TO-DAY'S ELECTION

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2135, 29 April 1914, Page 8

TO-DAY'S ELECTION

FOR, THE MAYOKALTY

ARRANGEMENTS FOR POLLING

RESULT DUB ABOUT 8.30

'flic poll in enntwcliAii with tho Mu.voraltieH of Wellington and tlvo borough* tsikw) ii-!a« to-day, and l,<y this fivoning Uv> wirirmx w'ntres, iarjji aits) t>in;ill, will hsivrj «<>W:tH their thinf milgistratra for 'tho Tills is tbn fiiiiii fiff-swifiii on which Mayors of boiwighn wiH tjf, return**! for a term of twelve immfclw f.m'y. According to Live latest '.unmrnittP.M to tho Municipal .Corporations Act, tbo term of office 'for a, Mayor from the- fest Wednesday m April, 1915, will \m tfro yours, ■which will niako tho election centomixirmeouHly biennial with that of city Mid borough cmtucils.

Gandfcfafcis for the Ott-j. •Thoro are tnroo candidates for the Mayoralty of Welimgioii, They *re:— JOHK GLOVER {Socialist Democrat), JOHN PKAKCE LUKM (Citrons' candidate). DAVID M'LAREN* (United fcabamParty).

Of th«iio candidfitcSj tivo, sfe*rs. Giover and M'Laren, strtud in tho in' teres t of Laljotir seetiems of the tximmunity. Mr. John Glover is a substitute for Mr. H. Holland, notv serving a term of imprisonment for utterijig seditious words during the recent sirilvo., aftd is practically unknown to tho bulk of .tho citizens of Wellington. His claims to be returned Mayor "of WeHifigj ton have no- foaiitlatiofl in social or mwiicipa-1 spadc-irorlc. ■ Tho work of Mr. John I'. Lulte-, tho sitting Mayor, ausfc bo still fresh ifl tlic public jaind. Mt. David M'lorea pioeeded Mr. Luko as Mayor, and ivas reJDetc»l at last .year's election. The Polltag Places. The following are tbo polling plmws: Ctabroom, Pitt Street, Wadoßtorvn, Church Schoolroom, Tinakori Road. Mrs. Kearney's' Tea Items., : Tkakorl road. Churchrooia, Northland. Ghurghroom, Upjaiul Bead, Kelburno. Churelirocym, Aro Stjrcct. Baptist Cliufch, Breoklye. Masouio Halt, BrpokJyu. Methodist Schoolroom. Island Bay. Church Hall, Takiiii Tefface, Maranui. (l'Donuell's Hall, Kilbirnie. i Pavilion, Bowling Gmjgh, Hataltai. I Si-iioolroom, R«seueath, . Century Hall, Kent Terrace, ; St. Mark's Schoelroom, Dufferin Street. : Victoria Hall, Adelaide Bead. Nowtown Library, Riddjfoni Street, St. Thomas's Schoolroom, Riddiford ■ : Street. Masonic Hall,. Adelaide Boad. Alexandra Ball, Abel Smith Street, ; St. Peteifs Schoolroom, Glmzneo Street-. Recbabite Hall, 31'amiors Street. Wharf Waiting-room. TurnlmJTs Auct'tou Eooia, Panama. Street. Harcourt's 'Auction Boom, -Panama Street. i St., Paul's Sohoolreo-m, Sydney Street. ; Baptist Schoolroom! Vivian Sferwfc, Town Hull, Cuba Street Extension, Polling will coitmveiwo at 9 a.m.. and tho booths will bo promptly closed at 7 p.jfli- ■ ! ' '- ■ There are twenty-eight distinct places scattered throughout Greater Wellington., including remote suburbs like Wadostowii, Northlaiidj Island Bay, and Marauui. Itt many of tke kt&h there aro more than one booth, in. order that aU electors may Ksßord their votes even in tho rush hours of ika day, between noon and 2 p.m., and 5 P-?n- ami 7 p.m. The- actual vmjnber of booths is iifty-s'even. Each booth will bo controlled by a returning officer, who >vjjl bo assisted by two poll-ciorks, so that thero will be 171 mca ( employed in' suporvisiag the rtcM'dtog of votes an tho various booths.-

Rflsuit tfue at B*3o p.m. The' Chief Returning Officer (Mr. James Ames)'states'that with ordinary luck, the result of tho election should bo known'm S:3Q p.'hi., that is an hour mid ii half after the closing of t'ho booths, Tho issue, lie • a<Wod, was a straight-out am, and eaeli ©lector had io handle one paper only. Though tho marking -out of two of tho enivJidatos 3 names ivill sot invalidate a ballot, he advises voters strongly to adapt the cross-marking method > which means the placing of a cross opmsito tho lianio of the candidate desired to bo returned. If two crosses arc placed opposite two separate names, tlio ballot paper is just a? informal as th.ougli tfto natjifl of only one eand'iclat.6 wore scratchwl omt. Ho placing of a ctoss opposjto tho .name of tho favoured ca-iididata (for which a S.piicD is loft) is a- quictei' p.MKoss tiian scoring out two names oemplistely, «id makes tlio counting of tlie ballot papers easier. After the Election. Ulidc-r the new ropilntrens gaverwtig okctions tho way of t.li<» dual voter and persouator is wade a- roUf?h one, Not ■■enJy da the. retHi'nin.g officers kwp a sharp hrok.-eut all «kiy for those likely •ft) eoinmit a broach .of the kw, but a rigid scrutiny of the hootli-roUs after tho poll is provided for. Section 10 of tlio new Act says:— "On the' coinpletioE of thft scruiiiiyj liwoinljcforo. tlivectcd tl« Ketunuug Offifcr with sucli assistajice as ho deems necessary, and in tho presence of sush scrutineers as are present, shall open all the packets of voting papers used at tho elentiou oilier than tho supofiito packet mentioned iii Stili-sectwrn '2 of tho kst_ preceding socUqii, a»d settirq: aside all iiiforiuiil papers shall ascertain tho total iinmher or v&tes received by caoli candidate at tho. <?leeti«i, and shall declare tboso eniididatcs., Jiofc cxcswling tlie Mirmljcr of vacancies to bn iUled. who liaro receimJ the hlßlwsi amnib.i?f of votes to tie d«ly olostal."

to we ft Hufr, The candidates for tha Sfayoftilij* of the Lower Suit Borough arc Messrs. 'J'. C. Daweofl, H. Baldwin, and Di\ J. R. Purify. pijiliw. J There are two candidates for the Mayoralty of Ocislow ISofongli. Thsy «.ro Messrs. M. E. Anderson Mid-C. 0. Crump. KAftORJ. Tim election of a Borougu OoiiUciltor to t.alr.o tlio place ef Sir. 15. 0. Ikwcr will occupy tlio attention of tlio bur* Kossos~(if Kar-orf to-d-tty. Tiro candidate!! ar\o Messrs. P. 0. Jordan, R. T. Fell, E. Read, and B. J. Stan-den.