The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-10-30
CONSERVATIVE
LEADERSTAKE
BIG VICTORY
Win Clear Majority in Parli.
ament, Ousting the Labor
Government
LABOR FALL MARKED
Liberal Party Also Crushed
Between Opposition of
Two Extremes

London, Oct. 30.-(By the
A. PD-The people of Great
Britain have put a crushing
end to their first experiment
with Labor government by
returning the Conservative
party to power in parliament
with one of the strongest
majorities recorded during
the last century.
In the sweeping political
change, the Liberal party has
sunk to its weakest position
it has experienced since the
realignment of British politi-
cal parties more than 80
years ago at the time of the
reform bill.
Liberals Fall
With 545 of the 615 seats in the
House Of Commons accounted for at
o'clock this afternoon, the Liberals
had won only 81 and the Conserva-
tives had already captured 359 and
were increasing their lead constant
ly as the returns came in from the
country districts. Labor had won
1877 seats and was thus assured Of
being the official opposition party in
the new parliament.
The severest blow for the Liberals
was the defeat of Mr.. Asquith, whose
loss to the Laborite Mitchell in Pals
ley broke the Liberal record of 92
years in that constituency.
The Liberal leader took his defeat
smilingly but afterward admitted
profound disappointment and said he
regretted severance of his connec-
tions with Paisley "for the time be-
ing at any rate"
Aside from all party considerations
his loss is generally deplored as the
disappearance, temporarily, at least,
of one of the country's most dis
tinguished statesmen.
Winston Churchill, contesting as
Constitutionalist candidate the Ep-
ping division of Essex, was elected
to the House of Commons.
Macdonald Wins
Prime Minister Ramsey Macdonald
was reelected to Parliament. Mr..
Macdonald received 17,724 votes
while his Liberal opponent polled
1924.
Former Premier David Lloyd
George, Liberal, was also reelected
to the House of Commons, polling
16O5S votes to 3,4O1 for his Laborite
opponent.
Attorney General Patrick Hastings.
whose conduct of the Campbell prose-
cution was The indirect cause of the
downfall of the Labor government,
retained his seat at Wallsend, POLL
ing 1925 votes against 1852 for his
Conservative opponent.
Will Be Able to Rule
Unlike the Labor government which
has just fallen, the Conservatives
will be able to rule as we'll as to
govern and perhaps thus to stay
fixed in the governmental saddle
for the full legal parliamentary life
time Of five years, if they want to.
SD strong was the tide that has car
ried them to triumph.
There was no extensive part Of
the country in which the Conserva-
tives did not increase their strength.
They captured long lost seats in
cities and rural districts alike.
The thickly populated industrial
centers of the North Midlands aban-
doned both Liberals and Laborites
to get under the Tory banner as
did the great shipping centers and
the small towns and villages, almost
without exception, in every farming
area of the nation.
Labor held tight its grip upon
most Of the congested areas in the
great urban centers such as Glas-
gov and London. but even some Of
these shifted from Socialism to
Conservatism.
Lost Many Seats
Labor has lost many seats but it
remains to be seen whether it has
lost ground with the electorate. It
is generally considered, however.
that when all the votes are tabula-
ted it is not likely to be found that
Labor has polled as many as it did
year ago.
The luck that put many Laborites
into Parliament last year through
minority polls on three-sided fights
left them out Of the House this
year.
Many Liberals stepped down to
permit Conservatives to have
straight fights with Liberal oppon-
ents and the great majority Of Lib
erals who did not step down wers
put down when the ballots were
counted.
TWO WOMEN WIN
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