THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 May 1913, Page 5

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.

HEAVY BOLL IX 'MASTERTON. .WIN FOR THURSDAY CANDIDATES. ( Gre®t- interest was in •'the. municipal election in Mastorton From early monung to various candidates and their support--era' were actively, at work .and, as the day wore on, the animation suid ox- , {jitemeoit became intense. '! ']« t=lnef issue involved was that affecting tlv» statutory half-holiday, but other mi- - '»ioi' questions influenced not a lew electors. The contest was fought in the best of spirit, and there was not a, trace of bitterness throughout the campaign. Th'o poll was the heaviest recorded in the history of Masterton. The result was made known about 9.20 o'clock, in the presence of several hundred people. The figures were a» follow: — Drill Kuru-

After the results had beea announced, mast of the successful and unsuccessful sandidate» addressed a big crowd from the baloony at the , -Age office. Mr A. E. . WinzeinlKirg, who was received wiih cheers, stated that he little expected that ho wciuld he in the • piwd position lie found himself that night. (A voice: Motor oars did it!) v He felt that a great. responsibility would now devolve upon him. He would, endeavour to see ,tb&t they got good roa<ts and, good footpaths. He would do his test to improve the- Park and the library. .'Wheal there was work to he done, fee would endeavour to do it, florid he would talk afterwards. Hf> wtnrid assist any proposal that was for the ,qood of the town. He thanked those sincerely who had voted, in v his favour. —(Applause.) Mr W. Candy, who wag also well received', said it gave him pleasure to l>e given another term as oouncillor. He was ,proud that night, because he was in a higher' position.- than.; hewas before. There would be no sides in the council, and they would work ..i for the general good of the community. He would give his best support to any measure for improvement that might be brought forward. —(Ap- , plause.) Mr fi". J. O'Leary, who was greeted with cheers, said he would do all he could for the beat interests of the bdraugh. He had, lie said, been j wrongly ticketed in this election. The interests of the ratepayers would be his first consideration. There was nothing very particular at present before the council. He was sorry taht two old councillors in Messrs Pragnell and Prentice had been defeated. They were lx>th good business men. He thanked those who had recorded their votes in his favour.- —(Applause.) ; Mr F. W. Temple, who was also ■ cheered, returned thanks for the hon- . our conferred uppu him. He would • feel his responsibility moire than ever . -as a councillor. He had, in the past, endeavoured! to give everybody a "square de'il," and 'he would strive to do 30 in the future. (A voice: That's Massey'e motto!) He was also sorry that Messrs Pragnell and .Prentice had noii, been returned. Mr.O. W. Sellar was received with oheerte and some good-natured banter. .. He said he felt proud of the position in which he had been placed,' seeing that this was Ids maiden effort in fettblio life. He hoped that in two Bears' time they would be So satisfied • Kvith hi- efforts that they would again return him. He had come forward at the request of the business ' community, because it had been , • thought that new blood'was required. He would strive to do his very best 1 -for the benefit of the ratepayers.— {Applause.) Mr, R. J. King was greeted with cheers and a call 1 "Give us the left barrel, Dick!" He said that this wias the first time he had addressed , a public audience, but it would not Tie the last. He had met with many successes in life, hut this wa s the fyeatetsrti success of them all. He had taken up the half-holiday question in earnest, and he felt that he had been -returned chiefly on that issue. He thanked those who had voted in his gfcla,votfr. —(Applause.) ■ Mr W. R. Kemball was also cheered. He thanked the electors heartily for the proud position in which they ha<l placed hiih, andl hoped he would not betray the trust that had been •> reposed in him. He would be satisfied if they judged him upon, his actions a*, a councillor.—(Applause.) . Mr E. Flanagan, who was greeted with lorad cheers, said he 'had nothing but his native ability to recommend him. He had no motor cars, . and no petrol. The election had only cost the Labour Party 8s 4d a man. Be would like to know how much it had cost the other side. During the twelve months he had been in the council he had received an education, and he hoped that in the next two yeans he would' be! able to still further improve himself. He expressed ■ sympathy with those of his co-work- * ers who hiad been unsuccessful. The fight had been a fair one, and lie hoped that in two years' time the resailte would be in favour of his party. —(Applause.) Mr Harley Donald, as the first on

