Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1893. The reason why.

Manawatu Herald, 31 October 1893, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1893. The reason why.

We wanted to know what induced Mr Donald Fraser, an out-and-out supporter of Mr J. G. Wilson's, to come forward as his opponent at this election. The Manawatu Standard kindly supplies the reasons (?) It admitsO 'that Mjr Prase'r haa\ only turned- round at th 6 eleventh *-hour because he received a requisition fronh the Liberals of Otaku, i That is a large name signifying much or little, and as no rumour appeared in any one of the numerous papers on this coast about a requisition being got up, nor has the same ever been made public, and not even the number of names attached thereto having been mentioned, we may justly presume it meaneth little. However the requisition was sufficient to afford an excuse. The Standard assures us that there are no half.measures about Mr Fraser, and therefore he having been urged to stand by the Premier will become his most obedient servant, if returned, This is going far beyond the power that the Palmerston Government

candidate can go, and unless such statements are very muc'i modified, Mr Fraser will greatly regret the step he has taken. Mr Fraser is undoubtedly an old colonist-, an excellent settler, and, may be, a good farmer* bi.t there is something more than this needed in tative. The Advocate puts the ; s ,iT'.: of front differently nnd' say^s ■ ; I . appears that Mr Donald Fraser ' mrs "ifnnF over to the kiberalsr?m-d~ is contesting the seat, against Mr Wilson because' he has a grievance against the llangitvUel' Political Association, of which he is a member. Mr.'Frasov thought he ought to have hpen selected to contest the Rangitikei seat, instead of Mr Lethbridge in the interests of the Conservatives, j and this not having been done he has shaken tho dust of Conservatism off hi 3 feet and gone over to the enemy." There may be something in this.