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Show NATIONALISTS WIN IN PHILIPPINE ELECTION MANILA, Ahb. 3. The election returns arc Htill Incomplete, but sufficient returns re-turns aro In to assure a pafe majority for the Nationalists. It is estimated tha't over 00 per -ent of those that registered voted. The leaders already are discussing the policy 10 lie followed and the demands de-mands that will ho made of the assembly. assem-bly. They want Independence, freedom to carry arms. Jury trials and demand a readjustment re-adjustment of the unlive members of the Philippine commission, po as to rIvo the Nationalist. representation on t lie commission. com-mission. Guerrero will probably be elected elect-ed one of the delegates to th lnlted' States. The other delegate has not yet bor-n named. Osmena of Cebu. who Is regarded ns a strong conservative, will probably be the. Speaker of tho Assembly. Assem-bly. Indications are that tho conservative conserva-tive Nationalists will fight the. Gomez faction for control of the party. The leader declare that Gomes wa elected by the American negro vote and nol by the Fillplno.H. They assert that r0 per cent of the vote for Gomez was cast by the negroes. Gomez's majority Is thirty-four, but bis election will be 'contested. 'con-tested. The latter has called upon his followers to support the American government. |