MR MASSEY AT AUCKLAND

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10503, 15 December 1911, Page 5

MR MASSEY AT AUCKLAND

THANKS THE PEOPLE OF NEW ZEALAND. (By Telegraph—Special to :h.» Age ) AUCKLAND, Last Night. Great enthusiasm was displayed by the crowds in; the streets who. <,vere wiatching the election results The principal itemsotf ■ '\vete the defeat of Sir John Findlay and Mr Fowlds, and the success of the Opposition. r Mr Maasey, addressing the crowd from the Herald building, said.— Allow me to thank the people of New Zealand generally, and the public of Auckland particularly, for the generous support accorded to myself and to the party with which .I am ooti ; nected, at the polls to-day. I extend my siricerest gratitude, to :ny fellow-citizens arid fellow-settlers in Pdriiel'l and Grey Lynn, (cheers) and to my fellow-citizens and fellow-set-tlers in Waietmata and Kaipara. (Cheers). (A voice: What about the workers?) .1 thiank you for the interjection. To my. fellow-workel-s, one: (enthusiasticoheers). When we commenced this campaign I detej* if it were possible to put iMtne biggest' fight' tllus country had ever seen (cheers), and with the enthusiastic assistance of my friends and fellowcitizens and fellow-workers. I have achieved that object." (Prolonged cheers followed, the crowd breaking irito' an enthusiastic demonstration that for a time prevented Mr Massey .fxxMAn speaking.) . Inhere was some •'• crowd about the Premiership, aaid, Mr M*vssey said: "When the title comes to me, I don't think you will say that I have riot it." When we cotiimenoed this campaign I knew that,, : we Iliad to contend with all the influences of political patronage and' political cases with influence of privately-ow aed wealth arrayed against us, but- we have prevailed against all difficulties plaoed in our Way."' At the moment, he vidded, there were still many returns to come in. and he could n-jS say exactly .wlilat the position would be The parties might be - evenly balanced, but wihatever the position might i)e tflie .first aim of his party would Ik>, not- their owif.<mterce!}'is,. but the*; welfare of the people of New Zealand.

The huge audience was almost frantically excited, and cheered the speaker again tand again in. a deafening uproar.