MAYORAL CONTEST

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2122, 14 April 1914, Page 5

MAYORAL CONTEST

SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATtiUK. There has been a persistant tumour-llm-t the Social JVuiurtatie Parly's tailMi'. 11. Hv Ifoftand, would njjl bo ahlo to go to tli# -ba-ltat, iu the v-o-u*. for Maytir of tlio city. It had ten I'oniidently expected bp tho Social Democrats that a court decision would havo removed any question <>; his clsjribilitj- some days ago. Tiio Court, however., htis indo.!int;ely rese~rve(l its ■decision, and thus tlioro is Wefttcd some uiirortninty in tlis matter. lit order to m.i!:< ; absolutely certain (ho appearance of tho Social .Deiiioersts oil election day .n't tho ballot box, a largely attended spsml meeting of the membe'; s of tho party was held at- tho Ope© House oil Sunday afternoon to consider tho situation. ii. was tho unanimous determination of the meeting to fight t'hs dßstiioi! tea finbb, with Mr. Jloilr.nd as the party'* cawlufaio, if eligible, and to this pud it was decided, thai. lh» name of_Mi\ I lolland slioviid he recnlarlv submitted •as the party's eaiwlidnte to tho returning ofiveer, And iii tho eVcirt of his being hold by tjint officer to bo lofiai.lv iinposuMe. then tho iV;wiu> of Mr. Mm Glover wii'. he substiii;l?d on the nomination papers. Mr. Skiver is presHicht of tho Wellington branch <if tho Social Demo(•ra.iic. Party, and miinager <rf tlw *'.\horiland Worker.'"