POLITICAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 28, 23 June 1914, Page 8

POLITICAL.

LIBERAL CANDIDATE FOB WAIi'AWA. Per Press Association. Dannevirke, Last Night. .Mr. A. li. Jul! was unanimously elected at a meeting of delegates of the Liberal Leagues in the Waipawa electorate to contest the seat in the Opposition interests at the general election. HAY OP ISLANDS SEAT. •MR FtellEU'S ADVICE. Auckland, .Time 20.

In the course of his speech at Kolaikoliu to-night, tlie Hon. F. M. B. I'i iher referral to the present position in Hie' Buy of Islands 'doctorate. "We have to deal v. -th some knotty problems sometimes," remarked the Minister, "and the position in the Bay of Islands is one of them. I did not fome down 'here to disoius the Bay of Islands Beat and go away and leave you under tlie impression tiliK I wis facing both ways. Mr Reed canie down from the electorate committed to support Sir Joseph Ward, lie carried mt his pledge. lie mvs not; ooawmitted to support Mr 'Mackenzie. He came to tl'e support of the Reform Party, and-tin? men who tlie country should feci grateful to are those who helped to put the. party in power which dealt with the industrial crisis. The Government are certainly embarrassed by the fact that we have Mr Reed and Mr Wilkinson in the field in the Reform interest. It is unpi.ie.ible for a Minister to say 'You must d» this or da that,' but I do suggest to you that the services rendered t*i the party and Government entitle Mr Reed to the support of tlie electors of tilie Ba.y of Islands. There is a possibility we might lose the feat if we are divided, It is for tlie people to make up their minds to ia«t 'behind one candidate."

TITlv PAT'EA SPLAT. Mr Adolf T.'Christenscn, of Pat'ea., lias been nominaU i by the local branch of the Liberal league to contest the seat with Mr G. T. Pearce, M.P. (Mr onscn has been Mayor of the tawn, and ■occupied' other puhiic positionsi A conference 'of de'egates l of 'the .Liberal Party is shortly to be held to select a candidate.

THE EGMONT SEAT. Mr Astburv, who contested the T?gmont seat at the last genera.] election, has unreswivedly placed himself in the 1 lands of the Libera! Party in the electorate, states the Maitaia Witnca-i, winch proceeds in the fn!'owing terms: "If selected iby the party, 'lie announces his readiness to again 'face the imisic at the ensuing general election. It t» stotr ed that iMr Astbury is certain to be selected." (

OPPOSITION LEADER AT TBMUKA. Timarii, Lewt Night. Sir Joseph 'Ward had a packed uneeting„at the Teimifai Theatre and an enthusiastic reception. The principal part of his speech wag in defence of his finance. 1-Ie said he had given up -Hie Treasury for three months before Mr Allen took chaige, and one of M r Aden's statements of advances paid was made aft<>r he had ibcen eight weeks in office, making commitments, and doing nothing to strengthen the fund. At the ctae of the meeting a vote of thanks and confidence was carried ■unaiihwDUflv, with cheerA,