POLITICAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 113, 2 November 1911, Page 5

POLITICAL.

THE PREMIER'S MOVEMENTS. By Telegraph—Press Association. '■ j Wellington, Last Night. .7 Sir Joseph Ward's engagement will nofcs allow of his speaking at Winton next'd Friday evening, a® he had intended THE PARNELL SEAT/ Auckland, Last Night. v '"i| Sir John Find)ay addressed the elector* |j of Parwll to-night, following closely'*! upon the line* of the speech previouslyVijj delivered by him in Auckland. He re-J eeii ed an excellent hearing and a vote of thanks and confidence. '" : j§ THE STRATFORD SEAT. Mr. Joseph McCluggage received an. agreeable surprise at his first meeting at • ; Salisbury road on Tuesday night. At the 1908 elections this centre was gen' - i erally opposed to the Government candidate, but, in common with other 1 j places, has, during the past three yeari,. experienced a remarkable change of opb-Vjj ion in favor of the present administra- • tion. Mr. William Hathaway, J.P., was' " voted to the chair, and, in introducing";*? the candidate, said that he had 'known Mr. McCluggage for many years as' air |f enterprising settler and as a straightji

mam. He trusted that he would be accorded a good hearing* Mr: McCluggage I delivered his speech on tli(V line's df hit previous addresses, drawing special at-'l tention to the land Settlement Acts of'lp the Government and to* the provißion made last session for pensions to indigent widows with-young families. Atrw the conclusion of the speech Mr. Bloxham "i moved and Mr. Skedgwell seconded "that a vote of thanks be accorded to Mr. Mc- • Cluggage" An amendment was moved by ', Mr. J. Groshinski and seconded by Mr. '* George Parkes, "that a hearty-vote of' ■ thanks be accorded to the candidate fori his address and a vote of confidence in. ' the present administration." This was •••■ carried bv a large majority. A vote of ( thanks to the chair concluded a most successful meeting.

THE EGMONT SEAT. The Hon. T. Mackenzie is unfortunate in haying had to begin his campaign forthe Egmont seat .before having made a. full recovery from the illness which incapacitated liim for work recently, it was noticeable on Tuesday night that hft was not up to his usual fighting form, but doubtless he will soon be restored to health.