TO-DAY'S ELECTION.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 8

TO-DAY'S ELECTION.

, thb rangibkei campaign. 1,-J NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS. I THE BEFOBM PARTY CONFIDENT OF I , SUCCESS. , f .tß*i..Tektrapl»-Bpeeta] OorrespomlentJ [ ' Hunterville, September 15. f-i." f'.ft,- , rh ® a Jr, is expccted to be oleotrio with ext " atoment to-morrow. Report states that all tho fSi';;V'v;.:the district.will bo refejXi ■■>'■ ,6f.':tho" candidates, whilst T otters are being brought from other districts. { Tio Poling hours, mil be from 9 a.m. until f , 6 P llr - Brooker, tho Eeturmng Officer, f? 1 ■ the vwill, come .to t nand beforo 11 pm. On previous occasions f,, tho majority of 'thfl results have bc6n obf \ he * Dre 9 °'f Ioc k- Among the returns V winch will be lato in' arriving will be thoio [' > > ta Wiirepo, Upper Kawhatau, Tauakara, Kafcatihi.> OnJ 5 1rfi© ■'oceasion ;of the- last j')>£:-,the-re'turns were not It will, be re?f Jho, official, who was engaged to J 111 ??, 'he result ;from Kakatihi lost his'way, and K vsfi-r; v:over-night.'- To show how scat - ' ffl® • ' ma y ; be -mentioned tifmi 01111 at Hale l 3 Track will have to KM?-,' m }<* a'ong • a bush track beforo he ' a or telephone office.- Bdth f 'J?.. Actmg-Prime Minister. (Urn Hon. J. Carroll) and Mr. Massey the OppoeiI v^ ore th?/ ohief polling-booth -./will, bo located! Ns<>^ ! S^ e .:WW#?-te?»did»tes .wiir.en'deavbur' to Isfrtof My-;.ijany- townsuspossible,'"arid' in ~ the ?ocklj ' and Mclcir lm. b# l' : ;; *3°' ™ s ll ts "CthlVinoipal - ft® , electorate-' as /soon' as>Bey; ; . are also' befnmade' 'W- tho readers of; ; Tm::DoaiN- ; coR d<s- ; the final effort. I ; PROSPECTS OF CANDIDATES. V Thbre was a temporary lull to-day 111 the in! •". : > co ?^choiV;jvith3 ; the:plection -owing! dates All thei candidates, 1 how ever, hard ;'l:'!';^/.-; : '*-V ) on e 1 » on,: 'he,(lay,:and.thiseveningith'oy.'are > f :;; t 1 ;. -: ■ *? rth , er ,. vinVdifferent" parts e ol^? te -; %• .Hockly, the ■ Keform' Witi? 'Moawhango to-night,' ' xr ,M , an(i Mr Hornblow are at Taihape < Mr. Moldrum at Bnahme, and Mr. f S! V l6 , Taihape district AU are bo]l6f . tll I ft t Mr- Hockly wiU top i , the poll to-morrow, bnt tho opinion is divided i ."•extent of .the majority which he will r ' SKf 5 0C v y 1013 m ® t(wio y 111111 he was h ""7. ; ! . '^f' gh M <n s'!' , h ". Prospocts.; .4Speculation ? is' I ' a which of the other candidates will r WhOT " ver 0110 goes one finds :.. , X 1 ol them, and more especially Messrs. i Wh, Meldrum, and Georgetti, JS '"tipped" lL tLo ,fi osl l l °P- None of tho candidates is J ' -' r -' Mr. Hornblow, who.passed ! I h^^ S l k° n ay !r P m Wanganm with, so jr he said, the railway vote in his pocket "Here I " ? ff 1 " 5 ' he threw <-opx<*3 of his 1 ipeech off at tho various, stations. "Bead the jpSiSp-n':r.nsm; of the winning candidate." SOME PRESS OPINIONS. , "THE WANING 31 ANA OF THE MINISTRY.' Inferring, to the 'contest, tho Bangitikei ■, , ' Advocate to-day says. "As the, Ministry by lechmug anj- cindidato their side their feupport-liayo-indicaUd.'thitt;theydo'not: Bee :a supporter retmed,%e-;have : 'no£' 1:;';-.?, • t the; slightest/doubt; that ■ 'head'l k^?: : '-'r:-...