THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 161, 14 December 1914, Page 7

THE GENERAL ELECTIONS.

MEMBERS ELECTED. SKETCHES OF THEIR CAREERS. MR. R. FLETCHER. The new member for Wellington Central was born in St. Andrews, Scotland. After serving on the stall' of the Midland Railway Company he went to sea and served his apprenticeship in the Dundee Clipper Line of sailing ships. In 18S3 he came to Xew Zealand, and after a couple of years in the coastal service entered the Wellington Harbor ■Board's employment. He left the board's service in 1890 to join Messrs J. Xathan and Co., and in IS9S commenced I business on his own account as ship- j ping, Customs, forwarding agent, and general carrier. He was first elected to j the Harbor Board in 1905, and four years • later became its chairman, a position' he still holds. He has also been a member of the City Council for some years. HON. A. L. HERDMAN. The Hon. A. L. Herdman was chosen as Attorney-General and Minister for! Justice in the Massey Governmeat in j 1912. He was born in 1869 at Dunedin, and was educated at the Otago Boys' | High School and Oamaru. He joined I the Xational Bank, studied law, and waa admitted in 1594, and practised at Palnicrston South and Naseby. He was a (member of the Naseby Borough Council, |,nd Mayor in 1898." Member for Mt. Ida 1902-3. He defeated Mr. Charles Izard for Wellington. MR. 11. M. CAMPBELL. 'Mr. H. M. Campbell, Reform candidate lot the Hawke's Bay seat, is one of tho best-known landowners in the Hawke's ] Bay district. He is 45 years of age, and has been prominent as a sporting enthusiast for many years. He displaced Mr. A. L. D. Eraser for the seat in at the 1-911 election. MR. J. VIGOR BROWN. Mr. John Vigor Brown, Liberal candidate for the Napier seat, has been called in Napier "our real live man." He has been Mayor of the town for some years and the most- prominent figure in public TCork in the district. He was chairman of the Napier Harbor Board for'many years. He entered Parliament in 190S, and has been a supporter of 'the Liberal party since then. MR. GEORGE HUNTER. Mr. George Hunter represented Waipawa in the last Parliament as a supporter of the Massey Government. He is a well-known sheep-farmer, his estate at Porangahau being famous. He is also well known as a racing enthusiast, and j this year carried a Bill through Parlia- j ment increasing the number of totalisator permits granted to racing clubs. MR. J. H. ESCOTT. Mr. J. 11. Escott represented the Pahiatua constituency in the last Parliament, and was an unswerving supporter of the Massey Government. He is a farmer, and has taken a prominent part in matters in his district connected with the farming industry. He is a young man, and looked upon by his party as being of some promise in the political world. He defeated Mr. R. B. •Ross &>r the seat at last election. MR. J. T. M. HORNSBY. Mr. J. T. M. Hornsby, Liberal candidate for Wairarapa, was born in Hobart in 1857. He came to New Zealand in 1875 and was engaged in Otago Central as a journalist, for some yeara. He was editor of the Evening News, Napier, for some time, and in 189(1 became editor of the New Zealand Times. He represented Wairarapa in Parliament from 1899 to 1892, and again from 1905-1908. MR. R. W. SMITH. Mr. R. W. Smith has been Liberal representative for the Waimarino and Rangitikei seats since 1909. He was born at Xerang, Queensland, in 1871. In 1909 he commenced farming at Mangaweka, and since that has been prominently connected .with both' timber and farming industries. He has been an ardent supporter of the Liberal party, and an advocate of progressive legislation generally. MR. W. H. FIELD. Mr. W. 11. Field, Government for Otaki, in 1900, and represented the electorate until displaced by Mr. J. Robertson in 1911. MR. T. M. WILFORD. Mr. Thomas Mason Wilford, barrister and solicitor, was born at the Hutt in 1879, and is a son of the late Dr. G. E. Wilford, of Lower Hutt. He was educated at Canterbury College, and was admitted to the Bar in IS9I. He unsuccessfully contested the Wellington Suburbs scat against Dr. A, K. Newman in 1893. He defeated the Hon. T. W. Hislop for the seat in IS9O, but was unseated. In 1900 he was .returned for Wellington Suburbs, and for Hutt in 1903, and has represented that constituency continuously since. He was Mayor of Wellington for two terms, anil chairman of the Wellington Harbor Board for two years. Mr. Wilford is one of the best-known figures in New Zealand polities to-day. MR. C. J. TALBOT. Mr. C. J. Talbot ,son of Mr. John Talbot, Temuka, is the eldest of a family of twelve boys. He was born at Rangatiri Galley, near