THE NEW CANDIDATE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 139, 4 August 1911, Page 4

THE NEW CANDIDATE.

Mr Joseph McClnggagc’s fricmlr, am; thoso mom hers oi tin; .Liberal I’ai i\ who do not re-si lo way out e-sl. A • 1 1 1ia earshot, so to speak, oi his; iann oi tiiat noted township with the rolling a nine—YVhanganunnoua—will take heart ol grace at Mr McCVirggagc.’s groat reception in the W'h.-nga-aiomona Hall last night, when l<> delivered his lirst political speech in the present campaign. From wiial correspondents state, limit can hi n dnul)t about the wiv.'inth and l-ea. tieess ol’ Mr MeCluggagc’s reception. Nevertheless it has to he borne in ;uir..| that in Whanganiomona Mr Me- ( luggage oil Ist.unis as a good .< dow and the district’s benefactor, and ii would be well for his supporters to

remember Unit there* is ;i big climb to the top nf the political poll, We have to congratulate ibe ecu- car.'!.dale on bis iirst rp?eoh, which :s, at a’tvraio a whole-souled support ol tne I'a.ty Mr Mc('luggage believes m, and a:; trank am; fearless a statement <1 Ms political beliefs as anyon" could un-m. That -Mr intends to avoid personalities it is pleasing to know, and we feel sure that Mr J. *b Mine, Stratford’s sitting member, will appreciate this aspect of the contest. Stratford’s last election had many discordant notes which ought not to he hoard in the match between the Man from Toko and the .Man from Whangamoinona.