AN ELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 72, 6 September 1879, Page 2

AN ELECTION COMMITTEE MEETING.

J^lace—Feilding.-., . ' Ojffift. Present —^^Blae Jim (looking^as 'black riis thunder) m the Chair j Messrs. Sherwon't, Pawrhaw Hpw-are-you-Johnston,vl)r. Jameson, and a Conscientious: Elector.:. I ?■..•■ Bltjk ' Jiai.— Gentlemen, I presume we are all true men, and anjthinff that i» said [wm not go further,-^ tt * ""' ' j r: Chorus bftiheVdmpany;— Oh,^certainly. ' Bittb Jim.— Well, gentlemen, there' is ho disguising the fact. Mr. Halcombe unfortunately signed the contract m his own name, and not.asagent of the;Gorporation, and he :is disqualified. A\v-;. v^*.i '„ " .' CAgrtis hu the Co^pctm.— (A naughty exclamationOH-^-1,";: f ?* >. » ■■*** ,™ . ! Mr. Sheewon't/— Well^what do'youp'ro- 1 pose to do? Cduld he not transfer the contract ever to Paul Barnabbwiß Have i you had. any news about that ? - j BstrßlJiK.^Tes.that-hope is. exploded. J Paul came btfck last .riigiit, as the" "thing could ntot be r worked;,-, and reports -that a transfer could be made certainlyV' but ; it Twould be no earthly service -to "Mr. Hair combe, as it should have been done before, the nomination. Me might- relieve, himself, pf his contjsact, %\\t even supßosiq^'he^wert elected, he would have to' pay £50 a day for the privilege of sitting. '■•■•. r? /; v ;.' Dr. JAUBSbN.-^-Whcn is Mr. Halcombe expected back f Biitfß JiM.--Not until the morning of the eleccion. It .was thought h.4te,ir that under the circumstances he should be kept away, so that the matter might be be left m doubt, and .jby that, means take afew votes from Snelson. „Jt, is better to have Mr. Johnston, who folldws the Fox •party— as Mr. Halcfimbe, would—than havji Mr. Snelson.- ;i !; ; : : \ ; : r: ;: ; :'';' R; ' : /v •■' ; , Cd»£oiENTiptrs ELECTOEi-~A^n '..l to'understand thatthe cburse'is to stilTgp to the poll, so as to defeat a local candidate, m the : interest of Mr.. Johnston? * ■ : '=. Blue Jim.— No, we hope that/Mr. Halcombe'would win. :.; > : .'-.■ Cons. Elect.— But I understood he was ■dis; *.//;,,. ■•,■ ■■- ;■..;. .:: ■• : : .; : ,^.. r".;.;.r , Quarter of :-:Vefa f — <\ Question," « question," ;" chaff/ ?' chair?' 7Coys. Elbot;— Gentlemen, I claim-— - Quartette, - "Shut up.,.'V -ft chair, » "chair." * .;,,., . Cons. ELEOX.-t-Well,: geaitleinen,;as you will not allow me to ipoakj ; perhaps you will allow me to withdraw. " ' [ExitC.E. amid a : storm oiP hisses.] Dr.; JAMBSON^Wiib the W^t's His Name! admitted s f hinj on -the' committee; : Now he^will let the oat out of theibagi and that dashed. Fred Upgan wiliget hold of it. Haw-haw Ho\\f-abb-tc>t; Johnson. — Havy, I 'say,-aw, cCaptain (to Blue- Jim) ; could you nqt get Capper- . to brazen, .the matter out? ...'.. ; Di. Jameson.— My 'dear, boy, this is not a case for. Copper, ; Bcass is the commodity wanted, and | think sj^ch bejiqg the case, we coulff not' do better 'than leave the matter m the hands, of the Chairman, giving him carteibldnche to draw on hisjma.§inat{on. " general CAorus.--SestTj heai , B'l^b Jj^r.'i-#entie«nen, I' "aobejpt the 1 tstsk, and will go into it heart and soul. I thank you for your ;high opinion' of m 6, ajjd f declare the meeting at an end. : :