POLITICAL NOTES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7995, 6 December 1905, Page 2

POLITICAL NOTES.

THE DUXKDLX SITUATION. [l'KI! PIIKS3 ASSOCIATION'.] Dr/xicmx, December 5. The rain which fell this afternoon rather interfered with the final meetlings of the candidates to-night, hut still all were largely attended, and the keenest interest is being taken in tomorrow's contests. The open-air meetings had to be abandoned. The No-License advocates and the Trade also held final demonstrations, the latter being held in front of Ike Town Hall.

It is anticipated that the results of the polling for the election may be known by St p.m., hut as to the option poll these are expected to be later, under the new system of counting. Ml* C, E. BELLMXGER AT THE DIiILL HALL. Fully seven hundred people assembled at the Drill Hall last night, when Mr C. E. Bcllringcr made his final appeal to the electors. He made capital out of the failure of Parliament to appoint a fair proportion of Minislers from the North Island, and favoured removing all the disabilities of women. He Mas in favour of giving them the same wages as meu for the same work. Technical education should be, available by the poor as well as the rich. He favoured the elective executive, and considered the Legislative Council should be elected by Parliament. He would, if returned, impress on the Government the necessity for taking up the ironsand industry. He considered the Government should have a definite land policy. The Opposition could not change our laws, but simply wanted to get in office. At the conclusion a vote of thanks was carried, and the meeting broke up with cheers for the candidate and for Mr Smith. Mr ltoy presided.

Ml< SMITH'S ADDKESS. There was a very large crowd to hear Mr E. M,. Smith's addr, s« last craning on the Mt, Elliott Reserve. Mr Smith spoke lor about in hour, and received .in entiiiijustK. hearing. Mr CuristoJner also addressed the meeting and fcide mi earnest appeal to the workers jkf bovernment and: its