Greymouth Evening Star, AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1901. BOROUGH ELECTION.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 22 April 1901, Page 2

Greymouth Evening Star, AND BRUNNERTON ADVOCATE. MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1901. BOROUGH ELECTION.

Tun Borough elections takes place on Wednesday—nineteen candidates for nine scats —and a good deal of interest is manifested in the result. The selections may bo very well left in the hands of the voters without any newspaper advice. The qualifications of all arc fairly well known, and will doubtless have weight in the selections. There are two points which wo have been requested to draw attention to. The first is that of personal canvass, which, as a matter of fact is an interference with the secrecy of the ballot box, and places voters in unfair position. The latter should be loft to their own selection. It certainly should not tell against a candidate that ho does not personally solicit votes; but quite the contrary, indicating as it does a reliance upon the intelligence of the electors. The second point we were asked to refer to is the question of site for the Town Hall. Most of the West Ward votes favor Boundary Street. It is told us that a candidate has informed a number of these electors that unless a majority of candidates favorable to Boundary Street are returned, another site will be selected. It is said that a certain latitude is allowable to candidates in the furtherance of their own cause, but then the electors have also a right to know the truth, the whole truth regarding the position. And the truth is as follows:—The Council passed a resolution —passed it unanimously—to allow the ratepayers to select the site, and the ratepayers will bo allowed to do so. it matters not if the nine successful Councillors favored Boundary Streiit, the opinion of the Burgesses would have to ho taken all the same and vice versa.