POLITICAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 145, 13 November 1914, Page 4

POLITICAL.

MR HUGHES AT KORITO. Mr 1). .T. Hughes, the Opposition tan- ' didate )iad a meeting of «ome twontvflvo clestoM at lvonlo (Upper ivent ■oad) last Bight. Mk w. J!ra .. sllluv I ,ut ' mot ' tin S Save the candidate ail encouraging hearing, hein"' particularly interested in the failure ot the Government to protect tin- butter industry against (he whey butter by insisting' on an entirely distinctive brand on the cases. Whilst on dairy•ing matters, Air Hughes mentioned the g e;it scarcity l>ut great possibilities of the milking bhorthorn breed of cattle—hcasts th.n would count on the 30th of tlie month and command a good price or beet. Jiffo rts j lad by V, 1 ! M b ' vill to introduce ;t i s class of Nliorchorn from England, "lit the heel predominated, and thev Were not much good for milker's. Tlie Hon. I Mackenzie when Premier, unruled, he believed. some of the Iliawarra strain of Shorthorns from Sow m" 11 ' uii - 1)111 «s far as l he knew laranak; had not got any „f them, l.iranaki Stood to-day, great as was its production of dairy produce, without wl, S "i ."'l )r, in Parliament «110 knew anything of the requirements o thin \ farmers. The demand from alnoad for honers and beef with dairy produce running' band-in-hand made it necessary for us fo study this good allround breed, which would .suit certain localities better than any other breeds. I e.ected to the House lie would try to see what could lie done in this ies]ie,it. A hearty vote of thanks was Hw u T ,lker - °" thft -®o«on of ALe«s9is. Houlahaa and .Tamos.

1 MR. IT. OKEY, M.P.. AT FITZROY,

There was ft fair attendance, Mr F. L' 5i SOit ri din * at p iteroy »ast night, wlien Mr 11. Okey, M.P Govern ment candidate for the Taranaki sfcat addressed the electors. Kxcept in his tendency to disagree with the method of reforming the Upper House-which hj, "nL'l' ha i' R'ipportPd on principlethe ..pcaker fully endorsed the policy and performances of the Massey Gov,l- miioni;, claiming for it that all the pledges given for the rcfornf of the finances of the Dominion, improvement of Hie land laws and fostering of settlement, improvement of the education system, purifying the public service and bettering the lot of the workers had been faitiifuly carried outin tne teeth of the Opposition. He advocated a scheme of urmeraul penT' 11 ** tll ° nnn'Vi * rcport of which wi » Vublished to-morrow, a hearty vote of thanks to .Mr Okey was carried by acclamation. J

THE 'SMAITORD SJuVf. Mr W. IX. Hawkins, the Liberal cand.date addressed well attended meetings at .Norfolk Hoad and Durham Road on Avonday and Tuesday ev< riings respectively. Both meetings were very appreciative, and the candidate scWd w.th the few interjeetors. He covered a lot of political ground, and ! nis adverse. criticism of the Reform administration, judging by the audiences was \eiy eflective. Mr R. Stevens presided at Norfolk Road, and Mr IW. Bridgeman at Durham Road. A number of questions were asked and answered at the meetings, and the usual votes were carried unanimously. Mr Hawkins speaks at Stanley Road this evening and Ratapiko on Saturday. Contributed.

1 MB, HIKE AND TAMMANYISM. Mr C. D. Sole, Stratford, writes to the Editor-

, Sir,—Mr lline has repeatedly denied in answer to questions from 'me that •he had ever stated from the public platform "that when lie (Mr Hi'ne's) 'party, known under the name of Reform, got access to the pigeon-holes of the _ Treasury t'hey might disclose more evidences of Tammanyism than he iMr Hine) Trod ever thougiit of." The ■. 1 nit ford Evening Post, of November 4th, 14)11, reports Mr Hine as follows: 'When the Reform got access to the pigeon-holes of the Treasury they might disclose more evidence of Tammanyism than he (Mr Hine) had ever thought of." Mr Hine has had two years to correct his answer, and 1 trust he will now publicly acknowledge that he was wrong and I was right. "