Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-15 | Page 10 | Nationalists Win British Elections; Laborites Gain

Nationalists Win British tt Elections Laborites Gain LONDON Nov No 15 UP The UP-The The national national na nn na- na government strongly tory and pledged to support international action against any won the thc general election today with asale a safe sale majority in par parliament lament At 2 p. p m m. the government passed sed the seats necessary for a majority majority majority ma ma- and its victory became more pronounced as returns continued to como come in Labor he headquarters in admitting a cut clear government said it expected the government majority majority majority ma ma- to be between en and o seats Labor made gains but not as much as expected ed It will have havea a stronger voice in parliament than thanin in the last session but not enough to upset the tho government Liberals Slip The liberals slipped sUpped and labors labor's gains were made from all parties including the conservatives conservative The defeat of Sir Herbert Samuel leader of ot the main branch of the tho divided liberal party left David Lloyd George former liberal leader in a stranger position with a n chance to unite the liberal units The main government casualty was J. J Ramsay MacDonald former leader of ot the labor party narty who I I brought broucht it to the height of t its power as prime minister Hated bitterly by the labor party because he be joined the conservatives conservative in the present coalition government he was defeated in his constituency of at Seaham after a vitriolic campaign campaign cam cam- campaign by E. E ll laborite with witha a vote of ot to May Remain in iii Post MacDonald lord president of ot the council may remain in the government government government govern govern- ment however and his long dramatic dramatic dramatic dra dra- matic political career Is not necessarily necessarily sarny ended It was expected some Bome seat be bo found for him by the resignation tion of some pro-government pro nonentity nonentity nonentity non non- entity in a safe constituency MacDonald MacDonald MacDonald Mac- Mac Donald would contest the seat in a 4 p V Sp i L- L Ramsay j Y l MacDonald I election bye whose result would bea be bea a foregone conclusion MacDonald's son Malcolm who is secretary for colonies also was as defeated and may be brought back backby backby backby by the tho same method I Latest Standing The standing at 4 p. p m. m when the government gained ib us scat follows GOVERNMENT Conservatives 3 S 2 gains 67 61 losses I National labor 8 2 gains 6 losses National liberal 27 21 3 gains sains 10 losses Total OPPOSITION Labor 13 1 83 gains 4 losses Liberals 11 H 2 gains 9 losses Independent liberals 3 Independent labor party part 4 gain 1 Total OTHERS Independent 1 3 losses Conservative headquarters were elated by the result It means that Prime Primo Minister Stanley Baldwin and the old hard die-hard tory regime regimo is firmly in the saddle The words national or coalition as applied to the government become almost mean meaningless Churchill Winston Churchill the battling imperialistic lance free-lance conservative conserva conserva- tive rodo rode back into parliament w with th the others He first sat there in 1900 and for 35 years had been providing pro pro- viding excitement and entertainment entertain entertain- ment mont He Hc won by votes vote against for Granville Sharp liberal and 97 S for J. J Ranger labor