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<> [toral wron#doing. He then read alétter ine wn.rfbecause on the field there was! --|written by Mr. Dryden to a man named fousencia®.sordg uols name, was a Tooley. The 1atter was addreised as lats ChPistonhc in this" country, the 4] "My dear Tooley," and reference was gte Christopher Finlay Fraser. There 'made in the document to a person nam-- was also there the son of the member led "Jack." "If," said Mr. Carscallen, for North Lanark, Mr. Caldwell, "I should ever be guilty of addressing a Students Arrive. thief or felon as 'dear Tooley,' I will 3 resign my seat in this House." The man At this point the ladies' gallery was referred to as "Jack" was Jack Thomp-- invaded by a large body of students, son, who was shown at the election carrying banners and flags, with large, trials to be a member 6f the infernal gonorous voices, held in control with gang which had been going about rob-- difficulty. The sound of the bagpipes 'bing the people of this Province. But brought up the rear. This led Mr. 'who was Tooley? He was an hotel-- Graham to remark that he was remind-- kceper at Manchester who palmed off a ed of the "Cock of the North" at Dar-- worthless watch and a $1 bill which gai Ridge, a reference which brought had been raised to a $5 on a young forth cheers from the House and from man named Fisher in return for a good the students, who, however, soon ceas-- watch. Tooley was tried, but allowed ed . : to go on suspended sentence. He was Continuing, Mr. Graham, referring a man who had done all sorts of wrong to the designation of . pea--jacket Gov--, to elect Mr. Dryden. Turning to the ernment, said there was sometimes ; North Waterloo election, Mr. Carscallen enough in one man's pea--Jacket to, charged that the Commissioner of make an overcoat for another man. Crown Lands secured the reappoint-- ('Lflllghter.) He was glad to support a} ment as returning officer of a man Government which had honestly spent| whom the returning -- officer dismissed nearly one hundred million dollars. He| for taking the baillots to the Liberal thought the Conservative party in this Club. The same man, Cummings, after House never had a policy. Not only | being reinstated, was proven to have Canada, but the old country, were 31151." switched 21 ballots.' (Opposition ap-- | ly proud of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who, as plause.) Mr. Catscallen said it was a | leader of the new LiberAl Government.' f legitimate conclusion to form, in view | had done more to develop trade since f the relations of the Commissioner of 1890 than the Conservatives had done| Crown Lands with Alex. Smith and | in their whole long reign of power pre--| James Vance, that the Minister knew viously. Mr. Graham deprecated the the gang were going to North Waterloo attempt to stir up racial strife, and ex-- to steal ballots. The evidence upon | presse--d the hope that when the war in which this was based was a series of | South Africa was over the people there telegrams, one of which congratuilated ) would produce a man equal to Sir Wil-- 'the Liberals upon the result of the man-- | frid Laurier to cement the two races. | hood franchise registration in Berlin. At this point the House rose. Mr. + Carscallen did _ not belileve | Rascality Revealed. | in obstruction under ordinary | l circumstances, -- but in the pres-- |__On resuming, Mr. Graham made an| ent case he would remain here| extended reference to the history of all summer in order to keep the Gov--| | political corruption, and gave illustra--| ernment to the issue, (Loud Oppost--| \tions of ballot--tinkering of the most tion apolause.) He charged that the \rascally sort on behalf of the Conserva--| West Elgin ballots woere deliberately, |tive party. He quoted from confidential ; wilfully and with malice uforethoughtl instructions given -- to -- Conservative| destroyed, with a full knowledge by the workers in Manitoba the following ex--| parties doing it of what they were de-- |traordinary clauses:-- | stroying The Government had _ for-- We have the printing of the ballotsn.| feited the confidence of the country, therefore a sufficient number should be and the Opposition should say to them, printed extra to enable the deputy re-- *You shall not have one dollar of sun-- turning officer to have them marked for lies if it is in our power to prevent our candidate and ready to use after it." (Loud Opposition applause.) the count to replace those read out s wrongly to the scrutineers. Or the New Opposition Leader. ' |deputy returning officer can have them Mr. Graham (Brockville) twitted the| \marked and folded in his pocket to slip last speaker with posing as the new| Into the box in place of an opposition leader of the Opposition, and one who ballot if the opportunity happens. This, was going to frame a policy which of course, will occur quite frequently hitherto had been left unframéd. Re--| if we have control of both scrutineers. erting to the South African war, he To get control of both scrutineers xpressed his pleasure at the unanim--| have one of our men, not a prominent y of the House in regard to the sub--| | one, but a supposed kicker, for instance, ct of the British Empire, and referred apply to the opposition to be put on the appopriateness of the speeches as scrutineer inside. They are gener-- the Premier and Mr. Whitney. The ally short of workers, and a few plausi-- peaker's speech was peculiarly fitting, ble men will turn the election in a close d it was another evidence that the constituency. Or the man can write rench--Canadians -- were _ thoroughly to their headquarters for . scrutineer ; yal. The Speaker had eloquently re-- papers if he lives in the country. | rred to what the French--Canadians Efforts should be made to make these|! * a done for Britain in the past. To-- 'methods work in wards that give the y there were Girouards and Peliet--| heaviest opposition vote. | ts supporting the British flag in HMHaving control of both scrutineers, a | rica, and among them was a brother-- large vote can be polle@--dead and ab-- | --law of Mr. Evanturel. (Applause.) lscnt voters, etc., can have their ballots e (Mr. Graham)») was interested in 'marked--there is no redress; both scru-' 'tineers were present.