, 1891-03-06
ELECTION IN CANADA.
Great Interest Taken in the
Result of the Contest.
Most of the Government Lead
ers Reelected.
Country Constituencies Show
Liberal Gains.
The Canadian Election.

TORONTO, March 5.-The interest taken
10 the result of the elections Is unprece-
dented. All the newspaper Offices tonight
are surrounded by great crowds. The
Globe, Empire. Telegram and Ne1cs pub
llshed cartoons and stereoptical views on
a cauvas in front OF their respective offices.
Sir Johns increased majority was loudly
cheered aud CARING defeat literally both
chcered and groaned. The returns from
the country constituencies showing large
Liberal gains created a coed deal of en-
thusiasm around the GiOte Office, but
were much groaued at the Empire and
Telegram offices. As the evening wore on
the crowd became greater and greater and
the excitement more aud more intense as
the contest gave evidence of being close.
Sir John Macdonald has been elected for
Kingston by about $50 majority. London
City has elected Hyman QiberaD over
Hon. John CARING. Hamilton City has re-
turned two Conservatives. Sir Hector Lon
gevin. minister of public works. is elected
for Richelieu. Thomas McGreevy Con
servauve) is defeated in Quebec City. Glib
son (LlbcraD is elected in Lincoln. Hon.
P,t1r Mitchell, one of the leaders of the
opposition, is defeated in Northumber-
land, New Brunswick. Topper, minister
Of marine and fisheries; Thompson. min
ister of Justice, and Sir Donald Smith
CONSERVATIVE are elected. Sir Richard
Cartwright, a prominent Liberal. is elected
in South Oxford by over 500 majority.
Robt. Beth lLiberaD is elected in West
IA--I-. I.N.- u ~ D1--1.
Conservatory Blackstock, it will be
remembered, defended Blrchall in the
celebrated murder trial. c. G. Colby,
is defeated. Hugh Macdonald
CONSERVATIVE son of Sir John
Macdonald, is elected at Winnipeg Mac
kenzie Bowel, minister of customs. is
elected. Sir Adolphe CARGO. minister of
militia, is elected for Rimouski and de
feated for Chicoutini. John EllieN iberaD,
editor OF the st. John Globe. is defeated.
Hon. }. A. Chaplain, secretary of state,
is elected for Terreboane. Quebec, by a
large majority. j. G. Patterson, Con-
sentative organizer for Ontario during the
present campaign, is defeated. John
Haggart, postmaster general, is elected.
Hon. j. l. Ouimet, ex-speaker of the
commons, is elected. Hon. David Mills,
minister of the interior in the Mackenzie
government, is elected. George Lander
kin, a leading Liberal, is elected. j. d.
Edgar, a prominent Liberal. is elected by
over 800 majority TOR West Ontario.
Hon. Alexander Mackenzie, ex premier.
is elected in East York. Costigan, min
lister of inland revenue, is elected. Fos-
ter, minister of finance, is defeated, and
Domville. minister OF the marine in the
Mackenzie government, IS elected in his
place. Hon. E. Dewdney. minister of
the interior, is elected in the Northwest
territory.
There are thirteen cabinet ministers,
ten of whom have been elected and three
defeated. The latter are Hon. c. c.
Colby. president OF the council; Hon.
John CARING, MINISTER of agriculture, and
Hon. c. f. Foster, minister of finance.
The Globe edItorially tomorrow will
say that the government has been sus-
tanned by a majority which, at present
writing, seems too small to enable it to
carry on affairs for any considerable
length of time. Its majority in the last
parliament was fifty and the new parlia-
ment will not exceed twelve or fifteen. At
the outside it will be less than twenty and
In times like these, the Tory administra-
ton, pledged to uphold a trade policy
which is impoverishing the people can
not work with so slender a majority.
Ontario has done her duty. The
government had a majority in On.
tario OF twenty. but as things look the
representation will be evenly divided.
Quebec, also, has done much work. The
Globe says it is a case OF the cities
against the country on the tariff issue and
the result is such as will prevent the
government from continuing long in
power. The Globe mentions five seats
lost and fifteen won by the Liberals IN
Ontario