Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17
TRIUMPH OF LAUR|ER
Will Be Chosen by AccIamation
From Constituency.
EVIDENCES OF DEVOTION
Finance Minister Fielding Is Chal-
lenged to Debate.
KEEN INTEREST IN CONTEST
Liberal Leaders in Canada Declare
That Feeling for Reciprocity
Is Growing Stronger.
EVIDENCES OF DEVOTION
KEEN INTEREST IN CONTEST

OTTAWA. September 1.-THE word
which came from Quebec today to the
effect that Sir WiIfrid Laurier. premier
OF the government and leader of the lib
erai party. would be chaser by acclama-
tion from his old constituency. Quebec
east. his opponent. r, I-educ. having
withdrawn from the field. is in the ma
sure nf personal triumph for the pre-
nier.
In the thirty-three years that Sir Will
frid has represented Quebec east he has
had hot contests in eight general cleo
tons and one bye-election. being chosen
BY reclamation only once before at a
general election ten years ago, and once
al "a bye-election i'm 1896. In these sue
cesSive contests his majorities have con-
SANITY grown. from about $50. in 1873, to
= 2u in the last general election.
Sir Wilfrid's prestige in Quebec is great
bot il has never been accompanied by
such evidences of personal devotion as
al the present time. At the nomination
meeting Thursday. when he was again
named as the liberal candidate, the pre-
mier was received with an enthusiastic
demonstration There was similar
great demonstration for him at Souan-
yes. where he also was nominated.
Refused Hearing.
This feeling was shown when Henri
Boura<sa the nationalist conservative
leader. attempted to speak again Laurier
and was refused hearing.
ppr1sition Leader Borden has taken a
notab lc step in challenging Finance Min
lister F'irIdine tho Canadian author OF
the reciprocity agreement. to d JOINT DE-
bate at Halifax next Tue sday. Inc cnai-
ienge was not accepted. however, as MI
Itu,y tH,sI
day.
The campaign against Borden is ex-
ceptionally bitter. and determined efforts
are being made by the liberals to defeat
linn in Halifax. while the conservatives
ar. equally active in seeking the defeat
OF Mr. Fielding in Queens-Shelburn. Bor-
den'S Halifax ma iority in the last general
election was leSS than 500. SO that his
success is looked upon as an open aues-
ton.
Minister of Customs Paterson. WHO
helped negotiate the reciprocity agree
ment is said To be in danger in Brant,
where the manufacturers are making war
utson him He is the only member of
the l.aurier ministry whose defeat Is con-
siGered possible.
Liberal election managers declare that.
in spite Of all attacks. reciprocity is
growing more popular in central Canada
Reciprocity Made Issue.
A maj eHort. however. - pelhS Hidue
by the opposition to create stampede
on this issue by the circulation of an edi-
tcrial alleged to have appeared in an
American trade publication. saying in
part:
Negotiations should without delay be
Instituted by Secretary of State Knox for
the peaceable annexation of Canada but
for annexation, if il should have 10 come
about. through conquest.
This alleged declaration is expected to
influence many voters who are suscept-
lbla to the cry of loyalty.
Betting on the result of the election
still Tags. though in Ontario today be,
was made of 500 TO 500 that the gov
Pernment will have at least seventy ma
jarity, or almost double its majority in
the last parliament