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Show CRUSHING DEFEAT FOR CH U RCH I LL OF MANCHESTER MA.VCIUSSTEU. England. April 'M. The Northwest division of Manchester, by the heaviest poll cast In twenty years. I today reversed lt verdict of 190(5 and by a majority of 420 voU-s unseated as Its l member of Parliament. Winston Spencer Spen-cer Churchill, Liberal, who has Jti3t boon made president of Hie Board of Trade In the new AmiuIMi cabinet, and who that year so brilliantly wrested the neat from W. Joynson Tllcks, Unionlut, his chief opponent op-ponent of today. Three candidates stood for election and the result was as follows: W Joynson Hicks, Unionist, 5417. Winston Spencer Churchill, Liberal, 13KS. I Mr Irving. Socialist, Tho defeat of Mr. Churchill Is a crushing crush-ing blow to tho prestige of the government govern-ment and tho younp: and confident minister min-ister which Is bound to have a marked Influence on several ponding bye-elections. There will be no difficulty In finding for Mr. Churchill a snfe seal. olsewlfiTro. The Liberals may derlvo from .their defeat today the consolation that It l.s possible from tho fact that prior to 100G the Northwest North-west division sent was, held consistently by the Conservatives, to regain the scat. |