August 22, 1867

TORIES TO INTRODUCE WINE TAX?

Work has begun amongst officials within the government of Sir John A. Macdonald to institute a tax on vineyards following the election. The government has neither confirmed nor denied its intentions relating to a wine tax however, Dr. Joseph-Charles Taché, an official within the Department of Agriculture has been sent to France by Hon. William Howland (Inland Revenue) to investigate the ways in which that country assesses taxes on its wine industry.

In order to complete his investigations, Dr. Taché is set to visit Bourdeaux, Burgundy, and Champagne.

With recent revelations of the struggling state of the new Dominion’s financial affairs it should perhaps come as no great surprise that the government of Sir John A. Macdonald is looking for new sources of revenue to reduce the size of its deficit.

Mr. Howland is due to speak at a campaign meeting in West Toronto this evening.

FIRST RETURNS ARE IN

The first returns of election campaign are in and the Conservatives and Liberals have split the first to ridings to elect members. In West Northumberland, Tory James Cockburn was elected by acclamation to the House of Commons, while Liberal Alexander Fraser was elected by acclamation to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the same riding.

In Lincoln, Liberal Joseph Benson has been declared elected to the House of Commons and Conservative John Rykert to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Nominations were held yesterday in the ridings of Cornwall, Lincoln, London, and West Northumberland. In Lincoln and West Northumberland, candidates were elected by acclamation.

Hon. James Cockburn (Conservative) has been declared elected to represent the riding of West Northumberland in the House of Commons.

Alexander Fraser (Liberal) has been declared elected to represent the riding of West Northumberland in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Hon. Joseph Benson (Liberal) has been declared elected to represent the riding of Lincoln in the House of Commons.

John Rykert (Conservative) has been declared elected to represent the riding of Lincoln in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

In Cornwall, Ontario Premier John Sandfield Macdonald has been nominated to stand for both the Commons and Ontario seats. If elected he will carry the Conservative banner to Toronto and the Liberal banner to Ottawa. In London, Hon. John Carling, Ontario’s minister of Agriculture and Public Works has been nominated for both seats as well. He will carry the Conservative banner to Toronto and the Liberal-Conservative banner in Ottawa.

ELECTION CALENDAR

This section will be updated daily as information is received. New information is in bold.

August 22, 1867

ONTARIO

Nominations

• Glengarry
• East Durham

August 23, 1867

ONTARIO

Nominations

• Prescott
• South Leeds
• East Toronto
• West Toronto
• West York
• South Wentworth
• East Northumberland
• Welland
• Frontenac

August 24, 1867

ONTARIO

Nominations

• Dundas
• West Hastings
• North Wentworth
• North Norfolk
• Halton

August 26, 1867

ONTARIO

Nominations

• Brockville
• Monck
• Hamilton
• East Hastings
• North Oxford
• South Lanark
• Niagara

Polls

Carleton

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• John Holmes (Liberal-Conservative)
• Mr. Rochester (Conservative)

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Skead (Conservative)
• Robert Lyon (Liberal)
• Adam Eastman (Independent)
• William Kidd

  Kingston

  HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald (Liberal-Conservative)
• Dr. John Stuart (Liberal)

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Dr. Maxwell W. Strange (Conservative)
• Dr. John Stuart (Liberal)

  South Ontario

  HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• George Brown (Liberal)
• Thomas Gibbs (Liberal-Conservative)
• R. J. Wilson
• Dr. R. J. Gunn
• S. B. Fairbanks
• Abraham Farewell
• J. B. Bickell

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Dr. William McGill (Liberal)
• Dr. D. Tucker (Conservative)
• W. H. Gibbs
• Truman P. White
• G. H. Grierson
• W. H. Mitchell
• N. W. Brown

Ottawa

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Ed. McGillivray
• J. M. Currier (Liberal-Conservative)
• Philip Thompson
• E. Martineau
• Alexander Gibb
• M. K. Dickenson

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Richard Scott (Liberal)
• H. Friel (Conservative)

QUEBEC

Nominations

• Montreal

August 27, 1867

ONTARIO

Nominations

• South Brant
• North Renfrew
• North Lanark
• South Oxford
• North Grenville
• South Grenville

Polls

Carleton

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• John Holmes (Liberal-Conservative)
• Mr. Rochester (Conservative)

