ELECTION GOSSIP.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 347, 30 October 1875, Page 2

ELECTION GOSSIP.

According to present calculations the neyr year should see us in "the midst of the general elections:" Already there are some signs of the coming struggle in this Province; and simultaneously with the " stumping " of the Provincialists, the Centralists will begin to woo the sweet voices of the electors. Numerous political rumors are now current, but few of them can. be treated as reliable. "We have tna bestjauthority for stating that Mr. C..-E. Haughton has no intention, as was at one time stated, of re-enter-ing political life, and of standing for his old constituency of Wakatipu, for which we believe Mr. Pyke does not intend to offer Himself for re-election. 2|pr the Dunstan two local candidates are named but whether Mr. T. L. Shepherd will again stand, or run for the Wakatip against Mr. Manders is not yet known. -Mr. Mervyn has no .intention of offering himself for Mount Ida, but intends to "contest Waikaia with Mr. Bradshaw.' Opposition is threatened to Mr. Murray for Bruce; and to Mr. Thomson for the thq Cluthai but we doubt if it will be serious in the latter case. The seats of Messrs . Steward and George - M'Leanmay be considered safe; but for the additional seat there is certain to be a number/of candidates, -Mr. Cuthberson bas not finally •decided upon retiring, tout should he stand for Inverca'rgill there will be at least thee candidates. Indeed all the . Southland seats promise to be hotly contested,—'Star;'