THE UNIONISTS' LEAD

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 725, 26 January 1910, Page 7

THE UNIONISTS' LEAD

OVER LIBERALS: 25. BUT 7 BEHIND LIBERAL-LABOUR THE COUNTRY DIVIDED. ' Tho state of parties so far as theeeloctions have gone (including all the returns published to-day) is as follows:— lost. Gained. Retained. T'l. Unionist 12 102 118 220 Liberal ....... 95 15 180 155 Labour 14 2 30 ' 32 Nationalist — — — 67 Total 514 By Teleeranh—Prcßa Association—OonyriEht. (Eec. January.2®, 0.45 a.m.)* . : i London, January 24. I Tho. following are further results of the polling at tho General Election (the asterisk indicates member in last Parliament): —• *-■: ,* .. . - ■ MIDBLESEX (HABEOW). : ! Mr. Deeley (0.) . 16,701 i Mr. Harris (L.) 13,575 . .XT; majority ;........ " 3,180 [Hcsnlt in 1906: Mr. J. Oibbs (Ii.);. 11.393; Hon. TT. Peel, (Tj.), 10.977;.Lib. majority,416.j OAENAEYONi DISTRICT. . ♦Mr. David Lloyd-Gcorge (L.) ..„. 3,183 Vincqnt^*'(U;) 2,105'*. L. majority .... ... 1,078 Mr. David Lloyd-Qoorge 18-Chancollftr of. tho Exchequer. .: ■•*.. 'V :." . [Eeßnlt'.'in':i9o6: 'Bt.; Hon. ' C. L]oydGeorge- (L.), ,3221; Mr; E. A.. Naylor: (XT.),.! 1997; Lib. majority, ;1224:] -; . NOEFOLE-SOUTH. : - . *Mr. Arthur W. Soames (Li) 4,781 Col. E. E. Kerrison (Ui) 3,694 ,L. majority ....... 1,057- .*. tEesnli .ini 1906:'... Mr. A...-W. Soaines (li.), 4577; Sir *E.. N. Mann (00, 3519; Lib. majority, 1153.] ... :■■.*;* - *v. SOMEKBET—NOETH. Mr.-J; King (L.) .6,568 ; Mr. P. B. Beaucliamp (TJ.) ...... 5,768 ; L. majority ;. : 800 ; rHesult in 1906; Mr. W. B.' Hose . (ii.), i 6626; Mason . CU.)i .WMj ;' Lib, majority, ; 2246.]: - *;.;' 1 * *' * - ;. ;* OHEBHIKE—OEEVTE. fMr. James Tomkinson (L.) 7,761 ; Col. • Sir J.. Harrington (U.) ........ 5,419 Mr. F; Eose (Lab.) . -1,380 ; L. majonty 2,342 i " ■tEesult';in'/l906: Mr.' J. ; Tomkin;.*on (L.). 7805; Mr... J.* H. 'Wellsford : * (U.), 5297;: Lib majority, 25C8J - ~ , • ESSEX—SOUTH (ROMTOED). •Sir John Hy. Bethell (L.) 23,181 Mr. G. H. Williamson (U0 21,224 L. majority ; 1,957 [Eesult in 1906: Aid. J. H, Bethell (L ), 21,534; Mr, L.,Sinclair-nr.), 12,679; Lib. majority,'BSss.]. , ' DnVOKgmBE—TORQUAY. •Sir Francis -Layland 'Barrntt - (L.) 5,101 Sir Hy. Yarde-Buller Lopes (U.) ; „i 5,093 L. majority 11 ' CBesult. ln '1906:' MJ." P.: L. Harratt (L.). 4856; Mr.~H. Y.,; B. Lopes (TJ.),* 4396; Lib. majority,' 4600 ,*■'■'■ ;:* : ' .; . ] ;'*■'. . *Mr. J. Lloyd Morgan, E.C. (L.) ... 5,684 . Mr. : |2,059; •■'.; :L; majority. }*.... ; 3,625- ' [By-clcction,' i 908 :; Mr. J. Lloyd, irorsau (1,.), unopposed.] ; - : . BANFFSHHSE. •Colonel Walter Waring . (L.). 4,060 Mr. J. Crabb-Watt, K.C. (TJ.) 2,053 *; L.: majority, . 2,013 ' tßy-election,<l9o7: Oapt, W, Warine'(L-). 5901; Mr. W;' *Whitelaw*■'■(tj.). 1 .1892:'' Lib.* majority, 2CO9J ; \ ;**. V- DUMFRIES BUEGHS. •♦Mr; John W. Gulland (L.) 2,303 Mr. J. Bryco Dunban (U,) r 1,730 : VL. majority 573 Mr. Gulland is, Scottish Liberal Whip. V [By-eieotiOn l lift Jhlyr 1909, ; Causedappointment 'of *'Mr. ; John IV. Qnlland •as Soottish; Liberal Whip'.and.' as', a-; Lord 1 of . the Treasury: : .Mr. J. . W.-,, Gulland;,'.* (£.,), 187?; Mr, J. Bryco Duncan (UO,-1585; * Lib, majority, 292.] ,;*•'/, - DOT7N—EAST. . -ft •Captain James;Craig (U.)4,028 ■ Mr. „ J.„ Wood,; (L.) 3,0^4: U. majority . 974 : tEesuli . in '1906: 'Oapt,':'J.'!orais'i(tr.)?¥ll'i Mr;' ;Ji ■ Wood" (Labi 3341! U-.'; inajorlty, 670J

