THE MANAWATU ELECTION.

Manawatu Herald, 2 September 1879, Page 2

THE MANAWATU ELECTION.

Hi fIfOMINAT I.GN. OE GAN fcJIDATES. ■> . !> i.iiTlie nomination of .c.audidates f yj> f tho representation of MaiiaVat'u'Vboic^piafee on '^titfircLij lastj at noon, .at the tToxton Court 'house, being the, principal': polling fclaee. The building wns crowded, a number being 'cb'uipeltedi ft)/.W'!Mtl outside.- ! 'Messrs (John-/ stou and Halcombii were the onlj uanilidates piesent, the fonnur gcnt..lo;nau being r«coivqd .OQj bis entratic'o with heart j applause. Mr Allred Jioss, iteturuing Oilicer for J^!)[iawatu, presided. !r ' Precwdjri^tjpoqiiji.tliii Retumiug ,p!li,ie ( r i»u4 before proceeding to tlio busiaess of tuo day, ho would state the nomination wiuld take pLaceiJundervthe.'OlditoleotVial roll, whieb was in force until Augtut 31, whilst tlid poll, if necessary, would be under the new' roijj ,/yhjchr wpu.lri porno ijito force on September 1. lie tberofoie tliougbl it QU&vJisa bliyjiy ju^gppsoi^a saoOjUtle ra- tiltl see t^ioir'~names weie oh both rolls. iTife procdediuga. wfiio AaXoJjo wa — Firdt Jie Avoiild, read jll/Wit? tbfeif the 'pu^bUshe^ ribt'lcdi 1 after: which the proposers and seconders would nonubate'tholand-'idaftflS^ivlientltiswdfe 1 done the oandida.be&jtlie'ijns^lye4 :>vftuj,d^tiddresstbp Bjqotyvsjjif t]^y, &9 9 ?»t o ii4Pii<n-i 'arter which .the „31.10w jat hand,a, would lie The writ and notice were" then lead, 'after which Sli* ; $u,Bs called f or.^ominatipns'. _. Mr D. il, ManariHur proposed Arthur , William Follott JI;ilooi:il>e :is ati^mf^m^ per person to n-pi-i'siMit f,ln> ''"Ui^^B^^^^B

tin welfare of tlio v.'hn] t.rl'-t . He held di;im<:f ri<.|^H^BH|^H| to Mr Snelson on tin: lions, and the fact that ' V^^fl^^H^^^Hfl was not on the roll S -^HH^HHH^H was hi i claim '»v fl^^^^^^l^B^B Ko bid givon the ( -'^^^HH|^^^^| portunity of heanu r ho thanked the Eli!oi|^^^^^^^^^H WATU HITIULI) ior (110 I^^^HJ^H^^H given of his speech a: contained au exposition '-'j^^H^^^^^HH Mr .V 'Xeill bi-icH/ ;;::VBHH Snolson's absence, ho \m\ + r M^^/^^^/^^HM dress the JELaiconibe el ' ci^^^H^^^H^| Mi' JohuShn. came l '^flfl^|^^^|^^H plauae. He said that' lik would not trespass long He had represented the c^ I^^H^|H^^^| "PirrlUvmeutsTTlnii they IK^|^^^^H|H| demerits. It was said thl.-^^|^^^HH^^H ignored by Parliament H^^^^^^^^l emphatically denied this, -fche-fcokal-amount spent railways/ rqadS',' bridge.'. ceeded in any part of the pehditure ulnid > been v hn'g(^^^^^HH^^H efforts pn! behalf of the l -^^^^^^^^| not wish to make any dis] '^^H^^^^^^l regarding the other cunlu'^^^^^H^^H forward on the invituanu^H^^H^mH iacttlers, who had a peLleet^^^^^H^^H solute right to ask him. gaged in the contest, he uti^^H^^^^H| was very sanguine of the :^^^^^^^^^| believed wore hoth the C^^^^^|^^^H Atrjaiiy Mto ( tVo--\yonld.-/fiaug-fiter.-) He believe'cl poiiitig- day would show he had the coullionoe of the district. A show of hands wan then taken with the following result — ,ii'!' • • For Mr I lalcombe, 4 ; for Mr Snelson, 2 ; for Mr Johnston, 37. Mr M'itfoill demanded a poll on behalf of Mr Snelsbi. v! *>:■:; ;•'■ '' ; "-., '.,[' !'{".■ sJhMr Johnston proposed a vote of thanks to <!he Returning OfflcecMr Ross, and in doing Vo 'referred, to, tbeJchidriiiftd lucid, matter in. whicli that gentleman lia'd explained the f .technicalities connected with the nomina'lliis^ Wm secorida 1 by, Mr Halcombei ,and, the Returning Officer haviug briotiy replied the proceedings terminated.