GREY SEAT FIGHT.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1788, 28 June 1913, Page 4

GREY SEAT FIGHT.

THE TACTICS OF A NEWSPAPER. (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Grcymouthi June 27. Matters political <iro moving. Mr. Haiman. tlLe Opposition, candidate, candidature' was tko finst .announced, malues liis first speech at lieefton tonight. Mr. Michel held'a splendid meeting Jit Blackball last night. Dr. Telford was in tlio chair, and about four hundred wero present. Ho was given..a splendid hearing. Eo makes his policy spwch at Greyroouth on Tuesday evening. _ Mr, Webb, tho social democratic candidate, addressed a largo aadUcnco of Greynionth elector,! at the Town Hall last evening, but tho meeting lacked enthusiasm. He Rtated that the Opposition candidate had no. party, or policy to for, aiwl tlio balance of tho fiplit 'was not with him, but with the Government can didatc, who lvnd a policy opposed to Labour. Messrs. Swnplo and Mills hnva already spoken in the interests of Mr. Webb, and Messrs. Hindmarsh and Tro gear aro announced to follow later. Both tho local papers aro deadly opposed fa> the Government policy, tho "Argus" having already boycotted cor-respondence-'in favour of Mi'. Michcl. It wroto several articles in support of Mr. Haiman. but, when Reformers wroto in reply, tuoy we,ro notified that ilio paper oould not be used in tho Government 01 Mr. Michel's interest without payment. A largo »md enthusiastic meeting of Indies ' supporting"Mr. Michol_ was held yesterday) affcornoon. Mr. Michel was present, and addressed them, no stated that ho was not out against Mr. Webb or Mr. Hannau, but fighting for the interests of tho Government and its policy. Mrs. Gaskin was appointed charwoman, and Miss Batclielcr secrctaTy. Several ladios spoke most hopefully ox Mr. Michel's prospects.