MR HISLOP’S CANDIDATURE

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 162, 5 April 1921, Page 5

MR HISLOP’S CANDIDATURE

Sir,—During a conversation with a friend he mentioned that you had stated that I having received an invitation to attend a meeting called to discuss the question of who should retiro from the Mayoral contest failed to attend, nnd he referred me to an article in your paper of tho 26th ultimo, which was published . notwithstanding that in the same issue it was made clear that I had not received the notice until after the meeting, and I am told that you have not made any amende. Now, I pass over the dif-' fcrenco of statement between Mr. Norwood and myself as to whether I gavo • Jiirfi my telephone number, and as to whether he addressed me in the brusque manner he now says he adopted by just , saying that another person was standing ■ by, and rememliers my giving the number I and telling him that I could not get out for a time, and that I supposed there was no hurry, to which there seem- . ed to be an affirmative reply. Pass all k this by and consider this: There was a meeting, arranged between at least two of the parties. These two attended with another. They were charged with the determination of a question affecting , themselves and two others. I can scarcely believe that Mr. Norwood would not in- \ form the other two that I was confined , to bed on account of a temperature fol- ' lowing a chill, or something else. (It , turned out to be incident to a slight accident). Add to this that he had. tele- ' phoned to ask where a letter could be sent. It was equally easy to telephone to know whether the letter had been received at the address, and had been delivered. What can one think of men of such combined experience adjudicating on such a matter in the absence of others affected in favour of one of those present without being sure that notice had been delivered, to the others. I have formed my opinion, and I would like to meet any of them at one of my meetings to discuss the matter.—T am. etc., T. W. HISLOP. [Our reference to Mr. Hislop’s failure to attend the conference of Mayoral candidates was based on the official report of.. the conference supplied to the local papers. It is unfortunate that Mr. Hislop’s explanation that the Invitation to. attend the meeting had not reached him. in time for him to be present escaped our notice.]