NEWMARKET POLITICAL MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1709, 10 August 1875, Page 2

NEWMARKET POLITICAL MEETING.

The meeting was ushered in by very vjjjj I £ flashes of lightning (which substituted^ I! street lamps) and heavy downfalls of-^ig X which effectually cooled down the feelinMi I those in attendance. Even Mr. WrigW political ardour, which no amount of ysl has ever before been known to quench, \^ H damped and chill. The political vig^j^Bf the electors appeared suffering with cr«tnnJ E and a series of convulsions was the .^ifljflt which ended in the adjournment'of^ffii|§S meeting without a single reference b^ |£# made on the important question at i^ ■K. In consequence of the weather, the buildijo 'lif was only about half-filled.—On the motion of I Mr. Wrigley, seconded by Mr. McNeili;jp^R, * Dargaville^was voted to the chair.—The jg B lowing letters from. Messrs. Hughes toj : H Brett were handed in to the Chairman andi B read to the meeting :—" Auckland, -AmJi W 9, 1875. The Chairman of the Newmarta ■|? meeting: Dear Sir,--I am sorry^thatowißj R to indisposition I shall not be able to attend I to-night at Newmarket. At the same time I I may be permitted to pay that I understood H the meeting was to be held in the fttndl • te Hall when I signed the notice.^-'ftoSßp truly, Stephen Hughes. "—" Auoklttll^ August 9, 1875. To the Chairman 'ofSiß Newmarket meeting: Dear Sir,—l '.n^ , X hardly say that I was very much Bnreri^ jKI to observe the meeting of Parnell and Edea I electors called at Newmarket instead of fc B the Parnell Hall, as the Chairman $ fa H various Boards had arranged. I hive n*, %■ at the request of a number of the, iilps^lfK' called a meeting for the electors »f Patmll §£ on Wednesday *ve.mng,. next, in theP^iir 3""^" Hall, it being the first evening ofrHftfob w' that hall will be disengaged:—Your%;jj,. ll cerely, H. Brett, Chairman Parnell BoniiM ; -v —Mr. Wrigley explained, thSt. Wth'jsSi' Allender, he had tried to get theTP»i n^ JM Hall, but in vain. No alternative w»l#'''te but to hold the meeting in the 3ehool-ro«i Hs at Newmarket. He moved that tEe" meeting iff of the Farnell electors be adjourned ,unta 1% Wednesday. Seconded.— Mr. Ke*n« p^. £> posed that as the meeting was csdled f W| W< special purpose, that the business before t^VrHf meeting be at once proceeded witt. "Kg Seconded and carried unanimously.-.^ Kj; number of other amendments wew brought Rj forward having reference to adjourning.tlie ffi" meeting.—Mr Lusk contended tfit the |i meeting having agreed to- Mr y Ke^ne'i ■ \ fc:amendment, any succeeding anjendmeniii Ep I were out of order.—Mr Webber, .'.a?"q|j! If;' c independent elector of Parnell. woulduy i! Pt t few words. He approved of the meeting of r/ his electoral district being held in the ft^eU f ' Hall, and thought that on a pleasant eyefljngr |j; it would be a pleasant walk from' New. W: market, and it would do electors good to'gij-. '"-p down and hear a little common seme ?pPM».v Kg 3 —Mr Wrigley thought Eden coola, ge|f-:||f together a good meeting. -Mr • I^4' .JH; commenced to speak when the Gtisatniß||l<|' told him he had already had his say.^ .If Mr Lusk still standing, essayed to mke^-fe^ farther suggestions on the propriety wrM^'lH Chairman's interference, the latter reoMfid'( Jte him to sit down.—Mr. Lußk: May Jlfr |w " gesc—Chairman : No sir! For .jnaoPragß respect your opinion, I will not be- di6Wrf "'■>'■ m to by you.