tho defeated list, said he wa.s proud of his position. He was only eight votes off a seat on the council, and be felt flattered tha,t he had been able, on his first attempt, to record moro votes than two retiring councillors. He would probably be found again in the fight at a future date. — (Applause.) Mr W. G. Lam!) congratulated the electors upon the excellent choice tlio* had made. They had now one of the strongest councils that had ever been in cffice. This was the second time he liad addressed them, but would not be tho last. He was not down-hearted. If spared, lie wctukl come again, and ho believedl he would be returned. —(Applause.) Mr J. A. McEwen thanked the 618 who luid recorded their votes in his favour. This wa s the first time l " had come out. He had stood' straight out in the interests of Labour, and was not ashamed of it. He 'had no 1 gone back on the party. They lial Labour men in, who woul'" 1 watch their interests. The election had been fought to beat Labour. They were out and were going to stop out. —(Laughter.) But they were not out for good. They were going to win. He hoped in two yeans' time to be before them again.—'(Applause.) Mr W. Kemp, paraphrasing Shakespeare, said "It were .better to have fought and lost, than never to have fought at all." He was quite satisfied with the'result of the election. The 575 votes he 'had received would give him an impetus for-the future fight. Tjvere were, he said, as intelligent men in the of Labour as ■ in other ranks, He claimed that the interest taken in this election was entirely due t.o the "Labour Pn rt v. H° said : "Wo can meet you with pen and paper, but we can't meet you wit!h money and motor cars.'" The Labour Party must "organise, organise, and organise.' ' In two years', time he hoped that the name pf W. Kenijp would again be on the nomination paper,—t(Apphuise.) Mr W. L, Falconer thanked those who had recorded' their votes in his favour. , The people had done him a great kindnes s in not returning him. ,—(Laughter.) Tho Returning Officer, who apologised for the absence of Or. Ewington, wais accorded a vote of thanks, and the proceedings terminated. CARTERTON. G. Huglmn 320 L. H. Smart 316 W. H, Baillie 273 A. S. Judd 271 B. Roberts 264 J. Callister 249 T. H. Hughes 249 F. E. Tvler 246 W. Fisher 237 J. Perry 212 H.Hutchison 158 W, Stevens 119 The election was largely fought on the Town Hall question, and the result will be that the question will t>e submitted to the ratepayers.

WELLINGTON

MR J. P. LUKE ELECTED MAYOR. (By Telegraph—Pre," Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. The Mayoralty election resulted as follows J. P. Luke ...... ... 9994 D. McLaren 9486 Majority for Luke 508 The Mayoral content to-day was very keenly fought, and the poll of 19,480 votes was the heaviest on record. Motor cars were freely used in tran,sporting voters to the poll, and the Labour Party worked with a'will to re-elect their champion. The various tickets were run for the City Council, Harbour Board, and Hospital andf Charitable Aid Board, Labour making an endeavour ito capture all. For the four city seats on the Harbour Board',; Messrs Fletcher (chairman), Wright, 1 Trevor (sitting, member), and Leigh Hunt, with two returns to come, are certain of election in- t'h'at order. Messrs Wright and - Hunt displlace Messrs Fitzgerald and Hindmarsh (Labour). A later telephone message stated that Mr Hindmarsh liad defeated Mr Hunt for the Harbour Board. The City Council returns were not completed at 2 o'clock, but it was certain tihatfc the only Labourites with a chance of being returned were Messrs Hindmarsh and Tre£ear.

OTHER CENTRES

Nelson.VW.' Lock 1226, AV. W. Snodgrass 1134. 'Westport. —-A. Leaver (elected) 1045, T, Q. O'Brien 643, T. Samuel 306. Harbour Board (two seats): F. F. Munro 1169. J. Scanlon 974, H, Gillen 778, W. G. McDonald. 718. Mfesrs Munro and Scanlon were elected. Timaru.—Mr AV. England wes elected Mayor from four candidates, with a majority of 28 over Mr T. Ilawkey, the present Mayor. Invercargill.—Mr Duncan Mel'arlane defeated Mr Andrew Bain for the Mayoralty by 77 votes. ,New Plymouth.—Mr G. W. Browne, was re-elected Mayor, defeating Mr J S. S. Medley by 1350 votes to 781. 'Taihape.—The Mayoml election re. suited: W. MaLennan 469, H. P. Bennett 293. Gore. l —Tiie Mayoral election resulted ip the rerturn of Councillor MeDougall, with 433 votes. Councillor . Smith polled 382. and Mr Kelly 272. Foxt-on.—For the Mayoralty, Mr G .H. Stiles polled 529 votes, and Mr \I. .L. Harvey 199. Marton.—ln the Mayoralty election, Mr J. H. Miles was returned. Giisliorne. —Mr James Robert Kirk, solicitor, 'formerly of Nasebv, was elected Mayor of Gisborne. The figures were: Kirk 960, T)v Collins 845; John Sheridan 523. Napier.—Mr J. Vigor Brown, M.P., was elected to the Mayoralty by 3129 votes to his opponent's (Mr J. P. Thompson) 121. Wanganui.—MrT. B. Williams was elected Mayor. Ohristchurch.—Mr H. Holland (sitting Mayor) 7869, Dr Thacker 405-_>. Mr T. J, Mcßride (Social-l)em ocratic candidate) 3477.

Hall, putii. Tl. A. E. 'Winxer.berg .. . 799 80 879 »J C. Ewinsttori . 736 127 868 W. Candy . 737 105 842 H. J. O'Leary . 709 122 831 F. W. Teriiplo . 722 106 828 G. W. Sella r . 739 78 817 R. J. King ... .. 665 68 733 W. R. Kemball . 569 122 681 P. Flanagan . 571 89 660 OTHER CANDIDATES, ; H. H. Donald ........ . 585 67 652 W. G. Lamb . 553 84 637 J. A. McEwen .. 527 91 618 J. P. Proli,tio6 ; W. Kemp ........ ..... , 519 .. 474 83 101 602 575 W, Pragrielli.. 500 ■ 'lb . 57o ~W. L. Falconer .. 417 m 486