New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-12
CANADA ELECTION HOT
st. Hyacinthe Centre Of the
Campaign Opening.
RECIPROCITY MAIN ISSUE
Labor Mems and Jewish Votes
in Montreal Feature of Can
vass in Province.

ottawa. Aug. 1.-THE French village NJ
ST. Hyacnthe will be tho storm centre
Of the Canadian election campaign next
Sunday when the government and the OPP
position will through their leading speak
ers. plead from the same platform for the
votes Of the 5000 or more men who are
expected to he present.
The conservative Nationalists, under the
leadership Of Henri Boursssa. have
launched there the attack against the
government in advance ~ tho opposition
IN other provinces. The Liberals have de-
cided that the attack must be met i'm
medistely and Mr. Boursssa has been In
vted 10 appear the same platform with
Postmaster General Lemieux. whom the
government has selected it's champion
These two speakers had meeting two
years ago tho warmth Of which is stlll
remembered BIZ Quebec electors.
Interest IN the roming clash runs so
high that the railways will run special
trains from many parts Of Quebec. Re-
ports that there is danger Of q riot are
secuted however. by leaders on both sides.
Winnipeg. Man. Aug. lL-Attorncy Cen
eral Campbell after placing two regis
tration clerks under arrest for refusing 10
accept long lists OF absentees, handed in
by hotel men. withdrew the case this after
loon and admitted before the Judge the
right OF the Dominion government 10 make
lists. Following this, the Dominion officials
threw ont of the registration booths all
provincial police sent there by order OF At
torney General Campbell. and the FEDERAL
authority reigns unquesrioned. twenty
five thousand votes have already been reg
istered
Reports are coming in daily that anti
reciprocity candidates in Manitoba are find
ing difficulty I'm lining up their old sup
porters, and many are having the fight Of
their political lives Hundreds Of conserva-
tive farmers are deserving their party on
the reciprocity question. Reciprocity clubs
are being organized in many centres in
Southern Alberta. where the government
forces have strong hopes Of winning.
Montreal. Aug 1l.-There was little
change in the political situation to-day.
Both parties are busy organizing. and
there were many rumors as 10 probable
candida tes Two new features in the cleo
will ne The increased power Of the Labor
men and. in this city. the Influence Of the
Jewish vote. The Labor men are active
and have decided 10 enter candidates in
several divisions. AlphonA Yervile. who
represented Labor I'm the last Parliament,
again will be candidate. and in Stan
stead County G. r. Brunei president OF
the Trades and Labor Council, will contest
the division.
The Jewish vote is strong in Montreal.
having increased greatly since the last
elections II was planned to run candi-
date Of that race i'm the 81. Lawrence
division. where five thousand votes could
be mustered. This has been reconsdered.
however. and Robert Bckerdike. recently
"A Liberal member. again will he the LIB
eral candidate His opponent has not been
named. Both parties are making desperate
efforts to capture the Jewish vote. how
ever. and 10 this end the Liberals have
asserted that the Conservatives are work
ing with the Nstionalists. whose adher
ents are mostly French. in the hope that
the Jews will turn against that party. ow
ing 70 racial troubles they have had with
the French.
The nomination OF Duncan McMsrtin, A
mining man, who is almost as much a
New Yorker as a resident Of Montreal. TO
run in the Conservative interests In Glen
garry. has again started the story that the
Conserva tive campaign fund will be swelled
by contributions from interests in the
United States anxious to have reciprocity
defeated