GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 132, 28 October 1914, Page 3

GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Tin; ti:ml:ka skat. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Timaru, Last Xight. Mr Tf. H. Ifayhurst has withdrawn from his candidature in the Reform interest for the Timiika seat, owing to ill-hialth. A meeting of the local committee was held to-day, hut no announcement has been made as to the second choicf. .SIR J. CARROLL OX TOUR. Waipawa, October 27. The Hon. Sir .lames Carroll addressed a large meeting at Takapau last night, lie said that after twenty years of progressive Liberal legislation the country had had three years of Conservative rule. The Government had not kept its jdedges. It professed to abhor borrowing, but had spent fifty thousand inure on public buildings than on back-Works roads. It had borrowed fifteen millions, with authorities totalling 'IS'/* mi lions, in less than three years. A vigorous land policy was promised, but not ihi» settler had been placed on the land. Arterial railways had been stopped, although in six favored districts lines had been started. Xo reform ef the l.'ppcr House had been devised, taxation had I not been decreased, nor had the cost of Hiving. Failure ito fulfil pledges was written across the (loveniment's term of ollice. A vote of thanks to the speaker and confidence in the Liberal Tsirtv was carried, with cheers for Sir Joseph Ward.