1888 Toronto municipal election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 2, 1888. Edward Frederick Clarke, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, defeated Alderman Elias Rogers, owner of a well-known coal and home heating company,[1][2] and Daniel Defoe, a lawyer and former alderman.[3] Rogers, a Quaker, was seen as the "temperance [anti-alcohol] candidate for mayor" while Clarke was favoured by tavern and liquor store owners and anti-temperance voters.[4] Clarke's victory, along with the defeat of two liquor bylaws being proposed by referendum (popular vote), were seen as a victory for anti-temperance views.[5]
Toronto mayor change
- Results
- Edward Frederick Clarke - 7,951
- Elias Rogers - 7,050
- Daniel Defoe - 2,019
Referendum change
Votes were held on three planned by-laws, one to approve spending for a "trunk sewer", a second by-law to reduce the number of taverns licensed to serve liquor from 150 to 100, and a third to reduce the number of shops licensed to sell liquor from 50 to 20. All three by-laws were defeated.
- Trunk sewer by-law
- For - 2,825
- Against - 3,737
- Tavern license by-law
- For - 7,371
- Against - 8,187
- Shop license by-law
- For - 7,743
- Against - 8,146
Aldermen elected to city council change
- St. Andrew's Ward
- E. King Dodds (incumbent) - 837
- William Carlyle (incumbent) - 822
- Thomas Pells - 769
- William Burns - 699
- J. D. Henderson - 633
- James Bond - 519
- St. David's Ward
- John C. Swait (incumbent) - 1,255
- William H. Gibbs - 1,179
- Robert J. Fleming (incumbent) - 1,019
- J. G. Gibson - 940
- Wickett (incumbent) - 770
- St. George's Ward
- George E. Gillespie (incumbent) - acclaimed
- John Maugham (incumbent) - acclaimed
- George Verral (incumbent) - acclaimed
- St. James' Ward
- Alfred McDougall - 1,165
- James B. Boustead (incumbent) - 1,017
- John McMillan (incumbent) - 1,053
- Wallace Millichamp (incumbent) - 774
- St. John's Ward
- H. L. Piper (incumbent) - 1,025
- Irwin (incumbent) - 814
- A. H. Gilbert - 679
- Frank Moses - 642
- R. J. Score - 622
- James Thomson - 572
- St. Lawrence Ward
- Garrett F. Frankland (incumbent) - 733
- John Hallam - 634
- Morrison (incumbent) - 616
- Charles Small - 561
- Thomas Thompson - 399
- St. Mark's Ward
- John Ritchie (incumbent) - 456
- Michael J. Woods (incumbent) - 401
- Charles Frederick Denison (incumbent) - 410
- David D. Christie - 286
- James Roney - 245
- Robert Brown - 95
- St. Matthew's Ward
- Jones (incumbent) - 371
- Francis E. Galbraith - 308
- Peter Macdonald - 295
- Ernest A. Macdonald (incumbent) - 247
- Ingham (incumbent) - 182:Thomas Foster - 29
- St. Patrick's Ward
- John Baxter (incumbent) - 1,966
- Harvie (incumbent) - 1,467
- George J. St. Leger (incumbent) - 1,214
- Isaac Wardell - 1,187
- St. Paul's Ward
- W. J. Hill (incumbent) - acclamation
- William Roaf - (incumbent) acclamation
- John Shaw (incumbent) - acclamation
- St. Stephen's Ward
- Johnston (incumbent) - 1,178
- William Bell - 1,079
- Barton (incumbent) - 1,001
- Robert H. Graham (incumbent) - 926
- R. W. Prittie - 477
- St. Thomas' Ward
- William Carlyle (incumbent) - 892
- Edward Hewitt - 691
- Drayton (incumbent) - 655
- Galley (incumbent) - 632
- William Park - 375
References change
- ↑ ROGERS LEAVES HALF MILLION: Coal Merchant's Will is Filed for Probate by ExecutorsThe Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 21 June 1920: 8.
- ↑ DEATH SUMMONS ELiAS ROGERS, COAL MERCHANT: Dies at His Home in Deer Park After a Brief Illness BORN IN YORK COUNTY Founded Here the Company Bearing His Name--Head of Crow's Nest Pass Co, The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 12 Apr 1920: 5.
- ↑ MR. DANIEL DEFOE DEAD: CHAIRMAN OF COURT OF REVISION CALLED SUDDENLY Was Alderman in Toronto for Several Years, and Candidate for Mayoralty--Member or Court of Revision Since 1897, The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 07 Apr 1910: 8.
- ↑ MAYORALTY AND LIQUOR: THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS INTER VIEWED ON THE ELECTION How They Regard the Candidates-- Those Who Have Made Up Their Hinds Almost Unanimous in Favor of ClarkeThe Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 29 Nov 1887: 4.
- ↑ THE ELECTIONS, The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 03 Jan 1888: 4.
- ↑ "Chosen of the People: Edward F. Clarke Gets the Coveted Third Term". Toronto World. January 7, 1890. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 THE ELECTIONS, The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 03 Jan 1888: 4.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "E.F. CLARKE THE CHOSEN". Toronto World. January 3, 1888. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ↑ MUNICIPAL NOMINATIONS: THE THREE MAYORALTY CANDIDATES FORMALLY NOMINATED ALD. DEFOE'S SPEECH THREE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEAR THE PRESENT SOLUTION A VOTE THROWS AWAY ALD. ROGERS' SPEECHThe Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]. 27 Dec 1887: 4.