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not instated on Its continuance. To the labor party wo owe the manufacturing clause, as II Is called, which excludes from copyright ir the United Stutes £ book printed in Canada.”A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR.Joseph P. Downey, M. P. P., for 8outh Wellington, Visiting Nelson.Among the arrivals in Nelson today is Joseph P. Downey, of Guelph, Ont. Mr. Downey represents South Wellington in the provincial legislature, and is regarded by Conservatives in Ontario as a coming leader of their party. As a public speaker he hus few equals in the Dominion, and on a recent visit to California, when called upon at a banquet to respond to a patriotic toast, his speech fairly electrified those present and was reported in full In the San Francisco and Oakland papers.Mr. Downey is a newspaper man. He started in at the foot of the ladder, and eventually became editor of the Guelph Herald. He gradually became a force in politics, and bis influence both as a speaker and writer was felt throughout central Ontario. He was elected for South Wellington by a large majority, and the Eastern papers agree that sooner or later Mr. Whitney must take Mr. Downey intqrhta cabinet.Some months ago the politician and journalist grew tired of long service in the journalistic field and he determnied to take a trip. He visited the West and then on down to California, where he has been for several months.He is taking in British Columbia on bis way home, and is now visiting with his brother-in-law, Thomas McAstocker, in Nelson. Thomas J. Scanlan, of this city, was an old schoolmate of Mr. Downey s, and in company with Mr. McAstocker, is giving his old friend a trip up the lake in a launch. It is needless to add that their visitor is heartily enjoying his trip to the Kooteuay metropolis. He is in love with the mountains, the rivers, the fruit culture, the industrial activity and everything else that goes to make Kootenay famous.
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Nelson Daily Canadian
Nelson, British Columbia, CA
Tue, Jun 25, 1907
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