August 30, 1867
VOTE EARLY TO ENSURE YOUR VOTE COUNTS
Voting early takes on greater significance during today’s polling in Toronto given the speed with which voting is expected to be accomplished. This is owing to the holding of polls in multiple locations with the intention that voters will not be detained in lines in order to record their preferences.
The Globe expects that the use of multiple polling booths will allow the whole election in the City of Toronto to be accomplished before noon on the first day of voting, updating the adage that “A vote before twelve o’clock is worth two after” to “a vote after twelve…is thrown away.”
DAILY ELECTION REPORT
It was a clean sweep for John Sandfield Macdonald and his Patent Combination in Cornwall and London, where voting concluded yesterday. London had been called for the Minister of Agriculture and Public Works, Hon. John Carling after the first day of voting, with the minister winning seats in both the House of Commons and the Ontario Legislature.
It took till the end of yesterday for the premier to confirm victory in his two races. Sandfield won his Commons seat by a margin of 451-295 over Mr. Mattice. He won his provincial seat by a margin of 479-261 over Liberal William Allen.
Macdonald’s candidacies highlight the coalition question that has been the centre of much discussion during this campaign. Macdonald has long allied himself with the Liberal/Reform party but was essentially appointed premier of Ontario by the Tory (and now Liberal-Conservative) Prime Minister. Once in the position, Sandfield, with great difficulty, assembled a coalition cabinet, consisting of two Reformers and two Tories, plus himself. Sandfield refused to call it a coalition and dubbed his ministry the “Patent Combination”.
Sandfield has taken the idea of his Combination and the new Liberal-Conservative party to heart and attempted to embody them in his very political being, having stood for the Liberals in the Dominion election and the Conservatives in the provincial one.
Given, however, that Sandfield can attribute his initial appointment to the Ontario premiership to his namesake John A. Macdonald it will be interesting to see whether he sits with the ministry or the opposition in the Commons. Should he choose to sit with the opposition that might then allay the Liberal fears that his provincial ministry shall be a puppet of Dominion masters.
Voting continues today in East Durham where Conservative Francis Burton currently has a 356 vote majority over his opponent. In the provincial race, the Liberal Smith has retired and Conservative Arthur Williams declared elected.
Voting also continues for the provincial seat in Glengarry. No report of the interim results has been received as of press time.
DAILY NOMINATION REPORT
Nominations occurring on August 29, 1867.
Ontario
Russell
House of Commons
- Mr. Bell
- James Grant (Conservative)
Ontario Legislature
- William Craig (Conservative)
- J. O’Hanley (Liberal)
- R. Sparks (Independent)
East Peterborough
House of Commons
- James Anderson
- Peregrine Grover (Conservative)
Ontario Legislature
- E. Ingram (Liberal)
- George Read (Conservative)
North Huron
House of Commons
- Mr. Holmes
- Mr. Sloan
- Joseph Whitehead (Liberal)
Ontario Legislature
- Thomas Gibson (Liberal)
- William Hays (Conservative)
South Norfolk
House of Commons
- Peter Lawson (Liberal)
- Mr. Walker
Ontario Legislature
- R. Crysler (Conservative)
- Simpson McCall (Liberal)
East Elgin
House of Commons
- Mr. Burwell
- Thomas Dobbie (Conservative)
Ontario Legislature
- Daniel Luton (Conservative)
- Thomas Nairn (Liberal)
Algoma
House of Commons
- Mr. Beatty
- Mr. Macdonell
- Wemyss Simpson (Conservative)
Ontario Legislature
- Frederick Cumberland (Conservative)
- Mr. Duncan (Independent)
- Mr. Palmer (Liberal)
North Bruce
House of Commons
- Mr. Douglas
- Alexander Sproat (Conservative)
Ontario Legislature
- Donald Sinclair (Liberal) — Elected by acclamation
Québec
Deux-Montagnes/Two Mountains
House of Commons
- Jean-Baptiste Daoust (Conservative) — Elected by acclamation
Québec Legislature
- Gédéon Ouimet (Conservative) — Elected by acclamation
Montreal East
House of Commons
- Hon. George-Étienne Cartier (Militia) (Liberal-Conservative)
- M. Lanctot (Liberal)
Québec Legislature
- Hon. George-Étienne Cartier (Militia, Dominion) (Conservative)
- Ludger Labelle (Liberal)
Montreal Centre
House of Commons
- Thomas Workman (Liberal) — Elected by acclamation
Québec Legislature
- Edward Carter (Conservative) -- Elected by acclamation
Montreal West
House of Commons
- Bernard Devlin (Liberal)
- Thomas D’Arcy McGee (Liberal-Conservative)
Québec Legislature
- Alexander Ogilvie (Conservative) -- Elected by acclamation
NEW BRUNSWICK
Northumberland
House of Commons
- Thomas Gillespie
- John Johnson (Liberal)
Refer to the election calendar for the nominations and votes occurring today.