—Mr Clayton proposed thaf 'tfci'4 |i~ a meeting be adjourned until some otherjbi^t ■ v during the week, seconded by Mr AnfoV"-;: M Mr Wrigley questioned Mr Clayton «t«i-'; p Lf being an Eden elector, after a little furtkajfi M criticism the Chairman remarke^eifii^^g/ to manage the meeting without Mr miAjf^f'fp '' assistance. —Mr Lundon requested £*B* |tl sion to address the meeting.—Chtolipl:*|| Are you an elector of Eden?— Mr Liindoi: |[-, ; I believe so, at any rate I have always #ci, M at elections, and i have an. amendmlsß|s(jl| ■;|| make. (Laughter).—Mr Keane remarked,'^'/. B \ the meeting appeared to have met tatdWlli m b where a meeting should be held (laugh^- . M The chairman enquired what am^nupat i I t MrLundoa wished to make.—Mr Lw&:p:l| What I wanted to say was. that'.jjjk'",,■ fc . ways voted. (Laughter.) I do nofc'vat | a j to be made a Chairman of a Boards*(ol fe a Mr. Wrigley offering a . remark," My, .m ' Lundon looked round at him, - «nd. eon- , ■ tinned). Ido not wish to be made a;Jw&e-! I of the Peace either, but as Howick;^* , r3 Eden, and Otahuhu, and Onehunga,\ind/ e g other places, 1 would move as an amanooeot; to all the other amendments, that the awling be adjourned to the Harp of Eritt.Hotf* to be held next Thursday evening at 1 ' o'clock. This proposal was'met .with Jtart: of laughter, and was seconded .by :ilr. , { Hughes.—Mr Lusk thought, there^fjt:^ •'i '.' 1 irregularity in the way in which prflf &&&&! 1 "'.and amendments were being ' pmem I 37 to the meeting.—The Chaitman said he. | would be happy to receive enlighten- I ment from any- competent person. —Mr | f, y Lusk would be happy to gi^e^he'ljenefit | ' of his experience; he had not at any well . a conducted meeting ever seen a reaoluM passed by the meeting and then, repudiated? s c by the Chairman, and allowed to be titay drawn by the proposer without theconww ? n of the meeting.-^-The Chairman dii'noTwttß c for Mr Lusk's opinion upon that jiotot^poß lly which he a\Sb felt clear.—Mr. LuMt: 1 ; ye thought you asked my opinion.—Mt D«R»- ---'^ s ville : I asked for the opinion of anygenu* man who was competent to give an opim« S e on a particular point, and then you josopw 7' up and gave your opinion on • JoW; h^ different point." -Mr Lust,. thonjW ns the chairman in error-The Chunmm , ,?° quite clear as to the correctnesso»»;' he been done.-Mr Wrigley suggested th«MW IUI meeting had better start afresh, c i(Lang*lßW ■ ■ [. cl —Mr Kissling, with due deference*,^ g Lundon, and to Mr Lundqn's respeQ*rioitM r» proprietor of the Harp of Erin,, tbonght m + Lundon had mistaken the m^lDS^fJl" *° called exclusively for Eden eleptora, WWW" ! he it was composed of Parnell and Eden electo^ ■ m% both of whom could not be expected to tA}W m ot to the Harp of Erin.—Mr. Lundon dMJW ' e| Eden electors only.—The, Chairman «» J that Mr Lundon's proposal embr^f.*™ 3?' present meeting, and it was so entered in W* z °' resolution.-Mr Lundon : Then I am] sorry " gy you have so got it. (Laughter.)-Mr J^*™* 1 Jr amendment was put and lost.—Mr Vvngwj fjj| moved, and Captain Cunningham WJJJJJ, :,: ? e be adjournlea until Wednesday ne**> 5® held in the Pirnell Hall; and that the am •I? ing of Eden be adjourned uiw ;1 f^ Thursday."-Mr. Keane proposed »jo» 22 thanks to the|Chaii?man, and, the meei«»K his closed< ' w-2^"