The Political Fight

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 494, 25 October 1928, Page 14

The Political Fight

PARTIES AND CANDIDATES

Keen Contests In North Seats

THE list of candidates given below covers all electorates in the Dominion, and represents those who are fighting their election battles on the hustings at the present moment. Although nominations have not closed, it is improbable that the list will alter materially, for most of the aspirants to the various seats have already announced their candidature.

It is notable that competition in the Auckland constituencies is particularly keen, and in some electorates there are four condidates representing a quartette of political factions. Sitting members are marked* It will be noted that one new urban electorate has been created in the North Island. This was first called “Auckland South’* but subsequently altered to “Eden,” the old Eden electorate slightly altered being called “Auckland Suburbs.” The Ohinemuri electorate was eliminated, and a new electorate, named “Hau* raki” substituted for it. In the South Island the Ashburton electorate is done away with, and Ellesmere also dispensed with, the name “Mid-Canterbury*’ being substituted for that particular locality. “Central Otago” is the name given to the electorate which hitherto was Wakatipu. NORTH ISLAND ' Bay of Islands •A. Bell (In. R). H. M. Rushworth (Coun. P.). A. M. Shugar (R). R. T. Wrathall (Lib.-Lab.). Marsden *W. Jones (R). A. J. Murdoch (U). A. H. Curtis (In.). W. H. Chetham (Lab.). Kaipara •J. G. Coates (R). J. G. Barclay (Lab.). Auckland Central *W. E. Parry (Lab.). J. Joiner (Ind.). Eden *v. H. Potter (R), formerly Roskill. A. J. Stallworthy (U). W. T. Anderton (Lab.). O. E. Burton (Chris-Soc.). Grey Lynn *F. N. Bartram (Lab.). J. S. Fletcher (U.). Roskill Miss Ellen Melville (R). A. S. Richards (Lab.). G. C. Munns (U.). Parnell •J. S. Dickson-(R). J. W. Yarnall (Lab.). H. R. Jenkins (U). Manukau •W. J. Jordan (Lab.). W. T. F. K. Mason (U). B. Bunn (R). / Auckland West •M. J. Savage (Lab.). G. W. Hughes (In. Lab.). R. B. Spiers (U). Frank Adeane (R). AGAINST THE CHURCH THE EVIL INFLUENCE OF PROHIBITION (By the Rev. Frederick J. Melville.) The Rev. Mr. Melville is the Pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church of White Plains, New York. He wrote aq, article for the magazine “Plain Talk” entitled “Prohibition v. The Church,” in which he expresses the belief that if the Churches continue to sustain Prohibition their doors are in grave danger of being banged shut. In the course of the article, which appeared in the May issue of the magazine named, he asks, “Why are thousands of Church pews empty? If the Church wants to make an honest confession it will have to admit that among various causes for decreased church attendance and lukewarm interest in church affairs, the preaching of Prohbiition in the pulpits of the churches takes the lead as the outstanding cause for the condition. It is not only that thousands of church members have been deprived of what they consider to be an honourable means of livelihood, nor is it that they resent any sermons that are delivered against the Demon Rum, but that they, like the majority of our American people, are enemies of what is the outstanding sin in our country to-day—-hypocrisy. They are not easily fooled. They have seen Elmer Gantry in the pulpit and his deacons in the pews. They have heard Prohibition espoused by ranting in the pulpits. Honesty and self-respect keep them out of the church where it is preached that drinking is sinful. Having been forced out of the church of their fathers, they hesitate to join another, thinking that all churches are alike and all ministers and deacons are hypocrites. PROHIBITION IS SACRILEGE TO THE NATION It is injurious to the well-being of the individual and of the nation. It is abnormal in concept as well as in practice. It is the most unintelligent, un-American, un-Christian, unreasonable tiling that has even been injected into the life of this nation.

