August 23, 1867

LIBERALS TAKE GLENGARRY

Liberal candidate Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Alexander Macdonald, commander of the 4th Battalion of the Glengarry Militia, and representative for Glengarry in the Legislative Assembly of Canada has been elected to the House of Commons by acclamation. The Liberals currently hold a 2-1 lead over Conservatives in early returns.

James Craig (Conservative) and Archibald McNabb (Liberal) have been nominated to contest the provincial assembly seat.

In East Durham, Francis Burton (Conservative) and F. Beamish will stand for the Commons and Arthur Williams (Conservative) and John Shuter Smith (Liberal) for the local legislature.

THE TONE OF THE CAMPAIGN

Reports out of Kingston following Sir John A. Macdonald’s nomination meeting the other day suggest that the prime minister demeaned himself and his opponent with comments that the papers have seen fit not to reprint. They have, however, spared no expense on the ink required to rebuke the PM for his comments. The Globe not known for its love for the Tory leader had this to say:

People expect, and are not unreasonable in expecting, that persons in J.A.’s position should have some regard for appearances, and should bear in mind that, lose or win any contest whatever, the must maintain the bearing of gentlemen. It is only on such trying occasions that the real character of a man comes out. A gentleman will be a gentleman all through. Many a man, mistaken for such in a general way, at certain unguarded moments, by slang phrases or coarse, vulgar insolence, shows his real nature, which he may have been studiously trying to conceal, and shows it in such a way as to disgust his friends, and even astonish his enemies. A sentence or two will do it — will lead people to say, ‘Is it possible? Angry or pleased, drunk or sober, a gentleman could not, in any supposable circumstances, have spoken so.’

While we agree that intemperate remarks have no place on the campaign trail, we generally tend to think that it is far better for electors to receive a full and true picture of their candidates for public office and to make their judgments on that basis rather than demanding politicians be held to some arbitrary standard of niceness and then publicly shamed for failing to achieve it. For if that is the test then it is a test George Brown and his Globe paper fail heartily for it is in the story published immediately above this tut-tutting of the prime minister that the Globe writers have this to say about James Worts, prospective candidate in East Toronto:

Mr. Worts is an extensive distiller and grain merchant, whose whole soul has been, during his entire lifetime, devoted to business, and left no time for other pursuits. He does not speak well in public, and his mind neither works smoothly nor grasps with ease anything beyond the details of trade. If he were to devote his whole attention, from the present moment to the end of his life, to public affairs, he would never reach even a middling position as a politician.

Let us judge our politicians on the substance of their arguments, not their manners.

ELECTION CALENDAR

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

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

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Francis Burton (Conservative)
• Mr. F. Beamish

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Arthur Williams (Conservative)
• John Shuter Smith (Liberal)

Glengarry

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Donald Macdonald (Liberal) — Elected by acclamation

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• James Craig (Conservative)
• Archibald McNab (Liberal)

August 30, 1867

ONTARIO

Nominations

• East York

  Polls

  East Durham

  HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Francis Burton (Conservative)
• Mr. F. Beamish

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• Arthur Williams (Conservative)
• John Shuter Smith (Liberal)

Glengarry

HOUSE OF COMMONS CANDIDATES

• Donald Macdonald (Liberal) — Elected by acclamation

  ONTARIO LEGISLATURE CANDIDATES

• James Craig (Conservative)

• Archibald McNab (Liberal)

• 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