SECOND BALLOT V DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1311, 14 December 1911, Page 6

SECOND BALLOT V DAY.

CANDIDATES' FINAL SPEECHES.; A, GREAT MEETING AT THE TOWN HALL. PROSPECTS IN OTHER CENTRES So much hiis.concention seems to prevail with regard to tho question of voting under the second ballot electoral system that it may bo well to reiterate tho fact that: (a)' livery person who voted at the first ballot" in an .'electorate where a second ballot is being held to-day must go to •the polling booth and register his or her vote again. , if it is desired that the voto shall bo recorded. (b) An elector has tho Tight to voto at tho second ballot whether he or she exercised a vote at the first ballot or not, so long as his or her name is on the Toll.

J'Tho Dominion" Results Board, As .on tho occasion of the first ballot ]a,st week, the results of the polling in tho various second ballot .contests will be displayed on .The Dominion* results board.in front of Messrs. Kirkcaldio and Stains, on the Quay, immediately upon jeecipt of the figures.

i.The Windsor Outfit. Louil and hearty laughter arose at Mr. Pishcr's meeting in tho Town Hall last evening, when a curious elector inquired: "Does., Sir Joseph \\ ard hand over his ■Windsor outfit to. his successor in office?" jThe questioner appended a '■Mr. Massey might otherwise bo somewhat at a;:disad'vnntago hi the event,of. l.tiyal [visitors coming. ■■■

ton Innuendo, and an Explanation. At Mr. V. f. Moore's-meeting'at Sea(toun on Tuesday evening, Mr.W. 'S. (Bedford, one df tho speakers'-who pre--1 coded the candidate, made' a reference to Mr. \\"i H. D. Bell's action.in' cancelling his meetings ."on "account of Mr. Monro's accident, and insinuated that, Mr. Ueil was influenced by some , ulterior motive. "Ifr.. Moore has '.since .asked, us, to publish the following statement- in' connection therewith: — •' .' w

"I was not present when Mr. Bedforc spoke. I have always given Mr. Bel credit for generous and .' 'sportsmanlikt motives in standing' dpwn'frbm'tho plat form as ho has donor-arid'regretted als< that-1 '.vas unable to; accept the oppor tunity for a rest. .But 'I felt that 1113 position in the contest, was so weak thai I must fight on. action was a gentlemanly.'and.' generous one, and ) sun sorry .that anything.Mr.-Bedford saic 1 was capalihvdf- cooyeying'tho.suggestior that thorp some other, motive .behint it.' Had' I':l;eon 'present 1 when'the -reflection was-made' I would have repudiates] it." /;:-:■: kW'--. ■■'-}::. ■' '.;• •:■' '■■: ;

.A Political Prophecy; ■ . ;•..■• , "liODkiri'g-'.idte the,'future," said Mr. F. M. B. Fisher'last eyenirig, "I can see that theref is"'tihly" room: .for real -parties in tliis "country.;'•■''Mγ.'Massey: must lead a real Liberal party;- or-he will not last vory long. Against him, as the ]/eader of the true'"Liberal- party, there will be a Labour party. (Hear, hear.) That, I believe, is 'going 'to be the position of parties in. this.country', not after this election, but;after the election after noxt." A .voice: "Whore will you be?" Mn Fisher: "Where will I bo? If I get my dues I will have the Labour party solid behind mo by that time." (Applause.)

Mr. iJHindmarsh and "The Dominion." Speaking at St. Thomas's Hall, Newtown,; lust night, Mr. A. 11. Hindmarsh .naidfihti&rniifew days ago The Dominion was a very meritorious person, but now it was not so favourably disposed towards him. "But," he added, "I don't mind what it says so long as.it does it openly, and it does so, and I attack it back. And I enjoy it. And it must not bo shocked if 1 use strong language, because I do so to pave timo." Later,' Mr. Hindma.rsh said that although he did not advertise with The Dominion he had been very kindly treated by the paper in the matter of reports.

