My Note Book.

Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4273, 11 September 1882, Page 2

My Note Book.

(By ;a Cbiticali Chabactek.)

An election in our little peddlington,— six candidates for three places. Since these gentlemen have come before the. public asking to be placed in a position of some honor and trust they must be prepared to stand a little criticism. For the Middle Ward we have Mr JV Osborne, the retiring member, and MrPlant. Mr Osborne has done fairly well in the past. He is not devoid of tact, but he seldom exercises that qaality. The better side of his nature is not apparent upon first acquaintance. He is a staunch! supporter qf any question he takes to, and quite ready to throw it up if he finds he is mistaken. He has little regard for the feelings of others and forms a fairly independent opinion of matters for him«elf. He is a good member of our local body. Mr Plant: This gentleman is ambitious, with no quality under the sun to support it. He is a man with a grievance, and these people, sometimes with the best intentions, become an intolerable nuisance to everybody. He appears to be always imposed upon —at one time the Hospital Committee, then then Dispenser, next the Exhibition Committee —'even his brethren in the same trade. He is, I consider, utterly unfit "to hold any representative posifon For North Ward, we have two candi dates—-Mr S. Bawden, the retiring member, and Mr B. Wolff. Of Mr Bawden, I can say little ill. He is one of these quiet easy-going sort of people, having shrewd? ness enough to look: after No. l.w ;He likes a quiet joke, is self-contained, occftisionally says a good thing, and wonders what people have got to laugh at. The ■North Ward people could do worse than return Bawden. Mr B. Wolff: This gentleman is new to local honor, save that gained by being on School. Committees. He has a very good opinion of himself, He is noisy, blustering; anxious that people shonld think something of him; will be assisted by his employees for the purpose of using him. As a representa* tive man he would be a failure. He is most anxious to step up in the world, likes to be thought smart, and would do allhe could for Tararu. He would not, I am afraid, work, very harmoniously with his colleagues, and consequently drop easily into the power of the* wily servant of the Council who is greater than the Council itself, to be used as that gentleman thought fit. He will poll well, and I should not be astonished to see him returned for North Ward.

For South Ward we have two well known men, both new* to the Borough Council. Mr Carpenter is an ol President, being one of the earliest on the Thames ; he has filled several public positions, is at present a member of the Harbor Board ; given to talk; " unstable as water, he shall not excel. Mr Farrell: This gentleman has a great deal of "go " in him, being a blustering set people-right sort of fellow, late a Volunteer officer—" Bight about face, turn on your heel like a gate,' boys." Captain Farrell believes himself capablefor anything,f rombuildinga castle | to a public school, or fence a pigstye. This class of men are exceedingly useful upon railways or public works, squaring sleepers or jacking timber for bridges, but as a representative for the South Ward, io my fancy, would be somewhat out of place. As a speaker he is all jaw and tongue —especially tongue., He speaks so quickly you get the impression that this unruly member is altogether too large for his mouth, Just imagine two or three clergymen, a couple of doctors and a number of gentlemen having some pro* tention to taste, being represented by Mr B. Farrell; or a deputation to the Premier or the Governor headed by Cr Farrell. Mr Farrell is a jolly good fellow,, a first rate carpenter, full of push, energy, and perseverance: he bears the reputatiou of being able to look after himself—a good citizen, but by no means a representative one. As a few days will decide the matter, I leave them all to the tender mercies of the burgesses.