MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2134, 28 April 1914, Page 5

MAYORAL ELECTIONS.

m. D.. M'WBEN'S MEETINGS. Mr. D. M'Larcn held two ffleptHig* last evening in support of hiss Candida* turo for tho city mayoralty. At- seven o'clock he addressed an cpon-atr gathering at South Kilblnvic, attended by aboift sixty people, and was given an excellent hearing. Later lie. spake at Hart's Tea Ikons, Lyall flity. At this meeting them was an attendance ; oi sixteen persons, and Mr. M'Luren wis again accorded a quiet and attcHtivo hearing. His speeches woreoit the luics 01 those. djoßverwt earlier in the campaign. Ho c-Mrtolulcd that his opponent, Jste Lufasliad adopted the. espcttart or speaking in. -vague terms- About the loan proposals and other niat-ttrs, instead ot committing himself to delitiito- promises before going to the poll. In .reply to a questioner, Mr. M'Lareil said that Jul was iie-t k favour of adaptWg a \my& : sal tramways fare, tat cmisidcwd tliai) sfeMly increased concessions stouM mo "rfviri 'to *tk»se' Wwel&« the fadiftss distance. At tlw candidates request, the eitetomary vote of tliankA and con fidwtcß was dispensed.with.

TBB "SOCIAL DEMOCRATS. 17 About thveh hundred pcnplo attendee, the meeting in St, £e:ter\ Schoolroom, at which Mr. J. fltewt tto/cattdidiito to tho Mayoralty, and • other ■Bo«ai Democrats, siwko last iiigW, i\lr. AAguew presided, and ta addrtioM to Mr,. Stover, Mr.. Ww *tofc. and Mr. R. Scmpie.also addressed tho Mr- &Iffv*»r discussed and elaborated the party's' n.rairieipsi programme... .l'hw occupied A comparatively short, while, however, and the rest ot bis mvn speceli ■a«i the speeches of the others was. devoted to the repetition of i»ai»y familiar reasons, froni the &oc«l Democrats' point of view* for (Mt. voting for ■Mr. Lwko « Mr, M'Lfen.. JM* ly insistent vcro they that iVtr. M'Larcsi was not a wertong-class candidate at all, hut the- candidate of tho Liberal Party. ' . ~ „, i vote of confidence in- Mr. Glover and the Social Democratic Baity was carried tmsmnioasly. ,;

SPEECH BY ME. T. C. J>A\V'SON.' Mr. T. 0. Dawson, who is a candidate for the Hirtt Mayoralty, addressed the electors of Western Hntt last evening. Atfcr dealing with unmieipa-I matters, the eaJiWato replied at length to lerferks ntade by Dr. I'itrdy regardingthe gas agreement'. Dr. Piird.y wits reported to have Stated that tfle- ratepayers bad beftu hoodwinked, regard uig tiro fi-m-res given by Mr. Dawson . m ■eonneetion with the gas consumption, from 1308 to 1913. ?!"> st&tcd. in answer tlsat the figures winch be bad. given the ratepayers were absmiitray correct, and kid been checked by Mr. Purser (Cx-Town Clerk of.the Butt Boro-ugh* and Mr. Gardner (TownOert: .of the i'6tßtio J3&«itip:ii)- !>!•• " u .w was also reported to hare stated tbat tto speaker did nut taww mijWß about Ave gas agreement |ho speaker Ktat«d that, in order to sho-r bftyond doubt that he nmkisiood » agreement, bo would read it to the .skews clause bv filnnso. awtj he did so, fine] ex> Blshmd its meaning. Another Matoroen., hv'Or. P«J% ImhJ lJ 8 that ho <tk speafcor) bad plated that Hntt ttottmsh was not iirsgressilig. He had never said such a thiflp. What ho had said wrts that the Hntt was k# ning behind, ami not progressing as it slrouM pMgrtsS owing *<; the want of nrowr communication with the railway stafcim. The sp«ilvertho.m went on to mily to seme remarks nvafe «}• »■ Baldwin, nH d Bt ilw cofldnaon «Un» address he was accorded a \oto. or thanks,

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