POLITICAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3865, 1 November 1928, Page 3

POLITICAL

The electors of Aokautere had their full of political addresses on Tuesday evening. At 7 o’clock Mr. J. G. Eliott (Oroua) addressed the electors and at 8 o’clock Mr. J. Linklater took the platform, followed an hour later by Mr, J. A. Nash.

“I will tell you what we are going to do to the United Party,” said Mr. F. N. Bartram, M.P., Labour candidate for Grey Lynn, in reply to an interjector. “We are going to fight them tooth and nail as the enemies of Labour. We can respect the Reform Party as enemies, hut not the United Party, which tries to sneak into public favour under the shadow of a great name.”

“Gordon jCoates is not always right and Harry Holland is not always wrong, but I am perfectly sure that Mr. Coates is more often right than Mr. Holland.” —Mr. J. G. Eliott, at Utiku, sitting Reform candidate for Oroua. BRUSH WITH YOUNG COMMUNIST. There was a lively exchange at a meeting at Kingsland addressed by Mr. A. J. Stallworthy, United Party candidate for Eden. A youth in the front of the hall, according to the “Herald,” had failed in a prolonged attempt to associate Mr. Stallworthy tt with some pamphlet which was apparently directed against the Roman Catholic Church. Not satisfied, he demanded to know if the candidate approved of the British Government’s action in ruthlessly shooting down defenceless Chinese women and children.

Ignoring the question, Mr. Stallworthy asked another. “Are you proud of the British Empire?” The youth faltered a moment before answering, “I’m not exactly.’' “Then the sooner you get out of it the better,” declared Mr. Stallworthy with emphasis. But the candidate was not finished with the questioner. “Are you one of the secret emissaries of the Communist Party that is getting money from Russia?” he asked. To the amusement of the audience, which had heard the question pex-fectly, the youth pleaded that he had missed the last part of it. It was repeated. He admitted he was a Communist, but denied association with Russia.

“Let me tell you, young misguided man, you will have more wisdom as you get older,” pursued Mr Stallvworthy. “Now 1 I understand the subtlety of that disgraceful manoeuvre of yours a little wdiile ago when you tried to drag in this question of religion. I want to tell you that you and your class I am fighting to the ideath!” (Loud applause). The youth, with flushed, excited face, shouted back that he was fighting Mr. Stallworthy to the death. With the evident entire approval of the audience Mr. Stallworthy went on to charge him with enjoying the safety and freedom of the British flag, while he was a traitor to it. “You ought to take the first boat and leave this country,” he concluded. ELECTION CANDIDATES. ' NOMINATIONS ANALYSED. For the General Election on 14th November there are no less than 212 candidates for the 76 European seats, as compared with 196 in 1925 campaign. For the four Native seats in the House there are 19 contestants, as compared with 13 in 1925. Of the few Liberals who had announced their candidature, only one (Mr. G. Pulley, Wallace) went to nomination; and the greatest surprise of the nominations was that of Mrs. Margaret Young as Independent Labour candidate for the Wellington Central electorate. The candidates for the European seats are classified as follow: — 1928. 1925

The contestants for the Native seats are split up as follow: Reform, 3; Labour, 3; United, 3; Independent Reform, 2; Independent, 3; Treaty of Waitangi Party, 2; Ratanaites, 3. Of the 40 three-cornered contests there will be 28 between Reform, Labour, and United. The straightout contests between Reform and Labour number 7; between Reform and United 9; between Reform and Independent 3; and between United and Labour 2. In four other cases there are straight-out .contests between Country Party and Reform, Independent and Labour, Reform and Liberal-Labour, and United and Independent Reform, respectively. The one five-cornered and the one six-cornered contest, which had appeared likely, have been eliminated. Outside the Maori electorates, in each of nine electorates there will be four candidates going to the poll.

The feature of the Maori elections is that a Ratanaite candidate appears in three out of the four electorates; and there arc also two Treaty of Waitangi Party candidates. In the Western Maori elec - torate the Hon. .'Sir Maui Pomarc has a straight-out fight with Ratana himself.

WIHEREI TO HEAR THE CANDIDATES. Mr. McManaway, the Independent candidate, will speak at Moutoa this evening. Mr. Linklater, the Reform candidate speaks at the Century Hall, Levin, this evening. Mr. Taylor, Labour candidate, will address local electors in the Town Hall this evening. Mr. P. J. 'Small, United candidate, speaks at Bulls this evening. MR. LINKLATER IN NEW TERRITORY. On Tuesday- evening Mr. J. Linklater addressed the settlers of Aokautere. There was a large attendance, and the meeting was presided over by Mr. W. R. Iloperoft. Aokautere has just recently been included in the Manawatu electorate. Mr. Linklater spoke on, the usual lines and at the conclusion was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence on the motion of Messrs Lankshear and Greves.

Reform 69 65 Labour 57 56 United 56 — Liberal 1 5 Independent Reform 6 4 Independent Labour 2 2 Independent United 1 — Liberal-Labour 3 1 Ind. Lib.-Labour 1 —. 'Country Party 5 6 Christian Socialist 1 — Nationalists — 49 Ind. Nationalists — 2 Nat.-Liberals -— 1 Independent Liberal 1 Fusionist —• 1 Independent 10 3 Total 212 196