MONTREAL "GRAFT."
A BEFOEM MATOB.
THE RATEPAYERS ATTEMPTING A
CLEAN-UP. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copjrlehl
Ottawa, February 3. Montreal, whose civic politics were found by Judge Cannon to be "saturated with corruption and soaked m patronage," has elected the reform candidate for the Mayoralty, Mr. Guenn, by a majority of 10,000.
Out of twenty-three aldermen mentioned in Mr. Justico Cannon's report revealing civio corruption, twenty-two wero defeated in the election for the Board of Control.
. [The Judge,declared that 25 per cent."of the civic revenue had been'sunk in bribosi He recommended ,the prosecution'of eight aldermen and several.officials.]' ■..'■■ ■', ' .-;
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 734, 5 February 1910, Page 5
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94MONTREAL "GRAFT." Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 734, 5 February 1910, Page 5
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