THE EGMONT SEAT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1541, 10 September 1912, Page 2

THE EGMONT SEAT.

a MR. WILKINSON'S CAMPAIGN. KXCKLI.KNT PItOSI'KCJ'J'S. (From Our Hpcdol Correspondent.) Ellhnm, September 1). Muring tin- pnst. week Urn kvlcyin rancliilntH fw tho .lijrmoiil wnt. (Mr. C. A. WilItiuMjii) conducted n ncrios of meeting!! in I'lirt.licimiOK of Jii-j ciunjiiiign in llio Opuiiiilto district, ami met with a worm reception at prncticiilly every plnco visited. Th(. wenllior on the wlnuo wiis not at all luvouiablo for elecliiuicorinn, but the result* were splendid. Jn iidililion to tin- inwlrltig vote of Iliiiulis and conlideiice curried M) lieartily at. the miporl. tutvii, theri! with iiiiiuiiinoiis conndi'iiee votes lrasied at Upllii Hoiid, Kaholii, (Jnruiui, and AlniiKnliiiinu. On every huml were eviclniicoM nf a keen interest in, and support fur, tin? livform pttrly, and the miccrss of Mr. Wilkiiisuu in Iriely predicted. Largo fliiil eiilhlifiilistie coinuiilk'P!) were formed, Opuniiko lending off with over seventy mctuluii'e. iiU'luduiK a nmnbiT of Indies. In Foinn dintriets the commilteo includes practically half the number of voters, so Keen is tjit> interest taken to secure tho relutn of Mr. Wilkinson.

'J'lic Kj'forin ciimliiliilc 1 . however, nlllioiirli he is ccrfnin of a Inrgn moasuro of supjioH by miMin of his business ability nnd llio cstei'iii in which he is hvld by electors throiiKhoiit Uic- constituency, is lonriut; no kUuiu unlurnud lo (,'nin success, nnd is currying on n vigorous campaign. His addrcssi's tuv. of a very instructive cluiruclvr, and are convincing us to tlio prweiit Governmnnt being the right party to legislate in the interests of the people and llto country. This week Mr. Wilkinson has to address thirteen meetings, and lias-to travel over about 300 miles of rnml for this purpose. . Although not a fanner, Mr. Wilkinson is being accorded tho heartiest of support by the country constituents, ivho are assured that ho is the right man to represent their interests" by his close association with the industry. In the town of Eltliam, which is Mr. Wilkinson's place of residonce, there has always been a substau' tial majority for the present Opposition, but on this occasion a much larger Keforra vote is suro to be recorded, in fact, close students of local affairs are confident of Mr. Wilkinson obtaining tho majority. Hβ lias every claim to the support of his own townsmen, having been a resident there for the past 28 years, and has been mainly instrumental in bringing about the progressive and up-to-date town that visitors always speak of in highly complimentary terms. ■