The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-12-29
THE LLOYD GEORGE
GOVERNMENT WINS
WEEPING VICTORY
COALITION REGIME WILL
HAVE MORE THAN 500
IN PARLIAMENT
Mr.. ASQU|TH IS DEFEATED
Only One of ID Women Candidates
is Ela,ted and She is a Sim Fein-
er and Will not Sit in Commons
Sim Feiners Sweep Ireland
John Dillon Beaten.

London, Dec 2S.-The coalition
government OF Premier Llovd
George has won a sweeping victory,
beyond all expectations. in the elec-
tlons for the new parliament. In
house OF 7O7 members, the prime
minister will have more than 500
seats for his supporters.
Among those who opposed the
coalltionists are the Sim Feiners.
who have secured IS seats. but. as
these members will refuse to go to
the house OF commons. the strength
OF the government will thereby be
increased proportionately.
OF II women candidates. only one
will be entitled to sit in the house
OF commons, namely a Sin Feiner.
Countess Markievich, who was
elected for ST. Patrick division OF
Dublin city. But as the Sim Fein-
ers refuse to sit at Westminster,
the house OF commons will, as
be composed entirely OF
males.
All the other women candidates.
including many OF the foremost in
the woman'S movement, were re-
jected by their constituencies.
Christabel Pankhurst came the
nearest OF these to election. being
defeated by narrow majority by
a laboritc.
John Dillon Defeated
The Sim Feiners, as expected,
not only swept ireland, but gained
their seats with enormous majori-
ties, leaving the nationalists repre-
sentation in the new parliament a
bare seven members. John Dill
lon, the nationalist leader, was de-
featcd by f.. De Valera Sim Fein-
er, for East Mayo, by majority OF
more than 1000. Joseph Devlin,
however defeated De Valera for the
West Belfast seat De Valera also
was candidate in the South Down
constituency.
A prominent feature of the poll
ing prevailed by the count is the
smallness of the polls
compared with the registered num-
Der of electors. No figures are
available yet as to what extent the
,rmy and navy have voted. 1t
should be noted also that defeat Of
he Asquithians, especially the for
ner ministers in most cases, can be
attributed in part to split votes in
hree-cornered constituencies.
Not only has no coalition minis
er been beaten, but most OF them
we're reported elected by extraor-
lnary majorities. For instance,
Premier Lloyd Georges majority is
ibout $1,000, Winston Churchill's
) 600, and Andrew Bonar Laws
5000.
Pacifists Badly Beaten
Majorities we'll over 10000 were
luite common among the coalition
SITS. On the other hand, the paci-
lists almost in every case were ig-
defeated by heavy
-otes. The rejected candidates in
his group included Philip Snow
len, James Ramsay Macdonald,
c. Anderson Oabor mem
,er for Atterclifie districts of Shelf
ield) Arthur Henderson, the labor
cader; Robert l.. Cultivate Glib
raj for Hanley); Frederick w
owett labor member for West
}radford); George Landsberry
former socialist member for the
Cow and Bromley division OF Tow
r Hamlets), and Charles P. Trev-
lyan, formerly parliamentary Sec
etary for education.
Asquith Loses His Seat
Among the surprises of the cleo
ion was the defeat OF Herbert AS
uith, the former premier. He is
elected in company with most OF
is ablest lieutenants, including Sir
ohm Simon, former home secre-
lry; Reginald McKenna, former
hancellor OF the exchequer; Wal
er Runciman, former president OF
he board of trade; Herbert SAM
el. former postmaster-general;
,harles F. Masterson, former
of the Duchy OF Lam
aster, and others.
Labor Fares Badly
Labor Jared badly in the cleo
ons, though better than the AS
uithians. They had expected to
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