CANADIAN ELECTIONS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 33, 23 September 1911, Page 5

CANADIAN ELECTIONS.

GOVEEXMENT DEFEATED. DEATH-BLOW TO~RECIPROCITY. SIR WILFRID, LAURi LR LIKELY TO RETIRE. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) Ottawa, September 22. There were sweeping Conservative gains in British Columbia. All Conservatives but twelve Nationalists, wore returned in Quebec. Tho Hon. Win. Templeton, Minister of Mines and Inland Revenue, was defeated at Victoria. A number of election results have still to come. Tho latest available give tho Conservatives 113 scats, the Independents 12, and tho Liberals 88. A significant feature of the elections was the defeat of the Ministers. Lavish promises were made in the various cities, that great public works would bo undertaken if the Ministers were victorious. Sir Wilfrid Lauricr is unwilling to load tho Opposition in the new House, and his retirement is practically decided. There is great disappointment in tho United States over the result of the elections. NEWSPAPER OPINION. (Received 23, 9.20 a.m.) London, September 22. Tho “Westminster Gazette” says there aro many grounds for encouragement and consolation in the result of the Canadian elections. It does not consider reciprocity conflicts with Imperial connections, but would rather see Canada reject it than support reciprocity with the intention of weakening Imperial ties. The “Pall Mall Gazette” says Canada’s vengeance has fallen with terrific weight on those politicians who lent themselves to a policy of subdivision. Tho paper adds: “We can afford to thank Sir Wilfrid Lauricr for his past work as an Imperialist. Since his last desperate throw for office ho has failed to star.” The “Gazette” further states that the Bordon-Bour-assa alliance is purely an opportunist one, and the Canadian Protectionists arc ready to soil anything or anybody in order to secure votes. SIR W. F. BORDEN TO BE SENT . FOR. WHO CAUSED DEFEAT OF RECIPROCITY ? (Received 23, 10.45 a.m.) j .pi, Ottawa, September. 22. Tho Governor-General will probably remain longer than was intended in order to form a now Government. Sir F. W. Borden will bo asked to accept tho Premiership immediately definite official'returns of His election are availaide. The result is still doubtful. A recount-is .necessary at Halifax. ‘ ” Now York, September 22. The:United States press blames Mr Champ Clark’s annexation speech as being the cause of defeating reciprocity. j c . Mr Clark says President Taft’s speech on the subject of tho parting of the ways did more to defeat reciprocity than anything else. There has been a sharp rise in the Chicago wheat market consequent on the defeat of reciprocity. LATEST PARTICULARS. (Received 23, 8.5 a.m.) Ottawa, September 22. The Liberals carried Alberta, except Calgary. Tho Conservatives overwhelmed the Liberals in Ontario, the Liberals carrying only twelve seats. British Columbia went entirely with tho Conservatives. In Manitoba the Liberals held only one seat. Saskatchewan returned seven Liberals and three Conservatives. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are comparatively unaitcred. In Quebec the Liberals held thirty-seven seats, but the Independents and Conservatives gained twenty.