Thames Liberal Association.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3355, 23 September 1879, Page 2

Thames Liberal Association.

The adjourned meeting of the above Association was held at the Pacitic HoUl ; last evening. There was a large atten-;' dance, about 100 members being present. Mr Speight, Chairman of last meeting ■ being absent, on the motion of Mr J. Stormont Small, Mr W. Carpenter was voted to the Chair.

The Chairman read a record of the proceedings of last meeting, and stated that the first business would be the elec* tion of officers. • . '■ "■' ■; ■'; On the motion of Mr Small, seconded by Mr Gordon, it was resolved "that it be a rule of the Association that all electioai "■ be by ballot. -■ - Mr Small then proposed that Mr Carpenter be the president of the Association as he was one of the oldest Greyitei on the field. ■ ■'■'■'■'.;

Mr Horsbrugh nominated Mr Joha ■: Brown, and Mr H. T. Rowe nominated^ Dr Kilgonr. Mr. T. G. Cornet nominated Mr G. HT. Brassey. , .. Mr Gordon proposed Mr Small, baft. thtt gentleman retired in favor of l£r. Carpenter. ... ':." .• .\ "$" . Mr Alexander nominated Mr Hon-J brugh. , ■-.-(•'' Mr Brown at this stage withdrew. ■ ■'? . Messrs Deeble and McGowan were then elected scrutineers, and ballot papers having been prepared, the election was proceeded with. The ballot resulted • - as.follows:—Brassey 42. Carpenter 29,.,. Kilgour 6, Horsbrugh. .1. Mr Brwsor ' was declared elected President, and took the chair. . -, ; >' • It was resolved that the rnle re toting 1 . by ballot be suspended, and the following gentlemen were nominated for the offie* of Vice President: Messrs McGowan, ■. Comer, SiSgour, Porter and Carpenter.- ; Mr Porter withdrew from the; contest. . :

Mr McCuliough asked the proposer of : Dr Kilgour if he had that gentleman's : authority to nominate him,- and on being replied in the negative, said he thought it -£ hardly fair to Dr JLilgoar to. nominate him and subject him to the ordeal of an election in his absence. .: . ;

Dr Kilgaur's name was withdraw* : from the nomination, and on the other names being put to the meeting, Mr Comer was duly elected. •' -i The following gentlemen were then proposed for the office of Secretary: Messrs Buttle, Lee, Craig and Harcourfc. The two latter declined to stand, and Mr Lee was declared elected. Mr JDenby was unanimously elected treasurer.

The following gentlemen were then nominated as committee men, the first twelre being declared elected:—J. Brown, J. Leydon, Carpenter. Small, lioht. McCnllugb, A. Porter, Green?ille« Deeble, K. N. Smith, A. Price, T. Kneebone, Cookion, Comes, and H. T. Row*. Mr Small moved that no member .of this Association be eligible for office on * the committee unless he is a supporter of Sir George Grey and the Liberal party. Mr Wood seconded. Messrs Brown and Porter spoke strongly against the passing of the resolution. ■ . c . Mr Rowe said he had joined the Anso> ciation as ho was a Liberal, and- had always been a Liberal. He advocated their sticking to measures; and not to men, and above all to be unanimous. Mr Small said his reason in moving the resolution was to prevent vacancies that' might occur m the committee being filled up by anti-Greyites. The resolution was then put and carried. . ■ t Mr Carpenter moved-—" That, in addi« ■'■ tion to the policy enunciated in the " - .Governor's Speech, this Association takes cognisance of and promotes all measures ■" of a Liberal character which may be .. introduced into Parliament, acd bring; them before the public for di&ctusion in public meeting." Mr Porter seconded the resolution, saying that the Liberal policy hardly went far enough, and instanced that it did not deal with the Native Lands. .- ■ ■

Mr McGowan said at the last public meeting be thought he saw an attempt to introduce matters for an ulterior purpose, and he was not yet clear that that attempt had not been made, and jftliat was th© reason he had opposed Mr Carpenter's motion. ■„ . Mr Brown disagreed with Mr: McGowan, saying that ho apprehended that every man on the field went as far at the policy in the Governor's Speech, and the Triennial Parliaments Bill, Manhood Suffrage and all the rest might be carried through the House by Wednesday next,'! and then what would be the duties of the Association. He advocated that they should support all measures of a liberal character brought before the' House. "'■ ':- The resolution was then put and carried 1 " by a large majority, and the meeting adjourned.