The Wellington Election

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 127, 23 April 1892, Page 4

The Wellington Election

The latest story of the election has just been told by " Civis," of the Otai^o Witness. Here it is: — Apropos of Governors, I have received three or four stories about Lord Onslow, but none of them have point enough for print, anil corres I pondrnts wilt kindly accept, this j explanation in the spirit in which it. jis given. As a sample of the least i vapid of them take the following: — I'e.ir ( ivis, — You gave us an , in-tance the other week of whit you called gubernatorial neutrality . 1 1 <-n> is annth.-r : The Governor *in i Mr ."fedHon were at one or the lakn t w; s at the time of the Wellington cleaim. and the \f iiiister had a shrewd idea tha; tiie Governor's sympathies were inclined Bell-wards as, indeed, \vu* only natural. Both were anxiously looking for news of the poll, an '. in the evening 1 .Mr tSeddou »ot a wire announcing- Mr McLean's victory Whereupon, with the telegram in his hand, and a face as long 1 as a fiddle he sauntered into the room where ssit the Governor. " Any news ?" said the latter quickly, with a glance at the telegram " Yes," cried Mr Seddon with a portentous sigh- '' I'm completely knocked into a cocked hat." "Eh ! I beg your pardon," exclaimed Lord Onslow, much perplexed but with a dim perception that in the rich imagery of the Minister's rhetoric a cockeo hat denoted calamity, "Nothing wrong, I hope ?" " I've got news about the election," said Mr Seddon faintly. " I'd — like — a flass of whisky, or something/ " Send that telegram to Mr Bell," said the Governor, prumptly turning to an attendant. Then to the dejected Minister, t: What's Mr Bell majority?" " The majority ?" drawied Mr Seddon slowly, " The majority — is — one — hundred — and — seventy — two — for — McLean." " McLean !" shouted the Governor '* Why I thought " — t.hcn rinying the bell sharply up. gave orders to the attendant. " Tear up thar, telegram to Mr Bell, and send this one to Mr Ballance. Gcod night, Mr Seddon, I shall retire " And he did. From this veracious chronicle it appears that he had congratulat'i-v telegrams prepared for boili Mr liallance aud Mr Bell, and was perilously j rear despatching the wrong one. I