ELECTION OF MAYOR.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 3, 23 July 1874, Page 2

ELECTION OF MAYOR.

: . . ~ — ';-'-^. i *»?■-. ;f-..-"^ ■.'"•'!■'.-'■■ '■'-'*S?! W» doubt if ever ther&nas been, in NewS Zealand at.leaat^cli'¥.^rettygjßght " as*] occurred at |Balclutha.:au^ie^lst ihst^ The question as ifb wMitie&Mr. Robert^ Grigor for Mr. wfißi the^ right man/tp -ia^^tlS^^^'t'i^^'im * the^nsufagJwelyemo^^^ important ; matter :^ih^eedj^i|a^iUe:dvl6^'/ the utmost - . exertions of the " r sli^p'6rt.erß off the two aspirants for 'Mayoral l^plsi :; . -«#v As far as we can judge, -up; i;to fbtejday of : the election, the forces on each side aeemed : pretty evenly balanced^ the a^vau^age, if ; any, being on Mr. Macdbhald's aide, who was first in the field, and whose friends had, in what was considered a masterly manner, secured the support oi a large number of the electors inblack and white ib#meass of a requisition. • . _. ' v^,. )■'. ~As/to the merits of the two gentlein^ ; • we think all will allow there was SyeryV little room for difference. , We- are- lure? that had they not been both .%Bt^dus ? ""■■. candjdatep, and worthy of the position^ " their friends would not have taken such an enthusiastic interest in. the matter. -Mr.; ? Mapdonald's, friends laid -great stress/ on his claims on account of his services as a Councillor. Of these services we are not: in a position to judge; we have no doubt they were considerable. 'On^'tiie/vpjiheri hand, Mr. Grigor's 1 friends were equally .: vehement in asserting .the claims ofvtheir M " candidate, hot only on account , of '}.■'■ services as Town Surveyor and' Couheilloiy '. but also because they considered that whatever honor the position entaiiedought,'in all fairness, to be conferred on one.of those wse»V were the founders of the tbwh "and haa - been most instrumental in assisting, Aby their business qualifications and. other wise; to carry it on to its present condition;of\ vigorous prosperity. ■'• \- > "- r^-:' „ Early on Tuesday morning, -' thwrealY battle began in earnest. The shop fronts ■ flared with bills in all the i colors of "the rainbow, inviting the ratepayers to ,yote;f6r : the two candidates! A. favorite fdeylceJ seemed to be to stick as many; posters^aaH possible on the buildings belongingtp^jll-j payers known to be violently bppbseptol the gentleman whose name appeared on ihe>* bills. On one remarkably high, antl tas yeF* unadorned, edifice we; noticed oppppltiba bills stuck' at an elevation, which Buggers the ideajof^sdme local Jaek'Sh'eppa^d!beu%'--v---at w^rkjia'thefiight,. . ■'\ ■:p r PPpO^:,. 1 One of the-cahdidates (Mr.'Ma^donaldyA; annquacfed.;hi,mself as the " Working Man^rA ■ Friend;''; From various comments ■> wefeV heard on t% sjubject, we fear the JwpfkingS man did 'not e suifficiently appreciate^the^ j honor Conferred on him. / p>£i/; Aininff'i^Mthe returning- officirer?and' sertftineers were at their posts in the polling places ; appointed for: the> three . wards : These were— for % South Ward, the Court-, house; for North Ward, -^ the Municipal ii , Chambers ; for East Ward, Mr. Richard's Balclutha {Hotel. Slhe : ,weatjerf was very dirty, the streets being /com with enow andslusb- and heavy^hpys-e^pp^ rain and sleet occiiring at iritelyals all^day^i;: it was quite evident --the .elements werejiTtipV ! gether set at defiance, and' ihstead|ell|^e'rr > tarding added considerable ; enjoyment. It was soopa appare^StnaO \ whatever'credit was aid's Committee in the 1 way 'of ".