THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 277, 17 November 1908, Page 4

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

THIS TAKANAKI SEAT. 111'. Okey met the settlors at Hurford Koad on ■Saturday evening. There was a large attendance. Air. Mainblyn was voted to the chair. Air. Ukey referred to a number of statements made by Mr. Bellringer at his meeting on Friday evening. Mr. Bellringer, he said, must have felt liis position so weak that he had to engage in personalities. Many of the statements were contained in speeches supplied to Government candidates; for instance, thai the Government had lent ' t.i,111)0,01)1.) for advances to settlers, saving the settlers over The candidate spoke for over an hour on different subjects, ft was generally known that a well-known Government supporter, who spends a good deal of his time before the elecI tions in praising up the Government at the street corners in New Plymouth, was to be at Mr. Okey's meeting. Several ol tile young folk of the district had brought parcels of Hour with them. After the Government man hail asked a few questions, aiul when he wanted to make a speech, a paper bag tilled with I flour was thrown at Jlim, and the white , dust smothered his black coat. By this ] time things were pretty lively. The | well-known settler was very excited. A I small boy passed by him at the time, / and, he thought, touched bin). lie ' struck another boy in the face. In less than a minute the father of the boy had his coat off and had laid the Government supporter on the floor with a ' smart blow. Several people rushed for- | ward to stop any further disturbance. After the excitement Mr. Greenhill ' moved a hearty vote of thanks to Mr. [ Okey and confidence in him as member, which was seconded and carried, only ; two dissenting. [■' Mr. H. Okey addressed the electors j at Tataraimaka school on Friday even--5 ing. Mr. . Penwarden was voted to J ■ the chair. About thirty electors were , ; preseni. After speaking for over an f; hour and answering a number of question*. the candidate was given a hearty I vote of thanks.