A World Between. Cuba Street, as far south as tho Dixon Street intersection, divides tho Wellington North and Wellington Central electoral districts. Tho novel sight will therefore present itself this afternoon of tho Koyal Oak Hotel being closed for business whilst the AlhambTa Hotel opposite will enjoy full and unrestricted trade privileges. An Indignant Denial. It has been stated in Hastings—no doubt for electioneering purposes—that 3lr. G. Spencer Clnpham, the Labour candidate at the first ballot, had decided to support the "Ward candidate at the second ballot, and that on Saturday he w,ts wearing tho yelloir and green colours. Mr. . Clapham, however, states that the rumour is entirely unfounded, and he asks us ("Hawko's Bay Tribune") \o publish tho fact that he gives it an indignant denial. Mr. Claphaiu further etatcs that he is adhering to his declaration even previous to tho first ballot that he would not actively support cither candidate. . .... The Difference it Would Make. "You who have grown up under thft present Government have no idea what a good, Government is liko, or what a difference it would make to this country." —Dr. Kcirmnn. ■ ;:"';'"v No Substitute for Him. " '- Last ovening, while Afr. W. T. Young •was addressing a small number of men at Bcrhamporc, on bohalf of Mr. Moore, a working man stepped forward and asked if "Mr. Moore was coming along to npenk." Mr. Young gave a reply which may not hnvo satisfied the elector, for a 'little later ho said they had heard enough of Mr. Young, and if ho could not hear Jfr. Moore--would "vote for Bell." Ho walked away saying that lie did not seo why candidates could not address their Dwn meetings in person. • . A Practical Suggestion. "Jlako the Maoris work," was the terse FHggcstioii of an interjector at Mr. 3 r isner'H meeting last evening, when that candidate was askrd how he would dcnl ■with tho Xative Land question. Significant.

The Hon. J. A. Millar, speaking at lioslyn last Saturday nigat, mmi uis reported by tho "Otajjb Daily Times") that he had lieen told that if he changed his views and cainc out us a modified Oppositionist he would get a thousand more votes. .Well,,for 25 years he had been a supporter of the Liberal and Labour' party. Ho had given it constant nnd loyal support, as private member and as Minister. He recognised that his chief might be a little more popular in the country than.ho ires at the present time, but Sir Joseph Ward was tho first man .to give him an opportunity of becoming a Minister of the' Crown, and under tho, circumstances what sort of a man would ho be if he was to run away from him?— (A voice: "A traitor," anil applause.)— TTo would rather Jose the election honour-, nbly than savo himself by sacrificing-his friend. (Applause.)

Hrcaking up Monopoly. "I would not vote to buy out the Union "npany, but I am in favour of going o competition with it." —Mr. Fisher at • ■ Town Hall.

.itics Per Gramaphone. That the march of progress introduces ■a.'igcs in politics, as in other walks of i'e, was exemplified yesterday by Mr. It. \. Wright, Reform .candidate for Welinston South. To case tho strenuous yocal labour of hig final day's campaigning,, bo called in tho aid of a'gramophone. Tho machine had been stocked with a fonr-inimito. speech, by Mr. Wright, on tho political questions of Uie day, and reeled it oft as required in-irro-' jjroachobJc stylo. Tho mechanical orator proved Tery popnlar with tho electors atom it eddieesod, and Mr. Wright had jooeaea to be satisfied with tlu> sucoess -sEay^B^^bJa^raitprjirisß.

Ministerial Dignity Cast Away. The "I'nhintua Herald" thinks the Hon. T. Mackenzie's visit to.. I'ahintiia wns i.for the purpose of teaching Air.. Hawkins how to change his political cont. An incident of ,the public meeting is thus described:—"Mr. lluwkins applauded thu Minister.- and when Mr. Hawkins rose and dramatically stated that he would disclose his'.political position on Wednesday night, Hie Minister led tho applause. Tho spectacle of the Hon. T. Mackenzie sitting, on tho public-platform and applauding tho man who less than a week ago was declaring that the. Alokau case, was one of tho greatest 'political jobs' ever worked in this country, and that the Government should bo wiped out on that scoro besides many, others, was indeed one for gods and men. It shows to what extent ministers ore prepared to 'crawl' for votes, to use one. of Mr. Hawkins's expressive phrases. We aro not concerned with Mr. Hawkins's attitude. Ho is a spent political force, and will carry very few votes with him ovev to the Government camp. The spectacles of the Minister for Agriculture soft-soaping Mr. Hawkins, and tho process being continued by Mr. Koss when Mr. Hawkins and ho have not been on speaking terins for a considerable time was nauseating in tho extreme, and we regret that a Minister of tho Crown should bo so far lost to a sense of dignity as to bemean himself to do it. ... For the demonstration made" against them at the end of tho meeting, the speakers havo themselves to blamo. If they had been a little more tactful, and shown less spleen, they would probably have had a much better finale."

The Wanganui Contest. We aro informed (says the "Rangitikoi Advocate") that the Ward party intend to make most vigorous attempts to defeat Mr. Veitch, tho Labour "candidate, in the second ballot for Wanganui. The Opposition party have therefore decided to throw their wholo weight in support of Mr. Veitch, and as all the cabs have been engaged by the other side they aro striving to secure from outside the assistance of all who havo motor-cars. As the Opposition are aiding Labour iii Wanganui, it may be confidently expected that Labour will aid tho Opposition in Parnell, especially after the. urgent call of Otaki-Labour to "Vote out Wardism!"