Parliamentary. (BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, July 12.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 21, 15 July 1899, Page 1

Parliamentary. (BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Wellington, July 12.

The Wellington bye election campaign has commenced in real earnest and the electors seem to be taking a. keen interest in matters. In a. day and a half after'Mr Hutchison's'resignation no less than 543 new names were added to the roll, bringing the total number to be printed up to 17,395. On Monday evening Mr Hutcheson addressed the electors at the Opera House and notwithstanding it was' a very cold and, wet night the building was crowded in every part. ' The meeting was of a very disorderly character, interruptions being painful and freely indulged in by a portion of the audience., A lady in the dress circle was the first to cause a considerable amount of disorder, after which an in.' in the stalls attfacfced the attention of the audience by brandishing - a lemonade, bottle .and drinking its contents with evident gusto. ' This bo distracted the meeting and exasperated Mr Pirani, M.H.R.,, that he jumped oh* the stage and Crushing through the people, took up an aggressive attitude near the imbiber of "soft tack." 'This movement t of course increased 'the hilarity, which kept for the rest of the evening at a high level. Mr Hutiheson went ou with his' speech whenever he could obtain a hearing, which was but seldom, owing to the continual din that abounded. At on* time an-un-expected incident took place. Mr Pirani was seen struggling with some-* body, r presumably the owner of the lemonade bottle, and amidst a. perfect pandemonium of cheers, hoots and yells he slowly dragged his captive to the front. Seeing the small member of Parliament struggling with a burly figure was sufficient %o work the audience into a state of the wildest excitement. In vain the chairman called order and Mr Hutcheson tried to make himself heard. The noise from the front of the house became deafening, and for about ten minutes or so absolute riot reigned. When Mr Hutchefcon resumed his seat a motion of confidence was put and declared carried. Mr Knight, * rival sailmakar of Mr Hutcheson'a, tried to move an amendment but was ruled .out of order. 'Mean* while he contented himself with making all manner pi gestures from the footlights for a long time' after 'the; curtain had fallen and had hidden" those upon the stage. The Wellington papers contain an advertisement signed by Wm. Colt' man, who is, I understand, the father of a well-known Waimate watchmaker and jeweller. The advertisfemenfc states that in answer to a requisition . signed b^ 8462 electors, he waB £ sorry he could not comply with their requett to stand, but should his business "ar- - rangements admit, he would stand at . the general election, "when he felt r assured he would be returned at *ih« head of the poll. _, Last night Mr' Jellicoe addressed tiae " free and independent " electors iv the Opera House",' wheh*the attendance ;;' was larger if anything Jihan^ on , the* previous night. It is esMmafed ' ihat — ' - - "*-_f /.:&£# , (Continued on fourth j^*S^'i?^;s i (;