ELECTION GOSSIP.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 350, 19 November 1875, Page 3

ELECTION GOSSIP.

-' v ' (Clippings.)' ' V Sir Donald,. has address to his constituency. His election isucqnßid.ered : pretty; certain. The only : con test espeoted -wilt be for the iother Napier, Seai. ?? Mfc Ormond is consideredv«afer

Mr." Mo(irhouse asked to {stand for Akaroa an® Cheviot, but declined. On a^ftVtent - "bf reference aji Educat.on Board for .Cant erbury, Sir .1. 0. Wilson is very unpopular with ! the Heatbcote electorate, and bis defeat by Mr. Moorbouse is considered certain. : . ■--- •/

/' A a",an instance of the excitement already felt iji Ghrwfcharch in the approaching contest the '.VVititangi Tribune's ' corregpo.nfient mentions that for the first time in New -Zealand tari aspirant for has retained the professional services' of a solicitor' to 'coridii jt : all- matters connected with"liis" caiivass and , election. Mr. 'Wasbri, .o.ue, of,'. the*'six. candidates; for the Coleridge district, has retained the services of Mr. Wynn Williams; fot that purpose.

An influential meeting lias been held at Wanganui on Thursday, to considqr steps to ba taken to ensure the election of Sir Julius, Yogid. The manner in which he vvaa brought forward .having .been mis represented by one or two, Mr. Billance" explained the circumstances,to the satisfaction of all. A large committee to work thu district wis formed. Great unanimity and earnestness prevailed. • Mr. R. Pliarazyn has issued an address in which he promises to resign should Sir Julius ' Vogel not be returned for any other district.; It is expected Mr. M,organ will also stand.

The '''Guardian ' learns that Mr. D. F: Main proposes to stand for the Mount-Ida district; and Mr. Vincent Pyke has,.it believes, announced his intention of coming forward to. repge?, sent the constituency at the JDtiristafi. Mr, W.'H. Pilliet, wHo is : opposing Montgomery for the Akaroa seat iu the Assembly, addressed the. electors on Saturday ..night, and said he was in favor of the abolition of the Provinces, but if the terms were not favorable to Canterbury, be would go iu for .financial'sepa,ration of the two islands;; with a federal government at Wellington. A' vrite' of confidence in him was:unanimously passed. Mr.-Tribe,. MvlLliy has addressed his .. constituents at lioss, and ..th'ev have passed a unanimous vute of confidence in hiin. .

Tt is rutnored.Sir George Grey intends explaining the Opposition policy at the Thames, during, the week, for which place some- say he is likely to becotnfe a.candidate.