^^lettin^pp?! ; ; a smart requisition, they -.were tCQ^^^'?i| ~i ontrgenerailed by the oppositionp^^pfi i■) matter of horsefle"Bh ? *and r! carrlag^^^K^p a Grigor?s sidei headed? by, ,that|ie^^^S^ >l and vigorous veteran, ( James lJS!Nei|^^q^~ ~! driving a flash buggy andtpair^rsb^pfi^Sf I the town with conveyances pf;eye^fßi|li|i\ I cription, determined to- carry. ith^Celec^rs^ 1 to the poll through thickKanll^thSfiiiA^ thin. Oa the- other side, -Mrßg^^gS 3 some time carried on the war^lf lfec^^llf T % in a "one hOss shay." ; Cji'cun^alancle^^rJ? -| which they had no control j^^ cpmpieiielSfrip .-1 ■Macdonald's. Committee ,^ mairifo jfbr '^'^haUds^^^riia^'^j^pfi^ | occasion] This/bad. arrived on '^^^M'S viousfe yerimg^faneV ws^l&i s^biebt.c^ffiit!i|^|^ ;admiratipn.^ OhVth'e imbruing; b£th^elecl| 3 tion;.l however, '- itvwas rifouhd: *ffissifistijs % ] undergone a sur^aVbpleratio^fl f JiSg^f \ /\ night, and was quite^unfit'tffiiapliealrl^tnsTU scenes I^fr^s^^^^S^S^o^^. v Mr^Ma<»db'dald^r-e^ -this way; was; ,fi6wever, : ;pretty;^eUfM peasated for in^h|ra«e^ipt^^^ft them; there i-wajßlbne-'^hdm^wler^heaJEi pßl^i cribed asithat; •# plodding ;■ pblificlan y§Slk '% Hope,'' who looked on anythiogAthat I on wheel«jWitti s co;htphi|»t,"^Thi|f(eW| ? confined! himself^exciu^velio6K lHp:"'j pony," and all dayjpng he mijpfc|bl Wsimi \ trudging hopefully through 7 mu^)llS: m^^S '-A with a single eye ta busineesSliird^ \ alone. T#e perseverance witfi^r^bj m^7p'i followed in the^scent of a db^Dlelyol fljxitißJ his joyful expression of countehan^ plirCl he bagged the game i?aa^aj>Bigns jljpfif -1 could only be properlyjappreciatiel^ : 4 opposition;' • ■'■ : y--' 1 .' ;;f ' ; -"- ! '^v#l?^^l^^^^^L:" , Mr. Grigor'a friends Mpughou^^^W ." numerous, conspicuous; 'l andllfcoplaenTtK' ' What became of Dr.: fef^'^^^»o» that day we have riot 'inquiredi|?^^^opeli \ they gotbetter. . .Of Mr. Dunner|WMl,§ \ Gow, it is Bn^oJeni- v io.^^^aM9n^ i V wired in/V \ SpacelwUlCi^ij^r^S^^ \ relate their various acddenti'jiy^jSoii^p^ i field V bow/theyl|rescued^the^a^yMte^ 1 from the enemy's grMp,sahdtcarned¥them|' \ triumphantly tbr^he^.pldl^^^ifi^^iD^ 1 Cramond, and Stewart -'v^re^qultli^inlS^ i •fatigablei" ; factj^vb3itap^||Uk^}ttr# | selves, it was '.plam^eyl^ | beaten, aud the result showea^ttf^sumlset i .was correct.' \_ \^''-'^r^P :^^S^o^^ ■) At 4.30. p.m. a^ cipwd of^iti^PraK I in front of, the, Municipal Cbam- 7 bers. Mr. Job^M^eil|M^:b^lpp^refl y 'at' thb;Mobiy&!j^gga^e^ election as follows :—• ; ; '- ; p.^ :^^^mf{ jy-f '"Mr. s litfac^bnaldr/4 J iSAr*r^i^ ;: Mr. Grigory. '• ---■'''•- -W^ifi . a Jnbunclß^en^was ;«ceiyeal^Xt^lm«o' l ''nunselippirnse^ih -^ -s^p^ers-jomeli^^ithMnJtu^^ diality/ ■ . : J . " . In obedience, to calls fbrM^G|febr|:fMi?| fbfward|a^aM^|^gsi3 . - v'- ; Gentlemep,^i^-bj^ '•hearta^fortthe-^psitfpnlM^B^ - pla<»d>mVV'toi'dayiv;4-'nmy^ taken somewhat by .ifor^pvcpurtesy.^ vinces me that they all like n^^Mi 1 ; hapßyou wul^^lie^gooa/enougnfto^^uSe^fl .ywhereM- w_M^mr^^_^mima_^m^^l f '■■* ,'i- ■ ■- ■ "'' T-'^';'- ""'' "^ T -'"r "^ '-■'. %sl^- ■\>^-f^.-^^^£^lW^^^^^ f: v^%___M

!I>een stowed away : iaughter)-*-I%ill tell ;youlihi^«genUemeQ,:i^at far as lam concerned^ friends and/foes are all alike, and there is now no opposition, and I am sure you will not doubt me for a mement when I say that I will do all in my power for the good of the ratepapersaa a. whole ; and I know, gentlemen, that you will all do the utmost in your power to assist me kin iurthering the progress of Balclutha idijjpg nay/term of Office. I have only , to add that I thank you ail from my heart."