A Representative ?

Manawatu Herald, 24 January 1895, Page 2

A Representative ?

# .;. ■■ .** Eeporfcs in both Chnsli6^r^ morning papers state that ft" mdOT^* disgraceful" scene occurred .af M*j' McLachlan's (M.H.8.) meeting Hff* South Rakaia on Friday, night. .. v/ ,.. , It is declared unequivocally. ibatj the member for Ashburtpri "waai under the inflnence of liqUdr'to*sii<Kß*" an extent that he was ijfnatjlff ISf" deliver his speech. No arrafl|&> * ments had been made for a chiir-" : man, and after an unseemly attack by Mr McLachlan on a resident who- . said he would have presided had he i-' been asked, one of the audience took » the chair, but in plain terras told the member of his condition* ... and advised him to abandon the meeting. : ■.:-.; 9 m Mr McLachlan elected to go on, however, but after an unsuccessfat 11 * attempt to commence bis sp^eefeh, gave in, and the audience, among whom were many ladies, le&* the:* hall, the scene terminating bailie member falling off the stage.—- Press Association. ; . + The Post says Mr M/Lacbla£» " M.H.R., who has so discrediiablj--r distinguished himself before bis constituents at Rakaia, is a" strdtog* ■"'*• Government supporter /and recefltty^ addressed the electors in another part of the Ashburton district, d* fending the Fraser job and other disreputable acts of the Government. Early last session he was the hero of a little adventure on the R«lwa)f Wharf, off which he fell in the heattj 1 hours of a Sunday morning, and hat^p a narrow escape of drowning. The Lyttelton 2/»i*» calls on) film to at once resign his seat. He is too much even for that devoted organ* . .