The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-08-06
issued: 1905-11-10
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note: btf AILY NEWS VOL. <t NELSON, B. 0., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1905 C'i'ftiMS I] ELECTIONS IN ALBERTA Rutherford Government is Sustained by a Very Large Majority NO. 169 Bennett, Conservative Leader, Goes to Defeat in Calgary-Doubtful if Conservatives Will Hold 5 Seats Out of 25 (Special to The lrally News) Calgary, Alta., Nov. 9.—At midnight everything iudicates a sweeping liberal victory. The only constituencies thought to be safe for the conservatives are Medicine Hat and High River. Gleicheu and Ponoiu are close.and undecided. In Calgary the returns are: Cush- ing, liberal, 906; Bennett, conservative, 850; Macdonald, labor, 328, with 3511 contested ballots. Both sides claim that these ballots give them victory. The known liberal constituencies are Banff, Cardston, Edmonton, Lethbridge, Athabasca, Stony Plain, Sturgeon, Stratheona, Plneher Creek, Vermillion, Victoria, Wetaskiwin. If the conservatives secure six seats now they will do well. A hot legal contest Is certain, Calgary conservatives charging that the liberals challenged all known conservative votes regardless ot the law. Calgary, Nov. 9.-9:30 p. m— Sufficient returns have heen received to Indicate a sweeping victory l'or the government. Every minister has been elected and the opposition can claim only three seats, High River, Red Deer and Rosebud. Returns for Innisfail, Laconibe and Ponoka are Incomplete and the results are ln doubt. Summary, 10 p. m.—The government has carried 18 seats as follows: Athabasca, Banff, Calgary, Cardstun, Edmonton, Gleichon, Leduc, Lethbridge. Macleod, Peaco River, St. Albert, Stony Plain, Sturgeon, Stratheona, Verm 11- lion, Victoria, Wetaskiwin and Plneher Creek. The opposition claim High River, Reil P'i. 3ouebuu ,:nd Medicine Hat. Three seats are in doubt: Innisfail, Laconibe and Ponoka. Of these Lacombe will probably return a government supporter, which will give the government 19, opposition 4, aud two doubtful. Calgary, Alta., Nov. 9.—The flrst election' in Alberta today r…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0382005
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : F.J. Deane
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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