A Rowdy Political Meeting

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7948, 11 October 1905, Page 2

A Rowdy Political Meeting

In oik' respect, tint rr.eet'ing which Mr I-'. A. Tregellis, L\K,, addlMssed in Ihe Theatre Royal on Tuesday evening was the record et lira year, lot though the. attendance was vory moderate, the proceedings wore of the most nnimßUd character throughout. Hnntiicappitl by lack of a chairman, who failed to show up. Mr Trogcllis opened his address by dealing with the Wble-in-Schools question, urging the clectofs to sign,a'.;'pelitioii laga-rnst tiny intcrfei'en«e with the secular system., From the commencement it was apparent that a large sixlior of the audience hail conto to gel what enjoMneiit they could out of I'he proceedings, and they refused to t-nko the speaker seriously, When Mr Tivgcllis proceeded Willi: his main subject, "How tn Achieve the Aims of the Liberal Part v," the opposition and clamour' froni Hie, rear lw-camu more and more persistent, until at length the loud-voiced sect ton questioned every proposition put lorward l,v the speaker, no matter how obvious ami argument and intcr.iecl ion reigned supreme. At times the house was convulsed with laughter by the salli.s and witticisms \*icn floated round. NotwtUh.stuirding nil 11lls'. Mr 1 regellis plucktly stuck to his task, and "ave an able and lucid address extending over two hours. The speech contained a 'great 'deal » useful im-.i interesting information, ami e\ utenllv th,. speaker 'Was prompt el by Hie l',est of nmtivrs in putting the •lectors in possession of facts mvd igmvs relating to the Liln'.al Ailniinistraticn. and ■dealing with a I»*<'.v for the future. Thd more soberminded of the audience evrdenlly up precial.'d the iul<lr.ss. which no'louni ,'ncouraged th., speaker to prucm-d. The interrupt ions, however. E'i™ Mr Tregellis little chance of rendering the speech as ilYoaivcly as he otherwise would.