STANMORE ELECTION.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2572, 5 July 1882, Page 3

STANMORE ELECTION.

The nomination of candidates for the representation of the electoral district of Stanmore took place at noon to-day, at the Bingsland school. There war a very largo attendance of electors.

Mr G. L. Lee, the returning officer, having road the writ, called upon the electors to nominate any person ns a candidate, Mr Lee apologised for the inconvenience of the place where the nomination was held, owing to the schoolroom being under repair. Mr H. Sawtell proposed tho Hon. E. Richardson as a candidate to represent Stanmore. [Cheers.] He had for many years occupied a seat in tho Provincial Council of Canterbury and in tho General Assembly, and had also fulfilled the office of Minister for Publio Works with zeal and ability. Mr Richardson was well known to all present both in politics and private life. As a politician, he (Mr Sawtell) considered Mr Richardson a veteran, and he felt euro that if he were elected he would do his duty by them. As to the other candidates, he would not say one word, but ask the electors to elect the best man. He would now propose the Hon. Mr Richardson as a fit and proper parson to represent tho district. [Cheers.] Mr A. G. Howland seconded the nomination, remarking that Mr Richardson was a tried man, and had fulfilled the duties of Minister of Public Works with great ability. [Cheers.] Mr Clephano proposed Mr Walter Hypolite Pilliet. He felt sure Mr Pilliet would represent the district better than any of tho other candidates. [“Oh, oh.”] Ho would now answer a question which had been asked as to the difference between Liberals and Conservatives. [Cries of “Shut up.”] He did not intend to “shut up.” The Liberal candidate was Mr Pilliet, who would go into the Assembly to represent what was good for tho district, and the others to represent the squattocracy, [“ Oh, oh.”] Mr Oowlishaw was a servant of the Bank of Now Zealand, and the other had a largo overdraft, “Oh, oh,” and groans.] He knew there was a lot of snobs opposed to him, but he did not care, as he knew the people would vote straight on Tuesday. [Groans and cheers.] Mr Bixey seconded the nomination. Mr Howe proposed Mr W. P. Oowlishaw. [Loud groans.] He was the only proper person to represent Stanmore; [Groans and cheers.] Mr Oowlishaw was not a servant of tho Bank. [Mr Olephane—“He is a servant of the Bank, and I state so again.”] Mr Oowlishaw was not an overdraft man at all, though perhaps many other people would like to be. [Groans and cheers.] Mr W. Moore said he had pleasure in seconding the nomination of Mr Oowlishaw. [Cheers and groans.] No other candidate being nominated, Mr Lee said that, according to tho rule obtaining at elections, Mr Pilliet should address the electors first. Mr Pilliet disputed tho ruling of the Returning Officer, and declined to speak first The Returning Officer had no right to call upon his name. Ho (Mr Pilliet) wanted to know why the Returning Officer had done so. The Returning Officer—l have conducted many elections ■ Mr Pilliet—And very badly too. The Returning Officer—l am very sorry that any gentleman in tho position of a candidate should have made such a statement. [Cheers,] ' I have conducted elections for a great number of years in every part of Canterbury, and I have never had such a statement made against me before. [Cheers.] Mr Pilliet—The usual practice at elections has been for tho candidate first nominated to speak first. I have been a Returning Officer myself and know. Tho Returning Officer —If Mr Pilliet will allow me I will explain my reason for saying that he should speak first. Mr Pilliet as a matter of courtesy, has the right to speak first. If ho waives that right that is not my affair. Mr Richardson came forward, and said that what had occurred had given him great pain, an all through the number of years Mr Lee had conducted elections,he had never heard one word against him in his official capacity. Ho might say that he regarded the system of open nomination as a remnant of barbarism. [“ No, no,”] Well, he believed so, as it was in direct violation of the law of the ballot as to secrecy, because a man was called on to openly declare his opinion. [Cheers J He did not intend to make a long speech, but would simply say that ho ha,d been tried, and if they elected him he would do his duty to the district. [Cheers.] Mr Pilliet said he would,, as his friend Mr Richardson had done, be brief. IE the electors thought him tho fittest man, he would ask them to put him in. If they did not, then he would be content to accept their verdict. Ho was the member for Stanmore now —[“ No, no,” and “ Yes, yes’’]—and he put it to them that having been elected by the voice of tho peoxfle they ought to vote again in the same way. Ho belonged to no clique, to no Bank, nor anybody. Ho was alone. [A voice—“ You are nobody’s child.”] Ho asked them to vote for him if they thought he would represent the district honestly and efficiently. [Cheers.] Mr Oowlishaw said that ho hadf ought the battle of the district in the election courts when he found that votes in the district had been influenced unduly. Ho was not, as had been so freely assorted, tho nominee of any Bank, but had come forward to contest the district in pursuance of a promise given by him at tho last election. He felt sura of this, that he had with him the majority of the residents of the district, and the result of the poll on Tuesday would show most, conclusively that this was so. [Cheers and groans.] He was quite confident cs to tho result, and that he ahou’d be returned as member for Stanmore. fCheers and greana]. If this proved so, as ho believed it would, he could assure them ho would do his best for the- district. [Cheers.] The Returning Officer then called for a show of hands for each candidate, which resulted as follows Oowlishaw ... ... ... 70 Richardson... ... ... 58 Pilliet 47 The Ratuiuing Officer said that ho had to declare the show of hands to be in favor of Mr Oowlishaw. [Cheers ar.d groans.] Mr Pilliet demanded a poll, and said that he desired to remind the electors that his friends had had to come there on foot, whilst those of his opponents came in vehicles. The Returning Officer then declared that tho poll would be taken on tho 11th July, st tho various polling places of tho district. Hr Richardson proposed a vote of thanks to tho returning officer, which was carried by acclamation. Mr Lee said that ho thanked them very heartily for their vote of thanks. It was thei first time that he had, during a long career in connection with elections, ever had such a statement mada by a gentleman in tho position of a candidate as that made by Mr Pilliet, and he deeply regretted that it should have taken place. The people knew that, he had discharged his duties to the best, of his ability fairly and impartially. He again thanked them. [Cheers.] Cheers having been given for the respective candidate and for the Returning Officer, the