PLEA FOR. A LIBERAL-UNIONIST ENTENTE.

BASED ON MENDING, NOT ENDING, THE LORDS. A LIBERAL PAPER'S.APPEAL .10 MODERATES. ■. (Rec. January 25/11.40 p.m.) - .. London, January 25. ,'; -The "Westminster Gazette"\' (Liberal) siys: "The: cieavage.;;between. Nbrtk. and "between; the ' industrial; and . ' .the' rural' district,?, will require courageous handling if tholong period of strife tuid'unfest. , "She people are r6ady, for., a statesmanlike reconstruction Second!. Chamber bo as to: bring' it in harmony with representative institutions, but they are opposed to; a single Chamber. Thereeon.struotiori. of ttij',Constitution ;' is , essentia ally : a ta3k .calling for the co-operation of the_ Moderates of both, parties. Stany Unionists .are, pledged to modification of. the hereditary basis of the House • 'of. Lords, Enid the Unionist pairty' will, gain if; thev acknowledge,; that their oppon-' ents have a real grievance; against, the Lords..: • "A . Parliamentary deadlock, a schism between the classes, ■ is . threatened; if the' fortunes of both partis? are trusted' to their more heated. partisans." •;

GERMANS ; WATCHING UNIONISTS' PROGRESS.

.■ A RECIPROCITY ARRANGEMENT ' 1 MOOTED. . Berlin, January 24. .. The German . newspapers' .contain long reports of the polling at tho, British elections.: Somo papers .are arguing on the possibility of a' good tariff arrangement being "made with tho Unionists on their return to power. •

INTEREST IN" INDIA'.'

Calcutta, January 24. ■ Absorbing : interest: ib. :i thti "British ' general election is being taken in India, several of the: nowspapers j are publishing special editions containing the results of tho polling. '

ELECTION RIOTS,

AT CARNARVON AND; AT WTCOMBE. I .Londfln, January 21. At Carnarvon—where (ho Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. D. Lloyd-George, was ro-olected .by 1078 procession of Radicals 3id iiiuch; window-breaking after tho eleotion, tho orowd objecting to postponement, of tho declaration of tho SolL