Temuka, on January 2nd, 1873. He was educated at private and public schools in Temuka, and at the High School in Timaru. In October, 1890, he took charge of his father's farm at Fairlie, and he still follows his vocation of farmer there. He took part in church and temperance work. He took an active part in volunteering matters, and recently he was prominent in forming the Mackenzie County Defence Rifle Club. MR. W. D. STEWART. Mr. William Downie Stewart is the younger son of the late Hon. William Downie Stewart, and was born in Dunedin in 1878. He was educated at the Otago Boys' High School and the Otago University, where he graduated as L.L.B. in 1900. In the same year be entered into partnership in the firm of Downie Stewart and Payne. In 1905 he unsuccessfully contested the Dunedin South seat against Mr. J. F. Arnold. In 1913 he was elected Mayor of Dunedin. He is. L joint author with Professor Le Rosfignol of ''State_jjgriglism_in^£BJefa

and America in 1010, and is regarded by leading economists as the most impartial study yet published of New Zealand conditions. am. j. Mcc dicksox. Mr. James McColl Dickson was born in Victoria in 1858, and arrived in New Zealand when a lad; was educated in Victoria and New Zealand, lie was interested in the saw-milling industry for some years, and then settled on the land on Otago Peninsula, where lie has been engaged in farming pursuits for, about 25 years. He lias for many years taken nn active interest in various public bodies; has served as chairman of the Portobello' Road Board; and has been a member of the Otago Harbor Board for four years, being at present deputychairman of that body. j MR. V. H. REED. : Mr. V. H. Reed (M) lias represented I the Bay of- Islands electorate for the last two Parliaments, having been returned on both occasions as a Liberal with pronounced freehold opinions. After the 1911 elections, however, he decided to cast in his lot with the Reform party to oust the Mackenzie Administra- ' tion from power, and has since been a j close follower of the present GovernI ment. MR. J. G. COATES. j Mr. J. G. Coates (M) is a native of I .-New Zealand, born in the Far North, and is at present one of the best known pastoralists of the Northern Wairoa. His experience in the work of local bodies and his practical knowledge of farming matters were an excellent asset with which to take Parliamentary .work, and since his return for Kaipara in 1911 he has done valuable service in the House for his own district and for the farming community generally. At last elec- • tions he was returned as an In|i dependent Liberal, promising to sup- | port the Ward Government for twelve. , months. He declined, however, to fol- > low the MacKcnzie Administration, and I attached himself to the Reform party, of which he is now a straightout supporter. MR. C. J. PARR. Mr. C. J. Parr (M) who is at present occupying the Mayoral chair of Auckland for the fourth term, has been associated with the public life of the city for a number of years in various capacities. As chairman of the Education Board he introduced a number of reforms and progressive changes in the educational administration of the district, while since his association with civic government, first as councillor and latterly at Chief Magistrate, he has assisted to carry out some of the most successful and far-reaching of Auckland's municipal enterprises. He lias, in fact, presided over the destinies of the city during a great part of the most progressive period in its history. The present is the second occasion on which he has sought Parliamentary honors, having unsuccessfully contested the Auckland West seat at the 1905 elections. Born at Cambridge, in the Waikato, in lS(ii), ho was, after a brilliant scholastic career, admitted to the Bar in IS9O, and in 1904 became a member of the legal firm of Parr and Blomfield. MR. F. MANDER. ' Mr. F. Mander (M) has represented • Marsden for the last four Parliaments, . and has always been a staunch member of the Reform party. His popular l *-- • unobtrusive activity in the House did much to secure recognition of Whangarei's claims to be linked up with the North Auckland railway system. 