MAYORAL CAMPAIGN.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2133, 27 April 1914, Page 5

MAYORAL CAMPAIGN.

NOISY-MEETINGS'

THE RIVAL LABOUR FACTIONS

Stump orators, representing tho two rival Labour factions,, held h.igi , ! caniival on Saturday night, And moctiuge Which tlit'.V addressed in tjto «pc.« spn<;e at tho Clyde-Quay ond.of t'ouitcna.y rlace saye rise to soaw lively and iw't verjr edifying scenes. " lep.resovitativcs of the United Labour Party JioW forth l>oi» a patiking-caso platform at tho eonrcr of Courtcnay l'Jaefl and Clyde Quay, while the Soeial Democrats "established therasdvFs a little further tip tltfl. street towards the tramway stop-IJiiiß-place. Some hundreds of people assembled to listen, or to intorrtlpt, and iiot a few of them divided Uieir attention, as fancy dictated, between meeting and Use ether. Upon the whole, however, tho Social Democratic speakers kept a more numerous nitdifliice around tl»m titan did thoir rivals, fa the k'tter part of the ovening botii tiroups were thickly spriiiWscl with men In a more or less advanced slato of ).»» toxication, and meiulliu arguments and disputes added to the confusion and din,, which made it difficult for sofiio of thu speakers to obtain a hearing. One man, lurching and staggering in drunlc* cfltiess, was dragged away by a poliee■MMi,, while a \TOinn.ii standing jn tho c?owd. protested shrilly that "Jibo man Was teiiig taken away -iVithovit cause P' At tho Labour party mooting one man. on tho guter fringe of the crowd, urged a couple of woacn to piill the speaker. (Mr. Hampton) off his box, and nrobably fluly the- prcsoiieo of a few policemen prorented this- and eimiiar counsels whkh wore put forward here and there from being adoptod. The numerous speeches that were do* hvered coiitaiimd y.ftry Irttlo tltat \\m new <tr iirteresting., and wefo chieily tmtablo as emphasising the strained raid embittered fektiens of tiro two Jμlionr faetiens. Goaded by numerous interrupters, who were anything tut choice in their .rewaifa, and tlft* epithets they cast at him, Mr, Vf. 13. Hainpton (wbiie speaking in support of Mr. M'Lnrea's cawdidatttro for the Ma.vofait.y; declared trimnpiiaiitly that fiineo the July Congress of last year only two Wellington unions had a:ffiliated. with the Federation. of Laboiir. Titls svas hotly denied by a. byste.nde.v, who issued some sert of challongo in rofcreftos to the attitude a : the Build>.:r3' Jidbowrftis , Union, and wciit : so far as to accuse Mr. of being a deliberate, liar. Mr. EaWjitgn *p-to-rtod in equally vigor(rvni terttts,' and fra' a tiino fcoJing ran very .hi*h, and a riotats conclusiofl to the nwcteig Bcein'. fid siievitablo. Angry into and' .a fft* Women surged round th'fe extempbfjs'ed plutfonn, and Mr. Hampton was pelted witli abuse from all di.rceti6.os. '. & Hie <aid. Ijowevef, the coEfusion died down, and hp was able to- roluid off Ms speech, wH bring the meeting to faiflj orderly conelusicJn.

While Sir. Hampton fras still speaking, a man approo.ch*d' the rvrig, , and slloirtod: "AVili you answer one qMEtioii: Oo you krioiV that I!ol> Semplo is epeakitiß ofer iiejre?" Banio ittivghter sceeted this sally, ami a'wiraber cf people crossed over to th.o other meet' ing. Alttoiigji their w.fiie'iide ,wjlp a very mixed one, and htid.Ss fiill slra.ro of .inebriates,, .the Soaiai. }>pjii.o&rat!s:. Upon the Tvliole, had a less riotous tiifte than their Lafair » party o.ppone«|.s,. iSow r:a<nd then ahostiloor sarcastic intor.jftetion was lieat-d., but, as a rnloj. ■furtlrtr deiiioastrafens of tlio kind wsro dis&nifafioti b,v same "jB-etl Eml," sympathiser; with .fhreatimifig vlopk .or ■Bβ, iHGii in tile iftoiloy growp vrcte content to listen ajjdoteefV'Ci and ivisely hold their ptiaee. ' /

Mr. H. geniple (Fedfiratimi of Labour organisfef), who was owo of tlio principni spejikors, exprosseij his eottproiiiisirtft hostility to Jjoili tlio Jiwia polkidal parties, Jt-nd inliittatod tliat ho pared as little for-tlio political pro, gramiiso to ho dug «.{> J)j- Sir Jqsoph ffsrtl as ho dltl fer Sir. Masscy's, iioy labour, tliij abotitiqu <of the Stock Bx" t'ha'iige, and <Jf ptiva.to grepd, aiwi liiobutter riiig wcro Other themes upon which ,lro oivlaffieel..

