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THE ELECTIONS.

THE WAITAKI SEAT. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedln, Last Night Mr. Fiuil, labor candidate for the Waltekl seat, addressed a well attended meeting at Naseby on Tuesday night, and received a favorable hearing. Be paid a tribal* to (he old Liberal Party under Ballance and S»ddon, but went on to centend that neither Liberals nor Reformers had produced anything of a*'prngrcsslve nature since then. Dealing with the land question, he urged the M*d lot a substantial Increase In the graduated land tax in order to prevent the atjrwatlon which he contended was going on. Mr. Paul said he una In faTor of nationalisation or the coal mines; with the appointment of boards of control. He would support subsidies for large hydro-electric schemes in pre* fcrenco to smaller schemes, also Ihe State acquisition of the transportation Serrices. The speaker was accorded a unanimous.rota of thanks. THE BICCARTON SEAT. Chrl3tchurcb,-last Night Mr. W. B. Dcveieus:, Reform candidate wf Rlccatton. optned his- campaign to-night, and highly extolled Mr. Msssey's endeavour .to keep down the cost of living, Mr. Massey was the real friend of the true workers, and Inough he might be the best hated man .In New Zealand amongst the workers just bow there would be a great many tears shed oner him by the workers if ho were to die. The education system in New Zealand had been starved by past Governments, but he thought Mr. Massey would make the system so perfect that eventually tho very best brains ,of the country would bo available for teaching children no thought a Slate bask with paper currency would bo the wry best thing tho country could have. Ho received a vote of thanks. CHRISTCHURCH CANDIDATES. Chrlstchurch, Last Night. Dr. Thaeker, MP., who is seeking re-election tor Christchurch East, addressing his fltst meeting to-night urged that the State should take charge of all incurable disease cages, like cancer, etc., and should take charge of all defectives. He thought the rle» In the cost of living had been due to the floating of big loans in New Zealand. A vote of thanks was passed. Mr. D. 0. Sulllvau, Labor candidate tor Avon, opened his campaign to-night, and *ecalved a vote of thanks and confidence Be defended tho Labor Party, and denied that.it It bolshevistic or anarchistic, and contended It had made serious efforts to bring about betler relations between emplovera and emfloyjes. He denounced the Government tot not checking the rising cost of living, and criticised its land proposals. He wm .In favor of a Stnte bank, and the nationalisation of mines and ferry service and urged mora should be done to develop secondary Industries. A STORMY MEETING. Wellington, Last NtgW. Mr. Fred Plrani, Liberal candidate- M Wellington Central, opened his campaign tonight. The meeting was stormy, the speaker being continually Interrupted After the trork done during tho last five years by the Masses' party ho could not possibly agree to support the present Government. He advocated an Improvement In schools and the education system and State hostels In lane towns Ho approved Slate ownership xtt the liquor trade. He considered the land problem would have been much easier of solution if the graduated land tax had .been raised to a proper level, He disapproved of speculation and profiteering in lantf Be preferred the Whitley scheme to ths) Arbitration Court. There would be no effective solution of Industrial problems until profitsharing was established. THE PALMERBTON SEAT. Palmeraton North, lest Night. Moses Ayrton, Labor candidate, opened Ma campaign to-night, advocating State control of tho necessary commodities, and land holding on the basis of use, not speculation le favored electoral reform, and tbe reduetten of the number of members at enhanced remuneration. Ho dealt exhaustively with the •hipping profits, and advocated nationalisation as a remedy for Uie alleged eiplottattan. He received a vote of confidence. MR. MASTERS' CAMPAIGN. Mr. Masters addressed arrant SO electors' In the Denbelgh Road schoolroom last swing. The speaker retrod to tho fact that the coim■ry was lookmg for a change of .Government. pointing out that in New Plymouth, as a last ■ resort to get a candidate, the Reform Part, Had actually waited on a staunch Liberal to carry their banner against Mr. Smith. Mr Bonnie .Stewart, one of the young progressive Reformers, had definitely stated that hTIs standing as an Independent, as also has Mr. ,f ..,? L T hM "l l )n ' At the <™>cluslon ol tho meeting, on tho motion of Mr. Carroll a unanimous vote „f u mnia mi oonjjgni, wns passed in Mr. Mastevs. MAJOR HIKE'S CAMPAICN. An enthusiastic meeting of between 40 al)« M electors greeted Major Hlne at Cardiff en Monday evening. Mr. Richards occupied the chair and the candidal was listened to alu. Si. A ' ,he conclusion ef the address Mr Belcher spoke appreciatively of Major mnes servces as member for this electorate. corded b? m in , hia .°' her "P»«»*tat, and ac carried unanimously, sddre«ert "V"'"*' Wh « M »' OT ■*» (iddresscd about 30 electors. Both meetings were very orderly and interjections few and far between. Mr. Rees Anderson occupied the 1 Hair and at the conclusion of the address a Hearty vote of thanks was accorded the speaker and carried unanimously «*:5 or Hil l e l peaks at toß'ewood to-night. . «hen somo fresh subjects of interest will be will be touched upon.

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Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1919, Page 5

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THE ELECTIONS. Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1919, Page 5

THE ELECTIONS. Taranaki Daily News, 20 November 1919, Page 5

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