The Coming Elections

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 120, 18 November 1893, Page 2

The Coming Elections

Mr Pirani will hold a meeting at Coly ton on Monday afternoon at half past tw o'clock. Mr Pirani addressed the electors a Pohangina township on Thursday, and a the conclusion received a vote of tbank and confidence. Mr Q. Lucas was in th chair. At Awahuri on Thursday, Mr G. M Snelson received a unanimous vote o thanks and confidence. Mr Leary spoke at Fitzherbert 01 Thursday. A vote of confidence was pro posed, but the candidase asked for a voti of thanks only. Stephen Bortham. a shearer, well known in North Otago as a unionist stands for Timaru in the Labor interest The candidate spoke ths other night, ani pot a vote of confidence). Dewe, a cabman, announces his candi dature for Invercargill. Election addresses will be delivered bj the various candidates this evening ai follows:— Mr Lethbridge speaks at th< Porewa Schoolhouse, at 8 p m ; Mr Johr Stevens at the Schoolhouse, Rata, ati pm; Mr Snelson at the Schoolhouse Kairanga, at Bpm; and Mr Pirani thi Schoolhouse, Upper Taonui, at 7 pa sharp. Mr Donald Fraser addressed a meeting of about 200 of the electors of Otaki al Foxton on Thursday evening, and re ceeived a vote of thanks and confidence. (FEB PBESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, November 17. Mr McLean addressed the electors tonight, the meeting being one of the rowdiest held in Wellington. He replied tc charges made against bim in regard to tht issue of judgment summonses, and produced affidavits showing that the judgment summons on a poor woman wai issued by the Loan Company without hit knowledge. Allan Orr, wbo made the charges, then mounted the platform, but the turmoil was so great he was unable to obtain a hearing. Eventually bs informed the audience through the chairman that his oharges were baged on an unsigned statement, and not an affidavit, an announcement that led to a great uproar, during which several persons rushed forward to the stage to pull Orr down. During a comparative hill the following resolution was moved and carried, " That this meeting, having heard Mr McLean's explanation, expresses its unabated confidence in him as representative of tbe City, and deprecates attacks of that kind in political contests,'* The meeting broke np in disorder. This Day. Sir Bobert Stout, Messrs Duthie, Bell, and Fraser have been nominated for Wellington. Ar/CKLAup, November 17. Mr J. H. Wright addressed his first meeting of ths electors of Wftipa at Wairoa South. A motion of thanks and oonfidenoe was rejected. Stbatford, November 17. Mr E. G. Alls worth, who is standing iv the Government interest for the Egmont seat, held his first meeting at Toko last night, and received a voto of thanks and confidence. Dunedin, This Day i Messrs Barron and Morrison have been nominated for Caversham, Mr Samson retiring in favor of the former; Messrs Green and Bruce have been nominated for Waikouti; and Messrs Fish, Pinkerton, Earnsbaw, Stains, and Gore for the City. Messrs Buckland and Carncross have beeu nominated for Taieri. Hawera, This Day. A meeting convened for last evening by persons dissatisfied with the views of Messrs Hutchison and Cowern on tbe education and liquor questions, and to choose a third candidate, resulted in a fizzle. A meeting of The West Coaßt Licensed Victuallers' Association, held last evening, decided to support Mr Cowern as a supporter of the Government. Hokitika, November 17. The Hon Mr Seddon was nominated for the Westland seat yesterday. He had a cordial reception at Greymouth and at Kumara, where the Mayor and councillors presented an addressed. In his speech at a publio meeting to-night he indioated the necessity of making the Legislative Coun* cil elective.