The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-25
THEY DONNED TIE GAR
PEOPLE OF NEWFOUNDLAND WIN
AT THE POLLS At THE RE
CENT ELECTION
FIGHT AGAINST MILLIONS
MOnOpOIist Reid Found, with His
Money, He Wasn't Able to De-
feat the VIII of the
Masses.

st. Johns IN. F) Cor. New York sun
The strangest election that ever took
place in a British colony was held last
Thursday in this island 1t was a strug-
gle between a monopolist and the
masses 1t disposed of the question
whether Gar Reid, the railway mag
nate, should rule the legislature, or
whether the people should retain the con-
troll of that body.
Fogo district has returned another Lib
eral, making seventeen. while Reid has
only one. Fogo was Tory for twenty
years, returning one last election by $40
majority. This time it goes to the Lib
erals by 1892 This defeat completes the
rout of Reid and MOrine, and gives Bond
the mastery of the legislature. The
failure of the Tory workers to stampede
the Protestant districts against Premier
Bond proves how alarmed the county
was at the danger of Reid acquiring alb
solute control. All Reds special cam
didates are slaughtered in every dis
trict.
Mr.. Reid, by contract made with the
Tory government, which was in power
in 1885, obtained the ownership of the
colOny'S railways, docks and telegraphs,
postal and carrying subsidies, 1900 900
acres of land, an electric power fran
chise, mining and numbering rights and
subsidiary concessions of various kinds.
He became the greatest land owner on
earth and the poSSesSOr of a rich array
of marketable holdings by this deal
He now seeks to transfer all these prop
critics to a corporation, but the Liberal
government, which is now in power, hav-
ing defeated the Tories on a vote in the
house. refused its sanction, and so he I'M
dertook to overthrow it in the election
just ended.
Mr. Reid conducted his fight in vigor-
Gus, aggressive style His own SOLICITOR,
Morine, he put forward as leader of the
party. His own shipmasters, railway
surveyors and other employees he con-
verified into candidates His own son
he sent canvassing with Morine, with
one of his own steamers at their dis
posal. His trains-engines and cars
are placarded with posters bearing the
words, Vote for Work and Wages,
which was his, chosen battle cry. His
steamers carrying the colonys mails
| displayed flags with the same inscription.
nls telegraph otnces hung out legends OF
the success of his party's candidates.
Trains, steamers and telegraphs Were
also used in the interests of his party
and his cause. Newspapers printed in
! st. John in his interest have been dis
tributed free twice a day aboard the
fishing schooners in the harbor and as
generously circulated from his trains
while the papers opposed to him were
forbidden to be sold by his news agents
on the cars His officials were con-
| verted into canVassers his army of en-
! ployes were influenced toward his owr
advocates, and he stood behind the whole
movement for the accomplishment of the
! political movement.
A SHREWD POLITICIAN.
Mr. Reds cIeverest work was seen
| in the securing of candidates for the sew
! eraI constituencies OF these there are
thirty-six 1t was thought at first that
he could not obtain enough men to con-
test them all. But he succeeded. Hls
solicitor and the latters partner, his out.
/ filter, his editor. his surveyor, two 9f
| his Shipmasters the brother of his pay
| master, the father of his electrician, his
! wheelright his coal merchant his eN-
| saip-husband-all of these were pressed
| into service. The anti-Reid papers make
| up a list of fifteen who, they claim, are
| controlled by Reid. Another group OF
| about equal strength is composed of low.
| grade political timber, which is Away;
to be obtained cheap, and the severa
planks in which they are capable of be-
| ing turned to any use to which a skill
full political craftsman would wish t,
| adapt them. The remainder consisted O
sitting members and aspirants with loctl
influence, Mr.. Reid did not, however
stop here, for he carried the war int,
the enemy's camp by starting 'inde
pendents" in six constituencies where i
was thought likely men would draw vote
from the anti-Reidites and probably NJ
low one or more of his party TO slip in
Certainly the nomination of these indie
pendents" disturbed the calculations o
the Liberals TO a considerable extent
and caused a feeling of uncertainty as t
the outcome which could not otherwis
exist.
The carrying on of campaign on thes
lines has been a costly undertaking, blu