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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 133, 16 May 1884, Page 3

TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —I have known Mr. Rees for many years, and though I know he is a most earnest and energetic man, I have yet to learn that he would in an earnest and energetic manner endeavor to run counter to the best wishes of all the electors of Poverty Bay. I cannot believe but that he will, when he sees the expression of public opinion is so decidedly in favor of Sir Julius Vogel’s candidature this session, immediately retire like a man from the contest. If he cannot, or will not believe this to be the case, perhaps the best way to solve it would be to draw out a petition to him, praying him to retire with the rest for this occasion, he resuming his position as a candidate at the general election. Such a petition would be signed by the electors to a man, and would surely be a convincing proof that he should not stand, and I venture to state under any circumstances that he has no show. However, to avoid an election, we must humor him a little, and do our best to get him to withdraw, and so save Mr. Rees the effect of the most ignominious defeat ever known in politics.—Yours, &c., VOGELITE.