WELLINGTON NORTH SEAT.
GOVEI? X.UIvXT CANDIDATE’S IMiOSPFCTS.
(Cli.Ch. Press Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 6.
The position of the 'Government candidate in Wellington North has improved very much to-day. A good many of the real friends of the Reform cause, who were not pleased with the nomination of Mr .1. P. Luke, as the Government candidate, have decided to support Mr Luke fully 110 W, and he has had most flattering promises of support. In vulgar terms, “the iig is up;” the Reform people have seen what the game is, and they will have none of it.
Mr Brandon has political aspirations, hut he has been out of touch with the game of politics for a long time, and this is why he has made the mistake of allowing himself to he used, as lie is being used.
The only danger and if is one that need not he understated —is that he will take a considerable quota of the Reform votes, which otherwise would have gone to Mr Luke, and that this may let Mr Holland (editor of the. “ Mnoriland Worker”) in. Mr Myers would, in some respect, have been a more welcome opponent, gome of the votes that would have gone to Air Myers will now go to Air Holland, and make him the Alayor’s most dangerous rival.
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1918, Page 1
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