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CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, :FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1879. GRAND TRU~K us 50 cents m corn or 3 cent stamps and get the) m1n1on Telegraph offices to send the news as fa3t as received to the Reform Com STATESMAN from now to Jan .Y ( mi'tee Rooms Neads Block By 6 next-seven months ~Send ( FROM NOW TO JANUARY. ) BOWMAN\ ILLE FRIDAY WEST DURHAM ELECTION For want of space we were lmntecl m our remarks on tho result of the contest last week We return to the question now for further remarks The total vote in the r1d1ng at tn1s election rn 2786 The total vote at the Burk Cub1tt electwn wns 2B86 and at the Blake Milne electwn 2268 It will thus be se·n that at the re cent election there were exactly 400 votes more polled than at the laot which ts an 0,1dence vf the fierceness of the strug~le between the two parties For the Oon·er vat1vea to say that their 01gan1zat1on was not perfect is to mdulge m idle talk The arrancrements on both sides were comp'lete ft'>r br1ng1ng out the vote and there is no use dcnymg the fact Cartwright has ever been the stronghold of Conservatism m th 18 ridmg, but we are pleased to see many of the more intelligent and respect able elect0rs throwmg off the coils that have long been wound arounJ them and a.ctmg conscientwusly / The Reform 'ote u1 that townshtp never exceeded 85 and oply once did it reach that number before the recent vote which numbers exactly 100 for Dr McLaugblm Only 12 votes more were polled for Mr Oolv1lle than for Col Cubitt, but 39 more were cast for the Dr than for ~Ir Burk We agam repeat that great credit is due t o our friends in Cartwr1ght for the "\ery favor able result of the contest The good people of Clarke, too dul not illow any at<le issues to mfiuenoe them against either the Reform candidate or the Reform cause notwithstaudmg the vigorous efforts put fvrth bv tho Opposition candidates s friends (?) to preJndico the Clarke and Ne\\ castle electurs against tho Dr on the plea. that t e was a Bowmanv1lle man 'Ve aro in possession of a great many facts of a personal characttlr, wh ch now the election is over, we deem it most expe dient not to pubhsh We concur m the sentiments expressed by an exchange that now the fight is over and the Provm c1al Governm&nt sustan1ed we trust that all parties will t:mttle down to business and emulate each other in the pursuit of those oallrngs and industries which promote the material prosperity and comfort of the people If m the heat of the battle and the excitement of the conflict anythmg has been said or done by either pa1 ty \'i h1ch has caused pru.n or unpleasantness we hope it will be forgn en and all become again as good friends as before the contest ' ' e no" present the official returns which show that Dr ~lcLaughlin s actual maJortty 1s 148 McL<etiHLLN BowMAN'\'ILLE o clock however the Rooms "ere packed so that 1t was deemed advisable to resort to the '!' rn n Hall Permission wns ob tamed ana the crowd flocked m and lilied Great chee11ng followed the announcements as made from the platfor1n As soon as Dr ~foLaughhn The sympathies were a1ade J11s appearance there was deafen1nq cheers a]so when the cheering intelligence still the N P is mtact I came that all of the Mmistry had been J Bur Pl" b elected During th~ evernng Dr ~'.[c Laughltn addressed the electors, thankmg them for the noble support they had a1ven hnn and hoped his parha111entary career would meet with their approbatrnn Ho spoke parhcularly of the faithful members of the party m Oart"nght "ho agarnst every, possrble tnfiaence and oppos1t1ot1, had given hun the h ghest number of '\otes ever given by the to \IlBlnp to a Reform Candidate He thanked all me1nbera of committees a.nd every one else who had many way rendered assist ance 111 his beh~If during the contest li ~ ote of thij,nks was passed to Mr Sam Bur den Warden oftheUmtedCounties for the good he had done m the Reform mterest m stumpmg the ridmg m Mr Colville s interest The Dom1n1on Orgun Band came out m full force and played s~veral live y pieces and lhe boys had a large hon fire at each end of the to" n There W!W no l such 'loud demonstrations as our Con servative friends mdulged m last Septem her, and as they had made ovory prepar atwn to mdulge m on this occa·wn if the N .P had accomphshed what they ex pected it would Mr Colville went home qmte early m the evemng a sadder and ~hen his clec t1oneer1ng expenses arc paid we are con siderablv mistaken if he does n >t conclude the smoke was not wotth the powder His leaders -did not care v; hat expense they mcurred so long as Mr Colville had to foot the bill It ,. high time that Con servatlves woulcl learn that the strongest efforts tlley can put forth will prove of n<> avail In 'West Durham They are sure to C< ine out on the losing aide __ ___ _______ aa ALEXANDER'S CHEAP DRY --- o--34 37 12 28 coons! 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