THE COMING ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1159, 21 June 1911, Page 6

THE COMING ELECTIONS.

MR. J. ALLEN'S INTENTIONS. (By Telegraph— Special Correspondent.! Auckland, Juno 20. Before commencing his general political address at Devonport last night, Mr. Jas. Allen, M.P., said he wished first to deal with certain rumours that had como to his ears. He had just been (old Hint it was believed that the rea«m why ho had come to Auckland was that !io had an idea of contesting Iho Wailemata constituency. ]l. would be a great honour for him to represent .such a go-ahead ami thriving constituency and such a borough as Bevonport, but he could not bo disloyal jo his friends in lirnco, and ho would not cayo them till they left him. It might he that he would have to contest the combined district of Bruce and Taieri against a Minister of the Crown, ami if ho did ■so and beat the Minister, so much the better for the Opposition. H o had also heard it stated that a Minister might eeek a northern constituency, and in that connection he related, a conversation which' ho had heard of between an Opposition member and a member of tho Cabinet Discussing the possibility of such a ha£ pemiig, the Oppositionist had said plainly that tho Minister could not expect to bo allowed to win cither Maimltnu or Waieniata, but he was welcome to sit for haipara if lie. could get it,