GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 145, 14 November 1914, Page 4

GENERAL ELECTIONS.

I HOX. HERRJBS AT TK ARQHA. By Telegraph.—Per Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. Hon. W. fl, Henies, Minister for Kailwaya, addressed a large meeting of 'lns constituents at To Aiolia to-night and was accorded a most cordial reception. Ho dealt at length with the of the Government during the past two or throe years, and with his party's proposals for the future. He declared that whatever wa« I the Opposition's opinion of the Government finance, tho opinion of bankers and London financiers was clearlv and immistakoably in its favour. " The (.ovornnicnfs record was the more I creditable m view of the fact that it ■ bad encountered such difficulties as epidemic, strike and war. An attempt | had been made to make political capital if .f, th t e **&*■ ,He would not be ' afraid to face the electors on the strike | istoie alone. Rec.mfc events have shown the need for a local navy. When the war was over there would lie a conference in London between the Mother Country and the Dominions, and the whole mattor of Imperial defence would be dealt with The Government had kept practically all its pledges, and fiscal reform would have been achieved 'f the war had not occurred. As against the higher cost of living W ever wages had boon increased.' In practically every department the Massey party was consistent, while tha ..omogenous Opposition party was inconsistent and heterogenous, And if thev pot into power would be wagced by its a.l the Social Democrats. ? A vote of tflanks and confidence was carried with clieers.

A DUNBDIX LABOUR OANDIDATE.

at i «• „ Dlln(vdi n. T>a»t Night. ' v«,„Lr xr a ? r ' Lal ' o '"' for ljunedm North opened his campaign to evcimip He ane„ S n (l the JfLsfy (lovcrnmcnt of weakness on the question of cost of living, and said that at .be outbreak ,rf war the Qoyernmcnt's ,ietion was in ■ the interests of the I flour millers Referring to the Huntlly disaster, he, w 3u ld not make an aceiisation agamrt anyone, but they knew [ Uat the Bill prepared by the Mackenzie t.overnmnet contained provisions which , might hive prevented such an acci[arnt, and the Mawey Government did I not push it on until subsequent to the ;£*?*"*** . Hp 1»ore firrires to ghow that the business of the State Fir* In. Isuranee had fa Wen off sine?, the present I Government had assumed office, and expounded at.some length the platform of I the Dunedm Political Labour Comibnittee, which he contended was very ; similar to that of the Liberal League /l vote of thanks and fullest confidence 1 was carried. ,

THE CHALMERS SEAT. Dunedin. Last Night. >„„ +/ ™? n A ot dc, «*»t«i represent--i g the Liberal Leagues in the Chalmers fS o u\,W' jt WM announced that Mr Moller, Liberal candidate had been compelled, through illness, to retire from the contest. Mr W W Mason of Middleman*, was chosen as' the Liberal candidate.

THE PiAKNELL SEAT. Auckland, Last Night. *or business, reasons Mr R. 8. Brims, who ha 3 been contesting thr> ParneU T "-'.wl-rtod Apposition candidate, h?s decided to Tetire. Mr <J. J. Sullivsin 's announend a»-the Opposition candidate. H* was until recently in the Unda and Deeds Department, and left it to read for the law. (Mr Sullivan is welJ-known in Hew Plymouth, he having been in the Deeds (Department hero a few years ago )

HON, ALLEN'S OPPONENT. \t t, r, Wton, Last Night. Mr R. 0 Smith. Liberal candidate for Bruce addressed a huge meeting fcer© I to-mprlit. He devoted much of hi« attention to pointing out how Mr Masfieys Government had not fulfilled its promises, and was at the conclusion of his remarks accorded a comprehensive and unanimous vote of thanks, the meeting recognising in him a fit eandtidato to represent Bruce; further that this meeting reaffirms it 3 faith in the Literal partv as the party that would give a square 'deal to the mass of the .population of New Zealand.

MH HUGHES AT PITZROY. A large and enthusiastic audience, wnicu included a number of ladies assembled at the Fitzroy Hall to hear Mr Hughes, the Opposition candidate's address last night, Mr F. Jackson presiding. The speaker gave one of the 'best addresses he has yet delivered, evoking frequent applause. In the | course of his remarks, Mr Hughes said !hc was approached the other day by a man who informed him that several young fellows in the Civil Service were not sure if they had a vote this election My informant," he stated, "says that some of them are frightened that unless they support the present partv in rower they are likely to suffer. I was also informed that they are afraid that .their voting papers can be hunted up «> as to ascertain the way they voted. Now,, I wish to public]v say they need jliave no fear, as the Tory partv have not yet dared to interfere with the secrecy of the ballot or franchise lights. Of course these fears show tha way the wind Hows.' Referring to the Maori question, the candidate said that if the Natives wanted to keep their race in existence and save the remnants of their lands from the Tory party, the sooner they embraced the fame, franchise and electoral rights as their white brethren the better for themselves.

Vr Hughes created considerable inter; * nnd amusement for his suiniimrv cf fhe Reform stewardship which Was:—

1. Christmas -presents of thousands of nounpds of the National estate by the granting of the freehold have been given at the original cost which to-day is ridiculously low. All this has been done to buv votes.

2. Autocracy has revived itself after 20 odd years in this Dominion and class .distinction is rife.

3. lory majority is entrenc'nd in our revising chamber, so as to kill in future any democratic measures for the good of the people. 4. An attack has been made under Itlie tTOvernmenfs wing to upset our secular system of education, out Mr Allen dropped it like a hot spud for tear he -would lose votes. •5. The electoral system has been tampered with to help the chance of minority rule.

6. The Civil Service has been removed from the control of the people's custodians, ,

7. Reform Kaiser rule dominates the Dominion. Are the Allies going to allow this to continue?

\r ir conc, " f ' lon o f '"a address. Mi iruffhc-P was accorded a \ote of thanks and confidence, there being quite a competition among ft.nraiibps.Df'Bv*.' audience to eaten the,