Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-04

n. John. y. T.. NOV. 3.-The electors
ol canada are q. r;air@ Thursday
Mhethcr th@ e,overua. ! ~ir Wilfrid
L.'uritr Will 'e continued III office and
whether Tho Grand Trunk Pacific CO.
shall be permitted to construct a trans
continental railroad largely supported
by the federal treasury.
The campaign has been an active one
all along the line and although the in
dirations 1T times have pointed to the
return of the Liberal government by Il
reduced majority IN the House of Com
mons, the number of confusing ele
mtnts has mace the outcome uncertain
OWNS; to the fact that the Liberal ma
jority in the late Parliament was "a.
The leading issue in the campaign
has been the Grand Trunk Pacific pro-
graTn. Under it the Conservative
party. led b.! Robert l.. Borden of Hal
flax, has maintained that freight traffic
during the months that the St Law
renee is closed to navigation would be
shipped to Portland. Me-, and Boston,
instead of to Atlantic terminus of the
Grand Trunk Railroad whose directors
and officers are the promoters of the
Grand Trunk Pacific enterprise. Port
land has been a greater issue than Bos-
ton for this reason and the Conserva-
tive new spapers and those opposing
the railroad program constructed argu-
ments daily for the two weeks to m
lreSs the electors with the idea that
the United States ports, particularly
Portland, would benefit from the con-
structon Of the proposed road at the
expense Of Canadian cities.
The five newspapers here opposing
the government have constantly urged
the electors to vote for st. John and
not for Portland.
The Liberal party is depending large
iy on the prosperous condition of the
country belle wing that a country is
never overthroWn by the electorate
during good times. 1t also relies on the
hravy vote in Quebec province where
nIt Of 60 members of the last Parlia-
mrnt from that district nearly 90 sup
ported Premier Lauriet The Cons"rV-
ativts have been claiming that they
would elect 90 or p members in Que
bee ana it is believed that the success
or failure oc their efforts in that prov
ince will decide the result at large.
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one Of the Liberal licutenants, has re-
signed his seat III the Lauricr cabinet
and is an opponent of the government
! though not actively participating in
the election.
In this province the resignation Of
Andrew G. Blair rs minister of rail-
WayS and canals as a protest against
, the railways plans ana the detection Of
the leading Liberal newspaper III st.
! John have complicated matters. The
election If DR.. J. w. Daniels and DR.
A. A. stockton. Conservatives. as MEM
hers for st. John. is expected and the
Conservatives claim they will elect
ajority Of the 13 members for the
whole province. In the last election the
Liberals carried St John by 1900 ma
iority and elected seven members in
the rest OF the province.
Voting in this city was heavy during
the forenoon. The weather is fine Out
side Of this constituency the most in
teresting contest in New Brunswick is
in West Moreland county in which IS
located the city of Muncton. the head
quarters of the great railway system
The present member FOR that county
Hon. Henry X. Emmar son. minister
or railways and canals and leader of
! his party in this province. had as an
opponent n. \. Powell. ex-member of
Parliament one of the most prominent
conservatives in the east. EmmerSon
received the votes Of many of the rail-
way employees and the Liberal leaders
claim his election. Conservatives ex-
neCt to win in Kent cnlIutv whore tho
present Liberal member is opposed by
a Conservative and an independent
Liberal
The Conservative papers this week
expected that Congressman LieweIlyn
P'We Of Maine had entered Victoria
county in aid Of the Liberal candidate
but 1t developed that Mr.. Powers and
COStiGan merely ndHresSed a r,,natincr