But Yonosuke was once an independent statesman or otherwise belonged to the relatively small parties like the Dokuritsu Kurabu (Independent Club) or the Rikken Kakushinto (Constitutional Reformist Party) and roved from one party after another, he was made to drink a bitter cup in the third and the fifth general election by the candidates of the Jiyuto (Liberal Party).
だが、無所属や独立倶楽部、立憲革新党といった比較的少数政党を渡り歩いた庸之助は自由党の候補者によって第3回・第5回の総選挙において苦杯を嘗めさせられた。