The church —that is, the sections of the church that have laboured so long and fanatically to make this country liquorless—still seems unwilling to admit that it has brought about a condition which is worse than any that existed in pre-Prohibition days. Furthermore, it realises that the cause is not a popular one any more. Can it ever be said that the adherents of Prohibition are still enthusiastic about it? If anything, they are gloomy, disappointed and afraid. Yet they hold on. They plead for support. They condemn, in languageunbeeomingfollowers of Jesus Christ, men and women who give expression to their . honest opinion concerning Prohibition. THE MISTAKES OF THE CHURCH The Christian church has made many mistakes, as history so clearly tells us. Many of its doctrines have been formulated by the over-throwing of false doctrines. It is possible that some of the fundamental doctrines adhered to by the Christian church in our times will meet with the same fate. Thousands of our Christian ministers who have given thought to the Prohibition question are convinced of the mistake that the church has made in allying itself, as great sections of it have done, with the political Prohibition proponents. But the greatest mistake that the church has made is the fact that Prohibition has been allowed to usurp the place of the Christian gospel of peace and goodwill toward men. And right here is the answer to the .question why the church has lost ground during the past decade. That it certainly has, every honest minister and church-goer will admit. Advt.

Auckland East *J. A. Lee (Lab.). J. B. Donald (U). Mrs. C. E. Maguire (R). Auckland Suburbs *H. G. R. Mason (Lab.). E. R. Allen (U). Sir J. Gunson (R). Waitemata •A. Harris (R). A. G. Osborne (Lab.). R. H. Greville (U). Hauraki (New seat) E. Allen (U). A. W. Hall (R). C. R. Petrie (Lab.). Thames •T. W. Rhodes (R), retiring before elections. •A. M. Samuel (R), for Ohinemuri. F. A. Carlisle (In.). W. J Taylor (In.). J. S. Montgomerie (Lab.). E. McGregor (U). Waikato •D. S. Reid (R). P. Keighan (Coun. P.). F. Lye (U). Hamilton •J. A. Young (R). S. C. G. Lye (L. Lab.). F. TV. Schramm (Lab.). Tauranga •C. E. Macmillan (R). D. C. Chalmers (Lab.). Thos. Lochhead (U). Franklin G. T. Parvin <L). C. K. Lawrie (U). H. O. Mellsop (Coun. P.). •E. D. McLennan (Retiring). J. N. Massey (R). « Raglan Walter Seavill (R). *W. L. Martin (Lab.). Waitomo •J. C. Rolleston <R). W. J. Broadfoot <U). C. Croall (Lab.). J. Georgetti (Coun. Party). Rotorua •F. F. Hockly (R). A. G. Christopher (Lab.). S. H. Judd (Coun. P.). C. H. Clinkard (U). Bay of Plenty •K. S. Williams (R). W. A. Moncur (Lab.). Gisborne •W. D. Lysnar (R). W. D. Coleman (Lab). W. L. Clayton <U.). Waimarino *R. W. Smith (U). F. Langstone (Lab). New Plymouth *C. E. B.ellringer (R). S. G. Smith (U). W. A. Sheat (Lab.). W. G. Simpson (Lab.). Egmont •O. J. Hawken (R). C. A. Wilkinson (U). Stratford *E. Walter. W. J. Poison (In.). Patea •H. G. Dickie <R). J. D. Hislop (U). Wanganui *W. A. Veitch <U). N. G. Lewis (R). W. J. Rogers' (Lab.). Rangitikei •w. S. Glenn (R). Oroua •G. J. Eliott (R). J. G. Cobbe (U). Palmerston •J. A. Nash (R). W. Bromley (Lab.). C. A. Loughnan (U). Manawatu *J. Linklater (R). H. J. D. McManaway (Ind. R.). P. J. Small (U>. J. H. Taylor (Lab.). Hawke’s Bay *H. M. Campbell (R). John Lyon (Lab.). Gilbert McKay (U). Napier •J. Mason (R). W. E. Barnard (Lab.). Waipawa •Sir George Hunter (R). D. B. Kent (U): Pahiatua •E. A. Ransom (U). Joseph Whittle (Lab.). G. IL Smith (R). Masterton *G. R. Sykes (R). B. Roberts (Lab.). Wairarapa •A. D. McLeod (R). T. W. McDonald (Ind.). Otaki •W. Field (R). A. B. Sievwright (U). J. Purchase/ (Ind.). Hutt •T. M. Wilford (U). Walter Nash (Lab.). Wellington North •Sir John Luke (R). C. H. Chapman (Lab.). Wellington Central •P. Fraser (Lab.). Dunbar Sloane (R). Wellington Bast *T. Forsyth (R). R. Semple (Lab.). J. J. Clark (R). Wellington South •R. McKeen (Lab.). M. F. Luckie (R). John Burns (U>. Wellington Suburbs •R. A. Wright <R). T. Brindle (Lab.). K. McLennan (U). SOUTH ISLAND Nelson *H. Atmore (In.). F. W. O. Smith (R). Motueka •R. P. Hudson (R). * . C. Black (U). Wairau •w. J. Girling (R). E. F. Healy (U). Buller •H. E. Holland (Lab.). Westland *T. E. Y. Seddon (U). J. O’Brien (Lab.). Hurunni •G. W. Forbes (U). L. R. C. Macfarlane (R.).

