Omineca Herald
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-12-01
issued: 1912-03-29
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note: cr THE OMINECA Vl. 4. No. 39. HAZELTON, B. C, MARCH 29. 1912 TEN PAGES McBRIDE'S RAILWAY POLICY DID IT GRADING AND SIDEWALKS CONSERVATIVES SWEPT THE PROVINCE PLANNED FOR NEW HAZELTON Only Two Socialists To Form The Opposition-The Liberal Leader, H. H. Brewster, Defeated-McBride F- c- McKinnon Tells the Local People What The Owners of Sec= and Bowser Head The Poll In Their Constituency tJon Two Have Decided to Do Hon. Richard McBride and the Conservative party made a clean sweep of the whole province at the election yesterday. Only two socialists will be in opposition to the government, Williams was elected in Ladysmith and Place in Naniamo. Every Liberal in the province went down to defeat, not one of them made even a close contest. The Premier headed the poll in Victoria, and his first lieutenant. Bowser, came second in Vancouver. There is no doubt but that the railway policy of the government was the main issue considered by \ the people when casting their ballots, and everyone wants railways. It is the only way to get i the province opened up. The approval of the people as expressed yesterday must be very grati- fying to the Premier, as it is to the entire Conservative party. The results of the election were received in Hazelton over the Dominion Telegraph line, and bulletined in several places around town. The report was, however, very small, as will be seen by the list given below, which is the complete returns given: New Westminster: Gifford, con. 1010; Kennedy, lib.385; Harred soc. 177. Victoria: McBride c. 3228, Benson c. 2390; Thompson c 2547; Davey c. 2375; Elliott, lib. 1990; Brewster lib. 2048; Perry, ind. 620; Midgley, soc. 662. Fernie: Ross, con. 1077; Davidson, soc. 789. Greenwood: Jackson, con. Okanagan: Ellison, con. 1547 ; Sterling, soc. 375. Kamloops: Shaw, con. 695; Leigh- ton, lib. 320. Saanish: Eberts, con. 392; Noble lib. 176. Naniamo: Place, soc. 621; Planta, con. 578; Shepherd, lib. 374. Vancouver: Bowser, c. 5077; Mc- Cowan, con. 5018 ; McQ…
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Hazelton (B.C.)
spatial: Hazelton
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language: English
lat: 55.2558330
long: -127.6755560
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Hazelton, B.C. : C. H. Sawle
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