ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1596, 7 November 1905, Page 2

ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

THE NATIVE MINISTER AND HIS COMMITTEE,

At the meeting of Mr Carroll's committee on Saturday evening several questions were submitted to the candidate as ones to which he should make reference in hia speeches, THE WALK OVER.

Mr Turnbull said that a good deal had been made by opponents out of the faot that Mr Carroll had left before the last election, and the point should be touched on at the different meetings, Mr Carroll said he had been surprised to hear that a great deal of capital bad been made out of tbi-, and first of all the biggest growl was made by their opponents. They only growled in order to try and impart the Same feeling to those who were his supporters. There was no political opponent in the field, the who had been nominated as a candidate declaring that he had no intention of interfering in politics, and was simply standing so as , to secure a vote on a social question. He j had reoeived a call away, but before going had mot arid disoussed the matter with the committee, who had unanimously approved of his going. If it was a speech that was wanted he could have given that at any time, but there was no political opponent to meet. However, the question to ask his opponents was had it Uarmod them ? 11 They would have been only too I glad,” said Mr Carroll, 11 if I had rUD away I to eomo other place. (Laughter.) Their trouble about my going away 1 It wai a compliment they paid me Voice: They would like you to go now. (Laughter.) Mr Carroll : 3S[es, we may flatter ourselves. Voioe: Flatten them. (Laughter.) Mr Carroll thanked Mr Turnbull for the reminder, and said be would take oare to refer to t he subject at his meetings. QUESTION OF FEES.

In answer to Mr J. Colbert, who com* plained 'that the Advances to Settlers Department charged a guinea even when they would not grant the amount of loan asked, Mr Carroll said that no fee Bhould be charged in oases where transactions were not completed. The State should not make money out of uncompleted applications. A LEGISLATIVE TRIUMPH.

Mr E P. Joyce said that although they had pledged themaelves to be silent prior to Mr Carroll’s arrival,, they had not

guaranteed that the representative who would he at the head of the poll—{applause)—would hold his tongue in regard to aoousationß made. With fair and honest expressions Mr Carroll should use his bludgeon of facts and bis tongue to .clear away those acous3» J tions. He had truth on his side, and that would clear asray fallacies on all sides. There were things that were well known to the committer, but might not be generally known, which must not he jost j sight of in addressing the publio. For ip- j stance, the statement made at Mangapopa I by Mr Clayton in regard to the Maori ] Land Settlement Bill and Mr Carroll’s attitude in regard to clause 16, might mis- J lead some people, though the Committee I well knew the stand that Mr Carroll had taken in the matter. Snob fallacious re- I

ports were sent forth in order to injure the Liberal party. Mr Carroll said that brought up the whole question of the Maori Land Settlement Act, to which he would refer in his

addresses. He looked to the committ -e

to make suggestions to him as to points that should have his attention in replying to opponents, and was pleased to have their assistance in collating some of the misstatements to which it was desirable he

should make reply.