THE MAYORALTY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 439, 23 February 1909, Page 7

THE MAYORALTY.

: .'.. '■■■-.:i DR/NEWMAN;ACANDIDATE. ■'.'' _ ;■' ::?:■:} '■' '.;\ OTHERS DOUBTFUL. ';: : , : • ; This journal. Is authorised; 'to . announce that Dr. AV.Ki. Newmanwill be:a candidate for-'.the.-Mayoralty, of. Wellington at thd; coming election. '.Dr.;Newman..was formerly for .about; throe ; years .a . member of ;the..City Council. , Hβ has-served,on -education and other, bodies; and was , from. 1884. to 1896 a member ■' of ■' Parliament;; sitting:, successively for, Thorndon , ,- Hutt,-, and .Wellington Suburbs. He.is.the president of several athletic bodies Jand;; is /well-known and popular i-throughout ;the city and,district. , • ■•'.-.. ; .-'''":::■■. 7 ;..,:No. other; candidates ■ are; : ■. announced \at ; presont., .- The : present' ; -Mayor, (Hon. T. W., Kislop) stated, ■; when interrogated by a. Dominion reporter last night, that h6\ understood ;a • requisition ■■'■.asking- him to stand- again was;to he,; presented, to. him' ■sb.ortly,.,and,rho'had ■■ promised to ; state his intentions on that occasion, or (as soon: after as. possible.;.: ■ :.-..■">'"■■ .-.. '■;■'. ■/ .-:'•.- '.-■' .■. lOther. gentlemen v i?hose'. names have'- been mentioned. .were also, approached last night Mr.F,-M. B. Fisher, M.P., said it was too early yet to:say anything<about the matter.. Mr. W. ;H.;: P.': Barber, ex-M.p., who had;■ previously .that; tliero , was ."a .'probability 'of his coming forward, said he had not yet definitely decided. Mr.' J, P. Luke/M.P.j said he.had not even considered it. ■ Mr. T. M. -.Wilford, 'H.P-.,'.-said he had made-up his mind, but was not prepared.to state lyhat he .had decided; ;. ...V . ',;.'' ; : : ... :■ .