POLITICAL PILOTS

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 11 March 1914, Page 3

POLITICAL PILOTS

It is understood that Mr M. J. Coyle (Mayor of Mount Albert) will be a candidate for the Eden seat at the next general election. Mr John Bollard is staudiug for re-election, and Mr C. H. Poole is another likely candidate.

The name of Mr W. Wallace 'Mayor of Birkenhead) is mentioned as amongst the probable aspirants for Parliamentary honours in the Waiteinata electorate. Some doubt appears to exist as to the intention of tho sitting member, but Mr W. J. Napier is regarded as a certatn Liberal party nominee.

Mr W. T. Jennings, who was at the last election ousted by Mr Wilson, is to again be a candidate for election At Mahirakau a night or two ago. Mr ,Jenn!ngs addressed a well attended meeting, dealing principally with social economic questions, such as the cost of living, casurl em-ploymenf, and closer settlement. Mr Jennings received an excellent hearing and a hearty vote of thanks.

Mr Richard Hos, who has been selected by the Liberal and Labour Federation to contest the Kaipara seat with Mr Coates at the next election, came to the district 4p years ago with his parents, and has been farming ever since. He therefore claims to be the genuine "cockatoo" representative for the people on the land"

There will be five political candidates for the Bay of Islands electorate at the next election—Messrs V. H. Eeed (sitting member), J. Wilkinson, E, Wrathall, J. Hire and A. H. Cotton. A.moetingof the Liberal supporters is to 1»6 held shortly at Kaeo '! his is where Hare expects to shine, but Ka-n cannot push a man in. A branch of the Reform League was formed in Kawakawa last week. But that is a mere bluff and bogus game on the part of the Eeedites, who, wich Eeed were all Wardites last election. The light will circle round Eeed and Wilkinson, a '"genuine" Reformer.

In his speech at Dunedin Sir Joseph Ward reiterated his complaint that the Press Association was not giving him the publicity it should,' while it took every notice of what Mr Massey aud othor Ministers said in public. It's a shocking thing of course, but if Sir Joseph iusis's on making practically the same speech at every place he visits h^ can hurdiy expect the Press Association to send it in full each time. Even il; it did it is very doubtful if many newspapers would publish it. Sir Joseph has chiefly himself to blame in the matter ;ind if he would Piuleavour to say something new he would probably receive all the publicity lie could desire, —Poor old Joe.

xxx Thus the "DannevirkeNews"—"Sir Joseph Ward, leader of his Majesty's indescribable Opposition, is a political diplomat who can say very Jittle in much speech. More than any other politician in this country Sir Joseph is adept in ihe art of losing an audience, if not himself, in a wilderness of verbiage. He does not express himself in the literal sense—that is, he spreads himself out. very thinly. It is fair to say that the compound Opposition's complicated leader (jn whom several personalities seem to be confused) does occasionally give evidence to support the allegation of a French cynic that the purpose of speech is to conceal thought.—Yes, Joseph!