WHAT ENSURES A CANDIDATE’S

Temuka Leader, Issue 805, 24 December 1881, Page 3

WHAT ENSURES A CANDIDATE’S

i Not jocular piety, for Dr Wallis is rejected ; nor even finished declamation, ! coupled with the political sentiments of I a cynic, for Mr Deader Wood is rejected ; not effusive tcetotalism, for Mr Speight is reject-si ; not wealth, even coupled with political ability, for Mr Ormond is rejected ; not aggressive Good Tomplarism. oven when coupled with ready debating power, for Sir W. Fox is rejected ; not a pleasing speaker, ( coupled with a plastic political creed, for Mr Balance is rejected ; not a bluff and jovial manner, for Mr Bunny is re- I jected ; not a pricker of political j windbags, fin - .Mr Seymour is rejected ; |

not a stone-waller, for Mr Gibbs is rejected ; not a winking man’s candidate, ior Mr Andrews is rejected ; not a rotund and gciral farmer, fur Mr Fisher

is rejected ; not unobtrusive ability, and special knowledge of public works, for Mr Richardson is rejected ; not rowdy stonewalling and inflated speeches, f>r Mr Reeves is rejected ; not respectable mediocrity and legal dillusenes--, for Mr Stewart is rejected ; net tin- genial rri< nd and agent of land speculators, for Mr Bastings is reject -d ; not a pleasing voice and a finished orator, for Mr Wakefield is rejected ; not land league

proclivities, md very plain sneaking, fur Mr Luudnn is - ejected .

EXPECTED DEPARTURE OF Till GOVERNOR.

A Wellington telegram says ‘‘ It was freely stated hero or Thursday, that Sir Arthur Gordon leaves for Great Britain earlier than previously expected, most likely starting next month, and leaving Lady Gordon and family to fellow a month or two later. It is also freelv stated on alleged authority thal.it is now dennity known that Sir Arthur Gordon will not return again to New Zealand. A further rumor is afloat to the effect that Lord Augustus Lr.flus, the present Governor of Sydney, will he Ins successor. I simply give these reports for what they are worth, hut where there is so much smoke there is usually some fire.