GENERAL ELECTION.

Hokitika Guardian, 6 December 1919, Page 1

GENERAL ELECTION.

1 * two PKI-.Sh ASSOCIATION. —CO P YItIOUT .j NOMINATION. HASTINGS. Dec. 0. Charles Henry Chapman to-day was nominated by the ITawkes Bay Lab Up Party-. THE DUNEDIN SEATS. DUNEDIN, Dec. 2. The elections here continue to create great interest. AM the candidates ‘fere having big meetings, especially Mr J. T. Paul and Mr T. K. Sidey, (Dunedin South-, This js going to he a most interesting contest. Mr C. K. Stathnm (Dunedin Central) and Mr W. Donnie, Stewart, (Dunedin West) are putting op big fights. A keen contest is that for Dunedin North between Mr A. Walker and MrE.Kellett. The silent vote is goh-g to tell in all tho four electorates. The results at present ar6 hard to forecast.

MR HAN AN SPEAKS. INVERCARGILL, Dec. 5. Mr Hanan opened his campaign at the Municipal Theatre before, a large a tendance, Councill Lonquet presiding. The candidate dealt in a general way with political topics, and expressed his approval of most of the planks in Sii .Joseph Ward’s programme, advocating State Bank ,increased Graduated Tax, and increment taxation and a return to pre-war territorial Bystem. Dealing with the cost of living, be declared "that professor Fisher’s scheme of dealing with the value of the sovereign ought to lie given a trial. He said he had been asked if be would take a seat in the present Government if offered it, hut lie declared lie would not. On a no-confidence motion. l,e would vote to put the Liberals m power, but lie would not take office m any Government where Ministers are not selected purely for their qualifications . , He favoured an Elective Executive Ho also stated lie Would not take h portfolio unless Mb Were given 'complete control of the department and monies of the department. A vote of thanks and confidence wa* carried, but with a fair body of, dissentients.

a lively Meeting. TIMAKIT, Doc. 5. Mr Crnigie in the Lyceum 'Theatre tonight addtessecl a Rood attendance. After dealing with various past matters lie ( announced himself an independent, say- • ine he disapproved of party bickerings, and hoped to see a Cabinet formed Of the best men. ! Monv questions were asked. I In answering, the candidate, was siih- ; •jected to cross questions. The Mayor | two or three times threatened to close the meeting. A vote of thanks and confidence was proposed. An amendment of no-coiiti-•. deuce also was proposed. Amidst up- , roar the motions were put and the May- | or declared the former carried. j ■■ f •

A CANDIDATE UNWELL. WELLINGTON, Dec. 5. Mr A. .T. TL Tshorn'ood, candidate for Otaki held a meeting in Upper Hutt to-niglit. Mr l v . Robertson presided over a large attendance. Tho Ghr.il'limn explained the candidate was nut well, suffering from a heart attack, and probably lie would not be able to speak very long. i . Mr Ishe'rwood then rose, and said ho was standing as h ‘Liberal, 'although hot supported by th.e Gibel-al party, or any Trade or profession. The candidate denied a statement ,alleged to have ' been made, that lie was a nominee of the Liquor Trade. Mr Islierwood subsequently announced that he was too unwell to proceed, hut he would address the electors on a future occasion. The meeting then terminated.