Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-16
B0NAR Law PARTY
LEADS FOR SEATS
M PARLIAMENT 7
London, Nov. 6.-(By A. P.)-Strong
gains for the conservatives were shown in the
compilation of numbers elected to the house of

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commons, made at 2 P.
NJ. on the returns so far
made. This showed the
members returned included the un-
contested divisions as follows:
Conservatives, 222.
Liberals (Asquithian), 30.
Laborites, rs.
National liberals (GeorgiteJ, 26;
other parties, 8.
The total house membership is GIG,
with 30S necessary for a majority.
Kid Astor Cops.
London, Nov 16.-(By a. P)--
Major John Jacob Astor, son OF Wis.,
count Astor, was elected on the con-
servative ticket over the liberal can
didate, l.. ]. Stein and the independ-
ent unionist Col Sir Thomas Poison
in the Dover division of Kent.
At O'Clock,
London, Nov 16.--(By A. Pre-
turns up to 1 o'clock this afternoon
showed the standing of the parties
in the new parliament with consider
ably less than half the member
ship accounted for but including
the contested districts to be as fol-
lows: Conservatives, III; Liberals,
Asouithian) SS' national liberals
(Georgite). "a; other parties, 8.
Henderson Defeated.
London, Nov 16.--fBv A. Pl-
Labor suffered q hard setback in the
Vidnes division OF Lancashire
'Ne~e Arthur Henderson was defeat
ad by the conservative candidate
Cooroe G.. Clayton after holding
the seat since 1919 The vote was
Clayton 1859; Henderson 12,S97.
| Mrs. Wintrlngham elected.
London Nov 16---fRy "A, P)--
he second woman to he returned
10 the new house of commons. Lady
a's'er being the first, was Mrs. Mar
~ r WiYtringham thu present
member for the Louth division of
Lincolnshire. Mrs. Wintrfngham re-
tains her seat with 11.60a q thtes
against the conservative candidate,
Sir Alan Hutchings, with 10,726
votes.
Out of 80 woman nominees only
two have been returned to this after
noon
3o7 Seats Accounted For.
london. Nov 16.-tBy A. P)--
With 307 seats thus accounted for
out of the total of 615 in the house
of commons it was no more possible
ro~ 4ho o-no~+e 70 n"odi"t the
complexion of the next house than it
dot ,.sIL. me conservatives
had a majority of Al seats over all
other parties at that hour, but sur
,,"ieioo uvsets which were constant-
" cropping up in various constitu-
encies drove the election prophets to
cover.
Good Huror Prevails.
London Nov. 16--On the whole
the election was remarkable for its
good humor. The old time bitter
ness and Haunting of personalities
were almost absent. Party colors
were worn very little, but in one dis
trict party went to the length OF
coloring two miles of streets blue
indicating to the electors their
path Of duty"
Stories multiply Of babes and
sucklings who accidentally werc en-
rolled on the registers and who were
token to the polls to exercise their
franchise while never before was
there such crop of cenit nnatlans
had tottered to the various booths
yesterday
Lady Astor's Boast.
Plymouth Nov. 16.--Lady, Astor.
successful in her fight for reelection
to the house of commons, declared TO-
dav in talk with an Associated Press
representative that she had been con
fident from the beginning Of VIC
torious outcome.
You can't throw moral challenge
to Plymouth and not get a reply, she
said.
Control Is Assured.
p, London, Nov. 16.-At 4:30 O'Clock
returns from yesterdays election
showed Che conservatives to have
more than the necessary 30S for a
majority in the new house. With on'y,
seventy divisions missing they nad
elected $40 members, the Asquithlan
Liberals SIS the Labor PARTY l2o, the
National Liberals or Georgeites 5S
and the other parties Is
Churchill Defeated.
London, Nov. 16--Winston Spencer
Churchill. former secretary for the
colonies, was defeated for election
from the Dundee division.