ELECTION TOPICS.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 September 1919, Page 5

ELECTION TOPICS.

MR POLAND’S INDEPENDENCE. = MR ‘JOHN PAYNE RETIRING. LIBERAL CANDIDATE FOR EDEN. ‘The Auckland Star correspondent isj "informed; on good authority, that the‘ 'nlembei"fol' Ollinenlul'i, Mr H. Poland, announced at the last caucus» of the? Liberal Party just prior to the meeting of «Parliament. that he would not be a. supporter of Sir Joseph VVal'd at the next election. It is well k'nowll that for years past Mr Poland has been dissatisfieezi with the conduct of the: Liberal .-arty, contending thatthere has been none of that legislation which,-" he con-si-tiers of vital ‘hnportancc End’ pm-Ssing urgency. Thi, diss-atisfaction 112:5 been intensified (iuring the reign: of the National Government. Mr P 01» and was elected in 1905 as a supporter of the late Mr Seddon.

It is stated that Mr John Payne,~ member for Grey Lynn‘, has informed his friends that, owing to ill—hea}b‘a and the necessity for visiting Australia. shortly, he does not pm-pose to com test any seat at the general election‘

Mr R. E. Hornblow has been officially accepted as the Liberal Labour candidate for the Eden electorate. Mr.‘ Hornblow is a newspaper prop:-ietc:' who unsuccessfully contested Rangit‘.~ 1:01 at the last election. He is now’ Mayor of Dargaville, and prominen'c in other local activities in the Nqrthein‘ Wairoa. ‘