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WELSH TORYISM CRUSHED. I Glorious Liberal Victories in North Wales. Solid Phalanx for Nationalism and Free Trade. STURDY BLOWS AT PENRHYNISM, FEUDALISM AND PROTECTION. .< Wonderful Majority for Mr. Lloyd George. Splendid Victories in Denbigh and Montgomery Boroughs. LIBERAL TIDE STILL FLOWING STRONG. Wednesday. WITH the exception of the contests in Flint- shire—which will be polled on Saturday-and Arvon-the result of the latter will be seen on another page—every contest in the northern part of the Principality has now been decided. The Liberals have retained Anglesey and Car- narvon Boroughs with greatly enhanced ma- jorities. Flint Boroughs has remained faith- ful to its allegiance, while the Free Trade and Progressive cause has won notable victories in both Denbigh and Montgomery Boroughs. The results in Arvon and Flintshire are foregone conclusions, and as North Wales has given the quietus to the. only two Conservatives who represented—or preferably misrepresented- her in Parliament, she can for the first time boast of an absolutely clean sheet. Up to this (Wednesday) morning the Lib- eral and Labour party have gained 187 seats, the Conservatives nine, leaving a net Liberal and Labour gain of 179. Some of these gains have created a great sensation. Great Conservative strongholds that have never returned a Liberal before have shaken off their ancient allegiance, and have returned Liberals for the first time in their history. Whole counties have gone over to Liberalism with enormous majorities. The only county which has refused to shake off the Tory domination is Shropshire, where the representation so far is uniformly Conserva- tive—Oswestry, a seat won by Liberalism at the bye-election, having returned to its former v faith. Cheshire, on the other hand, has not yet returned a single Conservative, and in this respect it is not unique. Of its many divi- sions, Chester, Eddisbury, Warrington, Knuts- ford, Macclesfield, and Stockport have all been won for Free Trade, and it is probable that Wirral, Hyde, and Altrincham will go the same way. The representation of London has been greatly changed. In the last Parliament Lon- don returned about 51 Conservatives to nine Liberals. To-day the representation is: Lib- eral 41, Conservative 19. In the great outlying suburbs magnificent victories for Free Trade have been won at Harrow, Tottenham, Rom- ford, Cherteey, Enfield, Brentford-hitherto the most hopelessly Conservative seats in the country. In the home counties many famous victories have been won, and many of the Midland coun- ties have gone solid for Liberalism. The West is equally healthy, and the North vies with both in allegiance to the great cause of Free Trade. In the great city of Glasgow, formerly represented by seven Unionists, five Liberal and Labour seats have been gained, and the surviving Unionists have retained their seats because they were healthy Free Traders. Among ex-Ministers defeated since our last issue have been Lord Stanley, Mr Brodrick, Sir Wm. Hart Dyke, Sir John Garst. Captain Pretyman, Mr Ailwyn Fellowes, and Mr Henry Chaplin. So far 527 seats have been contested, with the following results:— LIBERALS 299 LABOUR 26 NATIONALISTS 80 UNIONIST FREE TRADERS 8 CONSERVATIVES 114 ELECTED 527 TO BE ELECTED 143 Eliminating the Nationalists for the pur- pose of dividing the two great parties, we have:— have:- LIBERALS AND LABOUR 325 CONS. and UNIONISTS 122 LIBERAL MAJORITY 203 On the Free Trade issue the eight Unionist Free Traders are transferred, and then the position becomes:— FREE TRADERS 333 PROTECTIONISTS 114 FREE TRADE MAJORITY 219 PARTY GAINS IN SEATS. LIBERALS 161 LABOUR 23 NATIONALISTS 2 CONSERVATIVES 9

