Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Canada, on January 1, 1894. Warring Kennedy was elected, defeating Mayor Robert John Fleming, who was seeking a third term. Kennedy's upset was credited to the increased turnout by Methodists due to the plebiscite on Prohibition as well as the strong organized support for Kennedy by the Protestant Protective Association and the Orange Order.[1]
- ^ "FLEMING NOT IN IT: Warring Kennedy Runs Thousands Ahead of Him HEAVY VOTE POLLED Kennedy Wins by Over Four Thousand ALDERMANIC CONTEST Several Familiar Figures Vanish From the Scene THE VOTE ON THE PLEBISCITE SHOWS A LARGE MAJORITY FOR PROHIBITION IN THE CITY THE ALDERMANIC FIGHT ALDERMAN RE-ELECTED NEW MEN ELECTED ALDERMEN WHO RETIRE ALDERMEN BEATEN AT THE POLLS THE TRUSTEE CONTEST THE MAYORALTY ALDERMEN SCHOOL TRUSTEES AT THE VICTOR'S HEADQUARTERS FROM THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES THE CROWD ON YONGE STREET THE MAYOR BOWS TO THE VERDICT THE PLEBISCITE", The Globe (1844-1936); Toronto, Ont. [Toronto, Ont]02 Jan 1894: 1.