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A friendly constable should be present vince of Ontario, and he did not thinkl to keep the poll clear of loungers and anyone now living would see the end[ inquisitive people. of it. He believed the policy favored | The deputy returning officer should 'by most lumbermen in Ontario at pre-- be a reliable, sharp and plausible man, | sent would be free logs lll;ld free lum--| so that if we do not get control of the! ber, and he believed the United Statfis opposition scrutineer, he can, when the would remove the duty Shortlfi ;8 {I C counting--time arrives, ask both scru-l hope of getting free logs. At nt "f' tineers to take a piece of paper and re-- Lumsden moved the adjournmen do cord the vote of their candidate as he the debate and the House adjourned. reads the ballots, which have been emp-- «ntutesnmenmemarmeneneenamammammzes tied on the table. He will then have a chance to read out wrongly, so thuti a majority can be secured for our can-- didate. The ballots should be put back into the box as quickly as they are read. The extra ones will do to fix things cor-- rectly when he goes home. Snpoiled ballots can be made sure by a little doctoring. Opposition ballots ean be snoiled by the lead out of a lead--pencil, fastened under the little fin-- ger with beeswax, drawn across oppo-- site our candidate's name in opcning the ballot. If you cannot get control of opposi-- tion scrutincers have your deputy re-- turning officer announee that he is against you, so as to lead him astray if possible. Mr. Nat Boyd Had Them. , Mr. Graham said these instructions were handed to Mr. Nat Boyd, a ('on-; servative candidate, by one Freeborn,| who swore at the trial he got them | from a man named Turner, who told Freeborn he received them from Mr. Robert Birmingham, the organizer for the Conservative party. in Ontario. (Ministerial applause.) Mr. Wardell said it was not true that Mr. Birmingham was the Conservative organizer. Mr. Graham affirmed positively that Mr. Birmingham ran the general elec-- tions for the Conservatives in Ontazio in 1898, and also took an active part in the bye--elections .in South Ontario,| Lennox and North Waterloo. (Minis--| terial cheers.) Mr. Wardell was asso-- clated with Mr. Birmingham in Ber-- lin, and hence, having beern in the com-- pany of a member of a machine, the Conservative Whip himself must be be a member of that machine. (Minis-- terial cheers.) Mr. Wardell still maintained that Mr. Birmingham was not the Conservative organizer. Mr. Graham then read a circular marked "Private and mmfidontinl."l signed "Robert Birmingham," and dat-- ed Feb. 12th last, containing instrue-- tions to the Conservatives in the var-- ious municipalitiee to look after the' ;manhn«111 franchise lists, in view of ap--| | proaching elections. In closing, Mr. { Graham urged the House to settle down | to the discussion of practical questions | such as were outlined in the speech from the throne, and which were caleu-- lated to promote the welfare of the Province. Messrs. Boyd (Northn Grey) and 'Lumsden (Ottawa) continued the de-- bate. The latter regretted the pulp-- lwnod regulations of Quebec, which, he ithouxht, were unjust for one Province to' enact against another. There was yet plenty of timber in the Pro--|