The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-09-22

Seats to hear from. Ia
Sr. JOHN. n. B.. Sept. 2i.--With incom-
plete returns to hand. it ia believed the
Conservatives have gained from four to
eight seats in the Maritime Provinces.
i Late reports to the Halifax headqua rters
indicate that the election Of the Con-
servative leader. r. l.. Borden, is in doubt
His running mate, A. r. Crosbie, is de-
feated by about 200. Finance Minister
Fielding in Shelbourne and Sir Fred Bor-
den Minister Of Militia in Kings, y. . =, are
defeated. The Hon. William Pugsley,
Minister Of Public Works. is elected in st.
John City by only o.. His colleague.
James Lowell lost by forty.
New Brunswick hs. returned a. the
members. They are in Restigoucha.
Gloucester. Northumberland. Carleton.
Victoria, St. John City. Vest
moreland. Queens and Sunbury The
Conservatives assuredly have Kings.
Albert, York Charlotte. Kent and st.
John counties; Charlotte a border county
is the surprise OF the campaign here.
In Prince Edward Island the four seats
are evenly divided.
HALIFAX. y. s. Sept. 2l.-The Con-
servatives of Nova Scotia have divided
the province evenly on the question OF
reciprocity. electing nine supporters of
II. L.. Borden out of the eighteen this
province sends to Ottawa
Mr. Borden's colleague in this county
is defeated and his own personal ma jority
is only about 100. The remarkable thing
about the election is the defeat OF the two
Nova Scotia members Of Sir Wilfrid
Lalrier's government. the Hon. W. $.
Fielding. Minister OF Finance. and Sir
Frederick Borden. Minister of Militia
Fielding was never before defeated and
Borden had only one previous defeat.
The opponents Of the defeated Ministers
ere both young men. McCurdy. a banker
of HalifsX. overcoming Fielding. and
Foster, a student Of Acadia University,
beating Borden The Conservatives car
ried one seat each in Halifax, Kings. Shell
bu-ne. Colchester. Cumberland. Lunen-
| burg Digby Hants and Annapolis Lib
erals win in Antagonist, Yarmouth. Cage
Breton North. Cage Breton South. In
verness, Quisboro. PictoI. Richmond and
one in Helifax
Prince Edward Island. according 10
| figures here. elects three Conservatives
and one Liberal, jus, reversing the
previous standing. In New Brunswick il
| looks AS if the Liberals have elected
seven candidates 10 six by the Conserva-
tives. This would make eighteen Con-
| servatives from the maritime provinces.
| compared with nine in the last House
| WINNIPEG, Sept 81 The crushing
defeat of the l.aurier administration
on the reciprocity pact was mos, decided
in western Canada, for late returns indi-
! cate that Of the twenty seven seats the
| Conservatives opposing the pact will get
al least twenty, and possibly more There
were some large majorites polled by
Conservative candidates. Haggart getting
4,lss in Winnipeg; Bennett over 5OO in
| Calgary. and Akin leading by over 900
| in Brandon, the seat formerly held by the
Minister OF the Interior and considered
safe by the reciprocity party
@ aBeau captured Provincher from the
Liberals by several hundred and Brad
bury was again returned in Selkirk.
Sharpe has a comfortable plurality in
Lsgar. Roche and Meighen are also
returned.
In Edmonton the Hon. Frank Oliver,
Minister OF the Interior, is leading by
over 2 900 with few small polls TO hear
from.
The defeat OF the Government came as a
great surprise for il was believed the coun-
try was solid in favor OF the proposed
pact. Flag waving by opponents OF the
pact is said to have been the cause, aided
by the annexation cry.
Tonight Liberals in the West holding
political jobs are beginning to think about
other employment, for the Conservatives
will make clean sweep Of all political
Office holders as their opponents did at the
last election.
Every return being received adds to the