THE MAYORALTY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 750, 24 February 1910, Page 7

THE MAYORALTY.

- APPRECIATION OF DB. NEWMAN- f ASKED TO STAND - AGAIN. I ■ A deputation. of about forty business ■ ■ men waited upon tho Mayor (Dr. Newman) yesterday, and. asked him to reconsider his decision not to stand for' the 'v'i Mayoral 'office again this year;' .. ■ i...'6

Mr. B. A. Wright, M f P., who introduced'" the deputation, stated that the deputation ' was aware that Dr. Nowman had mad? v '• certain business arrangements' which call- ." ed him to.-England,-but : the deputation ■ felt that the people of Wellington would be grateful to his Worship for the'sacrifice if he could put off his visit.for a year - and again, stand for the Mayoralty; Dr.' Newman's term; as Mayor had been a' '' peculiarly trying one; -and ' probably no • previous Mayor had had as hard a row to hoe, but Dri Newman -had -managed ' V excellently, and he could safely antlci-.-pate a much easier fciini) if ho ivas agaiij . elected: Personally, Mr. Wright believed 1 that there would bo no opposition if Dr.' Newman stood again. '

. Mr. John Duthie. remarked upon the - sacrifice Dr. Newman was being asked to--make. He (the speaker) know :he g'-eai; • ' amount of work that had to be done when . he was Mayor of tho city, and yet tho work then was a trifle compared to what it was to-day. He wa3 certain that it! would be satisfactory,to tho city if Dr.'; Nowman could see his way toaccedo to' tlie-wishes:of the .deputation.

Mr- H. D. Bell, > 6peaking as cne who had hold ollice as Mayor of the oity, and : ' ■\\hp had beeq persuaded to, stand'for a: second term when he wanted to. retire; ' urged-, that, unless: Dr. Newman'-.cyuld show a strong .weight of urgency ho should accede to the Y-ishefl-of the deputation; • It was important : that Dr. Newman • i >'■ should again, take the Mayoral chair, cr, ip. other "words,; the citizens wished to. sentence his Worship to. two years' hiird labour instead pf one. , Mr. J. G. W. Aitken; another ox-Mayor,' pointed out that it took- a Mayor vwcl-ro ■ . .months to: acquire a really complete gup of the affairs of : the city, which grip he j • could apply most effectively m the siffond ■ year. He trusted that Dr. Newnlanwouli] ' allow-, himself to:.be -nominated- for another term'. . . i -OV V':'|- , In reply,. Dr. :Newmun'stated that-he appreciated what -had been- taid ly the ' deputation, ;' which" comprised . kteii" busi- : ness meu ivhq took a strong interest in .. th? affairs of'the city; meji who vote ' • capable <of judging whether .'or not a ;• man's work was done well and faithfully. ' Tv» He had tried to carry out tLe duties of his offieq loyally, and ho had found t.sosfv- : duties ; very-exacting. £ One. Ittd 'U'sny ii things to consider apart from municipal matters,, and in his caeo he had not boen' ' v able to consider them;- Then, ccain, he - had someone else to consider; hiawif« was delicate, and he feared that Ue fcttaij»-< : : on--her mighi be too severe.- HQwevor; ha- - would go home and consult with his wife. He had had many expressions of approciSf ■ tion of his Mayoral service? tendered, by the public, and he could pwuro tba do* putation that these had been .'any grati« ' fying.to himi Ho had tried to do hi? best for tho .city, and whilo be hoped h* had succeeded, he could not help feeling that the'citizens-had;been very i\'«d, 3'b9; : , : .'■), finances of the city were m a muoly tetter position now : than they', had teen, arid lie hoped that the:course of-actum wfych he had initiated would be continqpd. He .' would let the:deputation know;liia iilifwat■:! .1 through Jlr. fright within: four cr. fva days. ■ There , were many things to call <) - him away; but he did not:know thaV they: were :insqporablo. '' Speaking ciuiio personally, he, thought a Mayor snonld ba r ■ eleotbd; years;;-. , --ii--. :i : : ■: ■■ 1 Mr.. Wright read' a ■ telegram- from' Mr.- ■!" ■ A, I. Herdraan conveying his that: ■ Dr.- Newman would stand again. ' " tinuing,,. Mr.-: .Wright etpressed tbeuopHb I ion that arr'angements'miglit beiiriade :to. relievo Mrs. Nowman of some of rbo mors onerous., duties which deyolyed vpon tho : Mayor's wife.

A' depntation; of women will wait on Mrs..Newman at tho Mayor's office at 1(> a.rn. on Friday morning. ••