A DOZEN CANDIDATES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 911, 2 September 1910, Page 5

A DOZEN CANDIDATES.

MUNICIPAL BY-ELECTION. THE NOMINATIONS, ■ Four candidates for the City Council wero nominated yesterday, as /follow:— Mr. William Henry Peter Barber, nominated by Messrs. E. A. Cameron. Thomas Wallace, and J. G. W; Aitken. ■■ Mr. James Godber, by Messrs. J. P. Luke, H. C. Tewsley, T. Bush. ; Mr. Ernest William George Coleridge, by Messrs. W. H. TurnbulL. I. Clark, AY. A. Kellow, T. Pavitt, A.''!!. Pearco, A. A. Corrigaa, Martin Kennedy, ,C. P. Skorrett, llr. Albert Martin, MrsLLetitia A. Uenzios, and Miss E.L. Johnston. Mr. Arthur Harry IMlford, by Messrs. A. B. Fitchctt, L. M'Kenzio, and W. Macintosh. ' ■■■'-..' Threo other nominations—those of Messrs. 3. B. Speed, AT. J. Thompson, and Y. Jensen —were made previously, us already announced. Three' other gentlemen, apart from the two Labour, candidates mentioned below, have announced themselves as candidates, namely, Messrs. H. H.- Bay ward, S. J. Mourn, and' S. George Nathan.'-. It will thus be seen that. there are at present twelve candidates definitely in the iield for 'the-twod vacant seats. , ' -'-.' Nominations close at \ibon to-day,, end the election tates place aext Thursday. Colonel. llTiine, whose name has l)e»n mentioned as a prouable candidate,-has decided not to stand. Mr. Len .M'Kcnzie will not 6tand on 'the present'occasion.': iHe states that business' "■' developments call for his midivided attention for a: while. Mr.' A.. Leigh- Hunt has also pleaded .business. as a reason for declining nomination. '•■•■■ \. . . The _ Wellington Trades and Lalxiur Council, at its meeting last evening, decided to bring forward candidates to contest the two; vacant seats." A vote resulted in the selection 'of- Messrs. U. J . Carey and M.''J; Heardon. Mr. Carey is secretai'y- of the .Cooks' and Waiters' Union and of the Grocers' Union, andpresident of. the conncil. Mr. EeaTdqii is secretary/ of the Goneiali Labourers' Union, and of the Slaughtermen's Union. Both gentlemen have on former occasions contested municipal elections. in the Labour interest.-. This is the third time Mr. Eeardon has contested a City Countiil election, and: Mr. ..Carey is ina.ldn« his second essay'.-. Both candidates -will appeal, for support on the Labour party's mnnicipal platform, defined during the last 1 , general' mnnicipal.election. A committee of the council was sot up to fiir-' ther. the interests 'of its candidatea in their campaign. ■ ".'■"'■.'■'•. : '. ■ :" "\ .