Mr. j, Cllorcf, tlift Sooiti] Itemo.G.ratic Miididate for the Stnjoraltt. denied, in the. course of $ brief speech, that Mr, M'Laren tfouW have been expected to sign tho Social Bem&efafeie pfatform if lie had been selected by a- eftrabuied meetiing: of tho supporters of tho im parties as tho I/aboiir candidate. ' H-o stated, also, that on the day procediii.g his arrest, aiitj imprisommcjJt, 11. Holltovd rcccivßidl a Jotter fto.ni M*. Holhjau, Pritno Mi.itisfer of New South Wales., wishina him success in his fiii-ii-ttidiitnrc, ' •

Before the meeting eJose.tl, a Mr. Williams, well kuewii as -tho purveyor* ijwihiof of tho official o'rgmi of tho Serial Pcnioeratie part}", .got up oh tho bos to propose a nintion protesting against tho iniprisoiiineiit of Holland, Bβ ToiJMwW that tTie Chief Justice bad talked about the birotheriiooci ©» lna.n, and then had shown his hro/fcheriy spirit ion-aids Holland : by giving him tttelve months' imprisonment. As a further argument in support of Ms niofciw, ho said tirafc tho Chief Justices was {jotting £2509 per yew. . "Howmurfi of that am 1 getting i'or my bit of work, or-j-oij?" he ftsfced.—"Nothing!"

A show of iiaiids was takdi), aiui rnsst of ttreso in' the eoiitfal part of tho jiroup voted for tho niotifftt, Msny of these around tlio enter fringe ilk} nob voift one way of the other, a-iul thero .wati somo ■sarcastic laughter when the chairman of t'ho weetiitg declared tho watiftu "earfied unaninionsly,"

MR.. M'MIiES'S jr.EETIN«S. On Saturday eveaing Mr. D. Sl'Lai-en, tJie Labour candidate for the Mayoralty, addrrtssod two meetings. At Nowtotvn he had a very targe nirdieijeo.. aitd ror.. coived aa attentive hcafiiig. He later on spoko for a short time at Oavirtena.y I'tivco, and left thero to attend a-fiotlier lH&oting. JJoiiKng with (imxncial .niattofSj ho said that some explanation was required of tho fact tltat ivhilsl the Mayor stated that thft inefcased reutnl from City properties t?iis yeaf nmOTifitcti 1 to £0474, the City Ttcastofir's stata- | nient gave tho cunauitt of incroaso as iW9(S. A siinimairy oi the financial : j>Qsii-:on of t ; JiO tratMWa,s's for and 1913-14 slioTred in 19' M: Total ineveaso of revenue, iC8308; total iiicrciiso in oxpaidituro, £4981. In'tlio previd'vis' 1 year the figures stood: Total iucreasc. of iweniM, £13,139; total iiw cr<aso of «xiJ6iidititro,- iC'l'lfl. Mr. 'Luke's explanation of tlio larger business jncroasß in 1013, as being duo to the now scfltiaus lixod upon, weulxl i»t bear esamitiation. Tiio operation of tho business' with tho- altered sections finjy applicvl to seven months in 19'W, wliwefis'it applied Io the wliolo twelvo fnanths. of tho year ending Mardi 31,1914, ReR.irdiiag the no* eoiieessioii tickets -of fO two-set'tioi) rides for 25,, it wits yend question that lvo (Sir.. M'ljiiren) tind tho system adapted white lie (wt-s jtnyoi:. Many of the. uiuiettakinfjii foiWith the .present Ma-yor : w«& cialnilivß full credit were reaWy tii Imrtd befaro Mr, Lnlio hco«KO Jtoyor, and thorp was.; no more owdit d«o in respect t<j etrcefc\v«leni»fi! and ot'he.f wotics in hand., to Mr. L-nfo than io Ivis prctjeceasors. 'Plifl ■mtte3i*talltMl-«f Uvaii iiro.nosah wor* ao more Mr. Luke's tno proposals, of unnfty etlierSIn furtheranen of his catidiclfthifo fw tlio Mayoralty. Mr. M'Laron will ;i< : !cb*ss meetings at 7 p.ui, Swill Kil» liirnin, "post <i(tife coruor, and ul 8 p.m. in Hart's tPii-MOHis., Lyall Bay. Mr. W. Fi. Anderson, a tnndwtato for i!ie Oestow May-oratty, will a-rtdross iho okcters of Onslow as \md?r: —Neato IVi-tiifrbt. .it Motlvodist Clnirchroom, Klinntlaflfth—Tnpsday niaht, at 8 o'dacts al the Towa Ball.