ELECTION CAMPAIGN

Hokitika Guardian, 6 October 1925, Page 2

ELECTION CAMPAIGN

[nv Tiii.ia.itAt’it —run I’ltnss association.j AT VAI!10 Is CFXTKFS. OA MA R !', l ietoher o. Mi- J. A. Aiacßher-on, .M.R.. tin -ilting iiicinbor for tlnmaru, opened hicampaign at Ngapara to-night, wln-i In- was accorded a good Fearing. Mr Mac Rher-on stiouglv siipporle the policy of lh<- Nai Finalists. He «:i accorded"a of I lend, . ami of inntj den* e. M.r !.(-(■ i- ,i c R’cPU III ( a lull' ia !“. ’I he I’rime .Minister ha- derided 1 make a tour of (he Dominion in sup port of his policy, lie will make tin opening of his campaign at Oamartt 01 Thursday night. AUCKLAND. October 0. The lir a election speech of the rain paign in Auckland was delivered to night by Mr A. I lall-Skelton, the Lib era! candidate lor Roskill. Mr llall-Skeltoii said that there unan era of Liberalism dawning. lb would vote with any party that would put tlte Reform (loveriiment out. lb eon-idel'ed that the Liberal and Lab our parties should have got logcthei long ago 011 common points. CORK. October o. . Air F. .1. Howard, described as an Independent, who is a candidate foi the .Mataura seat, ouened 1 is campaign at Gore, lb- -aid he was a follower ot Scddon. and yet was not a Liberal. 11l believed in originality. Only twelvi people were present. The sneaker ad vocated no actual policy.

Hon G. .1. Anderson opened his campaign in Gore m-nighi before a larg attendance of ihe public, ’flu' Minister made an able defence of the Gov ernineiii's work, -paiallv stressing ithumanitarian legislation. Regarding ihe public i{•-1 >t. the Minister ehalleiig<‘d the Govern men t 's opponents tc point to any item in ihe figures that they were prepared to say should not have been undertaken. Over one hall of the debt increase since ll'ld was due to war o\pi ndil ure. Tim other half of tHi- 11 ntov \\a- noce.—urv owing to 1 lie development of the country. The speaker urged the need, owing to unprecedented turmoil throughout the world, lor a governmciil capable o! meeting any unprecedented situation, a government of vision, strenuous purpose. ost and loyal. The question for decision at the elections was whether the electors could alford to open tic way lor the installation o| a weak, inefficient Government depending for its existent e on the favour and support oi advocate- o! the class war. lie would cxeri pis he-t elforts, if re-turm-d. a- a -upnortcr *ti the pre-ent (tmt'riiiiifiil. against Socialist- and Communists A vole of continued confidence v ns carried. INVERCARGILL. October A. William llinchev. Mayor of BlmT ami formerly (hairman t.■ i the Southland 1 'oh t- i Board, will contest the -Mataura -cat a Nationalist against Me-srs Anderson ami Howard. ELLESMERE N ATIOX A I.IST CANDIDATE. (.HR ISTCI | F RCII. October 0. Opening his campaign last evening. Mr .1. Connolly, the Nationalist candidate for Ellesmere, -aid the financial position of the Dominion was bad and men were needed in i'arliament to deal wit!i ii efficiently. The Reformers did not have in tl-ir ranks ait voile who gave indication- that he was a liallame or a Seddon. and their poliev was making the " Red Feds” candidate advocate a reduction of taxation on neecs--arics. He urged an agricultural bank be established. Mr Connolly was accorded a vote of thank- and confidence.