THE MAYORALTY.
Ml!. R. A. WHIGHT A CANDIDATE, Mr. 1!. A. Wright, ex-member for Wellington South in Parliament, lias consented Iα allow himwJf (a bo nomiimlcd lor the Mayoralty. Jlr. Wright has been tor years prominently associated with dilVcr--I'iit bouies ami movements in AVcJliiigtoa. Ila is u a ardent Prohibitionist, and has been n member of the Wellington licensing Committee for years. He bus also taken n lively interest in school afl'uira and the formation of (ho Wellington "Zoo." Mr. Wright stood for Wellington South at the last parliamentary elections, when ho was beateu by Mr. A. 11. Jlindiiiai-sh. Mr. OVorge Shirtcliffo has definitely declined nomination, as has also Mr. J. Q. \Y". AitJion. . Tim chances tiro that Mr. Wright will Ix> opposed by tho Acting-Mayor (Mr. John Smith), and a Labour candidate, possibly Mr. J). M'Larcn, who was displaced by Dr. Newman, M.P., as member for Wellington East at the Ust Parliamentary election. Another possible candidate i s J[ r . A. S. Biss, an ex-councillor, who rendered valuable service in several directions when lie occupied a sent round the horseshoe table in tlis Town Hall.
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1403, 1 April 1912, Page 4
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186THE MAYORALTY. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1403, 1 April 1912, Page 4
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