January 7, 1868
TORONTO ELECTION RESULTS
The elections passed off yesterday with little excitement. There were contested races in just three wards all on the East side of the city. The elected councillors are:
- St. James’ Ward — Henderson
- St. David’s Ward — Boyd
- St. Lawrence Ward — Strachan
- St. John’s Ward — Smith (Mayor)
- St. Patrick’s Ward — Boxter
- St. Andrew’s Ward — Bell
- St. George’s Ward — Clements
In the Village of Yorkville, the incumbent Reeve, Dr. Berryman, was defeated by challenger Mr. Severn by 27 votes. Moore, Nightingale, Gibson, and Smart were returned for the council positions.
QUÉBEC CITY ELECTION CHALLENGED
The defeat of Hon. Joseph Cauchon (Senate Speaker) in last month’s mayoral election in Québec City has been challenged by Councillor Bolduc who wants council to declare the election void.
Bolduc alleges that Jean Langlois was elected owing to organized gangs of men who took possession of the polling places and prevented electors from voting. Bolduc moved a series of resolutions to “vindicate the rights of public morality” to be have the council take the necessary steps to declare the election illegal.
Observers will recall allegations that Cauchon’s elections the House of Commons and provincial legislature were secured only by the kidnapping of his would-be opponent, Ferdinand Lefrancois.
GOVERNMENT SEEKS A FRIENDLY PRESS
The Hamilton Evening Times reprints an editorial from the London Advertiser in which that paper alleges it was told by an unnamed cabinet minister that it would be “placed upon a list” for a share of government advertising and printing contracts if it declared itself a friend of the Government.
The Advertiser declined the offer: “we are at a loss to determine whether the greater disgrace attaches to those who offer or to those who accept conditions so humiliating.”
“Independent of subsidies, private or governmental, we desire to continue to be an organ of the people, and not a retailer of the second-hand views of the Hon. This or the gallant Sir That.”