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Skead (Conservative)
• Robert Lyon (Liberal)
• Adam Eastman (Independent)
• William Kidd

  Kingston

  HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald (Liberal-Conservative)
• Dr. John Stuart (Liberal)

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Dr. Maxwell W. Strange (Conservative)
• Dr. John Stuart (Liberal)

  South Ontario

  HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• George Brown (Liberal)
• Thomas Gibbs (Liberal-Conservative)
• R. J. Wilson
• Dr. R. J. Gunn
• S. B. Fairbanks
• Abraham Farewell
• J. B. Bickell

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Dr. William McGill (Liberal)
• Dr. D. Tucker (Conservative)
• W. H. Gibbs
• Truman P. White
• G. H. Grierson
• W. H. Mitchell
• N. W. Brown

Ottawa

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Ed. McGillivray
• J. M. Currier (Liberal-Conservative)
• Philip Thompson
• E. Martineau
• Alexander Gibb
• M. K. Dickenson

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Richard Scott (Liberal)
• H. Friel (Conservative)

  Lennox

  HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Richard Cartwright (Conservative)
• Mr. Grange

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Stevenson (Conservative)
• T. Casey (Liberal)
• Mr. Davey

  August 28, 1867

  ONTARIO

  Nominations

• North Perth
• Essex

Polls

Lennox

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Richard Cartwright (Conservative)
• Mr. Grange

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Stevenson (Conservative)
• T. Casey (Liberal)
• Mr. Davey

Cornwall

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• John Sandfield Macdonald (Liberal)
• Mr. Mattice

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Sandfield Macdonald (Conservative)
• William Allen (Liberal)

London

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• John Carling (Liberal-Conservative)
• Mr. Peacock

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Carling (Conservative)
• J. Durand (Liberal)

West Northumberland

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Hon. James Cockburn (Conservative) — Elected by acclamation

ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Alexander Fraser (Liberal) — Elected by acclamation

Lincoln

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Hon. Joseph Benson (Liberal) — Elected by acclamation

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Rykert (Conservative) — Elected by acclamation

August 29, 1867

ONTARIO

Nominations

• Russell

  Polls

  Cornwall

  HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• John Sandfield Macdonald (Liberal)
• Mr. Mattice

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Sandfield Macdonald (Conservative)
• William Allen (Liberal)

London

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• John Carling (Liberal-Conservative)
• Mr. Peacock

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Carling (Conservative)
• J. Durand (Liberal)

West Northumberland

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Hon. James Cockburn (Conservative) — Elected by acclamation

ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Alexander Fraser (Liberal) — Elected by acclamation

Lincoln

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Hon. Joseph Benson (Liberal) — Elected by acclamation

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• John Rykert (Conservative) — Elected by acclamation

• East Durham

• Glengarry

August 30, 1867

ONTARIO

Nominations

• East York

  Polls

• East Durham
• Glengarry
• Toronto East
• Toronto West
• South Wentworth
• West York
• East Northumberland
• Frontenac
• Welland
• Prescott
• South Leeds

August 31, 1867

ONTARIO

Polls

• Toronto East
• Toronto West
• South Wentworth
• West York
• East Northumberland
• Frontenac
• Welland
• Prescott
• South Leeds

September 2, 1867

ONTARIO

Polls

• West Hastings
• North Norfolk
• North Oxford
• Dundas
• Brockville

QUEBEC

Polls

• Montreal

September 3, 1867

ONTARIO

Polls

• West Hastings
• North Norfolk
• North Oxford
• Dundas
• Brockville
• Hamilton
• North Wentworth
• South Oxford
• South Lanark
• South Brant
• Monck
• Halton

QUEBEC

Polls

• Montreal

September 4, 1867

ONTARIO

Polls

• Hamilton
• North Wentworth
• South Oxford
• South Lanark
• South Brant
• Monck

• Halton

• East Hastings

• North Renfrew
• North Lanark
• North Grenville
• South Grenville
• Essex

September 5, 1867

ONTARIO

Polls

• East Hastings
• North Renfrew
• North Lanark
• North Grenville
• South Grenville
• Essex
• North Perth
• Russell

September 6, 1867

ONTARIO

Polls

• North Perth
• East York

  September 7, 1867

  ONTARIO

  Polls

• East York