POLITICAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 150, 1 December 1914, Page 3

POLITICAL.

AUCKLAND NOMINATIONS. By Telegraph,—Per Press Association. ■ Auckland, Yesterday. Nominations have closed as follows: Auckland East. —A. M.'Myers (Opposition), A. S. Holmes (Government). Central. —A. E. Glover (Opposition), W. Richardson (Government), M. J. Savage (Social Democrat). Auckland West.—J. H. Bradney (Government), C. H. Poole (Opposition). Grey Lynn.—M. McLean (Government), G. Fowlds (Opposition), J. Payne (Social Democrat). Waitemata—A. Harris (Government), H. C. Tewsley' (Opposition). Manukau.—P. W. Lang (Government), J. W. McLarin (Opposition). Eden. —C. J. Parr (Government), W. Richards (Social Democrat), W. R. Tuck (Opposition). Parnell.—J. S. Dickson (Government), F. Lawry (Opposition), J. Sullivan (Opposition). In the latter electorate Gleeson withdrew in favour of Frank Lawry, exmember for Parnell.

WELLINGTON SEATS. Wellington, Yesterday. The following nominations have been received:— Wellington North. —Hon. A. L. Herdman (Government), W. H. Turnbull (Opposition), H. Holland (Social Democrat) . . ' Wellington East. —Dr. A. IC. Newman (Government), D McLaren (Labour). Wellington Central; —Hon. F. M. B. Fisher (Government), Rl Fletcher (Opposition). Wellington South.—A. H. Hindmarsh | (Labour), J. P. Luke (Government), A. Williams (Independent Government). Suburbs. —F. T. Moore (Labour), J. E. Fitzgerald (Liberal), F. T. Wright (Government). RANGITIKEI. Edward Newman (Government), and Robert E. Hornblow (Liberal). STRATFORD. J. B. Hine (Government) and W. H. Hawkins (Opposition) have been nomjinated for the Stratford seat. GISBORNE. Sir JamiJs Carroll has been nominated for the Gisborne seat. WAIRARAPA. Sir Walter Buchanan (Government) and Mr J. T. M. Hornsby (Opposition). EGMONT. Charles A. Wilkinson (Government), and David L. A. Astbury (Opposition). PATEA. , G. V. Pearce (Reform), and W. Morrison (Liberal). WAIKATO. James Alexander Young (Government), and Alexander Scholes (Opposition). HAWKE'S BAY. ft. M. Campbell (Government), and Dr P. McNab (Opposition).

WANGANUT. j T. Hogan (Liberal), W. A. Veitcil (Labour), Fred Pirani (Government), PALMERSTON NORTH. D. Buick (Government), J. A. Nash (Government), E. H. Crabb (Opposition), J. Thorn (Labour). OTAKI. Levin, Yesterday. Messrs John Robertson (Labour), and W. H. Field (Government) have been nominated for the Otaki seat. A LATE ENTRY. Hokitika, Yesterday.

At the last moment to-day A. A. Paape, Reform organiser, was nominated for Westland, in opposition to Mr Seddon, Liberal candidate. Several local residents were invited to stand, but all declined. Mr Paape wired his consent to stand from Auckland. . THE NOMINATION'S. TARANAKI. . Messrs D. J. 'Hughes and H. Okey were yesterday duly nominated as candidates for the Taranaki seat. For Mr D. J. Hughes, there were seven nomination papers handed to the returning officer, iMr Terry, and for Mr Okey, five. Mr Hughes nominators were:— C. E. Bellringer, J. Bennett, Claude H. Weston, G. W. Grey, W. lA. Lightfoot, F. Richards, N. L. H. Wanwright, R. J. Bibby, F. C. Bellringer, J. S. S. Medley, E. Elliott, E. J. Sole, H. G. McWhirter, M. A. Smith, J. McLeod, J. Crockett, R. V. Bennock, F. A. Coleman, T. Fitzsimmons, E. Dockrill, R. Cock, G. Salway, T. N. Blackhall, E. Davy, J. Wright, W. Seamark, H. Feek, F. J. Morris, Agnes Lee, W. G. Ladbrook, A. Pitman, Geo. Young, J. McNeill-Adams, E. Nicholls, Sarah A. Whitehead, A. H. Atmore, G. W. Wright, Jessie L. Francis, M. Healy, D. Penwarden, Jane M. Dougherty, Mary J. Chefflngs, A. E. Williams, Elizabeth Cal- | gher, Joseph Hopkinson, L. de Launay, Mabel R. Grant, T. J. H. Nichols. Mr Okey's nominators were:— C. 0. Roberts, W. J. Tile, E. lA. Stibbs, A. J. Douch, Thos. I>rake, B. Codd, L. C. Sladden, Frances M. Sladden, Thos. Giddy, Jane A. Ewing, R. J. Matthews, John Black, Grace Matthews, Eliza Giddy, E. V. Hoskin, T. N. King, L. Sutherland, Bertha M. Webster, Euphemia Pardy, Fanny Tisch, May Olivia Mackay, (Thos. Chatterton, E. L. Humphries, Stanley Shaw, Geo. Pitt, W. Jenkinson, E. M. Hamblyn, C. E. Honey Held, F. 0. Jellyman, H. H. Street.