Kaiapoi •D. Buddo (U). (Retiring.) Mrs. E. R. McCombs (Lab. R. W. Hawke (U). J. A. Flesher (R). R. M. Speirs (Innd. Lab.). Mid-Canterbury (New seat.) G. W. Russell (L). H. M. Jones (L). D. Jones (R). Morgan Williams (Lab.). R. TV. Wiglitman (Ind.). Riccarton •H. S. S. Kyle (R). G. H. Thompson (Lab.). A. A. McLachlan (U). Lyttelton •J. McCombs (Lab.). W. T. Lester (ID. (?) J. O. Coop (R). Christchurch North •H. Holland (R). Rev. J. K. Archer (Lab.). Christchurch East •H. T. Armstrong (Lab.). D. F. Dennehy (IT). J. B. Batchelor (Ind.). Christchurch South •E. J. Howard (Lab.). E. H. Andrews (IT). • W. H. Manbire (R>. Avon i »D. G. Sullivan (Lab.), i F. B. Hughes (R). Temuka *T. D. Burnett (R). Timaru •F. J. Rolleston (R). Rev. Clyde Carr (Lab.). Waitaki •J. Bitchener (R). F. R. Cooke (Lab.). Oamaru •E. P. Lee (R). P. R. Needham (Ind.). Central Otago (Formerly Wakatipu) •J. Horn (U) Retiring. J. Ritchie (R). W. A. Bodkin (U). J. Bennetts (Ind. R.). W. P. Cotter (U). Chalmers •J. M. Dickson (R). (Retiring). A. E. Ansell (R). N. Campbell (Lab.). W. A. McLachlan (Ind. R.). Dunedin North •H. L. Tapley CR>. J. W. Munro (Lab.). G. S. Thomson (Ind. Lib. Lab.). Dunedin West, •W. Downie Stewart (R). Ralph Harrison (Lab.). C. M. Moss (Lib.-Lab.). Dunedin Central •C. E. Statham (In.). Mr. Speaker. J. Robinson (Lab.). Dunedin South •T. K. Sidey (U). Retiring. C. Todd (R.). R. W. Hall (Lab.). W. B. Taverner (U). Clutha •F. Waite (R). J. W. Fenton (Lab.). Mataura •G. J. Anderson (R). S. McDougall (U). Wallace •A. Hamilton (R). W. E. Taylor (U). Awarua •J. R. Hamilton (R). P. A. de la Perelle <U). W. C. Denham (Lab.). Invercargill •Sir Joseph Ward (L). S. M. Macalister (Ind. R.). MAORI SEATS Eastern Maori •A. T. Ngata <U). T. P. Stewart (Lab.). Western Maori •Sir Maui Pomare (R). Southern Maori •W. Uru (R). T. McDonald Northern Maori •Tau Henare (R). Henare King! (M.N.).