Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-28
VOTERS GIVE
WARCABINET
MARGIN
Election Vindicates Coah
tion-Asquith and
Henderson Lose.

London, Dec 2Ss-The cleo
ton results at 4 O'clock this
afternoon were as follows.
COalitionists, 500; non-c0ali-
tOnists, IA.
London. Dec 2S.-An indica-
tons ut o'clock Lhis AFTERNOON
were that Premier Lloyd
George and his government
would have an Overwhelming
majority in the new house Of
commons.
David Lloyd George, prime
minister and leader Of the CO.
alitiOn government, has been
reelected 10 his seat in parlla-
ment from CarnaTVOn, Wales.
Herbert IL. Asquith, former
premier and leader Of the Lib
eral parry, has been defeated
for his seat I'm the house Of
commons from the east division
Of Fife, Scotland.
OF the 1853 members whose cleo
tions had been announced SO far.
not less than 274 support the gov
Crnment.
The new house will have 707
members. or the members already
elected 19S are Coalition Unionists,
ard 76 are Coalition Liberals. The
Independent UniOnists have elected
s members and the Asquithian LIB
erals only 5. Labor has 35 mem
bers, the Irish Nationahsts /. the
Sim Feiners 26 and there are 4 In
dependents.
Former Premier Asquith was de-
feated by Colonel Sir Alexander
Sprot, a Scottish Laird and VINO
has served four years with the
British army in France. On two
previous occasions Sir Alexander
had been defeated by MT. Asquith.
The vote was: Sir Alexander
Sprot, Unionist, 1896; II. II. AS
quith, Liberal. 6,994; W. p. Morgan,
Independent, 591.
Lloyd George, who stood as a
coalition Liberal, received 1898
votes to 1895 for Austin Harrison,
son of Frederic Harrison, the wri-
ter. Mr. Harrison was An Indepen-
dent candidate.
Labor Next Strongest
1t is probable. therefore, thlt
the laborites will be the second
strongest party in abe house as the
Sim Feiners will refrain from at
tendance at Westminster. The
Laborites, however, have lost two
Of their most prominent leaders in
the defeat of Arthur Henderson and
Philip Snowden.
Blow to Asquith Faction.
The Asquith section of the Lib
erals received a severe blow in the
defeat not only of the former
premier himself, but of Sir John
Simon, who was considered the
probable heir to the leadership,
and Reginald McKenna, one of the
former premier's lieutenants.
OF the fourteen women candi-
dates, only five so far know their
fate and they all have been de
feated.
The coming parliament, the first
under the new reform act- will
have 707 members, or 81 more than
the last OF these 122 have hee-
returned before tOday-either un-
opposed or for the universities.
where conditions enable an immed-
late declaration of the result.
Newspaper predictions of "a great
victory for the coalition govern
ment were based on the home y0t1.
Henderson Defeated.
Arthur Henderson. leader OF the
British labor party and former
member of the war cabinet has
been defeated for recollection 10
parliament from the south distric'
OF East Ham.
The first election return re-
ceived today shows the defeat of a
woman candidate, Mrs. Charlotte
Despard sister OF Viscouut French.
lord lieutenant Of Ireland She
was defeated in North Battersea by
Richard Morris, coalition. Liberal
Morris received 1921 votes and
Mrs. Despard, who was labor
candidate, 5,634 votes.
Geddes Easy Winner.
In Cambridge. Sir Eris Geddcs,
first lord OF the admiralty, coalition
Unionist, defeated Rev. r. z. viii
liams, Laborite. IL ,553 TO 1854.
Sir Albert Stanley, president OF
the board OF trade. was re-elcctg4
for Ashton-Undcr-Ly He re-
ceiyed 10,2GO votes against 5.53f
for T. +. Lister, candidate of the
National Federation OF Discharged
Soldiers and Sailors.
At Blackburn. Philip Snowder,
Laborite and pac.tst. was defeated
The result there was: Sir Henry
Norman. coalition Liberal. 3207t
Lieutenant Commander Dean. Goa
litiOn Uuiouigt, 90 $50: Philip
SnOwdeu. 15.274
Blackburn has two seats,