AFTER THE POLL
SPEECHES BY CANDIDATES FROM THE ‘‘TIMES-AGE" BALCONY. MR G. H. MACKLEY. The successful candidate. Mr Mackley, who was greeted with cheers and a few boos, expressed his gratitude to those who were responsible for placing him at the top of the poll. .To the candidates who were not successful, he expressed his very best wishes and goodwill and said he realised that success brought with it great responsibility and important, duties, both local and national. The result was due, to the very excellent organisation of the National Party and those assisting on the various committees. He owed his grateful thanks for everything that had been done for him. He said that it he knew his heart his gratitude was free from any trace of personal triumph, but much was due to those working on his committees, especially the women, for all that they had done. Mr Mackley especially mentioned Messrs J. Jameson, T. Caverhill, G. Sykes and E. M. Hodder. He trusted that they would all be pleased with the result. He could assure the electors, irrespective of whether they voted for him or not, that he would serve them all faithfully and well, without any regard to class and creed. As Abraham Lincoln had said: I should be the veriest blockhead upon the footstool if in, the discharge of my duties that are put upon me, I should hope to got along without the wisdom that comes from God and not from men. He thanked them all heartily and sincerely for their support. (Cheers.) MR J. ROBERTSON Cries of ‘‘Good Old Robbie were heard when Mr Robertson appeared to speak. Mr Robertson said he was there as the defeated Labour' candidate for Masterton. If they looked up the results they would know what had brought about that defeat. (A voice: "Heckler.”) Mr Robertson congratulated Mr Mackley on his win. A voice: ‘‘We will never get that tunnel.” Mr Robertson said he did not know what would happen about the tunnel. A voice: "We have been waiting a long time.” Mr Robertson said he had been the member for the district for the past eight years. During that time he had made many friends and he wished to express his thanks to all the friends he had made. He expressed his thanks also to the wonderful work put in by the men and women of the Labour Party in the electorate. Masterton. although it had changed its representative, was still Labour and it would, no doubt, come back before any great period of time. He wished to thank particularly all those throughout, the electorate who had assisted him in every way and worked so hard in this election, especially the women of Masterton associated with the Labour Party. He hoped Mr Mackley would prove a useful representative for the district, because the district had to go ahead. He was sure Mr Mackley would
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 September 1943, Page 5
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486AFTER THE POLL Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 September 1943, Page 5
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