The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-11-16
CONSERVATINESIN
.ENGLAND.CAPTURE
NEEDED.MuOR|TY
old Time Bitterness and Use
Of Personalities Miss
ing in Campaign,
VOTING VERY HEAVY
Two Women Members Among
Those Elected to New
Parliament.
VOTING VERY HEAVY

LONDON, NOV. 1o-lBy the
Associated Press.)-The Conscr-
vatiyes seem certain to have ma
tority over all the other parties in
the new House Of Commons. 1t
was announced at o'clock this
afternoon that 305 Conservatives
had been elected. The number
necessary for a majority Is 30S.
and there were 104 divisions still
to be heard from.
The standing Of the various
parties at 4 p. m:
Conservatives sos; Liberals
CAsquithlan) Al; Labor 11S; Ma
tional Liberals (Georgeite) 81;
other parties 12.
At 1880 o'clock, returns show
ed the Conservatives to have more
than the necessary 30S fc= a ma
jorlty in the new House of Com
mons.
With only seventy divisions
missing. they had elected 319
members, the Asquithian Liberals
SO, the Labor party 100, the Ma
tional Liberals or Georgeites. SO.
and the other parties 10.
Winston Churchill, former secre-
tary for the colonies, was defeated
for reelection for Parliament from
the Dundee division.
The poll was remarkably heavy.
In many constituencies more than
so and In some cases mo.e than
80 percent Of the electors voted II
large proportion being women.
Laborites Organized
a Laborite rally showed thor
oughnness OF party organization.
Their successes we're most strik-
ing in The northern Industrial area,
especially in Glasgow, where seat
after seat fell to their attack. e
OF the women candidates, Wis.
countess Aston was returned by a
closed margin, than when she Wis.
first sent to Parliament to repres-.
ent the Sutton division OF Ply
mouth.
Lady Cooper, running as Con-
sentative, to succeed her husband,
was defeated by the Liberal can
,iidate In ,Walesall by a slight ma
jorl;y. In the Brentford division
of Middlesex. Mrs. 0verstrachy,
Independent. was beaten by Col
onel Morden, Conservative.
On the whole the election was
remarkable for It's good humor.
The old time bitterness ard fl1unt.
ing Of personalities werc almost
Party eolors were worn
very little but in one district a
party went TO the length OF coll
oring two miles OF streets blue
indicating to the electors their
path to duty.
Stories Of babes and sucklings
who were accidentally enrolled
and who were taken to the polls
to exercise their franchise were
numerous. Never before was there
such a crop Of centenariSns "a
tottered TO the booths yesterday.
One OF these was Sergeant
MCCalle said to be tho last sur
vivor OF the siege OF Lucknow.
Another was Frank Draper, reput-
ed to have been a friend OF Char
les Dickens.
Among successful Labor candt-
dates was S. Saklatvala, a Parsee
born in England, who regards him
self as a member for India, al
though elected for the prosaic
working district OF BatterBea.
]. H. Thomas. labor, and ChaS-
les Roberts, Liberal, were elected
for Derby's two seats.
Second Woman Returned
The second woman to be return
ed TO the new House Of Commons.
Lady Aston being the first, was
Mrs. Margaret DIntringham, the
present member for the Louth
division OF LincolnshIre, Mrs.
Wintringham, retains k1- seat
with 1l,609 votes against the Con.
sentative candidate, Sir Alan Hut
chings, with 1925 votes.
Sir Arthur Griffith Boscawen
minister Of health in the Bonar
Law cabinet. was defeated by his
Liberal opponent in the Taunton
division Of Somerset,
Major John Jacob fstor, son OF
the late Viscount Aston, was elect
ed on the Conservative ticket over
the Liberal candidate. l.. j. Stein,
and the Independent Unionlst.
Col. Sir Thomas Poison, in the