The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-03-03
The Tories Apparently Have the Ad-
vantage, But the Result is
Doubtful.
Nominations Have All Been Made
and the Elections Will Oc-
cur Thursday.
Hopeful Procn0stications for Both sides
by Their Respective Organs
Reciprocity big Factor.

OTTAWA, Ont, March at is hardly nee
essary to say that business in all it's branches
Is pretty we'll demoralized on this side of
the line, not only from the fact that there
is campaign in progress, but owing to the
uncertainty with which the result is at
tended. The result means for the Canadi-
ans continuance Of high taxation or mod
crate tariff for revenue purposes and free
commercial reciprocity with the United
States, If it is attainable. The result of the
nominations are no indication of what
may be expected at the polls
nexs Thursday, although the conserya-
tives endeavor to find consolation in the
fact that while there were only three lib
erals returned by acclamation, five con-
servatives have been returned without op-
position. In each case when the candidate
was returned by acclamation the county
was either liberal or tory hive. It SIM
ply leaves each constituency that has been
carried where it was politically at the hour
of dissolution.
In the meantime, while these are the
facts, the party organs on both sides are en-
deavorinR to convince the electors that the
opening of the campaign has favored their
respective political parties. They each have
a different story to tell. The Empire, the
leading government organ, says: 'The
nominations were held in all but four of the
constituencies OF the dominion, and
the record of the days work is
most gratifying to conservatives. In
two constituencies, grits have been
allowed to go in by acclamation; with
these exceptions the conservative fighting
line is unbroken from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, save where acclamations have left
gaps that need not be filled. Mr.. Laurisr's
boast that grit candidate would be found
IN every constituency in the dominion, is
proved that of braggart. In six ridings,
conservatives have been returned unop-
posed. In ten others there is no grit candi-
date in the feld.''
Looking at the situation from liberal
standpoint the Toronto Globe says: "The
great contest has been narrowed down, The
nominations are over and less than week
will tell the tale. Dispatches from all over
the dominion show that the liberals have
done thslr part nobiy. Thsnews from every
province is such as to encourage all the sis
ter provinces. The fire of enthusiasm and
impending victory burns in the hearts of
liberals everywhere. The victory can hard
~ fail to be theirs, and should it fall
W tneIn IL Will follow upon one of the
grandest campaigns. SO far as the liberals
are concerned, that the dominion has ever
seen. Seven members have been elected,
three liberals and four conservatives. Mr'
Gordon and Mr.. Mara are classed as con-
but will probably give an inde-
pendent support to any government which
may be returned to power, Elections in
these outlying constituencies have in fact
very little Significance; party lines are not
closely drawn, and the members returned
are supposed to give general support to
The government