ELECTORAL NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 3972, 17 November 1875, Page 3

ELECTORAL NOTES.

Mr Alexander Wilson, storekeeper at Tetnuka, announces himself as a candidate for Geraldine. The campaign has fairly commenced in several parts of this Province— Waikouaiti and Bruce in particular. At the first-men-tioned place Sir F. D, Bell is being brought forward, in opposition to Mr M'Lean, by those who supported Mr ■ .irch at the last election ; and rumor says that a requisition is in course of pri-paratiwu to Mr James Green, Secretary for Works, asking that gentleman to stand. Sir Francis adlre-sts the electors of Waikouaiti to-morrow night. Mr W. Wood lias accepted a requisition to contest M atanra, i n reply to the requisitionists he says : —“ln reference to the great constitu tional questions now before the country, knowing as 1 do that the cry for Abolition was not raised by the people, or in their interest, I should, if elected, feel it my duty at once to unite with those gentlemen who, though a minority during the late session of the Assembly, so nobly defended our rights and privileges. Being an advocate of purely representative government, 1 am favoraole to a change in the constitution of the upper branch of the Legislature, by which it would become an elective instead of a nominated body.”