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Canada's Election

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Day
12
Month
March
Year
1891
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Public Domain
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BLKCTION IX CANADA. TORüNTO, Ont., March 7. - Returns are all in with the exception of three seats where elections wil] bc held later. Returns received late give several seats to the government that were reported as going liberal. One of these is Richmond and Wolfe, where Ilon. Wilfred Laurier, liberal leader, was reported to have been elected. Laurier does not lose his seat, having been rcturned last week by acclamation for east Quebee. It is understood that the govcrnmcnt will immediately move in the direction of trade negotiations with the Uniteil States. Complete returns show that the government lost i) seats in Ontario and that the liberale are in a majoritv of 8 in the prorinceof Quebee. The result of the vote in the province is as follows: Conservativos. Liberáis. Ontario 43 47 Quebee 88 83 New Brunswick. 13 3 Nova Scotia r 6 Prince Edward Islam! 3 4 Manitoba 4 1 Northwest territories I 0 British Columbia 5 0 Total ISO 93 Government majority, T. Washington, March T. - Secretarf Blaine sai.l that hc had nothing to say with regard to the Canadian election, exeept that there seemed to be an impression in some quarters that President Harrison's administration was Lnterested in the election. "As a matter of fiiet," lic said, "the administration is utterly indifferent, as to the result. None of the members of the cabinet took anv interest in the matter, and cared lens aboul it than Canadian, usually do about our elections." Lo.vno.N. March 7. - The, result of the Canadiun elcctioa is received with general satisfaction. It is looked upon as a triumph of British feeling and a pledge of attachment to the mother country-. The St James' (azette is exultant. and winds np a leading editorial by dedaring: "Canada is British still. Washington does not yet rule over Ottawa."

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