THE PENDING ELECTIONS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 13 July 1901, Page 4

THE PENDING ELECTIONS.

(per press association)

CiiitisTcnuEcrr, July 12.

Two candidates for the City seat addressed the electors to-night. Mr A. H. Turnbull announced himself a Government supporter, and Mr G. -J. Smith, an Independent Liberal, giving support to the policy enunciated by the present Government. Both received votes of confidence.

It is stated in Hawcra (according to the local Star) that the motive for the delay in sending Mr George Hutcheson’s resignation of the Patea seat to the Speaker was the determination to make it difficult, if not impossible, for the Premier to take an active part in the election. It wasiclaimed that as it is highly improper and unfair for Ministers to “ stump ” a constituency at election time any means of preventing them doing so was worthy of use.

Speaking at Hunterville on Thursday last Mr Remington, who opposed Mr Hutcheson in the Government interest at the 1899 election and is now seeking the suffrages of the Patea electors as an Independent Liberal, said “he would not suffer dictation from anyone—nob even from the Premier himself. He was a Liberal, but he claimed the right of independent criticism. No true Liberal should wish him to be otherwise. He would (take the brand of no man. He preferred the brand of A. E. R. (A. E. Remington) to that of R. J. S. (R. J. Seddon). Ho supported the Elective Executive Bili, and was strongly in favor of giving all Crown tenants the option of the freehold. He also expressed himself in favor of a colonial scale of salaries for teachers, and equal pay for equal work all over the colony. Mr Remington thinks that the Government should purchase the Assets Board properties, instead of buying private lands, and dispose of them so that it would know the position when the £2,700,000 debentures fall due. He also told his audience that his nominntion paper was already signed, and would be sent in immediately the official notification of the election was received.