MR FOWLDS HECKLED

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10501, 13 December 1911, Page 5

MR FOWLDS HECKLED

HOSTILE MEETING AT CREY LYNN. I By Telegraph — Press Association.) . AUCKLAX D, -Last Nigh*. A hostile receptioni was. given to the Hon'. George I'owMs, Government candidate for Gtrey Lynn., at his meeting at tiie Richmond tram terminus, to-night. There was a large crowd presenlt, and', as soon as Mr Fowlds mounted the platform;, a fusiflikde of hoots revealed the, presence of a strong band of opponents.. Mr A. A. Greanwxr presided. As Mi' Dreamer rose to introduce the candidate, hoots and jeers wore showered ori him, mad it was teai mnnuteis before the speaker became audilble.

"Aire you the candidate?" came a voice from the crowd, but mo answer could, be heard in the uproar which followed. Although. Mr Creamer his opponents were equally ' determined, and the din. which followed was occasionally punctuated by cries of "Three cheers for Payne," which were given with much entihustflasan. | At last Mir Creamer' was heard to j aslc what Mr Fowlds had dome for the country, and the hostile sectioni of the crowd ans.we.red "Nothing!" "Sit down!" "We don't want you!" cried the crowd, amidst hoots and: cheea-s, but-, as the speaker's enthusiasm' was. not druMed, the- .crowd. agaami caiHed for cheers for Ma - Payne, and then vigorously sang, "For He's a JoMy Good Fellow." When Mr Fowldfi rose to speak, he was accorded a similar reeeption to that meted out to the chairman. He- said that he had not entered into persona'i'jties, nor had he eriticisied hi is. opponents!, but, as the cam* paign had develtoped into a eprsonaV one, he would) say something about Mr Payne's sdheriie. At tlhisf stage, the famiffiur strain, of "Strjfelout the Top Line" was • heard"" above Mr FfowJds' remarks, and tflie hfoot& and jeers conitamued. There were also cries of "Give up politics." Mr Fowlds proceeded: "If youi will send me to Parliament " "No chance," cried aui inter jector. "I will-—" The remainder of the sentence was lost in deafening uproar. Mr FowMs. then Vent on. to state that the campaign now being fought out was a campaign ,of lies-. At thdls stage the hooting VinCTeaised, and was only relieved by a cry: "We want Ward'out of it."

Mr Fowlds remarked that, he had given' up his position as a MSftSi&iejp■• in the Ward Govejravmenit in (jipfr-tov hasteni trefor.ni aaid advance progressive legislation. (Oiefc of' "o®, yes! Oh, yes!") For some minutes- Mr Fowlds endeavoured to drive home, has polities, but liittOe couH be heard aboveg the cheering <and hooting. Concluding, Mjt Fowldis said: "When it comes to .the polling ow Thursday, the majority of the people of Grey Lymiv— —" "Willi vote for Payne>," cried jthe crowd, beforte Mr Fowlds could 'fin- •«»?■■' ■:*■&■■■■■■■-&..■ ■-■■■•■•-<&\ .;:■*■, •■ Amidst,cheers, auid.much jmuAer- . hooting, (the candidate concludecl a' speech of aibouit'liailf aih>' hour's duration a .speech' which througlhouit was 1 received by a Barge mmber of tine crowd in a most hostile manner, and which was considerably interrupted by hooting. . _ Question time saw no abatement iir the turmoil.. :■<■'■'"''