1 MR. A. HARRIS. ? Mr. A. Harris (M) entered polities in , 1911 by winning the Waitcmata seat on - the second ballot. He has always been - a straightout and uncompromising supi porter of the Reform party, while before entering Parliament and since be has been a strong advocate of no-license. RIGHT HON. W. F. MASSEY. The Right Hon. W. F. Massey (P.C.), t Prime Minister of New Zealaid, catered ) Parliament at a bye-election for Waitc- , aaata in 1594, and two years later stood - for Franklin, which he has since represented uninterruptedly. Upon the re- - signation of the late Hon. W. R. Rus- - sell from the leadership of the Opposition, Mr. Massey was selected for the position ,and had the gratification of seeing his followers increased from small minority, till, in 1912, they became the ruling party. A farmer 'himself, Mr. Massey has ever since his entry to Parliament commanded the attention of both sides of the House when discussing matters relative to agriculture and land settlement, aad upon becoming 'Prime Minister he choose the portfolios of Lands and Agriculture for his particular attention, in addition to which he adf ministers the Labor and Industries and , Commerce Departments. - MR. JOHN PAYXE. - ' Mr. John Payne (L) has since his i election for Grey Lynn in 1911 become so i well known throughout New Zealand for . his aggressive attitude towards the presi ent Administration that description of • him is needless. Shortly after the eleci tion he took up his residence at Na- • pier, where he has business interests, i and Auckland has only seen him since i at infroqeunt intervals. ; MR. J. S. DICKSON. Mr. J. S. Dickson (M) is another active worker in the. local field of politics who graduated to Parliamentary honors in 1911. As chairman of the Itemuera Roard Board and member of the City Council he. became well known in municipal politics, while he secured a large number of friends as an active advocate for a re-trial of Captain Knyvett. When he first sought the suffrages of Parliament at last election he' came out as a Liberal-Labor candidate, but later in the campaign pledged himself to vote out the Liberal Government, and he has been a consistent supporter of the Massey Administration. ■MB. R, F. BOLLARD. Mr. R. F. Bollard (M) entered Parliament as first member for the new Raglan electorate in 1911. and is known as one of the silent members of the House. He is one of the most popular among his fellow-legislators, on both sides for his sterling personal qualities. A son of ifr. John Bollard, the veteran member for Eden, who retired from the seat this year be is, like his father, a staunch supporter of the present Administration. MR. ARTHUR M. MYERS. Mr. Arthur M. Myers' (0) public

tion or ib is necessary. He has been an active worker in Parliament both in the interests of Auckland and of the Dominion since he was first returned as | member for Auckland East in 191<J. In , the Mackenzie Ministry of 1912 he held , the portfolios of Railways, Defence and , Finance, and his opinion on financial , questions in particular has always ear- ' riud considerable weight with both sidi'3 of the House. HON. F. W. LANG. The Hon. F. W. Lang (M), Speaker of \ the last Parliament, has occupied a seat j in the popular Chamber since 1593, with i but one break of three years. Entering >i the House as a practical pastoralist, he , has always been a firm supporter of free- f hold principles. He was returned for , Manukau at a bye-election necessitated i by the death of the sitting member (Mr j . Kirkbride), and when the late Sir Ar- I '. thur Guineas died, in 1813, the Reform : Government evidenced its recognition of . Mr. Lang's services to the party by ; f nominiiting him to the Speakership. J j 'MR. A. E. GLOVER. Mr. A. E. Glover (0) is as well known ', in Auckland as the town clock, while his I stand as champion of the masses and j , protagonist of humanitarian legislation . is famed throughout New Zealand, Mr. ' ( Glover was first returned for Auckland Central in 1908, and holds the distinc- r tion of having gained the largest ma- j jority of votes ever secured by any ] Parliamentary candidate in the Domin- ( ion. , MR. C. H. POOLE. ] Mr. C. H, Poole (O) sprang to political 1 fame by winning the- Auckland West 1 seat at the 1905 elections after a some- i whalj sensational campaign, in which ' his . opponents advertised him as an < unknown quantity by demanding, "Who < is Poole?" The advertisement succeeded ] beyond their expectations, and Poole ■ scooped the pool at two successive clec- ] tions. He was one of the two vie- ■ tims of the campaign of abuse against ; the Liberal party prior to the 1911 poll, and after his defeat he accepted an invitation to lecture through the United : States at what are known as the summer schools, returning to New Zealand early in the present year. He has always been an- enthusiastic worker in the temperance cause, and was for some years actively engaged in the Y.M.C.A. movement, being a fluent and attractive platform speaker. THE HON. W. H. HEREIES. The Hon. W. H. Herries (M) is one of the, best known figures in New Zealand politics, and is popular alike with friend and foe in the House. Entering Parliament as'member for the old Bay of Plenty seat in 1890, he retained it till the formation of the Tauranga electorate in 1908, which he has since represented. While in Opposition he was always regarded as one of the most formidable debaters among the front left bench- | ers, and a particularly keen though never ' captious critic on native land problems, } and upon the coming to office of the Re- , fori?. Administration he naturally in- I herited the portfolio .