lincoln this afternoon. Custom forbids
speeohmak;ng polling days.
The opposition was persistent that
the home secretary was obliged to de
Sist, and TO give pledge that he would
not attempt again to speak. During the
rumpus there were several free fights i'll
the audience
The weather was somewhat improv
today. although it was still damp and
cold.
The unionists are putting up much
stronger fight than on the two previous
contests The betting is now even that
they VIII secure net gain of twenty
seats. which would put them on an even
footing with the liberals and liberalites
combined. thus leaving the Irish nation
Alists In absolute control Of the next par
liament.
The nationalists returned include John
Redmond for Waterford. Patrick O'Brien
Tor Kilkenny and j. p. Nannetti for Col
lege Green. Dublin. The most prominent
liberals reelected are Joseph Walton for
Brsnsley division of York and Sir s. III.
Dalziei for Kirkaldy Burghs.
Unionist Leaders Returned.
The unionists had quite a string of
leaders rechosen without opposition,
among them members for the universities
of Oxford. Cambridge and Dublin. Sir
-Acland-Hood for the Wellington division
of Somerset. chief unionist whip: Aretas
Akers-Douglas for the st. Augustine di-
Vision of Kent: Ernest G. Prettyman for
Chelmsford division of Essex: Henry
Forster for Seven Oaks division of Kent
ard Henry Chaplin for Wimbledon divis-
ion Of Surrey.
Neither gains nor losses were recorded
today.
The pollings which opened this moIning
Included ten seats for London, five for
Manchester and a number OF widely sep
arated rural constituencies. Both here
and AT Manchester the two elements are
making their most determined efforts, as
the results in London are expected to give
the keynote oi jItr siiuation Ii the south
of England. while those at Manchester
are looked upon as indicating the senti-
ment In the north
Difficulties Attend Election.
The workers al the polls today are
fighting under the most difficult condi-
tfons experienced in recent years espe-
cially in districts where the working
classes pTedoTinate. Removals and fuc-
tuations of population in these working
districts run as high as ~ per cent in
some cases
An enormous feet of motor cars is
being used TO overcome this condition to
trace the shifting voters and bring them
10 the polls. In some cases voters are
coming to London from Bristol in the
west and York in the north, and one of
Inc candidates has the task of bringing
10 London and returning to Wales men,
bcrs of the metropolitan police who are
engaged III strike duty at the Cardiff
mines
These precautions are necessary as
many seats are held by narrow ma jori-
Issues of Contest.
broadly speaking. the predominating is
sue IL: Shall the lords be deprived OF
their traditional preroSative of Veto per
fnittinS the house of commons a free hant
IN the matter OF general legislation? Or
shall the house of lords be allowed to re
form itself and making certain conces
SONS as TO Its composition remain in 8
position to check such activities of tht
i"Wer chamber a. the peers may consider
inconsistent with the welfare OF the EN-
pire?
The unionists or conservatives stand TO,
the latter proposition. The liberals, OF
government party, seeks to reform tn,
upper chamber on its own lines
In the last parliament the liberals ef
fected coalition with the nationalist.
and labortes. While the attitude OF tn,
TWO latter parties cannot be safely as.
sumed. the government looks to their sup
port if successful On the issue involvins
the house of lords