POLITICAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 54, 20 October 1914, Page 3

POLITICAL.

MR DAVEY'S POSITION IN CHRiSTCHURCH EAST.

[Phb Pbkbb Association 1 Christchurch, October 20. In reply to the request of the Liberal and Labour Association that he should state his position, Mr T. H. Davey says he will contest Christchurch East as an Independent. VOTE OF CONFBDENCE IN THE LIBERAL PARTY. ' • Hawera, October 20. Mr &. W. Russell, M.P. for Avon, delivered a political address last night, and was accorded an attentive hearing. A vote of confidence in the administration, and policy of the Liberal Party was carried. After consultation w\th his committee in the Chalmers electorate, Mr J. S. Johnson has accepted the Lib-eral-Labor nomination for Dunedin West.

Mr H. C. Tewsley has been chosen by the Opposition to represent the Liberal and Labor interests in the Waitemata electorate against the sitting member, Mr A. Harris.

Mr W. T. Jennings, the Liberal candidate for Taumaranui, has mapped out a busy time for himself for the next week or two. At his Tatu meeting, where he opened the political ball, he referred to the fact that several thousands of electors had been struct off the roll for no apparent reason. Under the circumstances he had decided to immediately commence his addresses to the electors. He criticised the action of the authorities in shifting the registrar's office from Waitara to Te Kuiti only three or four month;before the election . The whole thing was very unfair, and it was no use him standing for Parliament unless he go; fair play. He also said the Govern ment had secured the support of nearlj all the newspapers in the King Country, and that an effort had been made to'secure the support of om paper by trying to get the proprietoi to stand in the interest of the Reform Government. (Mr Mooney hero interjected "That's right, it was Mr Win ter, of the Taumarunui, Press; he told me so himself.") Mr Jennings saie he was not mentioning any names. He asked what had the present 'Govern ment done in that district since it cam<, into power? He could see that nothinr. had been done to the Main road. He believed that £SOO had 'been voted foi opening up the metal pit at Tatu, but have they opened it up? (At tliii stage Mr Mabey took the floor and said: "We have not been able to gei a day's work on the road since this Government came into power.") At the conclusion of the address, aftei answering questions, Mr Jennings wait accorded a .hearty vote of thank^,.,-,,-.