Daily Colonist (1903-07-08) by Unknown

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Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1903-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

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All Types and Capacities Iron and Wood Working Machinery

HYDRAULIC MACHINERY FOR EVERY SERVICE

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; * {VICTORIA' DAILY COLONIST. WEDNESDAY. JULSi S. 1903.

The Paterson

Annual Summer Sale

..Shoe.. Co.'s Stores

We take stock at the end of this month and have many lines of

New Summer- Footwear

that must be sold during this sale which begins on Monday

The Paterson Shoe Co., Ltd. The Leading Shoe Dealers

I HUNTLEY & PALMER'S

I English Mixed Biscuits

Per Lb.

Mowat & Wallace, Grocers <

POLITICAL GOSSIP FROM MANY POINTS

Candidates of Both Parties Commencing T;? Put in An Appearance.

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Port Kssingtmi, JV (.'.. .Inly I—A Conservative meeting was lii'ld m the schoolroom on .Moinluv evening, the £2!hh nit. (Some one hundred persons weti' [jre-s>'Ul, including a few ladies,, and the gathoriug vm fully represeuta-, live of tin' canneries and other industries or the di-strict. The chair was taken by Mr. W. I!. Lord, ami Mr. IS. North acted as secretary, and amongst others on the platform were Mr. O. W. Clifford, late M. I'. IV. Who was present as a candidate for the parliamentary sent, and Messrs. R. iCuuniiigliam, McAllister, Davis, Pollnril, li. Chambers, J, Uilumre and Thos. A. Gregg, of Vancouver.

Mr. McAllister proposeu the nomination of Mr. V. \V. Clifford as the Conservative in'.iilidatt' for the division, and Mr. It. (.'uniiiiighaui seconded the motion, which was carried hy acclamation. Mr. UlilTord expressed his appreciation of the honor which had been dune him, but did not wish to say much tit present until the Conservative party in other centres of the district hud expressed their views. lie stated that both himself and the premier, the Hon, Mr. It. McBridc. would visit port Ivssington ill a few weeks' time, and he would then have an opportunity of speaking more fully on political affairs. lie alluded to the benefits that would accrue to tho district hy the construction of the proposed, ami partly surveyed, I\itima-at anil Hazollon railway, which in the last I parliament he had been unable..to secure, I t>Ut he hoped that in a Conservative house this beneficial undertaking would be approved. ,

Mr. Davis proposed a list of committeemen, Mr. Kirby delivered a scholarly dissertation ou the advantages of party lines in politics. i

The requisition nominating Mr. C. W. D. Clifford was as follows: i

Sir,—We, the Conservatives of Port Es-slngton and the Skeena river. In convention assembled, wish to express to you our ttM'touxto approbation of your course In the provincial parliament lust dissolved, during the sittings of which by your manly and courageous course you proved yourself to be a trustworthy uud consist upholder of party standards, a stout defender of Hie Interests of rho province null an untiring worker for tile constituency you represent-«d. ,

T.ie time Having come In the history of .British Columbia when resort to party •government is demanded as the only nouns of restoring llic prosperity of the province and re-establishing her credit, tills cmiven lion Is of opinion that the only satisfactory anil stable government the province can oiMure is an uilnilnistration «d«"Cted on Conservative lines and pledged to govern according to Conservative principles.

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