August 27, 1867

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EARLY RETURNS FROM FIRST DAY OF POLLING

The first election day of the campaign took place yesterday as voters in Carleton, Kingston, South Ontario, and Ottawa went to the polls. Today is the second and last day of voting in those ridings. The interim results at the close of voting yesterday was as follows:

CARLETON (ONTARIO)

House of Commons

• John Holmes (Liberal-Conservative) LEAD OF 57 VOTES
• Mr. Rochester (Conservative)

Ontario Legislature

• John Skead (Conservative)
• Robert Lyon (Liberal) LEAD OF 45 VOTES
• Adam Eastman (Independent)
• William Kidd

KINGSTON

House of Commons

• Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald (Liberal-Conservative) 517 VOTES DECLARED ELECTED
• Dr. John Stuart (Liberal) 84 VOTES

Ontario Legislature

• Dr. Maxwell W. Strange (Conservative) 501 VOTES DECLARED ELECTED
• Dr. John Stuart (Liberal)

SOUTH ONTARIO

House of Commons

• George Brown (Liberal) 1002 VOTES
• Thomas Gibbs (Liberal-Conservative) 991 VOTES
• R. J. Wilson
• Dr. R. J. Gunn
• S. B. Fairbanks
• Abraham Farewell
• J. B. Bickell

Ontario Legislature — NO RESULTS REPORTED

• 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

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

Ontario Legislature

• Richard Scott (Liberal) — 739 VOTES (DECLARED ELECTED)
• H. Friel (Conservative) — 349 VOTES (WITHDREW)

TORONTO TAVERNS TO CLOSE ON ELECTION DAY

An inquiry from Toronto tavern owners regarding hours of operation on polling days has returned a response confirming that taverns and saloons must not operate on election days. The inquiry was put to Mayor James Smith who sought the opinion of the City Solicitor. The solicitor said it was his opinion that the law requires taverns and saloons remain closed on election days.

Voters in Toronto will need to seek alternate means of quenching their thirst when the polls are taken in the two Toronto constituencies on August 30 and 31.

HE SAID, HE SAID

Confusion abounds in the constituency of East York where it has been charged by supporters of the Conservatives that James Metcalfe, the Liberal candidate in the riding, obtained his endorsement through fraudulent means. An affidavit from Samuel Gillespie states that Mr. Gillespie had attended the nominating convention and voted for Mr. Metcalfe after receiving payment from Metcalfe’s campaign to do so.

A subsequent affidavit from Mr. Gillespie, this one notarized, has been published in The Globe , disavows the previous confession. The more recent affidavit states that Mr. Gillespie did not attend the nominating convention, received no pay from anyone, and states that the previous affidavit was false, having been written and published without his knowledge.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY ON AUGUST 28

A public holiday will take place tomorrow, August 28. Events available for citizens to enjoy include a pic-nic at Mimico, for which several thousand tickets have already been sold and is expected to be one of the largest ever held in Toronto.

The Toronto Lacrosse Club travels to Hamilton to compete against the local club in that city.

The City of Toronto departs the harbour at 7 am for an excursion to Niagara Falls. The Rothesay Castle sails to Port Dalhousie for connection to the Welland Railway which will make stops at St. Catharines, Thorold, and other locations.

CHAUVEAU AND DUNKIN ELECTED BY ACCLAMATION

Two members of the Québec ministry, the premier, Hon. Joseph-Pierre-Olivier Cauchon, and Hon. Christopher Dunkin, the treasurer have been elected by acclamation, Chauveau in Québec County and Dunkin in Brome. Both men will represent their constituencies in both the House of Commons and Legislative Assembly.