The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-25
BITTERNESS IS AROUSED.
RACIAL AVID RELIGIOUS. FEELING
BEING CREATED ~ CANADA.
Election Contest in vsseenver
Grows Keen ana Ensfsts Efforts
Of werI-Knossn Leaaers-cen.er-
natives Charge French Innuenee.

Special Dispatch 10 the Post-Ipielilgsneer
VANCOUVER. r. c.. Nov. 4-Rsriai
and religious bitterness has been defel-
oped 20 a remarkable degree within a
Jew days By The contest for the repre-
eentaflon OF this district IN the Canadian
hsuse Of commons. The contest In this
constituency IL unprecedentediy keen. The
fact that tfa date % election Is month
later than IN the other eonstiiuencies
throughout Canada. has brought aome 81
the leaders ~ both political parties 10 TINS
city 20 participate IN The campaign The
Conservatives are making q tremendous
effort 20 defeat the government eandi-
date, Rev. George Y. Maxwell. not 20
much 10 accomplish the gain 81 a scat N
The house. hut for ths moral effect ihat
ssnh n victory would i've expected % pro-
duce. aince their overwhelming defeat AZ
the recent general election. the Eoayefya-
lives have been ascribinE their lack af sue
cess TO the fact that the province OF
Quebec where the great majority are OF
French descent. gave an almost nnani-
nous vote In favor Of Sir wilfrid Lsnrier,
the French-canadIan premier.
Pictures have been drawn ~ the future
Of Canada. ruled by and for the French,
through the Jesuits and franciscan
priests. and thia sJrt cf talk IL heard
daily On the streets OF Vancouver. Even
in public meetings practically the same
predictions are made for TN political
future Of the country. and appeals are
made 20 the electors TO support Mayot
fsarfen. not 80 much because he IL Con-
sentative, but on tho ground that he y
OF British biooa and allied with those Of
Protestant faith.
Esstern Leaders ssnsaged.
The arrival here Of Hon y. Clarke wal
lace. NJ r., ~ Toronto. 10 participate In
Mayor Gardens campaign. has greatly
aggravated the conditions 81 religious Hit
fefne@s from the fact that hs n not snly
q prominent Conservative. but also sovcr-
eign grand master ~ the Orange order
fn Canada. OrsnEemen ayesnefhsfieaiiy
strong IN Vancouver. ana are participating
In tho present campaign rs an organtza-
fion. Wallace has a Tremendous influence
over chem. and At mass meeting. when
he viii be- he principal speaker. almost
ary degree 81 bitter excitement may be
arrr4hsndNd
air charies Hihbert Upper. IN a speech
r surrars g MAysr .aasrasnya tew ,, Risn,s
we ere not FFeHehruen IN Vancouver. We
ARE rsill ranadlans. continent which
was Icusfiy cheared His fnthar. Str
s eas hspgss , ns rs.snsa ,ss
aeryatfye leadership throushout Canada.
et a subsequent Meeting declared that the
f.anFfer government could not survive one
majority behind u, saying that be trem-
bled nor the fasure when ms political
naht shpuld become race e,ruggle. add
iue that the Liberals would be RESPONSE
hle. sna concluding with the dramatic
words Their blood be on their own
headr"
Another Conservative orator. W j.
fso~ser a prominent local attsgney assid
that THE frenrh-ssanaaians havt Thrown
down the gauntlet and We propose 20 pick
Lasri~r Asked 10 Coms~.
All this has placed tho esvarnmsnt can.
hsrysssins position. A. Presbyterian
minister prior 70 the election four years
ago. he II naturally not Roman Catholic
III hts sympaf hies hut he IL being forced
into = position which II not 10 his liking
He has the advantage az being the can
didata uf the already elected ma tority In
she house. but this IL offset BY the greater
popularity ard high standing socially and
otherwise, ~ hi. opponent, Moreover. he
cnds " hard 10 alphabetically define his
position on the race and creed question
fn his anxiety aysr the unexpected turn
matters have taken. hc has sent 70 arxent
Topographic appeal 30 his chief sir WI.
frit rsaurisr, tu come 20 the Coast with
all possible sreed and cnunisract the ef.
feet ~ this Tappefs. Wallace and the
anfi@FScnch cry. Sir Wtifrid possaesrs
great magnetism and IN polished oratar
and = clever diplomat The Liberals fewi
that he. and he atone. can unravef the
tangled skaln u larai politics Il u hy
no means rcrtsfn however tina, Sir VIII
srid Win rare 70 risk he lpas 81 personal
prestige which would he cntstled hv the
defeat ~ the government candidate after
~. premier had ressonahy canveSsed tho
ffflng
In the meantime the betting Witch twp
weeks agr waa ~ in favpr ~ Maxwell
Is new ! 40 in favnr ~ TEHrien