CANADIAN ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1193, 31 July 1911, Page 7

CANADIAN ELECTIONS.

i « . SIR WILFRID LAUItIER SPRINGS A SUHI'IUSE. PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED. KKCII'ItOCITY THKATY THE BLECTION ISSfK. By Mourn pli—Press Association—Oopyrlirht (Hoc. .1 illy 111, 0.5 n.m.) Ottawa, .luly 2D. Piirlii!menk has dissolved. Tho ('lections, which will lie fought on tho reciprocity issue, will be held on September 21 Ottawa, July 30. Tho dissolution of I'nrlinmellt Mtrprifrtl politicians, as it was generally lielievod Dint action would not bo taken for iit least another week. Much dissatisfaction i« expressed at tho Government's failure to introdiico a Redistribution Bill based on tho census rcturiifi, us "Western Canada and British | Columbia havo been deprived (hereby of increased membership, probably amount* ing to twenty members. Manitoba and British Columbia aro largely opposed to tho reciprocity tfeaty. If returned to power, Sir Wilfrid Lnuricr intends to introduce more stringent rules for tho prevention of obstruction in Parliament. LAURIER'S CIIJEF PLANK. ELECTION ACTIVITY BEGINS. Ottawa, July 28. Eloction activity has begun in tho Quebec province. Tho T'rcn'ch Nationalist leadors are arranging a campaign. Th« chief plank in tho platform of tho Opposition is Sit Wilfrid Lauricr's navy policy. (Rec. July 80, 5.5 p.m.) Ottawa, July 29. Tho western grain growers' projected formation of a new agricultural federal party, independent of both Liberals and Conservatives, has been abandoned, to tho great relief of Liberal headquarters, as a serious loss to tho Government forces was feared at the forthcoming elections,