Lloyd Gebrge's Victory. Crushing Defeat of Mr. Naylor. Liberal Majority Quadrupled. Carnarvon Boroughs' Reply to Penrhynism. Deathblow to Fair Play. A SCENE of jubilation such as has seldom been witnessed in Carnarvonshire took place at Carnarvon on Saturday night when Mr Lloyd George's crushing defeat of Mr Nay lor was made known. The Major of Carnarvon (Mr W. A. Darbishire) being thle returning officer, the ballot boxes of all the boroughs were brought to that town, and the result of the poll was declared some time after midnight from the balcony of the Guildhall. At that time the space adjacent to the hall was packed with people, and the greatest excitement pre- vailed, as, indeed, had been the case for sev- eral hours previously. Though the issue was a foregone conclusion, yet intense interest was taken in the final scene. Processions of Mr Lloyd GeorgeJs supporters, sporting yellow badges, paraded the streets incessantly, with a police-constable here and there in their ranks to guard against any unseemly scenes. Con- flicts between the opposing parties were of fre- quent occurrence, but everything passed off without any serious disturbance. One incident was greatly regretted. A crowd of youths, said to be mostly disaffected quarry- men from Nantlle, surrounded Mr Lloyd Car- ter, the Under-Sheriff of the county, a well- known member of the Conservative party, and treated him rather badly. By the aid of the police he was able to reach a hairdresser's shop in Bangor-street, where he awaited a favour- able opportunity of proceeding home. Mean- while several constables were engaged keeping "e the crowd away from the tihop. Mr Carter complained of having been kicked about the legs, and on Sunday he was confined to bed suffering from shock. Damage was also done to the plate-glass shop window of Mr J. R. Pritchard, a prominent Liberal. Counting of the votes proceeded immediate- ly upon the arrival of the boxes from the southern boroughs at ten o'clock. By the same train Mr Lloyd George arrived, and the wel- come which greeted him betokened the tre- mendous ovation which was in store for him at a later hour. Mr Lloyd George., who had been informed of the unfortunate display of hostility to Mr Carter, lost no time m strong- ly deprecating such conduct. He harangued a large crowd near the Guildhall on abstaining from acts of violence, pointing out that they were not his friends who resorted to the ill- treatment of opponents. From ten o'clock until long after midnight an immense surging concourse of people was assembled in Turf- square and Eastgate-street, patiently expect- ing the declaration of the poll. Shortly after half-past eleven the word went forth that Mr Lloyd George was in with a majority of 1,184, but nothing officially was known till 12.25, when the figures were an- nounced as follows:— Lloyd George 3,221 Nay lor 1,997 Maioritv 1.224 Thereupon the multitude broke out inte a deafening roar of cheering, which was taken up by groups of people within hearing dis- tance in other parts of the town. After the declaration, Mr Lloyd George moved a vote of thanks to the Mayor. In the absence of Mr Naylor, who had left the town early in the day, the motion was seconded by Mr Nee, his election agent. The figures made it clear that the poll had been an unusually heavy one, not more than 442 being unac- counted for. There were six spoilt votes. Bangor, the largest of the boroughs, polled 1,812, leaving 112 unaccounted for; Carnarvon 1,563, leaving 120; Conway 715, leaving 58; Pwll- heli 588, leaving 47; Nevin 306, leaving 75; Criccieth 230, leaving 22. The final episode in the celebration of the Conservative defeat was the singing of the Dead March by a procession of jubilant Liberals. The walked with measured steps, pausing for a short while in front of the Royal Hotel, where Mr Naylor generally put up when visiting the town. The effect at two o'clock in the morning was not a little weird.

