ELECTION ITEMS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1298, 5 July 1884, Page 2

ELECTION ITEMS.

A requisition ia being signed _to Mr DeLautour to contest Newton with Mr Peacock.

Dr Erson. has retired from Franklyn North in favor of Major Harris, Mr Hobbs addressed the electors at Kawakawa, and received of vote of oonfi. dence.

Mr Locke met the electors at Wairoaon Thursday night, and received an unanimous vote of confidence.

Mr Wynn-Williams had rather a stormy meeting at Woolston last evening, and received a rote of no-confidence, with only two or three dissentients. It is stated the publicans have resolved to vote as a body for Mr Green in preference to Mr Stout for Dunedin East.

Mr Robert Gillies is definitely out for Bruca.

A third candidate, Mr J. Wells, is out for the Peninsula seat.

Mr Cowan, candidate for Hokonoi, who spoke at Gore on Thursday night, in a letter to a friend complains of the garbled report of his meeting furnished by a local newspaper, by which it was made to appear the vote of confidence was not awarded. The motion carried was as follows: —“That a vote of thanks be given Mr Cowan for his very able address, and tha r . this meeting has every confidence in him as their representative for Hokenui.’*

Mr Alfred Baldey has given up his intention to stand foa Hokonui electorate.

Mr J. W. Mitchell is out for Awarua, making the fifth candidate. Mr H. Hirst spoke at Otautau, in the Wallace electorate on Thursday night. He avowed himself a follower of the present Ministry. An amendment—“Thatthis meeting has no confidence in Mr Hirst as their member, as he Is a supporter of the present Government, and they have always been working In an antagonistic spirit to the interest of the working class” was carried by a large majority. Mr J. L. McDonald began his candidature for Awarua last night, at Clinton, where he received a vote of thanks. Mr Joseph Hatch, one of the candidates for Invercargill, spoke in Sloan’s Theatre to 1,200 persons. His address lasted two and a-half hours. He received a vote of confidence. He will support Sir Julius Vogel, “with the brake on, very hard on

[by telegraph] Tadranoa, To-day. The Committee of Mr G. Y. Stewart's candidature having received a cablegram from Londob, statiug that ha would be detained in London by the Tauranga and Rotorua Railway, haa decided to retire, Mr Stewart leaving the field to Captain Morris, Major bwindley, and Mr W. Keliy. Patea, To-day. , Major Atkinson addressed the electors here last and received a unanimous vote of confidence, He speaks at Mann* tahi to-night. Wellington, To-day. Mr W. H. Fitzherbert, a candidate for the Hutt, addressed the electors at Lower Hutt last night. He received a vote of confidence. He said he would support measures and not men. Ej”~y C 3 Dunedin, To-day. Mr Browne, being about to proceed to England, retires from the Tuakeka contsst in favor of Mr Oudaille. • ' Nelson, To-day. Mr Levestam addressed the electers last night. He saidhe would support a coalition of Sir Julius Yogel, Mr Or* tnond, Mr Bryce, and Major Atkinson. He would prefer to follow Mr Ormond, but such|a coalition would'form a most stable Ministry, possessing the genius, not to say the recklessness, of Sir Julius Vogel, the extreme caution of Mr Ormond, the honesty of Mr Bryce, and the application and hard work of Major Atkinson.