Show I COMING ElECTIONS Or OF BRITISH ARE UNIQUE rOndon lAndon Dec 12 British British voters oters will go to the polls Saturday In the parliamentary parliamentary parlia parlia- elections under circumstances wholly novel In tho the history of or the countr coun coun- tr try All tho the balloting will be dono done In ono da day Instead of or there being elections in Iii different districts spread tl over weeks 5 with long out drawn-out excitement and suspense Another novel proceeding will tako take place pIneo when the contests close This will be duo to tho the fact that the otes wIll not bo be counted for a fortnight fortnight fort fort- night hl in order that tho the ballots of ot soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers alers abroad ma may bo ho received and opened ned with tho others Amon Among tho the political leaders tho the re return re- re turn of ct f Mr r. r Lloyd lod Georges George's coalition to power Is unquestioned although it may command only n. n minority of ur tho the votes on account of or tho number of or candidates In the tho field Elections went by Ly default In districts on nominating nominaL nominaL- ing days lIas because on only one ono candidate was put forward Seventy of tf or them vero coalitionists Thero There are arc contested contested con con- tested scats seats with a 3 total of or candidates candIdate can can- pledged ell to support Lloyd Georges George's government through thick or thin If It elected fhe They are known as ns the tho official coalition co candidates Of or them are arc Conservatives Liberals Liberals Liber lAbor als and anti 4 42 others of cf C various parties Of tho the 1003 OOS running outside the are aro Asquith Liberals 3 30 33 Conservatives and Laborites The Tho remainder are arc running on sixteen different different dif dif- ferent platforms Including 78 a Sinn 9 J Nationalists and various Socialist groups the tho Federation of ot Soldiers and aid Agricultural women and seamen's factions |