Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-10-28
Nominations, Thursday.
Throughout Dominion.
Battle Between Forces OF Con-
servatives and Liberals.
Grand Trunk Railway Is One OF
Issues.

"Nomina ton day" throughout tanduSi
.nd candidates of both the Liberal ana
Conservative parties We're ohtcidi'y
named in more than 200 electoral us
tricts which select members OF parma
ment on Thursday next ana ueciue
whether Sir Wilfried LaUrier. ieader oi
the Liberals, Is to remain in control Oh
the federal government or give way W
his opponent, r. l.. Borden OF HdiiidA'
leader of the opposition forces. At the
shire towns Of pra ctically every consul
uenry the dav was largely a hohndF'
hundreds of the voters assembling at
each county court house to hear thc
candidates and others discuss the is
sues Of the contest.
AS there are 213 members OF parla-
ment the winning party will have to
elect 1856 although this number would
allow of no working majority on the
floors Of the commons. The ma jority Of
the I.aurier gvernment in the late par
lament was about -. Its strength
came almost wholly from Quebec, his
own province, and the maritime pro-
vinces. The Liberals hope to retain
most of their phen"mnal strength IN
Quebec, but as they carried nearly All
the seats in that province four years
ago, they expect 70 sustain some losses
next week. On tn" other hand they
claim that the Conservative majority
in the great province Of Ontario Will De
practically wiJed out this year if not
turned into "A minority.
The principal ISSUE Of the campaign
is the proposed construction of a trans
continental railway by the Grand
Trunk Pacific Co.. hacked by the
government on this issue. Portland.
Me-, largely figures. the cOnserva-
tives ana anti-railroa Liberals charg-
ing that the new road will build up that
city, which is the eastern terminus of
the Grand Trunk road at the expense
OF Canadian ports.
The railroad program Of the govern
ment is not popular in this section and
Liberal losses are anticipated. The par
ty in this city is handicapped by lack
Of newspaper support. its principal or
gan having bolted on the Grand Trunk
Issue.
OF five daily newspapers. four are
campa igning actively against the Lau-
rier government. and the fifth has in
the past criticized the railroad plans.
The resignation of Hon. A. G. Blair
OF this city as chairman of the railroad
commission. has been the most sensa-
tional development of the contest. Mr..
Blair abandoned his portfolio in the
J,aurier cabinet last spring because he
could not support the Grand Trunk
program. He says his views have not
changed and many politicians believe
he will make several addresses against
il during the week.
BETTING on the general result of the
voting next Thursday slightly fHvorS
the Lhurier government but the oppo-
sition Is active all along the line and
the outcome may be said TO be rather
uncertain.
Halifax, n. =. oct. 27.-The attend
ancr vas generally large at the nOm-
nation day proceedings throughout
Nova Scotia. Hon. Il. T.. Borden, lead
er of the Conservative party was NOM
mated in one of the Halifax seats. His
cousin. Sir Frederick Borden. minister
if militia and defence in Sir WifrieI
I.auri"rs cabinet. was named in Kings
county and Finance Minister Fielding
in Shelburne.
Parliament who on several occasions
In the House Of Commons has criti-
cised the United States, is again the
Conservative candidate in Colchester
county. The Liberals expect to win a
majority of the seats in the province.
In Cape Breton. however. the party
may lose one or two members owing 20
a disagreement and to developments
which grew out of a big strike at the
Dominion Iron and Steel Works.
In a manifesto issued by Mr. Borden.
the Conservative leader. he opposes the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad bill and
favors the construction Of a trans con
tinental road by the government. the
system to he owned by it absolutely.
Regarding his trade policy, Mr. Bor.
den says:
We believe that any extension oi
our markets by means of reciprocal
trade should be sought by those with.
in the empire. who are our chief Gus
toners. rather than in foreign coun
tries. A preference for our products il
British markets would lead to an i'm
mediate enormous development of ou
resources. Such a preference the Con
servative party will endeavor TO oh
tain on favorable terms
Nominations took place all over tn
province Of Nova Scotia today. for IT,
Dominion elections on November third
NO seats went by aCclamation to eithe
party The candidates nominated in tn
respective counties are as follows:
HalifaX-William Roche and Michae
carney Q.berals); r. l.. Borden and Johl
{. O'Mullin (Conscrvatives)
Annapoiis-W. w. Pickup U-iberaD,
u SEafner (ConServative).
Antigonsh-C. r. McIsaac Niberan
Dr. III. Cameron Conservative
Cape Breton fSouth)-AleN Johnston
U.iberaD. DR.. William Mckay tConslrv
ative)
Cape Breton (North)-D. u. MacKenzi
UiberaD, ]. Mccormack (Conseryative)
Colchester-Hon F. A. Laurence Lib
eraD, S. f. Gourley Conservative
Cumberland-H. J. Logan U.iberaD 7
s. Rogers Conservative.
piSby-A. j. s. Copp O.iberaD. J A
Grierson (Conservative), Neil G.. Comea,
independent LiberaD.
Guysboro-J. II. Sinclair UiberaD. j. S
Wells Conservative
Hants-Dr. J. B. Black U.iberan. F. W
Hanneight Conservative.
1nverness-Dr A. McLennan n.iberaI'
]. H. Jameson Conservative. DR.. Chis
holm QiberaD.
Eings-Sir Frederick Borden (ministe
of militia, LiberaD, J. W. Ryan (Con