GENERAL ELECTIONS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 32, 1 November 1919, Page 6

GENERAL ELECTIONS

Mil. i:. p. hi si [worth to stand FOR JI.UTT. A large and influential depiilalinn of (lull constituents waited upon Mr. K. P. Rishworlli. Mayor of Lower "Unit, last fiighl. asking him In -become a candidate at Iho forthcoming election. Mr. ]'•. P. Bunny acted as spokesman, and in making the roqu.'isl, referred in eul'v'islio terms to Ihe marked abililv shown by Mr. Uislnvorlh in his work as Iho Ihitb and 'I'etene reprcseiilalive on the 1-Mue.v lion Hoard ami in (he higher ollico as Mayor of Iho Hull. Mr. Risliworlli, lie

s,"ill was ;i man with a. clear ividn kniwvlwijj'p of I hit district's needs—a di«Iriel which had not in Hip pa>l received. llm consideration lo which il was. entilled. Mr. Bunny assured 51 r. Jiis iuorlli (lull; (lift deputation were lully alive In Hie sacrifice Hip latter would lift called nprill to make in entering political life,- bill uracil liim lo do so in the iuleresls of (ho district, mid assured him of Hip whole-hearted support of Hip EnI'nnu I'arlv fhroiiirhonl; Hip eleclm'ale. 51 r. liisiwvorlli. in thanking members of the dppulatioii for Iho honour dono liim consented to accede to their rpr|iiesf, and declared that: lie would Rive his suppnrt to th« Jleform Party in matters ot policy, only reserving io himself the uplift 10 lie tni.o to his convictions, He took il. us a coniplinipiil; thai such an honour had been conferred upon liim, «nd ' of, k 11 n.s an evidence that his twelve years residence in llie'r had not. been m vain in his public position?. , Apoloffies for absence were received from various centres, and. a most. fnIliusiaHic meeting dealt with general matters concernini: the. campaign, wlucli Air, Eishwo'-tli will enter noon at once. It was finallv decided to call .1 liieetinff pf nil Reform .supporters at the I'-Yc?"™ Hall on Tucsdny ovenin-r next to meet Ilia candidate.

CANDIDATE. FOR ELLESMIvRE. By Telcsrinh—Press Association. Christchurch, October ot. 51 r Cleorgo Barclay, Libor.il candidate for tiiG Ellesmero seat, opened J}is campai"ii last night at Little luver. 110 said ho stood as an ordinary working l;:rnicr, and while ho would vote ! the party on a no-contidcnco would support measures, not as suited lvarties, but as appeared right and just for the whole people. He opposed tho Uet'orw Party bccauso it stood for trusts and profiteering, for which reason it waa i.nsuited to deal witU tho tjueslion V the high cost of living.