Election Items.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 2 October 1890, Page 2

Election Items.

Mr John Stevens paid a visit to this town on Tuesday, accompanied t»y his brother Robert. He spont the thno looking up old friends, and looks hopefully for a fair support. Mr Stevens lms only recovered from a bad attack of sickness contracted in India, but he will soon be in his usual sound health. He speaks confidently of strong support at Sansou and Canipbellcown, the usual strongholds of Mr Wilson, and baa also promises of giod support down the coa«\ Every candidate generally believes he has as good a show as any other, but if the names mentioned by Mr Stevens as working for him at Sanson and Campbelltown are doing so, he is bound to prove a troublesome antagonist. ' Mr C. G-. Colville has replied to the gentlemen who requisiioned him to stand in the labour interest, < that, after mature consideration, he deems it impolitic to offer himself for election, as by - c o doing the votes of tin; labour party \voi;ld l>o ilivl 'cd. The N. Z. Timr, .ays : - Tho Jate of the elections h p not bee:i fixed. It was proposed tn hold them on tho 12 of November, but us that is the statutory day fov (ileefioii of county council if could n f ho adopted for the gem-rr.l elections. Jt is now very probnUe t'uM !!».• e'ections will be held ahor.t, lim iflr.h of November.