The New Member and his Constituents. Eloquent Expression of Thanks. Welshmen Won't Sell His Principality. By arrangement, Mr Lloyd George, escorted by his supporters, was driven to Castle-square, and from his carriage he addressed a vast crowd. "The flag of Liberty has not yet been taken down from the Ivills of Arfon," he said. "It braved the..storms of 1895 and 1900, and, while the sun isin the meridian and the clouds are parted, it still floats in the breeze. The people of Carnarvon Boroughs have this day proved that the conscience of Wales is not in the market. We have proved that the Welsh- man is too much of a gentleman to sell his principles for a dole. (Cheers.) The old nation has risen from one end to the other, and there will not be a single Conservative left this day week. (Laughter and cheers.) For the first time Wales has become one in the cause of freedom, and the nation, like the Israelites of old, has commenced its march from the land of bondage without leaving a single tribe behind. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for the victory you have enabled me to win. It is your devotion, your loyal'ity to principle, that has done it. You have faced all sacrifices and won the greatest victory ever achieved in Carnarvon Boroughs. I will ask you now to disperse to your homes. Remember the prin- ciples we have fought for, and let us do nothing that will tarnish victory and drag our name in the mire. (Loud cheers). Mr Lloyd George's carriage was then dragged as far as the residence of Mr N. Roberts, his election agent, whose goest he was, the crowd still following. Before leaving Carnarvon on Sunday Mr Llovd George called upon Mr Lloyd Carter and expressed his great regret at the unfor- tunate occurrence of the previous night, adding that he was really too angry to speak about it. The following laconic telegram was sent on Saturday to Colonel Bromley Daveiiport, who was defeated at Macclesifeld:—"We are satisfied. Are you?—Welsh Quarrymen's Union." Excitement at Bangor. The result of the poll was awaited at Bangor by both sides with feverish excitement-on the part of the Liberals to know by how much Mr George's majority had increased, and by the Conservatives in the hope, sedulously fostered by their candidate, that that majority would, if not actually wiped out, be sub- stantially decreased. Bangor streets are usually empty at eleven o'clock at night, but on Saturday night they were thronged with people up to the receipt of the news about half-past twelve. The bulk of these were grouped in front of the Heform Club-room, only a few hanging round the Conservative rooms, and this group was chiefly composed of Conservatives, for the Liberals were freer in imparting the results of the polls, even to the Conservatives than the officials of the Con- servative Club, who have in consequence been the subjects of strong censure. At the Uecha- bite Hall over a thousand people were packed into a room calculated to hold about 400, and had been there since about seven o'clock. When the news at last arrived, a scene ensued which is absolutely indescribable. Men and women screamed and shouted themselves hoarse, caps were thrown into the air, and in every way the jubilation at the victory, and especi- ally at the tremendous increase in the majority for George—over fourfold—was expressed for several minutes. Then the excited crowd poured into the streets, and processions paraded the town in all directions, singing and shouting "Lloyd George for ever," till about three o'clock in the morning. Thanks to the precautions taken by Supt. Harris, there were no disorders, and in truth the Conserva- tives, on the whole, took their beating like men, and acted sensibly and soberly in not re- senting the jubilation of the other side, who, moreover; were not offensively demonstrative.

Jubilation at Conway. Conservative and Liberal Clubs Damaged. It is doubtful whether the history of local electioneering could produce the narration of a more lively scene than that witnessed at Conway on Saturday night. For the moment, however, we will quit that subject in order to deal with the day's events in something like orderly sequence. Morning dawned to find an overcast sky, which presaged the somewhat miserable at- mospheric conditions which prevailed after sunset. At 8 a.m. Mr T. E. Parry, the town clerk, and Mr Hugh Parry, the borough accoun- tant, took up their duties as presiding officers at the Guildhall and Tywyn polling booths re- spectively. Business soon commenced at Con- way, and thence to noon voters came in steadily. By twelve o'clock no less than 205 electors had recorded their marks. At 4.30 p.m. 356 had contributed their share towards the day's work, and from then till closing time-eight o'clock—the officers were quite busily engaged. On both sides of the river the net poll amounted to 715 out of a total strength of 773, and this is claimed to be a record. Motor cars and other vehicles were more or less freely used by both sides, and there are many interesting and amusing tales told con- cerning the conveyance of some of the voters. In one instance several bottles of soda water proved efficacious in recalling the scattered wits of one who believed in "pleasure first; business afterwards." In another a motorist used all the adjectives in his vocabulary to express himselt when he found he had re- turned from Gyffin with two or three "stray sheep" just as the Guild Hall door was finally closed before the boxes were sealed up. From the Deganwy side comes a story illus- trating a well-known Liberal medico's re- source. He had been safely conveyed to the booth at Tywyn in a friend's motor car. When he reappeared he found the vehicle had gone in search of more passengers. Without fur- ther ado, however, he hailed a Conservative car. "There we are, chauffeur," said he, "I've finished that little business. And now I want to go over to Conway. Can you manage it?" "All right, sir," was the prompt reply. "Juriip in, please, and we'll be there in a crack." (Continued on Next Page.)