THE SUBURBS SEAT.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2323, 3 December 1914, Page 7

THE SUBURBS SEAT.

MR. R. A. WRIGHT AT AVADESTOWN;.. v.. •-: Mr. R. A. Wright continued ( his campaign last night, when he addressed a meeting in the club-room at '.Wadestown. Mr. E. Wylie was voted to the chair. The candidate-referred to the wild statements; made by his .opponents in _ this contest. Illustrating this, he said that one of the 6peakers for the Labour Party had said that the Queensland Government borrowed one million pounds from the Australian Government on the strength of the note issue, and saved £80,000 underwriters' fees. This was one of the most extraordinary statements ever made, and one cf the most inaccurate. Worked out, it meant that the underwriters icceived 8 per cent, for flotation. As a matter of fact, they rarely recoived more than 1 per cent., or about £10,000. It was e pity such utterly reckless statements were made by men who ■aspired to control the destinies of New Zealand. 'After a number of questions' were asked, the meeting carried the usual vote of thanks. MR. FITZGERALD AT BERHAMPORE. There'was evidence of a split in the Jnnks of the. Liberal-Labour supporters in Wellington Suburbs electorate by a 'demonstration which took place at Mr. J. E. Fitzgerald's meeting at Borhampore last, night. Mr. Fitzgerald was announced ■ to speak in the Masonic Hall, but as the building had been previously let, he addressed an open-air mooting, attended by about 200 of the public. The hostilo demonstration was from a small party of Labour suppqrtiers, who endeavoured to get Mr. Fitzgerald into a corner over his position la contesting the sea.tj and splitting

the vote with the official Labour candidate, Mr. F. T.Moore. Mr. Fitzgerald said that he had in his possession & document signed by unionist electors, supporting his candidature, and etating that the Labour Representation Committee should have accepted his nomination, and requesting him ,not to withdra.w. A voice: Who is it signed by? Mr. FitzgeTald: It is signed by genuine unionists. I am prepared to show it to anybody who comes along to my place of business. The statement was received with derisive ories. , ■ ■ ( , Continuing, Mr. Fitzgerald said that it was easy, to understand the action of some paid' secretaries of Labour in creating a disturbance. Hβ had done all in his power-7— . A voice! To split the vote. , • Mr. Fitzgerald: I regret ae much as anyone that the Liberal-Labour vote is going to be spUt. A voice: Pull out, then. Mr. Fitzgerald: It is idle for anyono to suggest that I have not consistently supported. Liberalism during the last Bis years.', Another voice: Are you the accredit-e-i representative of the Liberal Party? Mr. Fitzgerald: I have contested this seat on three occasions, and never once been the official Liberal candidate, I have sufficient independence, to fight without the hall-mark of Sir Joseph Ward. ■..-■ A voice: Will you pull .out for Moore? Mr. Fitzgerald:'l will pull out for no man at all. The questioner asked had the. candidate been asked to pull out by the officials of the Liberal Party. Hβ Teplied that he had not, but did not deny that Mr. Wilford and others asked him to stand down. The majority of the meeting was in the candidate's favour, and when he made it plain that he was going to the poll he received as much support for the statement as opposition to it. A vote of 1 hanks and confidence was put to the meeting, and the applause was equally loud for and against. "Carried unanimously," declared, the chairman. The l meeting broke up in a friendly manner. ■ ■ ■ ' THE PARNELI, SEAT. (By Telesraph.-PreEe Association.) . Auckland, December 2. The, statement previously telegraphed that Mr. Gleeson, a Liberal candidate, retired , in favour of Mr. Lawry in the Parnell electorate is incopect. Mr. Gleeson announces that on hi. own suggestion, with the approval of Sir Joseph Ward and the' Liberal .Leagues, ho 'withdrew voluntarily in favour of Mr." ■ Sullivan, who desires this correction as of some importance in influencing 'the .seamen's vote. ' : ' MR. LAWRY RETIRES. ! -.'■■■ Auckland, December 2. Mr. Lawry (Liberal) has retired from the Paraell contnst in Mr. Sullivan's favour, TO-NIGHT'S MEETINGS. .Mr. W. H. Turnbull, at St. Paul's Schoolroom, Tinakori Road. • ' The Hon. F.-M. B. Fisher, at Alexandra Hall, Abel Smith Street. Mr. R. A. Wright, at Karori. Mr. F. T. Moore, at Plimmerton. Dr. Newman, at Hataitai. Mr. A. M. Samuel, at Korokoro. Mr. R. B. Williams, at Brooklyn. Mr. H. E. Holland, at Wadestown. : ,.;>TO : MORROW ; S MEETINGS. VHon. F.-M. B. Fisher, at Mission Hall; Tory Street, 8 p;m. . Mr. R. A.-Wright, at Ngaio, 8 p.m. Mr. F. T. Moore, at 8 p.m. : Mr: A. M. Samuel,. at Kaitoke, 8 p.m. ' '.'. ■'■■ ;■■ /'■.. ■ ■-■■■'"'■ ■■' ■■'■'"'■■ : ■." ■Mr. J. P. Luke, at.Vogeltown," 8 p.m. Mr. B. E. Holland,, St. Paul's Churchroom, 8 p.m.' : . . .. Mr;' W, H. .Field, at.Shannon, ,7.30 p.inl, ■'• ''' ,.-, -. ;'-■ . . ■ . '." -.""'■'..'