THE BIBLE QUESTION. Wellington, November 30. A pastoral from Anglican bishops in New Zealand appealing to congregations "to make the religious interests of the country the first question, by voting only for members of Parliament who will pledge themselves to vote for the Religious Instructions Referendum Bill" was read iii the various Anglican churches last night.

THE mVERCARGDuL SEAT. Tnvereargill, November 26. afe J S ,F. MWorap. GjoveMpiml * .cgsii*

data for Invereargill, opened his campaign this evening, and was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. In the course of his address he dwelt upon the labor legislation enacted by the Government, which, he claimed, was the. most beneficial, He extolled the Government policy in regard to the strike, and maintained that in Consequence of the reform of the civil service, the State servants were more contented than previously. He made a point of the financial difficulties the Government had to contend against, and quoted Mr Philip Snowden, a British Labor M.P., to show that there existed no difference in the motherland of Liberalism between Sir Joseph Ward and Mr Massey's parties. Finally, he contended that tlie present Government was more advanced and more worthy of support than the Ward party. MR FRASER AT WAIKAKA. Gore, November 29. Mr W. Fraser addressed the largest political meeting ever held at Waikaka last night. He referred to the fact that he had represented Wakatipu for 21 years, and claimed that he had, in every way possible, done his best for the electorate and the Dominion. The Minister said he did not know if the Opposition criticism was always fair. The Government had to face the tail end of the ,Waihi strike, and the following year the smallpox scare. Then came tlie waterside workers' strike, and now there was •the war. From the Ward Government they had received little help. Mr Fraser referred to the Government's action with regard to the war. 'The Huntly mining disaster was also referred to, tlie speaker saying it was a despicable thing of his opponents to make political capital out pf the disaster. He pointed out that, during two years he had spent £40,000 less than the Minister in charge during ,the previous years. The speaker referred to allegations of increased taxation, in which there was not one word of truth. He received a vote of thanks and ' confidence.

MR WILSON AT URUTT. Writes Mr C. K. Wilson, M.P.: —I notice a report in the Auckland Star of November 23rd of my meeting at Uruti, which is quite incorrect. An organised attempt from my opponents at Waitara, including a few gather in the district, came to disturb the meeting. I made a statement that the allocation of £IOO,OOO to the Taumerunui electorate out of a vote of £OOO,OOO for tlie purpose of opening up roads in the backblocks of the electorate, was a very fit and proper thing for any Government to do. Shis Sir J. G. Ward condemned as most improper. This was in the year 1912. On repeating this statement to the audience, the late Registrar of the electorate flatly contradicted the statement. I thereupon said that I was' willing to make a payment to any local charitable institution, if my statement could be disproved. The report that I lost my temper emanated from a prejudiced mind. Tlie settlers were greatly incensed at tlie attempt to disturb my meeting, which was one of tlie very best political meetings ecer held in tlie district. There was an attempt to get cheers for the Opposition, but it dismally failed, and the meeting broke up with strong cheers for Mr Massey. I would be pleased if you would make this contradiction.

THE PIGEON-HOLES. So much "rumour" had been put into circulation before the election that tlie

idea had got into the minds of many/ people that when the pigeon-holes were ransacked the first man to suffer would be Sir Joseph Ward, who would be held up as a discredited man who could never again face the public (writes the Eltham Argus). When it was afterwards discovered in the House that Mr Allen had paid for loan flotation exactly what Sir Joseph Ward had paid, and paid it to the same people, the information came as a surprise to rabid Reformers, who were hungering and thirsting for revelations. So, after all, Sir Joseph Ward had not been making pickings out of the loans. That big, brilliant bubble had been pricked. Still, there was plenty of time; the pigeon-holes were still there; and there was plenty of time forr searching them. But, strange to say, the pigeonholes still refuse to disgorge those terrible revelations that were to damn for all time the records of the Liberal Party. And now the Dominion is in the throes of another general election, and what has become of the pigeon-holes. That "gag" served its time and its turn three years ago, just as "dairy regulations" served a useful purpose at a prior election. Why have the Reformers dropped the pigeon-hole cry? Was there nothing in it? If there arc revelations to be made now is the time to make them. If the pigeon-holes did not reveal discreditable transactions where is the Reformer who is fair enough to admit the fact?