The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-31
Win Sweeping Victory, but
Miss Full Control by
Few Votes.
CONSERVATIVES ROUTED
]. Ramsay Macdonald AL
most Sure to Be Premier
for Second Time.
BY KENDALL FOSS
Iritnd Pres Stan CnrresnnndanA

LONDON, May 31.-The British
general election ended in stale
mate today, with J. Ramsay Mac
Donald's Socialist-Labor party
emerging as the largest single party
in Great Britain, although lacking
a majority in parliament.
Labor wrecked the heavy Conserv-
ative majority of the last parlia-
ment by an amazing sweep through
the country Macdonald will be the
premier Of England for the second
time. unless he refuses to attempt a,
government without a majority-an
unlikely contingency.
The balance of power under a La
Dor government would be held by
Lloyd Georges Liberals, controlling
forty-eight or more seats and able
to unite with the Conservatives to
upset the government on important
issues.
Labor Gets About 306
The result of the election was de-
termined early this evening, after
day Of uncertainty during which it
appeared at times that Labor might
possibly win a majority.
At $50 Q. m. however, returns
were complete for all but twenty
nine divisions, Of which Labor was
not contesting ten.
If Labor won all of the other nine
teen, it would have an aggregate of
only 306 seats in Parliament, or two
short of the 308 necessary for a ma
jority of one.
Complete returns we're not yet
available, but Labor's victory will
result in a lineup in the house Of
commons wherein Labor will hold
approximately 200 seats and the
Conservatives second with from
Il to 25 fewer seats. The Liberals
will have about 43 to so, and the in
dependents and others about 5.
The Lloyd George family made
political history when father,
daughter and son we're elected to
the house Of commons.
Three Georges Win
The Liberal leader won in the
Carnarvon division of Wales. His
daughter, Megan, won in the An-
gleey district by wide margin over
her nearest opponent, a Laborite.
Lloyd Georges son, Maor Gwilym
Lloyd George, won in the Pembroke
division.
A similar achievement was per-
formed by the family Of the labor
leader, Arthur Henderson. The
father and his two sons, William
and Arthur Jr., were all elected as
Laborites.
Premier Stanley Baldwin and his
son also we've elected, although the
son ran as a Laborite.
Ramsay Macdonald, head Of the
Labor party, and his son we're
elected, the son also running as a
Laborite.
Sir Oswald and Lady Mosely, hus-
band and wife, we're elected as
Laborites.
Notable upsets marked the early
returns, including the defeat Of
three Conservative cabinet members.
Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland, minister
of labor; Sir Thomas Inskip, attor-
ney- general, and Sir Vivian Hender-
son, parliamentary under secretary
for home affairs, we're defeated, all
by Laborites.
Chamberlain Slips In
Even the Conservative victories
we're not always glorious. Sir Austen
Chamberlain, secretary Of state for
foreign affairs, who declared in a
public speech during The campaign
that he would continue TO hold that
Office in the next cabinet, Won over
his Labor opponent, o. G. Wiley.
by only forty-three votes. The ball
loting was so close that a recount
was necessary before the result vas
Lady Astor, the American born
peeress, whose campaign was more
and vigorous than that
Of any other candidate, was elected
by 211 votes over her Labor op-
ponent. W. Westwood. who polled
16,414 votes.