Alter tho success of Mr, Crlpps, -th» Unionist candidate, lat Wycombe, Bacfc- j inghamshire, a ; crowd: took possession ; of-, the- streets/ They invaded;, Uniopists' "dumping-shop" (where ' alleged . foreign-, mado and under-sold articles are- 'displayed); threw the contends into the street, and*.made : a bonfire with -them.; : :

i Tho Eiot Act was road, and a hundred! police dispersed tho crowd with a batoa ■ charge?;, i ■

MR. CHAMBERLAIN,

KECOEDS ms VOTE FOE'HIS: SON.: (Kec. January 25, 10.25 p.m.) London, January 25. • i ;,Mr.' Joseph'; Chamberlain' recorded his vote' in the election 'for Eastern; Worcestershire, whero his son; Mr. J. Austen Chomberlainj Unionist candidate, had in* 1908 a majority of; 43G6;. over - the . Liberal! candidate (Mr. John. Morgan). ■ -" * ■

. Mr. Chamberlain's appearance gave rise to a warm ■ reception. frbin tho crowd.' l ■

THE HOME RULE UTTERANCE;

ME. ASQUITH'S SPEECH: THE LORDS. Thore has come to hand by. mail a ' " Daily Mail" report of tho speech of > ..the: 'Prime. Minister, -Mr. 1 '<■ at ■ •* the, Albert Hall. It includes the' fa- **"* mous Home Rule "assurance," whicli was . recently the; Bubject; of • some "explana-: : ; .tions" by. tho Chief Liberal.Whin, Mr. i J. A. Pease, whom tho electors of Essex , North (Saffron Walden) have fiifico rojected. ;--*.". *-'■ According to tho "Daily 'Mail," Mr.' Asquith, first .of **. all referred to such . Irish Bills'as had becn. accepted ,by tho ; House •of Lords. Ho said:.' . ''Ireland may .bo. said'by comparison .'* to.have been for oiiCo in a way fortuiL-;;'-ato—(cheers and/; ; cause the - measures, sent * up, did: not■' come violently athwart '. the .prejudices'' and"-'* • special interest 'in the 'Upper, ; :i -"But I .repeat that Ireland; is the''one tnideniabl: failure;' of British statesmanship. Speaking on behalf of 1 my colleagues, and, I believe, of my. party,* tho* • ' solution of • tho. problem. can bo found-' only in. one . way—(cheer's)—by ; : a. v 'policy which,,"while explicitly.' safeguarding tho 1 supreme; and;undeniable. authority of the I .'.'* Imperial: Parliataent,'.will set up in Ire-. .land v a . system of - cheers)—in .regard to:*purely,. Irish' affairs; There is not and there cannot be any question'; of separation, ,there' : is. not and; there cannot be. any question of ' rival ' and: competing. Supremacies; ibut,';**rtbjett;Vv to; those: conditions, **■ that." is- the Liberal ; policy.. * : : ; ■ *W:; ; ;;V;*.*' : ;''*V:.r , f , -i'.'"For treasons :;frhich'l ;bMieve'; r-havei~: : : adequately described, the . hand-. of if the X ■■■ Government, was tied in' advance for.;.jjro-'.' posing. any sucli solution", but in, the'inewJ'V ■House, of : Commons the., hands' of '.tho,;.'. ■Liberal/'Government and of the Liberal :'''' majority will bo entirely free." ;'*:• Other, points 'in yHr. :; Asqnith's; 6peeCh: v are thus, snmmarised 'by .the :"Dailyvi* Mail": , 1 The absolute. veto of tho; House of i Lords must, go;, The will of the people as expressed, in the i. House, of;-. Cbmmoris j Y '-, must-prevail, in' the . lifotime of a single I *'" Parliament.'. I.;' • Liberals will not assnmo or hold .without' Safeguards ' for .the ' utility, and. * honour" of: the ' party , of; pro- S;''' gj|ggS, ''• ; ' ' ' ."'-*' '' •' - :1 ,'v There, must be .a Statute that .it is ; beyond the province nf the Lords ;to meddle■ with finance.;. ,' *. ;