-ih8!poll by a,very .large'majority, -.'and that if F™ 13 'aken to get every elcrtor to ,tho poll- ' tooths, he .will .have an. absolute majority, ' there.v.will• be,"no heed: for ; asecond' ; ballot.: Every 'supporter of Mr. Hockly- should pr» it his. or.ihor .special duty to vote." ■ r' -f: tho CP l "* O editorial 6n ; ;the?.6ul3ject J .-.• ..this mornuig, the Wangauui."Chromclo" said l f , *•, ' Kangitiieiv'has proved: l itselfio Government jf.-.i-il/f'!/- 1 ':;? and"ita capture by. tho candidate Of the Kcform party, should 'it, eventuate,' would/ ' . the'most'.convincing- proof that could bo :.y..Mduccd of: the waning mana o£ the Ministry.' i Despite the number of candidates who are iMva gouig-1» *th6vpoll;',tho iissuo' c :resolves: itself. 'into* ' a straightout trial of strength between tho two feflt.'-■- r -?"-<i'*!PP® s '. l iS .'-ilfc . ( !ls'tisiially - ; even^ : .but 4h'this^case theindications of the past two of three weeks have . been such .as to-warrant tho assumption .that <victory :for., tho', canso ■of :reform..is. assured, ffe^^.^-vP^ : i ,l^nt i ''Mi^tmalistsi- , :|ahd , :;ttfflr.'iimnbißr .'appears, to .-.be ■. diminishing,daily,, have been I, t heard to reluctantly admit that Mr. Hockly " •: : vmust, won,, on. tho" first .ballot, and' that'his nltirnafo return is -almost -:a - certainty.'°En-' . .thusiasbc ;,supporters of' the Beform party go tiio,' suggestionCthat •it isi; at; leasts Tritjhinf the: bounds'■ of.'.possibility'that f/'MiSf-iF-'^heir/chpseii'chanipiQn will-secure 'an'absolute' ifii'., majorityvpn'the ; first ballot..''This is,- perhaps, mIo s,too much.to hope for, .but if it is'lo be'achieved i ' 'r be necessaryr for Who:'de-' fe'.g.»yVC^B'-'to;Beeat..fo'-mak»yy f p^t : '6f<we^hig'iii«-' >, or her vote | 1 tHE OPPOSITION ORGANISER. f ' AN INTEEVIEW. \ 5 .:;..', • • Interviewed' to-day,' Mr.'Martin,'' 4 Opposition |i ri-i•;>. orsawseri said that; all arrangements'.had ; been cpjnpletedon behalf of Mr. Hockly. He exit'- . 1 pected that. the: total number; of- vofcea ; polledI• ■ '. ?t Huntemlle -would gTeatly exceed. tho numv:.r:'..;ber'recordedUhere on:the occasion:of• the last hadv (credited V withhaving, i : : '.stated that he' fully expgoted -a sccond ballot " 'had'Said,' ;: aa m ?™r-;, , df.-':faot;''/.was\'that'^t;.was'''his' , .'-fitm' P^ir'i'Vii'.'jmiupiL'^ ; as he _'had that : in piivi\ of. the whole of Mr. noddy's suppossibility , , of a sccqnd ballot might bo obviated It tlrwVO.' /ri/. howeverv';! numbers t"-qf: ;Mr.- : HocklVs'.' friends %&&:■?■ W llcm thovnoU.-it; would, • he 'con- • tmued, be altogether too much of him : : to .confidently assert that he :could 6ectir© •5-. r vi' J 1 °re votes ' than; the aggregate':reached; by his f : •'•< V .. Jour.; opponents.. •. Ho.,proceeded to say; that '-.t 'n:hemticipated,' hbwejrer,: ::thats:,vthe': : fcform' &'^rjy have'noypauseitb .complaintwhen' the returning officer announced.'the result.'He £.