The Brunswick news., 1911-09-22
CANADA POLLS
A RECORD VOTE.
ON RECIPROCITY
EARLY RETURNS INDICATE VIC
TORY FOR LIBERALS, WHO
FAVOR RECIPROCITY.
Campaign of Conservatives, Wased
Along Patriotic Lines, Flaunted An
nexation Bugaboo Before Voters.
Much Interest Manifested.

Montreal, Sept. 21.-Canada polled
today the heaviest vote in its history
to register its decision as to whether
the government and reciprocity are to
be indorsed or defeated, and up to a
late hour tonight indications pointed
TO victory for President Tafts pet
measure The liberals, who are sup
porting the reciprocity movement are
slightly in the lead at 10 o'clock to-
night, but it will not be known until
tomorrow morning for certain wheth-
er the liberals or conservatives, who
oppose the measure, is victorious.
In all the ten provinces polling
booths were opened at o'clock and
closed at o'clock this afternoon. The
Australian ballot system prevails
throughout the Dominion Even in
the smallest constituency the result
Will hardly be known until tomorrow
morning The election was close
which is the reason the victor could
iACA bt AAlAlOHllNCh AOlll5llls
Today's vote was taken in pa of
the 22l constituencies. Seven did
not vote. Three of these counties
gave their decision on nomination day,
a week ago, returning government
supporters by acclarpation. In the
remaining four, owing to wilderness
conditions which ret prd official cleo
tion preparations, voting has been de-
ferrod for two weekss
Dispatches from all over the Do
minion indicate one ST the largest
votes ever cast at al general election
in Canada Long bd,ore the opening
the polls voters sto in line, eager
to cast their ballotAfor or against
reciprocity. Il
Interest in the rur9, districts was
not less keen than in the centers
of population, and it is upon the rural
district that the government is chief
ly depending for support
From all points came the report that
the election generally proceeded or
derly and quietly.
Leader is Mobbed.
One of the closing incidents of the
campaign was the mobbing of Henri
Bourassa, leader of the Quebec Ma
tionalists at St Hyachinthe, Quebec,
where he was billed to speak last
night A crowd of about 1000 per-
sons waylaid him on his arrival and
,o1tod I, IN, ,,ritb gta Io ooge r,,,, II, c &c
clothes, but doing 10 other damage.
The incident is supposed to be in
retaliation for the hooting Of Sir Will
fred Laurier in Montreal by crowd
of Bourassa's friends the night before.
ST Hyacinthe is supposed TO have
gone solid for Bourassa's reelection.
Crowds at Polls.
When the polls were opened this
morning, there were crowds of cleo
tors at almost every city booth wait
ing to cast their votes. Among those
who deposited their ballots early were
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and r. L. Borden,
the opposing leaders. Premier Lau
rier voted in Quebec at 10 O'Clock
and about the same hour Mr.. Borden
cast his vote in Halifax. The organi-
cation Of each side appeared to be
working smoothly. Both sides ex-
pressed confidence at a late hour to-
night.
Not in many years has any election
in Canada attracted so much interest
as that in progress today, and the
vote will undoubtedly break all rec
ords. Both sides have waged vali-
ant fight and the leaders of both par
ties are confident of victory
The liberals declare that as re-
suit of today's battle of ballots reci-
procity will be ratified by parlia-
mentary majority of at least thirty
five votes. The conservatives were
equally certain that they will obtain
more than the twenty-three seats nee
essary to defeat the measure.
Violently Anti American.
The campaign of the conservatives
and opponents of reciprocity has been
of a violently anti American charac-
ter, and annexation has been de-
scribed as the inevitable sequel of re-
ciprocity. In many places President
Taft has been alleged to be desirous
of rendering his name and fame i'm
mortal by adding Canada to the I'm
ion during his administration or at
least, by laying the foundation on
which the structure Of the nation may
be reared. Even more bitter denun-
Citations have been heaped upon the