A party convention, or, who speaks the truth?

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Featured Link: York Herald, 11 Nov 1859, p. 2
Media Type: Newspaper
Item Type: Articles
Notes: An editorial about the false reporting of the attendance and methods of the recent "conventions".

Grits and Reformers held "conventions" to name delegates for the coming election. The newspapers in the region gave biased coverage of the news in regards to these meetings.
Date of Publication: 11 Nov 1859
Subject(s): Political conventions
Political parties
Nominations For Office
Reporters and reporting
Personal Name(s): Wright, Amos
Corporate Name(s): Toronto Globe ; Toronto Leader ; Toronto Colonist ; Markham Economist
Local identifier: Ontario.News.225783
Language of Item: English
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