•/:' .wouW.llke to rocord his appreciation of-the to -the . party, . by that.';offioial,; whose absolute "impartiality cV . . irecogniscd by eall : :/ sides. /.-."'Asked.' ; :;.if ; Tfhether^in , ',thje i event .ofta'fsecond-'ballot, he '. . ' would,predict '.Mr. .Hockly's.success, Mr. Mar- /' §: replied: "I; feel "Confident of tho reS. • , suit, ?pd.,in predicting that when, tho House '■ fsserabled/Mri /jHockly^wptild/beV found^occupy. alongside./Messrs.-(Guthrie: aiid::New-thush,-Mpinß'.;fc:' l fdrm;'Vai'''trimvirato. : '-of ■. prp.nd.*? .-'V-:- : /MR. MASSEY'S VISIT. ' A HEARTY INVITATION. j ' / - as to Mr. 'Massey's'obieflt.in Visit.tug / the: district, - Mr.. Martin, the Opposition f: ; . organiser, . said: that -Mr. Hockly's copimittee had sent the Leniler of .tho Beform' party a heartyuinyitati6n, : sUch'-teims 'thiit ;■ : v:"' " ;.waS - almoit impossible ,for : him' to docline. %%!/;■<' '■ : Mr;j Martin;.ivent: on - to: say: that/he. was ;parpW',: •/ ticularly. pleased Mr; /Ma&jay'.was 'coroingj'be//'i' /'/'.eanse ,his eiperience: had: shown, him'/that^''the Bore tho :country settleW'saw," ofiMr.v Jlassoy pf?: ; '". ine moro they recoraiscd; his many admirable (hadjerideared' hini 'te'ali: who him, and made the work in. his interest {"Sv''vf.'; ; ;.;'.:* pleasure. / That, he',would receive .the' warmsipk®st of welcomes . went / -without / /saying.'.. : /.' t.;. :,. / Mcaars. A. L. Wilson and Co. will sell, at their |Kf©-iVW • 'to'lporrowr at /U, ajn!,: 160 "fiunga' ferns; p. :; .At.:l.pjn.;they.inll:soll-.the furniture of N0.)37 : at the .house:j/:;. '• - 95 Monday, • fieptembor 27. a. meetins 'will be heW for the purpose of formlnß a School Com- :■ r'Ct»!"«» 'ABSOciatlon/for;tho .Wellington .Edncatlonal District,., The- chairman of cach' committeo Is invited to bo present,- or a membor of .his committoo, appointed as.his proxy. ! : - , .The election of new members of tho Newtown Bowling Club will taie place,in the pavilion on t'-.M ;.' ~ Saturday; next; • • -.y'*: /; Perry, commisgion agent -and valnnr r;v;-'v;. .v "for sate - a dedrable T dSS •. /. \ r . farm-near/Polmcrßton North- ,. • Messrs. Jtalaotyand Co: and the Now Zealand . ./' , . loan . and Mercantile' Agoncy Co. will ■ hold n I' ;/ >.. , •. '. 'horse sale,' at '.Palmefston,-North on Saturrtnv at 11.30•• o.m. 'v ;', • .■-, -;/ ■> : ~ ; * ' • Messrs.'Oiialtcr, Dykes • and Co. : , auctioncnra ■ /-'.Peatherston Street,.,will sell byjarfctlo'iti'at'theS . ,-f.rooms;, to-day, at,-. '.2.30 :■ p.m., ! :.twoi',/ nTonartip« p'. / o.£;' fknown as Nos. 18 \and 20 Emerson• Streeft/ Ber !,, ... /hampore./-. Conditions iot', sale and ''further' nhr ticulars may, bo. obtained :from Messrs'- Boltnn !i/:./ - and Organ, solicitors,' Wellington, •or from fc. ; -'•//. Messrs. Onalter, i Dykes. and the auctioneers ' Come rain; ■, coma : snow,;.let .cold winds" blow s Take PHOSFHOL- at onoe, and vour bodies I will glow. PHOSPHOL EMHLSIO'N is a pure 5/ : Cod-livor. oi], alMl ,ple3Bant/to .taie,—Advt. 5