POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 664, 29 April 1914, Page 5

POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

. .& PRIME MINISTER AT AUCKLAND

A GREAT RECEPTION

The Prime Minister delivered a policy Bpeech in the Town Hall, Auckland, on Monday evenine, and received a great reception. The speech was on lines to those delivered at Te Aroha, and other places, much of the time being taken up replying to the citicism of the Opposition. A number of interrupters were ejected during ilia evening, but for the most part the meeting was very orderly. At the conclusion the following motion was put: —"That this meeting tenders its thanks to the Prime Minister for his able and statesmanlike address, expresses its hearty appreciation of the many raforms be has inaugurated, thG did service he has rendered to New Zealand, cordially approves of the police outlined in his remarks, records its entire confidence in him and his Government, and hupes that the Reform party will be returned to power with a large majority at the forthcoming elections " The motion, after being put to the meeting, was declared to have been carried by a large majority, and the announcement was received with cheers, minglsd with a certain amount of hooting.

LIBERALS ON TOUR

MEETING AT PIO PIO,

Own Corespondent.

Messrs Witty and Smith, M'a.P., addressed a very large audience in the Pio Pio Town Hall on Saturday evening, the gathering being so large that the people could not find seating accommodation. Mr Jennings, the announced Liberal candidate for the seat also addressed the meeting. The

speakers criticised keenly the Government's policy concerning tho strike and denounced in unmeasured terms their tactics in trying to connect Sir Joseph Ward with the Red-Feds. They also condemned the action of the Government in taking the almost unprecedented course through the Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the House to gag the people's representatives with tne aid of the guillotine, and deprive the electors of the Second Ballot without substituting anything in ita place. The meeting, which was presided over by Mr P. O'Dwyer, Councillor for the Paemako riding, was one of th 9 largest ever held here, and also one of the most enthusiastic for the causa of Liberalism. The speakers were listened to with marked attention, and at tha conclusion the following resolution was passsd, only one vote bong recorded against it: "That this meeting of electors sincerely thanks Messrs Witty, Smith and Jennings for their able and instructive address, and takes this opportunity of recording its entire confidence in tha Liberal party as led by Sir Joseph Ward.

The mpeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chair.

MEETING AT OHURA. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— Copyright Tanmarunui, Tnia Day. Messrs Smith, Witty jvnd Jennings addressed a largely attended and enthusiastic meeting at Ohura on Monday night. The speakers had ridden thirty miles and had an unpleasant journey, recent heavy rains making the roada in places almost impasgnhle. It was an object-lesson for the member for Riccartoi. At tha conclusion of the meeting a vote of thanks to the speakers and confidence in the Liberal party was c arried.