CANADIAN ELECTIONS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 398, 23 September 1911, Page 5

CANADIAN ELECTIONS.

S WEEPING CONS ER VATIVE GAINS. Hy Telegraph. Prous A alinn('<>pyris:l'f Ottawa, Thursday. All the Ministers, oxceptinj: Mr Pulley, Sir VV. Laurier and Mr Oliver have been defeated. There have been sweeping; Conservative gains in lin tish Columbia. All the Conservat iva : :.;td twelve Nationalists were returned in i}xwW(\ Mr Templetman, Minit ler of Mines was defeated at VicThe sipn ilie.an t feature of the ele< t m>h: was the defeat; of Minister: , Lavish promises had been made in various cities ami preat. public works nnfiei I a Ken, if Ministers were vicloriSir Wilfred Laurier is unwilling to 't ad (he Opposition in the new House and bis iifiroment is practically drC idod on. Tin r-" is irrcat disappointment in the United States at the result of the ricel ton. Received September 2:'., 10.•!U a.m. 'idle Governor-General will prohahiy ia :11;ii11 longer than was intended, in order to form the new Government.. Mr Lorden will be asked to accept the Preimership immediately tie definite official returns of his elei (ion are available. The result is still doubtful. A recount ia necessary at Halifax. "WILL SELL ANYBODY OR ANYTHING." Received September 21!, 1>.20 a.m. London, Ve.Htenhy. The Westminster Gazette says the i< are many grounds l'or encouragement and consolation in the re-nilt of the Canadian election!!. 11 does not, cm. aider reciprocity conflicts with the Impel ia I connection, but. would ratlu r si e (do :.da r< jecl it , than .support, rr • e iproc : I y with Ihe intention of Weak i-nnys. tlic Imperial tie. 'i he i' ; ,!l M; il Gazette says Canada s vet!,.;, , 1 :• ce ba.s fallen with terrific v,'l*l,on tbn' fatuous politician who lent ihina'-' lves 1.0 a policy of stibdi visii.p "We can afford to thank Sn Wilfw .i Laurier for his past work ;m an ! ni| u rial ist, but; since, his last, d< sperali' throw for oflice ho has failed ;oslar." The jiaper further states that, the Horden I'ourassa alliance is a purely opportunist one, and "Canadian pi e.tect ionirts are ready to sell anybody or anything, in order to secur vot.'S, New York, Yesterday. The United State* blames t'liamr ClarlUs- annexation speech as bom,' the cause of the defeat of reciprocity. Senator Clark's says President. Tafl.'a speech on the subject; o! the par! inj: of the ways did more to defeat. reciprocity than anythini; els.-. There ha-' been a sharp rise in the Uliicapii wheat, market, consequent on tile defeat of reciprocity.