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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume IX, Issue 997, 10 November 1881, Page 2

Electioneering warm work may now be looked for all over the Colony. Telegrams found their way through on Tuesday night last announcing th at the Governor had dissolved Parliament at eight o'clock that night, and that writs for the new elections would be issued yesterday. Yesterday, however, was a Government holiday, and the telegraph officers had. a respite from trouble, in common with the rest of the Civil Service ; therefore we did not get our usual telegrams, and, consequently, nothing further either with regard to matters political, or to the affairs on the W est Coast. It is quite possible that the elections will take place about the end of this month, which would give ample time for candidates to put themselves right with the electors, and for the writs, to be returned before the 19th December, their due date. The elections, all over the Colony, will take place simultaneously, so that—as an honourable gentleman expressed himself to us yesterday—“ that will be a hot day for some.” Looking homewards, there are signs of activity in the local atmosphere. The watchfulness with which each of our candidates has been recording the movements of the others, has at last broke ground, Captain Porter taking the initiative by announcing his inten tion of addressing the Gisborne electors on Monday evening next, to be followed on Tuesday night by Mr. Gannon. Mr. Locke has not yet come to the front, but in that he will have the advantage, which, possibly, he has waited for, viz., to speak after the other candidates. In noting these circumstances, we would express a hope that, as each candidate is going to the poll on his own merits, and all of them with views, to a large extent opposed to each other, there will be no denying to either a full claim to fair play. The cause of selection will be but badly served if there is any attempt at either packing the meetings with boisterous opponents, or refusing to hear a speaker because of disagreement with his principles or his actions. The best way at arriving at a good result, and securing the best man, is to patiently hear what they all have to say, and afterwards weigh with calm judgment the words they shall have uttered, and vote accordingly.