Under the mutual vote for baronial members in 1904, the group captured 43 of the 56 seats for a total of 46 members and increased to 53 members (including 6 nominated members) five years later, so it became a medium-sized faction with most of the baronial members and some of the nominated members.
1904年の男爵議員互選において全56議席中43議席を獲得して総計46名、5年後には53名（勅撰議員6名含む）に膨らみ男爵議員のほとんどと勅撰議員の一部を加えた中堅会派となった。