The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-03-07
A VERY CLOSE VOTE WAS POLLED.
The Conservatives Seem 20 Have the
Best of 1t as Far as Heard
From.
The Policy of Sir John A. Mac
donald Sustained in All
Probability.

OTTAWA, Ont, March 5.-The most
memorable canvass in the history of the
dominion has been brought to close,
the last speech made, and today the issue
was decided at the polls. Party organs
fired their last guns this morning and
piled the party whip with vigor. At Sp
IN. the vote stands: Ontario, 20 consprva-
tlves, "a liberals; Quebec, 8 conservatives,
II liberals; New Brunswick, conserva-
tives; Nova Scotia, 8 conservatives. lib
erals; British Columbia, 9 conservatives; /;
Manitoba, conservative; Northwest ter,
ritory, conservatives. T,tal 80 conserv
atives, 40 liberals. Conservative majority
so far, 10. Hugh Macdonald (couserva
tivel, son of Sir John Macdonald, elected
in Winnipeg; james Trow, IA prominent
liberal, elected in South Perth; Macken
zie Bowel, minister of customs, elected
for North Hastings by 200 majority; Sir
AdOlph Caron. minister of militia, elected
for Rimouski; John Ellis OibrraD, editor
of st. Johns Globe, who was
running for st. John city,
is defeated by 400 majority. William
Paterson, prominent liberal, is elected
in South Brant by IA large majority. Hon.
j. A. Chapleau, secretary of state, is
elected for Terrebonne, Que, by n large
majority. j. c. Patterson, conservative
organizer for Ontario during the last ca III
paIgn, wh6 was running for North
Essex, has been defeated. John Hag-
CERT, postmaster general, is elected for
South Lanark by 500 majority. The con
servatives have large majority il the
city of Halifax and will undoubtedly
carry the county. The city of Ottawa
has elected two conservatives. Toronto
has elected three conservatives. Sir
John Macdonald has been elected for
Kingston by about $50 majority. Hard
county has returned a reformer. London
has elected Hyman, liberal, over John
Carling. Hyman's majority is not
yet known. Hamilton has returned
two conservatives, giving each
about 300 majority. Sir Hector
Fangerin, minester of public works, has
tctu cltNttu loI INlCutlItu. non d. ~.
Quimet, exspeaker of the house of com
mons is elected. Hon. David Mills, min
lister of interior in the Mackenzie govern
ment is elected for Boutwell,, by 2 major
ity. George Landerkin, leading liberal,
is elected for South Greg, p. b. Casgran,
leading liberal, is defeated in Lislaw
province of Quebec. J. b. Edgar, prom
inent liberal, is elected by over 500 ma
j"rity for Western Ontario. Hon. Alex
ander Mackinzle, ex-premier is elected in
East York. Hon. Peter Mitchell one of
the leaders of the opposition, defeated in
Northumberland, Hon. &. II. Tupper,
minister of marine and finances, has been
elected for Picton. Hon. Sir John Thomp-
son, minister of justice, has been elected
for Artigonlsh. Sir Donald Smith tcons)
has been elected for Montreal centre,
Dalton MacCarty, leading conservative
is elected in North Simcoe, Sir Richard
Cartwright, IA prominent liberal, is elected
in South Oxford by oyer 300 majority
William Mulock, liberal leader, is elected
in North York by large majority. c. e.
Colby. president of the privy council,
who was running for Stanstead, Que, is
beaten. At 1880 p. m. the vote for entire
dominion by provinces stands as follows
COnSpry-