The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-09-29
issued: 1909-07-27
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note: 70/ 8 Pages—Subscribe for pa The News. Per Month J\)(l ' mov-mS-M- -:-__\~l.. Classified Ads. I are Winners. Try One. per word |C VOL.8 NELSON B. C TUESDAY HORNING, IUL\ 27. 1909 NO. 83 NOT RESIGNING David Henderson, M.P., Disposes of Yarn NO CHANCE FOR DAN MANN EVEN IF HE SHOULD RETIRE CONSERVATIVES OF HALTON WOULD 8ELECT SUCCESSOR FROM THEIR OWN RANKS—TRIBUTE TO B. C. MEMBER _ "There Is not 'die slightest foundation for the story sent out from Toronto that 1 intend resigning my seat in the house of commons to let D. D.Mann fo the Canadiau Northern have it," said David Henderson, M.P. for Halton, who sp-nt yesterday In Nelson. "And what is more, he continued, "even if 1 did resign Mr. Mann would not get tho seat, for the conservatives of Halton have enough good, men in their own ranks from whom to select a successor to me when the time comes to do ao, without going outside the rlding'fpr a candidate. Of course, It is said that Mr. Mann was born in Halton and tba't he therefore could appeat to the people of the county with good grace, but I may say that such a plea would not be very effective as a vote getter. As I remarked before, the conservatives have ample material from which to select a candidate when for any reason I retire." Discussing the matter further, Mr. Henderson said tha't lie was now getting up ln age, being 68 years old nnd Jt was only natural that he should begin to think of retiring for when the next election came round ha would be well over 70 and might not consider himself physically fit to undertake the work of a rigorous campaign In which case the party, of course, would have to find another candidate. He had drawn the attention of the conservatives of Halton to this aspect of the matter n't their last meeting and had advised them to be looking round for ancitluer man in case he should not be in a position to again accept the party candidature. This was absolutely the only ta-k of his retiremen ha tthere had been and , on that occasion he had i…
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: 10.14288/1.0383604
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
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