New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-29
Asqui:h Beaten a, Polls
for Parliament, as Are
Labor Party LEADERS
Sinl1 Fein Will
Have 70 Votes
Victory Cor Coalition En-
cceds All Expectations {;
John Dillon Loses Out

LONDON, Dec. 2s.-With only four
election results yet to be announced.
the government coalition viii practical
" command in the new Parliament 5l9
seats out of total of 707.
The triumph of Premier Lloyd
George has exceeded all expectations.
The Sim Feiners have obtained sew
mty seats, thus sweeping the whole of
Ireland, except the Unionist section.
The Laborites have won only seven
y-four seats, instead of the expected
l0O
Lloyd George Reelected
LLOYD George himself has been re-
elected from Carnarvon, Wales.
The Premier. who stood as Coali-
ton Liberal, received 1898 votes to
1898 for Austin Harrison, son Of Fred
.Tic Harrison, the writer. Mr.. Harri
son was an independent candidate.
Former Premier Asquith, the veteran
aadcr of the Liberal party, has gone
lown IN defeat with a majority OF his
blowers. Asquith was defeated in his
last Fife constituency, which he had
nmesented for thirty-two years. by
colonel Sir Alexander Sprot, who had
fought him in several previous cleo
tons as a straight Unionist. Sir Alex
andcr is country gentleman and a
resident of Ffeshire.
Asquith's Defeat Surprises
1t was known that the former Pre-
mier had had stiff fight, but it had
hardly been expected that he would be
beaten so badly as the vote shows. In
addition to losing the votes of the
Coalition Liberals, however, Mr. AS
quth had the disadvantage that under
the recent redistribution act the boun-
daries OF East Fife had been extended
10 take in a considerable Unionist
clement
1t Is probable that the Laborites Will
be the second strongest party in the
House, as the Sim Feiners will refrain
rom attendance at Westminster. The
labortos have lost two Of their most
monument leaders in the defeat of Ar
'hur Henderson and Philip Snowden.
The Asquith section of the Liberals
lecelved a severe blow in the defeat
not only of the former Premier him
self, but of Sir John Simon, who was
ccnsidercd the probable heir to the
leadership, and Reginald McKenna, one
Of the former Premier's chief lieuten-
ants.
Dillon Also Loses Seat
John Dillon. the Irish Nationalist
,,eeader, was defeated in East Mayo by
hdward De Valera (Sinn Fein), by
vote OF S,S43 to 4,451. Dillon has rep
resented East Mayo since 1885.
j. Ramsay Macdonald, Socialist
laborite, has been defeated over
ynelmingly for reelection from the
Fest division of Leicester. His OPP
9t the International Arbitration and
,eace Association and Coalition
laborite
Ben Tillett. Laborite and leader OF
ne dockworkers, has been reelected
OF North Stafford.
Countess Wins Place
In the ST. Patrick's division of Dub
n Countess Georgina Marklevlcz,
'nn Feiner, has been elected over two
male opponents. The countess played
aror nent part in the Irish rebellion.
N lhe Falls division of Belfast,
toseph Devlin, Irish Nationalist, has
Veeh elected
Miss Violet Markham Mrs. Carruth-
e,sl sister of the late Sir Arthur
iisrkham, failed in her attempt to gain
ne seat for the Mansfield division of
Nottihngahm, formerly held by her
'other. The result was: William Car
e,sf, Laboritc, 1857 G.. W $. Jarrett,
oalition. 6,67S; Miss Markham. Lib
Ia, 1000; DR.. Taraohand, Indepen-
asat, Us.
Reginald Mckenna was defeated in
ne Pontypool division Of Monmouth
aife, Wales, by Thomas Griffiths, La
ooorlte. The vote was: Griffths, Labor,
S146s Sir L. Llewclyn, Coalition
cc1ltoonlst, 1,421; Mckcnna, Liberal,
Niscount's Sister Defeated.
vNrs. Charlotte Despard sister of
lSVount French, Lord Lieutenant of
."eand, .osd was defeated in North Batter
e " py Richard Morris, Coalition Lib
Mr. Morris received 1881 votes, and
d. d. Despard, who was aLbor candi-
uate' 5,63A votes.
IN Cambridge, Sir Eric Geddes, First
i1ie OF the Admiralty, Coalition
.mohist defeated the Rev T. r. Will
~ ~ Laborite, by II ,553 to 1874.
Bona Albert Stanley, president of the
@Iu OF Trade, was reelected for
'An,fs J