Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-12-28
Coalition Government Fully
Sustained in Its Con.
duct of the War.
PREMIER RETURNED
BY BIG MAJORITY
Former Premier Asquith Defeated In
His Effort to Gain Seat in Commons
-laboritss and, Women Candidates
Make Poor showins-Soldier Vote
Fails to Have Material Effect on Re-
suits, Fighters are Indifferent.

London, Dec 2s.-Elsction returns
received at 1.30 p. m. today favored
the coalition government. At this
hour the coalition unionists have re-
turned l27; coalition liberals 56; union
ists,5; liberals, q labor. %; Irish ma
tionalists, /; Sim Feinn 26 and ! in
dependent.
Arthur Henderson, leader OF the
British labor party and former MEM
Der of the war ca binet, has been de-
feated for re- election 70 parliament
from the south district OF East Ham.
The first return shows the defeat OF
a-.woman candidate, Mrs. Charlotte
Despard, sister of Viscount French
lord lieutenant oc Ireland. She was
defeated in Mort Battersea by Richard
Morris, coalition liberal.
Premier Re- elected.
All Indications at o'clock this
arfternoon we're, that Premier Lloyd
George and his government would nave
an overwhelming majority in the ne"
house of commons. David Lloyd
George, prime minister and leader OF
the coalition government, has been re-
elected to his seat in parliament from
Carnarvo, Wales
The premier, who stood as a coali-
ton liberal, received 1898 votes. to
1905 for Austin Harrison, son OF
Frederick Harrison. the writer. Mr..
Harrison was an independent can
didate. ~
,Asquitls Dsfe,tsd.
Herbert A.sAsqufth. former premier
and leader of the liheral-party has been
defeated for his seat in the house OF
commons. from the east division OF
Fife, Scotland.
The former premier was defeated by
Col. Sir Alexander sSprot Scottish
laird who has served four years with
the British army in France. On two
previous occasions Sir Alexander ha
been defeated by MI. Asauita. The
vote was: Sir Alexander Sprot,
unjonist, 1896; H. H. Asquith.
liberal, s,ss4; w. P. Morgan, indepen-
dent, 591.
OF the three hundred fifty-three
members whose elections have been
announced so far, not less than 274
support the government
Coalition Has Big Lead.
The new house will have 7O7 mel .
bers. OF the members already elected,
1873 are coalition unionists and seventy
six are coalition liberals. The inde-
pendent unionists have selected eight
members and the Asquithian liberals
oh ho RI five
bers, the Irish nationalists one,\ the
Sim Feiners twenty-six and there are
four independents.
When counting began this morning
Of the ballots cast at the recent general
election, it was said the final result
would be known before the day Is over.
In Cambridge. Sir Erick Geddes, first
lord of the admiralty, coalition union
ist. defeated Rev. r. r. Williams, Ia
borite.
Sir Albert Stanley. president Of the
board Of trade. was re- elected for Ash
on-Under-Lyn
At Blackburn. Philip snowden, la
borite and pacifst, was defeated.
Laborites Lose.
Newspaper, predictions Of great
victory for the coalition government
were based on the home vote. Accord
ing to some reports the soldiers and
sailors abroad were mostly indifferent
to the election and did not trouble to
vote.
Other reports differ and the esti-
mates Of the number of soldiers and
sailors who voted were from 20 to 70
nor cant Of the total
The laborites apparently banked on
the soldier vote, by the help Of which
some expected labor would have 100
seats in the new parliament. Other
estimates gave labor no more than
twenty.
OF the sixteen women candidates
three were thought to have good
chance Of winning, including Christie
bal Pankhurst. 1t was generally con-
ceded that the Sim Fein would sweep
non pdfonist ireland, some estimates
giving the nationalists only ten.
Severe Blow to Asquithitss.
It Is probable the laborites will be
the second strongest party in the
house, as the Sim F'einers will refrain
from attendance at Westminster. The
laborites, however, have lost two OF
their most prominent leaders in the de-
feat Of Arthur Henderson and Philip
-Snowden.
The Asquith section Of the liberal
lists received severe blow in the de-.
feat 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 formeg premier's chief
lieutenants.
OF the fourteen women Candidates
only five 80 far know their fate and
they all have been defeated.
Mr.. Aaguith had represented east
Fife for tMrty-two years. In addition
to losing the votes Of the coalition
liberals. ne had the disadvantage tnat
under the recent Redistribution not sthg
lborn1aTies of east Fife had been ex!