WELLINGTON EAST.

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

WELLINGTON EAST.

SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS BY DR. NEWMAN. "XO CHANGE COULD BE FOR THK WOKSJi." Ur. Newman, (lie Keform candidate for Wellington Hast, held three, meetings yesterday—one at the Union Company's yard, Wakefield Street, in the dinner hour, one in St. Mark's Schoolroom, in the evening, and one in'the. Clyde Qunv Schoolroom. He was well received everywhere.

Speaking at St. Mark's, the candidate forecasted that the Reform party would Alassey when the latter had moved reducKveryone who voted to-day for his opponent would be voting to keep the Ward Government in, but there could be no question that a change of Government was necessary. (Applause.) No cliango could bo for the worse. The Heform party would lighten- taxation. His opponent had.voted repeatedly against Mr. Mnssey when the latter had moved retions in taxation, livery vote given to-day to keep the Ward Government in power was a voto for higli taxation and dear living. The .Reform party would rapidly open up tho Crown and Native lands, ii ml this would bring back prosperity to Wellington. He knew the fight of to-day would bo a stiff one, .but he had been promised a good deal of support from quarters.where ho littlo expected it; he had many friends helping him, and he believed Wellington East* would declare for. Reform. (Applause.) The meeting closed with cheers for the candidate.

Dr. Newman then went down to Clydo Quay School, where he addressed another mooting, Mr. C. Onyon presiding. The candidate said there were lots of people so foolish as to think of voting for his opponent, for various.reasons, although they wanted to see the Government put out. The -only issue was whether the Government should bo put out, and his opponent was going to voteto keep it in. It was being rumoured that if. the Reform" party • got into power they would play havoc with the ■ Civil Service,' cut down salaries,, and dismiss officers.' They would do nothing of the kind, and this had been clearly stated by■■Mγ. Massey. The service, would get proper and . liberal treatment, • without favouritism or "colour." (Applause.) The meeting . was enthusiastically- in sympathy with tho candidate, and a few interrupters were successfully quieted. A vote of thanks and confidence, proposed b.V Mr. W. Cable, and seconded by Mr. Walter Brown, was carried by acclamation. Three loud cheers were given, and followed by the singing of "For He's a; Jolly Good Fellow'." A blight .counterdemonstration was quite overwhelmed.

MR. M'LAREN'S CANDIDATURE. REPLY TO CRITICISM. The Labour candidate for Wellington East, Mr. D. M'Laren, addressed three meetings last evening, one at Scarborough Terrace, another at Victoria Hall, and a third •at Clyde Quay. Speaking at Victoria Hall before an . audience of about' 60, Mr. Jt'Laren said he had started the fight clea'n, atid he intended to finish it clean. He liad no intention of indulging in The candidate proceeded to point to- the danger of the aggregation of landed wealth, and instanced the holdings in Marlborough to prove the nearness of this to New Zealand. He had, he said, battled for reform, and had not simply gone about making loud protestations that there should be reform. (Hear, hear.) His opponent objected to the political company he kept,' but the Labour party was quite satisfied with his company. (Applause.) Reference had been made by a critic to his vote on the question of the railway men being brought under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act. Only that day he had a wife 'from tile chief executive officer of the Railway Men's Society wishing him success. That should prove how much his critics understood the position. During the next Parliament it would be necessary to go into industrial legislation, and revise the various Acts, and for this reason, it was essential that there should, be Labour representation in the House. Mr. M'Larcn proceeded to urge the Labour platform, and to criticise that of the Opposition. Cases had been quoted of his having voted for the Government,. but he had seen the Opposition voting for the Government, not once but dozens of times, and he could present dozens of division lists in which he had voted in entire independence of the Government when he believed' that they were going in the wrong direction. He had been p. worker, and fought for the worker ' all his life, and anyone he had worked with would say that he was not a "pointer." It was the Labour party, > said Mr. M'Laren, that was going into power in the near future. The meeting concluded with a vote of thanks and confidence, and cheers for the Labour party and' Mr. M'Laren. At both the Scarborough Terrace and Victoria Hall meetings Mr. M'Laren's efforts were supplemented by those of Mr. Withy. ' Mr. M'Laren also addressed a largelyattended meeting at Clyde Quay, proceeding on similar lines to his address at Newtown, and again he was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. At this gathering he was assisted by Prof. Mills.

IBjr TeleeraDh.—Press AssocUltloß.l Invercargill, December 13. Mr. O'Byrne, secretary .of tho Sawmill Workers' Union, to-day telegraphed to Mr. M'Laren, congratulating him on tho firm stand, taken in opposing MassCylsm, as directly against the interests of the workers, and expressing the opinion that all thoughtful workers will endorso his action in refusing to countenance any such alliance as suggested.