Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-12-29
BRITISH PREMIER SWEEPS
COUNTRY; HOUSE MAJOR
lTY Is 0VERWHELM MING

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tors. No figures are available yet as
| to what extent the army and navy
nave voted. 1t should also be noted
that the defeat of the Asquithians,
especially the former ministers. in
most cases can be attributed in part
to split votes in three cornered CON
stituencies.
All Ministers Rc-eIected
Not only has no coalition minister
been defeated, but most of them were
reelected by extraordinary MAORI
ties. For instance, Premier Llovd
Winston Churchilrs $4,000 and An
drew Bonar Laws $4,000
Majorities well over ten thousand
were quite common among the coal
ition SITS, On the other hand the pa
cifists were almost in every case ig-
ANONYMOUSLY defeated by heavy votes.
The rejected candidates in this group
included Philip Snowden, James
Ramsey Macdonald. William C. An
derson, Oabor member for Attercliffe
div sion of Sheffield), Arthur Hen
derson, the labor leaders; Robert l..
Cultivate, Qiberal for Hanley)
Frederick w. Jowett, (abor member
for West Bradford). George Lans-
bury (former socialist member for
the Bow and Bromley division of
Tower Hamlet, and Charles r. Ire
velyan, former parliamentary secre-
tary for education.
Herbert S. Asquith, former premieri
and leader of the liberal party, has
been defeated for his seat in the house
of commons from the east division of /,
Fife. Scotland.
The former premier was defeated I
by Col Sir Alexander Sprot Scottish I
laird and who has served four years
with the British army in France. On
two previous occasions Sir Alexander
had by defeated by Mr.. Asquth. The
vo'e was: Sir Alexander sprot, union
list 1895; II. Fl Asquith, liberal, 1894
w p. Morgan, independent, sol.
David Lloyd George, prime minister
and leader of the coalition govern
ment, has been reelected to his seat!
in parliament from Carnarvon. Wales.
The premier, who stood as coalition
liberal, received 1928 votes to ,095
for Aus in Harrison. an Independent
candidate. 4
Arthur Henderson, leader Of the
British labor party and former mem
Der or the war cabinet has been de-
teated for reelection to parliament
from the south district of Eas ham
The vote there was: Glenn Edwards
coalition liberal, 1872: Frank Ham
lett, unionist 1851; Arthur Hender-
son, labor, 5,O24.
Government Majority Lar~c.
of the 353 members whose elections
had been announced so far, not less
than pa support the government.
The new house will have 7O7 mem
hers OF the members already elected
l9S are coalition unionists and 76 are
coalition liberals The independent
lnion'sts have elected eight members
md the Asquithian liberals only five,
labor has 95 members, the Irish ma
.ionalists one. the Sim Feiners &c
md there are four Independents.
IN Cambridge, Sir Eric Geddes, first
ord of the admiralty, coalition union
st. defeated the Rev. 7. r. Williams,
aborite. 1853 to asa.
Sir Albert S anley, president of the
Noard OF trade, was reelected for
Nsthon-Lyne. He received 1o.260I .
'otes against 1884 for r. F. Listers ,
candidate Of the national federation
IF discharged soldiers and sailors.
,orite and pacifist. was defeated. The
esp,t there was: Sir Henry Norman, ,
Coalition liberal, 32,O76. Lieutenant
Commander Dean, coalition unionist
'Ol5S: Philip Snowden, 1924.
Blackburn has two seats.
Laborites Second i'm Power.
1T is probable, therefore that the
aborites will be the second strongest
'arty in the house, as the Sim Fem 2
RS will refrain from attendance at /,
Westminster. The laborites, however, i
rave lost two of their most prominent 7
eaders in the defeat of Arthur Hen .
erson and Philip Snowden. :
The Asquith section of the liberals +
eceived severe blow in the defeat, 4
lot only of the former premier him +
elf, but of Sir John Simon who was 6
Considered the probable heir to the T
leadership, and Reginald McKenna,i a
ne of the former premiers chief lieu +
enantc. y
or the fourteen women candidates, i
My five so far know their fate and G
hey all have been defeated,
In the east division of Waltham-
tow, Sir John Simon former solicitor II
eneral and former home secretary il
yes defeated by H. S. Johnson, coali- II
ion unionist 4
Sir Frederick f. Smith, the attor-
ey general, coalition unionist, was re- b
nrned from the west Derby divisionI "
{ Liverpool f.
]. Ramsay Macdonald, socialist la
ortte, has been defeated overwhelm- a
1gly for reelection from the west "
vision OF leicester. His opponent t,
as Joseph F. Green secretary of the 81
International Arbitration and Peace Il
ssociation and coalition laborte. "
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