Municipal Elections.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7807, 27 April 1905, Page 2

Municipal Elections.

(Per Frcas Association.) AUCKLAND, April 20,

Very keen interest was taken in the Mayoral election for the city. The candidates were Artliur M. Myers, John McLeod, and J. T. Julian, the two last-named being members of the retiring council. Tho running was between Myers und McLeod,. It was generally expected t'luit Myers would win, though McLeod had a strong following, amongst the friendly societies, the Touiporanco IVirty and the working clusses, and his supporters expressed themselves confident of victory up till the last. The result was a victory for Myers by a majority of Wo'2 k he receiving 5193 votes us ugainst 3511 fur McLeod. Julian secured 027 votes.

' 'Mr Myers is a native of Ballarat, ' but has s[K>nt practically the whole ' of his life in Auckland. lie is 88 years of age. WELLINGTON, April »fi. TJnnsual interest was taken fn tho City mayoralty election. There were six candidates, and the voting re--1 suited : llo«. T. \S\ llislop 3055, W< Barber 2372, J. Devine 1724', ' Jl Luko 1155, W. Wurdell 0571, '• J« Smith 432< Thure was a great crowd in front of {fee New Zealand Times offices, where tho Qnndldiitcs gano addresses after the result was known. In fnet, there was nearly us much excitement as on the occasion of a Parliamentary election. This is partly duo to tho fact thut there , are 39 candidates for fifteen seats : on the City Council, including a , Labour Ei.\j Mr Pearc-e was elected Mayor of i Karon", and Mr MacDouald of the , Huttj DUNEDIN, April 26. The miimVipal electrons In . City and suburbs excited a f„; r a . . mount of interest. In the citv as there was no polling fo,, l|ayor the lulling was not kc, heavy <\s would otherwise have V**,, th( . lhe result is the of some hew blood. ]» lhe Somll Wnr( , ,. Z°, "" <' r,lsl wr '' n-Mjleciod \'} M t M, i l,es v «l'l»ces I Jr. lluectonald. In the I W I Ward the three retiring Coijtaciijojs, Mwwi . K Hlll . iu . u Scott and Brinsley weiv re-elected in the: Leith Ward Mr Lawrence was "H>l**od, the other two lieln,, M r J- Small and Dr. Iftley. For (\,v«r»ham Mr Wilson (ex-Mayor,, Cole and Hutl.e.lto,d were ro«leeu<d : in South Dunedin Ward Mr T. Vi ddi" r n U «J"; 1 :' Moss,s »"riH.« and "Vliii- toimeilloi-K. r,„. ~„. n„ R |. l . cd ami w„ m . Councillors wjt , service, ineludi, lff S)l . A t '. ,' l "J were dofuoto.l V„r «,.« V. , SK ' u. ij , *"**'• '»' "est lliirlmur «.ul L- u" nC " W,,S < :'" ctftl »«>w. ana Joi Mdrmngton Wt- Hcnderwtn a Councillor, defeoted Mr J v £ mon, retiring moyor. b '" ~., HAWERA. April 2« su ed C °l, tCirt ,. for „ tto M-.voralty re"'74 i~« » C - Robbin!r ('c-elecled) -'i, J. McAncnv, 168 I'ALMEHS'IX)X N., April 2<l Intense interest was taken in the Mayoral election, which resulted :- don, r 720 ' 852 ! Ui ' nry ""• v - WAIIII, Abrll 3d. Iho Mayoral election resultid in itios. Gilmour being re-elected bv a majority of 369. CHEYMOUTH, April 2«. I lie result „f the Mayoral election < «ns :—l'etric (present Mayor),.- 816: I Tir. McHri-wrly, 890. Tlw rcturnr ' for the election of Councillor*, will I •■ot Ik, declared till an eoHy hp«|. i 'in the momtog. Tbore *t# «m» J