Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-03-06
MACK'S A WINNER.
Sir John Knocks the Canadian
Official Persimmon.
THE LIBERALS MAKE HEAVY GAINS,

But Are Unable to Get the Required
Twenty Six-Ontario and Quebec Do
Best for Them, While the Maritime
Provinces Present Them with a Sur
prise-SeveraI of the Conservative Cab
met Set Autobiography with Uncle
Sam the Principal Issue.
TORONTO, March 6-For the past week
or SO the Dominion has been in the throes
OF campaign for a general parliamentary
election, in which the Conservative ad-
mnistration of Sir John Macdonald was
on trial and the immediate issue was the
question of reciprocity with the United
States, the Conservatives favoring limited
reciprocity-free trade in national prod
ucts--and the Liberals going for reciproc-
ity in everything. One feature of the
contest was the charge made by the Con-
servatives that the Liberals were annexa-
tionists in disguise, and during the cam
paign they were denounced as traitors to
the Dominion and Great Britain The
election took place yesterday, and it
seems that Sir John has won the battle,
though with a reduced majority in parlia-
ment.
The Early Returns.
Up to midnight returns had been re-
ceived from 1873 constituencies out of 2l5
in the whole Dominion, two of which did
not elect yesterday. These returns showed
the Glowing: In Ontario 80 out of 50 con-
stituencies elect IS Liberals and Al Con-
servatiyes net Liberal gain of IL In
Quebec 81 constituencies out of 65 elect 50
Liberals and - Conservatives. a net Lib
eral gain of 6. One labor candidate was
elected in Montreal. In Nova Scotia IL
constituencies out of 81 elect 1 Linerals
and u Conservatives, no gain for either
side. IN New Brunswick 10 constituencies
out of 10 elect Liberals and IL Conserva-
tives, a net Conservative gain of g.
Manitoba and the Northwest
In Manitoba constituencies out of
elect l Liberal and Conservatives; no
gain on either side. Prince Edward ISL
and, constituencies complete elect
Liberals and Conservatives; no gain on
either side British Colum bia returns in
dictate that tho Conservatives will carry
all 4 conStltuencies-no change from the
last house. Returns from the northwest
territories indicate that the government
will carry all of the / constituencies there
no change from the last house.
Summary of the Apparent Result.
The Conservatives have therefore, elect
ed los members and th, liberals - The
Liberal net gain is IS; and as it was nee
essary for them to make a clear gain of 10
seats to defeaU the government by a bare
majority, 1t Is safe to say that the Mac
Donald government is sustained by any
where from / to ID ma jority.
stu Later Returns.
The following is the latest and fullest
summary OF the returns obtainable last
night. Seven constituencies are still to
be hearC from, voting in three of which
did not take place yesterday: Ontario
Conservatives, ~; Liberals 10; Equal
Rights, l. Quebec-Conservative IS;
Liberals, 81. Nova Scotia-Conservatives,
IS; Liberals, 5 Prince Edwards Island
Conservatives, >; Liberals, 4 New Bruins
wick-COnservatives, IL; Liberals, 3.
British mbia-Conservatives,5 5. Man
itoba-Conservatives. I; Liberal, 1. North
west ories-Conservatives, T. Total
conservatives, 1l3; Liberals, 81; Equal
Rights, ]; apparent government majority
10. Many of the constituencies We're so
very close that the official count may
make some changes and some contests may
be looked for.
Surprises on Both Sides.
The maritime provinces, where the
Liberals were sanguine of making a clean
sweep. disappointed all their expectations,
and were virtually the means of sustain
ing the government Little change
was expected in the Northwest
ern and Pacific provinces. where
the government had majority of
II in the last parliament. This represen-
tation is practically unchanged. There
were number of surprises in the cleo
ton returns The Hon. John CARING,
minister Of agriculture. was defeated in
London, Ont; the Hon. George E. Fostt +,
minister Of finance and formerly minister
of marine and fisheries was defeated in
Kings county, New Brunswick; and the
Hon. c. c. Colby, president of the privy
council, WAS defeated in Stanstead, Que.
The other cabinet ministers were re-
elected.
Sir Johns Big Majority.
Sir John Macdonald polledfa surprising
majority III Kingston, where the Liberals
expected to defeat him. His majority of
II at the last election is increased this