< of Native Lands,' in addition to being the oner- j ous department o( Railways. He has a always been an enthusiastic patron of sport, and as a private member was ever a -welcome visitor to country race meetings and settlers' gatherings in his district. MR. T. -W. RHODES. Mr. T. W. Rhodes (M) was returned for Thames at the 1911 elections as an ' Independent Liberal and Freehold candidate and upon taking his seat voted for the Ward Administration on the noconfidence motion of February, 1012. Later, however, he attached himself to the party at present in power, assisting to defeat the Liberal Administration of the Hon. Thos. Mackenzie. He was born at Parnell, but has spent practically all his life in the Goldfields district, having spent his schooldays at the Thames. MR, J. A. YOUNG. Mr. J. A. Young (M) is a politician who takes his work seriously. Before entering national political he gave a deal of attention to local affairs, and was for three years in succession Mayor of Hamilton. In 1908 he contested the Tauranga seat in the Liberal interest against the Hon. Mr. Herries, and was returned for Wc.ikato as an Independent Liberal, j He decided after election to join the for- j tunes of the Reform party, and for the last three years has been chairman of i the Native Affairs Committee in the House. MR. R. P. HUDSON. Mr, R. P. Hudson was born at Dun- ( garvan, Ireland, in ISOO. He was edu- i cated at the Wells Grammer School, Fermoy College, by a private tutor, and at I Crawford's military Academy, Dublin, j He spent twenty-three years coffee and i tea planting in Ceylon, and carne to New Zealand in 190-1. He lias been chairman of the Haputale Planters' Associa- ' tion, Ceylon, and the Motucka Fruitgrowers' Union, the Nelson District Fruitgrowers' Association, and the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation, and he is a member of the Motueka Harbon Board. SIR JAMES CARROLL. Sir James Carroll (0) is one of the veterans of Parliament, his appearance in the House in 1887, when he was elected for Eastern Maori, coinciding with that of lijs present leader, Sir Joseph Ward. He represented the Maori electorate for two terms, and for the last ' year of the period was a member of the Ballance Ministry as representative of ; the native race. In 1893 he transferred his political affections to the European constituency of Waipu, representing it till 1908, since when he has been member for Gisborne, for which seat he was returned unopposed in 1911. He was a ■ continuous member of Cabinet through- . out the Seddon and Ward Ministries, , and in 1911 was Acting-Prime Minister , during Sir Joseph Ward's visit to Eng- ■, land. Sir James Carroll possesses all-the ] fluency and oratorical talent of his : mother's race, and is one of the most ; eloquent speakers the New Zealand Par- i liamonfc has possessed. ; MR. W. D. S. MACDONALD. Mr AV. D. S. Macdonald (0) is one of New Zealand's most earnest politicians, and from his training as a farmer and close study of rural requirements is 1 probably one of the best informed men j in the Dominion on public works, the various aspects of settlement problems and native land affairs. He held t?ie .] portfolio of Public Works and Native (

ME. H. POLAND. Mr. H. Poland's (0) record as a number for the Ohinemuri Goldfields district makes any lengthy reference to bis position unnecessary. He sat as a consistent supporter of the Liberal policy and' a zealous guardian of the mining interests. JIB. J. ANSTEY. Mr. John Anstey was born in Devonshire in 18M, and was brought up un his father's farm. He came to Lyttelton about 1877, and for three years found employment as a shearer, farn laborer and engine driver. He then took up farming pursuits. He has taken an active interest in the Canterbury Fi.rmcis' Co-operative Association, of which he has been a director for over twenty years. Mr. Anstey was a member ot *he Land Commission set up by the Scdfloa Government in 1905 to inquire into questions regarding conditions of land settlement, roading, and access. He wes appointed to the Legislative Council in 1907, and retired in January, 