THE MAYORALTY.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 442, 26 February 1909, Page 7

THE MAYORALTY.

' ? ' : - ;:;;; t, ■: A : LABOliB, ■.:-■ The. Trades andLabbur Council last night: decided to recommend, to the , . Labour--Repref; sentation Conjmittee-; that; av\Labour ' candi-: date be put forward .to^contest'.the Mayoral-eleot-i(>n,:----;''.-' A .'';. ;: ;'■■'" ■- ! [:.'';"■ ■•.;'.-.■■'. f !'- :-.-";--4'. ■.-.., The -matter was brought up- by 'the follow-■ ing .'motdon, • put.: forward by; ■Mr. Ai: L. .Jones:—':' That. the 'Hon.;: T.;;,sV.;.'BislbE-;-:l)e'.- : approachetl"with''a'. view 'to contesting tihe Mayoralty.' , . v :The mover, said that' Mr. His-! lop .had been ■ a oredit: to': the Mayoral:'.chair during his term. ;of pfflcey, and.; be .thoughts they' should Ctry : aiid '' .'..' .■;_ Mm again. ■■ ■ '■■■;• A■ Voice: Replace'.himi.-Yesl' ':■[■: ..: .' ;. :.'■ As an■■ .amendment,: Mr. ,:^ r i. Ti .Toiing: moved, that it:be. a recommendation to .tie Labour. Representation yCommitteo I'.thati-.it' put fpnyard a . Labour: candidate.',to contest the: position.;,-:-''';.'}-' ■:;■:■;.:';';■./:.■;':"■:: ; .- , -<■': '■■' , Mr. 'Parlane lsaid : ie .didvnoti;believe:'in; puttings candidates 1 forward who had no Mpsat all. They had.a hope of getting represen-" tatiyes.in the'/oouncilj but. it was no:use contesting., the. Ma'yoralty.; s Not:.that 'they''■•had'. ■no'.man the;positioii, :but;they had no-one who, would gain -the 'confidencei of ; the, general bodyvofrflie .electers.: ; :'.-',..'.f';.:. :; "It h^s" always;been' ; b'no ; of bur'rafelts,'said: : Mr- L Purcilias,: ■ we' . have . men among us who wish-to run: with the-, hare, and: hunt; with. the'!, hounds." They 'we're., supporters; of Labour, buij.'.they wished...to-'take; Mme.'ptlhw'..Hde-.M;.'w«l]il-;.Mr'.., ; Hislop-.was < ' a. good man, , but if^tney , remained' dormant m .regard- tp:,puttiiig' L meTi- in : thefield, simply because they did'not stand 'a'clanbeat first, , tbingswould be at a. standstill.:-They; •.oodd-'hot.-:bflpe,lKr.-y;etcon^gem«dt'..-:ruiileßs' ; they.:inade-a move;"i ' v '.VX-:-CV- ':■', .-'■'•.; .;■ : The amendmentiwas 1 ' carried -Ky 17 to , 13; -'- c '■}'.