THE MAYORALTY.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2628, 20 July 1871, Page 3

THE MAYORALTY.

MR THONEMAN AT THE MASONIC HALL. Mr Thoneman addressed a crowded meeting at the Masonic Hall last night, Mr G. H. Campbell in the chair. The candidate was most enthusiastically received, and entered at length into the financial condition of the Corporation. He said that praise for the late successful floating of the Corporation debentuns was due to the whole Council, through the action of the Finance Committee, of w’hich he was a member, and not to the Mayor or any other individual member. The occupant of the mayor’s chair, should he be desirous of re-election, had many opportunities of making friends for himself by doing a little job here or there, which would not otherwise have been done. This was lan electioneering trick, and for this, amongst other reasons, he was of opinion the oflice of mayor should be held only for one year by the, same person. Mr Thoneman was subjected to a severe questioning ; the answers were prompt and satisfactory. . ~ Mr Robert Wilson, in proposing Mr T honeman as a fit and proper person, referred to the candidate’s position for many years as an upright, honorable man, and stated Lis opinion that, should the electors re-elect the same person from year to year, it would prevent good and respectable citizens from coming forward as Councillors, and the interests of the city would thereby suffer. The proposition was seconded by Air Barnes, and carried unanimously.

Mr Birch addressed numerous meetings at Murray’s Booms and at the Eoyal George Hotel, and at both places received votes of confidence. Mr Fish was equally successful at the Oddfellows’ Hall and at the Imperial Hotel.