THE MAYORALTY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1394, 21 March 1912, Page 6

THE MAYORALTY.

NEW CANDIDATES. Two new candidates ai'e in prospect fol the Mayoralty, and (ho bunch of suggested candidates has not yet been reduced by dc(iiii(-3 statements from tho men interested. Nobody wlio lias been named as n prospective Mayor seems yet to treut the business as urgent. The election is not hold until the last Wednesday in April, and the lime for receiving nominations will close from five to seven days 'before that date. One of (he new men likely to bo in the field is Mr. K. A. Wright, formerly M.l\ for Wellington South. He hus been asked bv a mimW of electors to contest tho Mayoralty, and he will give a defiuilo reply as to his intentions in a clay or t m , . , . i r The other candidate is being put forward by the Labour party. A meeting of tho Trades Council was held last night, and it is understood that a man' was selected to stand in the Labour interest, but nothing was disclosed to the press after the meeting. Labour's choice, it is believed, will be either Mr. D. M'LaroD or Mr. A. H. Hindmarsh, M.P. . AUCKLAND. (By Teleerttßfl— Preai Auoclatlon.! Auckland, March 20, Tho executive committees of twenty* Eoven trades unions met last night to select the names of prospective candidates, any one of whom the unionists of the city would be to support in the Mayoral election. A sub-commit-tee, of six was empowered to Interview the candidates, and to ascertain what measure of support would likely be given to the unionist cause. This committee will report to a general meeting of unionists, to be held to-morrow night, when the final choice will be made, of tho Labour candidate for the Mayoralty.

Tho indications aro that the Mayoral election this year will be marked by exceptionally heavy polling. Applications for enrolment on the municipal electors' roll have reached quite an unprecedented number. t