Show GREAT REAT BR BRITAIN BRIT A FOR FREE TRADE Overwhelming Victory of the liberals in the Constituencies Which Voted Yesterday BALFOUR IS SNOWED UNDER RETURNS RET NS CAUSE CAU E A SEN SENSATION SEN SENSATION London Jan Tan 13 The political map of at England today underwent un a striking strikIng ing change as the result of ary elections held in con s in widely scattered but b t im important l Important n centers and in which the lib liberals liberals liberals gained eighteen seats The la Ia who are counted among the liberal gains secured four new seats s ats against unionist candidates Balfour Defeated In the east division of f Manchester Arthur J Balfour the former prime minister was defeated by T G Hor Her Horridge Horridge Herridge ridge liberal who was conceded even by the liberals a weak candidate against such a person as Mr Balfour Mr Horridge secured the remarkable majority of 1980 This victory not notwithstanding notwithstanding notwithstanding withstanding the liberal predictions was a decidedly sensational outcome of the days polling and will it is 13 be believed lIev d enormously affect the elections which will continue for a fortnight Winston Churchill Elected Winston Churchill liberal and free trader won the seat scat for the northwest division of Manchester Manch Ster from W John conservative by a major majority majority majority ity of 1241 S Everywhere the liberal majorities were Increased and the net result of the first days contest between the great political parties was overwhelm overwhelmingly overwhelmingly in favor of the present govern government government government ment Result So Far Although only seats are arenow arenow arenow now filled out of the required for forthe forthe forthe the new parliament which wOI meet at Westminster Feb 15 the composition tion of the house as shown by bv the re results results suits declared up to midnight is as fol follows follows follows lows Liberals 39 unionists 14 laborItes la laborites laborites 6 nationalists 7 This in includes includes eludes candidates who were unopposed and the two candi candidates candidates dates d tes elected at Ipswich Friday The returns for Grimsby which were w were re polled today will wIlI not be declared be before fore fora Monday and the elections at Cambridge Cam Cambridge Cambridge bridge university which commenced today will continue until next Thurs Thursday Thursday Thursday day Excitement at Manchester Little disorder attended the polling at any place The excitement at Man Manchester Manchester Manchester chester was intense and the candi candidates candidates candidates dates and their constituents worked with feverish activity especially in inthe inthe inthe the district Mr Balfour was contesting when reports were circulated cir late in inthe inthe inthe the afternoon that Mr lIr Balfour was in danger dander of defeat Great Sensation S The returns coming In late tonight from all points created a profound pro und sensation in political circles Fleet street was packed with howling mobs Political clubs received the returns y by special wires and everywhere the tile de defeat defeat defeat feat of Mr Balfour was received as a most complete surprise Then as liber liberal al gain was added to liberal gain until the remarkable total of seats counting the laborites out of constituencies was reached it was agreed that the liberal majority in the next parliament would show the overwhelming decision of the country Dispatches received from Manchester say that excitement there tonight was indescribable Great crowds swarmed the streets cheering and demonstrating with the utmost enthus enthusiasm enthusiasm Speech by Balfour Mr Balfour tonight addressed a gathering at the Conservative club He acknowledged the gravity of the dis dig disaster disaster aster but predicted short life for the liberal government He urged the unionists to continue tp work for the party and the future of to today days das day s results Of course Mr Balfour will find an another another another other safe seat before b fore the th elections ns are over by one of the unionist candidates retiring in his favor Up to the pres present present present ent however there is no Indication where the former fo er premier will find this I place where he can c n secure a majority which will enable him to take his seat as a leader on the front opposition bench Some Unionists Saved Among the unionists who saved their seats seals in ih the general landslide were Sir Gilbert Parker at Gravesend with a majority of over J MacPherson the labor and liberal candidate George Wyndham former chief sec see secretary secretary for Ireland the unionist candi candidate candidate candidate date for Dover also retained his seat over R J T Bryce liberal and free trader Five of the six divisions of Man Manchester Manchester Manchester chester were won by the liberals the theother theother theother other going to a laborte Elsewhere in inthe Inthe Inthe the manufacturing districts in Lan Lancashire Lancashire Lancashire and Yorkshire the liberals took seats from unionist candidates Liberal Gain In London Two London constituencies voted to today toda today day da Newington and Walworth the thelast thelast thelast last named resulting in a liberal gain There elections In Wales or Ireland and only one in Scotland at Perth Herth where the liberal majority was only slightly increased I IOne One of the most remarkable revers reversals reversals reversals als was at Halifax Of the two seats there one hitherto had been held by a unionist but today one on liberal and one labor laborite te were returned constituencies will vote ote next Monday including twenty in London and all those in Leeds and the theother theother theother other Important centers enters in which seats of members R and former fonner members of the cabinet and of a number of prominent men of both parties are involved Riot at Birmingham Free traders at Birmingham who At ill Attempted tempted to engage in an n lain demonstration this afternoon were roughly toughly handled A mob of tariff re reformers reformers formers effectually prevented the fhe de delivery delivery delivery livery of speeches tried to duck the lenders leaders of the free traders In a foun fountain fountain tain tam and ana ultimately routed them A strong body of police po intervened and nd prevented serious fighting which at atone atone one time threatened th to be the outcome of the tho th political warfare |