The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
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.U.NIO.Nl.S I GAINS
GROWING RAPIDLY
Surprising 1nroads Made on Ma
jority of Opponents in
Commons.
LIBERALS DoWNHEARTED
As Results Now Stand National
lists Will Hold balance
OF Power.
LIBERALS D0WNHEARTED
;peciaI cable 10 THO nes.p!spater. /

Especial Cable TO The Times Dispatch.J
London. January e2.-of seventy
members of the new House of Com
mons reported elected to-day, the
Unionists have tbirty-four. tile Lib
erals twenty-six, the Laborites, one.
and the Irish Nationalists, nine. Only
seven of the seventy, however, were
among the twenty-four voted on at
to-day.s polling, the remainder being
belated announcements from previous
polls. The results in the case of the
seventeen other seats yeted for to-
day Will probably not be known lln-
til Monday. Thus the end OF the week
with five days polling still to come.
leaves the parties standing as follows:.
unionists, 2l7: Liberals. 1856; Labor
ites, 80: Irish Nationalists, 81
The Unionists have gained 100 seats;
the Liberals, fourteen: the Laborites,
one, making tho net Unionist gain 50
far eightyflve seats
That tariff reform Is now definitely
In sight is the general Unionist pro-
nouncement. based not only upon VIC
tories of the party at the polls, but
upon the largely increased vote given
for Unfonist candidates. Estimates
are made that the vote for tariff re-
form already shows an increase OF
over 100000. while the vote for free
trade shows a gain of scarcely more
than quarter Of that total.
Condition May Result.
The two most absorbing topics Of
conversation to-day are the probable
future course of Premier. Asauith and
the Irish Nationalists. Doubt is ex-
pressed whether Asquith would take
Office in case tho Liberals have only
a small plurality outside OF the Ma
| tlonalists on thegentirc poll. A coali-
ton ministry might result.
From returns now at hand. it seems
! apparent that tile Nationalist Will
| hold the balance of power Asquith
| deriving the Lords OF power to vote
| on financial questions must come first
1 In the new Parliament. The Irish
| party failed to6votes. for the budget
| in the House OF Commons, and gave
| evidences of being split on other
| questions However. it Is regarded as
/ certain that they Will present solid
| front for home rule, and VIII be in
| a position 10 drive q hard bargain
! with either the $Unionists or Liberals.
4 What either Of these parties is willing
nortance. III most quarters it is be-
taheyed that the new Parliament will
\ he a short lived one at the most
The most serious setback to the
|, liberals in yesterdays pollings was
| the defeat Of Joseph Albert Pease, the
liberal whip. He was beaten by his
ITnionist opponent by a vote of 4,asa
Ito4O1l. In the last election his ma
4 iority exceeded 1000.
/ Tranc,s Dyke Aclsland. financial
| secretary to the War Office, also went
/ down TO defeat in the Richmond seat
az Yorkshire, North Riding. He is tho
sixth minister beaten In tho present
X election as
/ Henry Chaplin, the ardent tariff re-
u former. was reelected in the VIM
5sbledon division OF surrey by more tnaa
| $500 majority,
Francis Nelson, Liberal, was elected
lby the Hyde constituency Of Cheshire,
iSLIo yeas formerly stage manager at
Coyent Garden. His wife Is an Amerl-
pearce. 4 who gained fame by his
.aa,l,r-ht saving bill" went down to
4 lefcat THE defeat Of Grayson, the
4 Socialist. is received with delight by
| both leading parties.
Youngest Member.
G. II. Mills, son q Lord Huntington.
is the Youngest member vet elected.
Ma is not yet twenty-three.
lord Vernon Harcourt, First Com
\ missioner of Works. retained his seat
fnr the Reasonable division OF Lam
|esaasshire by a slightly increased major
4 ity over. the u UNI m candidate His
I y Burns. OF New ork. MI Buiiey,
4 tthic sole woman suffrage champion,
4 Vas emu one OF Lord Harcourt's OPP 8 nents,
4 He Ie got only G39 supporters .2out OF
\ neariy $4,000, voters. B M N !I8 4
IA the Liberals continue To lose The
). enthusiasm Of the y iontsts grows COR
rreMspond ingly. greater. The excl tel
to-day ln, t1s stseE massr'ally With BUS,
mess on .as 'o enf ,r aaNSShange Trans
rsIi afternoon, while Lord Comp ton m "a a
successtt,l V]niontst candidate, made
4 speech on which his fellow ssnenb t, ers
a inaistcd. VI f5l, .ss X ls5