"TURN OF THE TIDE."

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 192, 8 May 1908, Page 7

"TURN OF THE TIDE."

0 ' BY-ELECTION FIGURES. LIBERAL NEWSPAPER'S LAMENT.' . TARIFF REFORM GROWING. BY lELKGRAMI—I'IIIiSS ASSOCIATION— COPYRIOnX. London, May 6. In connection with the Wolverhampton election, it is . stated that,- of'olevon thousand Catholic Yotors, the English Catholics voted for Mr. Amcry . (Unionist), and the Irish Catholics for Mr; Thome (Liberal), who won by eight votes. ■' , j The 1' Daily News", says the result : of the 'cloction is one of tho blows, the Government has received since:. the tide began to turn. ■ The only explanation is that' tho tariff reform movement is growing in' forcw - j ■.. ■ i.,-. RECORD OF UNIONIST SUCCESSES. The following record of by-elections since the general ' election shows' how-steadily the tide has been flowing in favour of tho Unionist party and against the Liberal Government (the increases-'- r and: 'decreases - shown'. are in the majorities at by-elections, as •. compared with' those at the General Election) :— .: 1906 -' : i' February 27.—City of London, Unionist in- . crease, 1034. ;; March 12—Basingstoke, Unionist:increase, 139. March' Liberal • decrease, 3681. ■ • May 15.—Dulwich, Unionist increase, 922. July 24.—Bodmin, Liberal decrease, 79i August: 3.—Cockarmouth. (Seat gained;) November 28,-rHuddersfield, Liberal decrease; 1 993. r. .': ' ' ■ ' ' : '• January 31.— North-East Derbyshire, Liberal decrease, 1040. - - February 18—Banffshire. Liberal decrease, 191. February: 20.—South Aberdeen, Liberal .'decrease, 4077. .. - • February 27.—Brigg. (Seat gained.) March .29.—Hexham, 'Literal, decrease, 928. May 11—Stepney, Unionist increase, 312. May lfi.—Wimbledon, Unionist-increase, 4852. June 13.—Rutland, Unionist increase, 348. July 6.—Jarrow, Labour returned for Liberal. July 20.—Colne...Valloy, Socialist returned-for . Liberal. •' /. . / August 2.— N.W. Staffordshire, Lab. and Lib. increase,': 239. ' V .. August, 26.—Bury St. Edmunds, Unionist ,lncrease, .456. August' 28.—Kirlcdale, Unionist increase, 78. November 30.—West Hull, Liberal decrease, .2006. - Y '■;■■■■: ' '"Vv I' ; -'V' .1908. :' ■' " January 17.—Mid-Devon. (Seat gained.) . February . .2.—Eoss •, (Hertfordshire). (Scat gamed.) . February C. —St. Austell; (Cornwall). Liberal returned unopposed. :. . February 9.—Worcester, Unionist increase, 480. February 14.—South Leeds, Liberal decrease, 926 March l.—Bewdlev division of Worcestershire,. ' 'Unionist-elected, unopposed.',, ; . .. . March s.—Hastings, -Unionist increase, 177. . March 22.—West Down; Unionist increase, 349. March 25.—Feckham, Liberal majority'- of 2339,...converted,.into!,Unionist; and tariff"reform" majority of 494. ; v April: 24}— Dewsbury, ; increase j in ; Unionist, : ~'votes, 1119; decrease in Liberal .vptes,' 1170. April -25.— Manchester, increase in •y Unionist votes, 1019'; decrease '■ in ~-Liberal'- ' • votes,. 851; .Liberal Minister loses seat.: May ' ■ 6.—East j;. Wolverhampton, l , " increase in Unionist votes, 1761; decrease m Liberal {. .votes, 1096;:'Lib'eral majority/.reduced-.from. • 2805 to 8.. ; ' j