The Washington herald., 1910-12-07
LIBERALS EXPECT
TO INCREASE LEAD
London Electorate DiSap-
points UniOnist Hopes.
DECREASE IN VOTE IS SHOWN
Despite Expected Interest in Cam
paign, Failing on I'm Total Poll Is
Seen-UniOnists May Make Gains in
Those Districts Which Hold EIec-
tions After the First of the Year.

London, Dec. 6.-This has been a bad
day for the Unionists. The morning
opened with the announcement that the
government had gained two seats in Sun
derland, reducing the Unionist net gain
10 three. Worse was TO follow. Forty
constituencies were polled to-day. return
ing a. members. 0d these 2 were in
London.
Especial interest was centered in Bat
tersea. where John Burns. president OF
the local government board. mad a three
eornered fight. The Unionists hoped the
Socialist candidate might poll i,ooo votes
which would let Sir John Harrington.
their candidate, in. but MIR. Burns was
reelected with an increased majority. In
January he polled $50 votes 20 the
GInionists 1855. To-day MS vote was
7.Ss6. to 6544 for the Unionisfs' candidate.
The Socialist nominee obtained only AZ
votes.
London Disappofats Unionists.
London again disappointed The Union
lists hopes The . constituencies in the
city polled to-day returned in January
13 Unionists, Liberals. and l Laborite.
To-day two seats were lost by the
Unionists. one Laborite and one Liberal
gaining them. Looking at the aggregate te
vote OF these twenty-five constituencies.
there is noticeable the same diminution
in the poll on both sides seen through
out the country.
In January these twenty-five consutu-
encies cast 1O7, 400 L.iberal-Laborite votes
TO 117.TsS Uuionist To-day they cast g, 49,
Liberal-Laborite and l04.Sl5 Unionist
~otes This general result OF these Lon
don constituencies is indicative of what
is going on throughout England. While
both pagties show smaller polls the
unlonists show the smaller decrease, but
il is not sufficient 10 gain seats.
beginning OF = Change.
There is visible the beginning Of a
change. the first movement OF the pendu-
lum toward the Unionist side. but there
has not been time TO establish the change
or TO give the pendulum full impetus. IL
is now clear also that the Unionists are
suffering greatly from the state register.
All reports show that the registration of
Unionist electors who viii be on the new
register in January has been strong.
The total votes cast 20 date are.
Unionist S1z.11s: Liberal 1870; Labor
l73,5S7 and Socialist 6,5ss. The National
ist vote is omitted.
The UniOnists gained one seat to-day.
the Liberals four. and the Laborites
leaving a net loss OF one seat by
the i, lonists. The LiberalsSnow express
confidence that they Will come back with
a slightly increased majority.
Warm Contests in Ireland.
Cork, Dec. 6.-This has been a strenuous
day here. where the two seats for Cork
City were contested by William o Brien
and NJ. Healy, Independent Natonalists,
against William Redmond and A Roche,
NationaIists II was the first poll in
Ireland and It was watched with the
keenest interests by the country.
Local feeling was so excited that II
was considered unsafe TO declare the re-
suit tonight. and the names of the sue
cessful candidates will not be announced
until tomorrow. There was great dis
play of police and especially around the
polling booths. In some cases as many
as forty constables guarded the APP
proaches I'm order that the voters might
enter the polls without being assaulted.
The result is expected to be close. II is
possible that one member OF each party
| has been returned as at the last cleo
/ ton when William O'Brien and Angus
/ tine Roche were elected.