19U. DR. TIIACKER. Dr. H. T. J. Thackcr was born in iS7I at Chain's liay, Banks Peninsula. He is a Mm :if tin) late Mr. .1. E. Thackcr, one of tlie "Canterbury Pilgrims," who earns to New Zeaiand in the Sir Seymour Dr. Thackor was educated at the public school. Okain's Ray, and at the Ijov?' Higli Sr-liool, ChristchilTch, and later at Canterbury College, he took tt e e'egre: of HA. He went to Edinburgh in 1991, and graduated M.8., CM. in IS9«. He returned to New Zealand and began to practise as a doctor in Chri-u-chureh, where he has had a bumws'u! career. He has since on two occasions visite■', Eu- j rope, America, and South Africa. He takes an interest in .ill kinds of jport,.] especially football, trotting, hockey and cvrickct. He began his public career as member and chairman of the Okain's liay Eoad Board. Later, he it as elected \ member of the Christelnnc l City Countil. He was elected a m;mly: of the / Lyttil-, ton Hart or Board in IM9, a-d since has bean continuously a member of that body. Two years ago he was elected a member of the Christchuich Lic-ulm; Committee, beingg the only non-prohibi-I t'on candidate on the committee. MR. G. R. SYKES. Mr. G. R. Sykcs, Reform candidate for Masterton, is a farmer and a succesdi'ul breeder of Romney sheep. He was one of the first New Zealand breeders to send sheep to the Argentine. He was secretary of the Masterton A. and P. Association for many years, and was returned to Parliament for Masterton in 1911, defeating Mr. A. W. Hogg. MR. G. V. PEARCE. Mr. G. V. Pearce was the Government candidate for Paten. He was born in 1803 in Devonshire. He was educated , there, and left with his parents for New ! Zealand in 1878, going to Wanganui immediately on arrival. He took up land : with his parents. He has served on the j Patea County Coimcil since he was J twenty-three years of age, and was ' chairman for ten years. He was elected i for Patea in 190 S. MR. W. A. VEITCH. Mr. W. A. Veiteh, Labor candidate for Wanganui, is recognised as a moderate but forceful Labor representative. Up till a few years weeks prior to being elected to Parliament in 1911 he was employed as an engine-driver on the New Zealand railways, and resided at Cross Creek. He was a member of the 1912 Cost of Living Commission, which took evidence in all parts of the Dominion. \ MR. D. H. GUTHRIE. Mr. D. H. Guthrie has represented Oroua since 1908. He was born in ISM I in Ireland, and was educated at the pub-' lie school at Abbeylei and at Kildare street College, Dublin. He arrived l[i ( New Zealand in 1876; and. was engaged in the teaching profession for twentythree years: He resigned owing to illhealth, and went on the land. He was a member of the Kiwitea County Council for many years, and was also a member of the Wanganui Education Board. He has been Senior Whip of the Government party for three years. MR. K. NEWMAN. ! Mr. Edward Newman has sat for Rangitikei since 190 S. He is the son of the late Mr. Ed. Newman, fleet surgeon in I the Royal Navy. He landed in the Dominion in the early eighties, and after a short experience on some of the large slice]) stations he settled in Turakina district, taking up a bush farm. This he occupied till 1905, and then cut it up into small dairy holdings. He has J always taken a keen interest in the Farmers' Union and farming matters generally. He was Parliamentary agent for I the Farmers' Union for several years. He i was chairman of the Rangitikci County J Council for twenty years, also a member of the Wanganui Education Board and other local bodies. MR. D. BUICK. Mr. David Buick was the Government candidate for the Palmerston seat. He was born in 1848 at Karori, Wellington, and is the son of the late Mr. William Buick, who arrived in New Zealand by the ship Arab in 1841. In 1885 he wen* to Palmerston, where he purchased a grazing run of 550 acres. Mr. Buick is a, sportsman of some distinction, and still owns several well-known racehorses. He is an exclusive breeder of Romney Marsh ewes. For several years he has been closely associated with various public bodies, .and is a past president of the Manawatu Caledonian Society. He entered Parliament in 1908 as a member for Palmerston North. MR. A. H. HINDMARSH. Mr. Alfred Humphrey Hindmarsh is a well-known Wellington soliictor, and is a member of the Municipal Association of New Zealand. In 1905 he was elected to the Wellington City Council in the interests of Labor. He is a son of the late Mr. J. Hindmarsh, who settled in Napier in 1878, and grandson of the late Rear-Admiral Sir John Hindmarsh, first Governor of South Australia. He was returned to Parliament for Wellington South in 1911.