Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-08
sul ||ll 10 Decreasing
Coalition Success.
O'8lIen Wins 10 Cork Over
Redmond by Big Margin.
Balfour Admits at--lsquith Dis
cusses Home Rule.

London, Dec. THE standing or tnt'
parties at the close of today's polling
was as follows: y
Government coalition: Liberals, 123;
irish Nationalist, 3S; Labcrites, -.
Total, 1874.
Opposition: Unionists. 10.
The tnionists secured six gains in
toGay's pol!ings. the results OF which
were announced tonight. and suffered
a loss Of only two seats. They thus
return To the position held previous
to yesterdays voting. The Unionist.
total gains for the four days are IL,
tie. Liberals gains II and Labor 4.
Among the Nationalist, the ORrien-
ties hold five seats.
TIE most notable Unionist victory
was in Cardiff. which has only gone
l'nionjs. once in a quarter OF CEN
fury. This victory was largely due
to the personal popularity of Lord
Crichton- Stuart, who Overcamc a
Liberal majority of 1855 winning by
299. and the withdrawal from politics
of The old member, A. D. Thomas
who was replaced in the Liberal in
tcrest by sir c. Hyde.
There was an even greater sur
prise. howcver. in the capture of
Plymouth by Waldorf Astor and A.
Shirley Bonn, John Burns old OPP
ponent in Iattersea who took Sir NJ.
Daand's place as the running mate
of the young Anglo american. They
proved good team and the work
that Mr.. Aston had done in the con-
atitucncY was shown in his success in
replacing g. +. MaIlct. financial sec
rotary 10 the war office, who is the
first minister to he defeated In add
EDITION, young Ast"r headed the poll
The tnionists also captured the Mel
ton division of Worcestershire and their
other two gains were made from. Labor.
Dudley. which was consistently Union
: ist until 1906, returned to the fold and
+ Niscount Wolmer re-captured Newton i'm
Lancashire S. w, which Labor had held
in two ParIaments
Almost everywhere in the county the
Labor and Liberal vote decreased and
the unloniSts are more pleased with Their,
gains here than anywhere else in tn"
country. For some reason many Ian
cashirians failed to vote. which is rather
remarkable for the Northerners who are
keen politicians. In several cases. the
thionlsts won seats on the same vote
polled as in January, while the coalition
vote was reduced through abstention on
the part Of former supporters
The government gets some comfort
from London. all the districts of which
are now polled Today the Liberals won
Stephney. which was Unionist in the last
election, and Labor gained Bow and
bromley. The latter seat was captured
George I.up Inn,
ist, whom Chancellor Loyd-ieo adj
vised the Liberals to support in prefer
ence to l.. $. Amery. the historian and
writer and one of the tariff reform lead
ers. who married the sister of r. Hanar
Greenwood, the, free trade member for
'"hoeTiahd. iheSe victories brought the
'oahtion gains in the metropolis up to
Iour, against two losses. Besides, r. s
Straus, the Liberal candidate. came with
IN Two votes of re-capturing Mile End in
Lower liamlets, from II. l.. Lawson. The
ht Hon Sydney Buxton. president of tho
board of Trade. like John Burns, the
"ther member Of the cabinet, sitting in a
London scat g""atly increased his ma
iority.
The success Of William OBrien in
Cork and tn" possibility of his further
increasing his following somewhat
complexities tie situation. The Union
ISIS are seeking what the government
Wal 90 If 1t has to face stronger
tnionist opposition. with strong,
hShtlng fierce of Irishmen on it's flank.
me fight between O Brien and William
richmond. the strongest candidate of
t1e respective factions of the Nation
ahSt party. resulted in a sweeping vic
tory for the leader of "All for Ireland
League"
mr.. VBrlen not only heads the poll
WIN a majority of 63S. but takes with
nm I" the House of Commons. Maurice
Hea'y' with majority of 523 over
Rdemond.
Altogether Ga members were votoa
Tor today, but only rs results xera ~,
nouhced Most of the other contests