The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-30
VOTERS
STRONGLY FOR
LLOYD-GEORGE
He Is Successful in Remarkable
Election
TWO PARTIES DISAPPEAR
Votes Of Women and soldiers Are
Great Determining Faotors--Ae
squith's Unexpected Defeat.

London, Dec. 29.--Complete returns
from the election OF the new parlia-
ment give the following results:
~ Coalition Unionists. 1894: coalition
liberals, l27; coalition Laborites. 10;
Unionists, 4G; Asquithian Liberals, 81;
Laborites, 65; National party 2; Inde-
pendents 8; Socialists /; Sim Feiners
10; Irish Nationalists. z.
All coalitions with the UnIonlsts
and National party may be regarded
roughly as supporting Lloyd-George.
The only opposition viii be formed by
the AsQuithian Liberals, Laborites and
! Independents
7 A remarkable feature OF the cleo
/ tions for the new parliament Is the
enormous majorlties received by the
winning candidates in many con-
stituencies and a dearth of very small
maiorities
Under the provisions OF the new
/ franchise cat, every candidate who
fails to obtain one-eighth OF the votes
polled in his constituency foreieits his
deposit of $50 pounds sterling. More
{ than 1870 candidates are victims of this
rule.
Coalition leaders claim that the two
principal factors that contributed TO
their triumphs are the votes of the
women and soldiers. The former
made the majority secure and the
soldiers vote, according to one lead
er, came later as tidal wave in favor
Of Lloyd-George
The papers without exception EN-
phasize that the election is not merely
a great triumph but great opportun
ity for Lloyd-George, as the country
insists on the carrying out Of a vast
program OF social reform. They de-
clared that the governing classes are
on trial and If they fail TO satisfy the
country. a painful reckoning awaits
them at the next election which may
come sooner than Is now apparent.
In this connection il is pointed out
that labor largely voted coalition in
the expectation that a policy agree
able TO labor would be pursued.
George Nicoll Barnes Labor member
of the war cabinet, in statement is
I sued in Glasgow, expressed the on
inion that the Labor party had lost 9
great chance by trucking to the paci
fists and Bolsheyists. Minister o
Food Clynes, in statement. says hil
election tour OF the centers OF indus
tries, convinces him that Labor can
didates had aroused great enthusiasm
The elections. in his opinion. proved
that labor was a living force which
would be not merely lever in Parlia
ment to secure reforms but safet.
value guarding the country agains
dangerous explosions
An analysis of the polling show
that London and Scotland polled les
than half the total electorate Will
English boroughs and countries polle'
, little more than one half and Vale
just hall
The triumph of Premier Lloyt
George has exceeded all expectation
The Sim Feiners have obtained 7
seats. thus sweeping the whole OF Ire
/, land, except the Unionlst section.
The Laborites have won only 6
. seats. instead OF the expected 100,
, Lloyd-George himself has been n
elected from Carnarvon, Wales.
}. The premier, who stood as a Coal
e tion Liberal. received 1898 votes
y 1895 for Austin Harrison, son
= Frederic Harrison, the writer M
/. Harrison was an independent cand
+ date.
Former Premier Asquith. the vete
an leader of the Liberal party, ha
gone down to defeat with a majorll
OF his followers. Asquith was defea
e ed in his East Fife constituenc
which he had represented for
n years. by Colonel Sir Alexander Sprc
r. who had fought him in several pre-
.e lous elections as a straight Unions
II sir Alexander is a country gentlemt
and q resident of Fifeshire.