The Fielding Star. Published Daily. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29, 1893. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 128, 29 November 1893, Page 2

The Fielding Star. Published Daily. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29, 1893. THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

The battle has been lost and won. It will be seen that the Opposition has lost the Rangitikei seat, and Mr Stevens, the Government candidate, has been elected. In otber parts of the colony the Government candidates have, in a majority of cases, been successful. Owing to the defeat of Mr Rolleston, for Akaroa, by Mr Montgomery (a son of the Hon. W. Montgomery, M.L.C.), it may be expected that the position of Leader of the Opposition will be taken by Captain Russell. As Sir Maurice O'Rorke has been elected for Onehunga, and Mr Stewart for Waitake, it is safe to predict that both will be put up as candidates for the Speaker's chair, and then the first trial of strength of the two parties in the House will be made. Mr Pirani has won the Palmerston seat by hard work and persistency, and, although we are politically opposed to that gentleman, we congratulate him on his success. He, with Mr Stevens, will represent two of the most important — because most progressive — electorates in the colony, and we sincerely hope they will be equal to the work they haveundertaken. We have no doubt that they will endeavour to do their best. In this connection we may point out that this is the first time that the electorate of which Feilding forms a portion has ever been represented by a member who is absolutely a supporter of the Government ; tho same may be said of Palmerston North, and yet the two places seem to have got on very well. We know it is very much the fashion when people suffer a defeat, to cry out and say they were not beaten fairly. We are not of that kind. We accept the position and intend to make the best of it, while endeavour* to the best of our ability to aid the cause we have consistently and independently supported, whilst extending the utmost fairplay to our opponents.