The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1881.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 961, 29 December 1881, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1881.

For the vacant seats in the Masterton Borough Council there are three possible candidates—Messrs. Renall, Heron, and Arnold, one probable aspirant, Mr Oohbett, and three certain: claimants—Messrs Caselberg, ■ Perry, and Chamberlain. Some burgesses in a klf-hearted kind of •way ire pressing Mr Benall to say "yes" to a nomination proposal, and devoutly wishing all tho time that he will murmur "no." The fact is that Mv Renall, in a very good humored way, has been a dictator in the Borough Council for some three years, and his old colleagues, though they are friendly enough towards him, feel a little Saddle-galled, and think it only right they should he. relieved of a burthen which they have been accustomed to , bear but of which they are somewhat weary. .'lf Mr Renall does come .forward he imay. be returned, but the feeling in the Council and outside of it. in that it would be only fair-play for hinr to stand aside after; his long, innings and let someone else take a turn with the bat. Mr Heron is a' worthy settler, but he does not, we understand, seek election; and though some friends of his are very anxious •for him to come forward, he will not we believe consent to' be- nominated. /The;. genial ..and industrious Mr AnNOLbis thethird'possible candidate. •If; he comes forward he will undoubtedly receive a large measure of, support, but ho is scarcely strong enough to carry a seat, We admit'a claim lie may put forward to .represent Kuripuni, but we are not sure.but that quartor of the town would find it to its advantage to bide a wee, till it Jean secure the services of Mr William ■■ Lowes. - 'lf Mr ■, Arnold ■ does come forward we shall not have a word to ;say against Mm, believinghim to be, in ;every sense 1 , of the wordi trustworthy. Wo feelj ( ' howeyer,vthat- Messrs Cham•BEßiUiNji.Caselberg. and-Perry have strbnger-clttims than he for,the vacant - they ! good;liusiness habits, and .they awold' settlers. '■' ? We helieve'that their T(B|ura'';*ill promote;.tlie interests of fche4oTM),wdforthiß'feaßon we ahall

\ sunpoVt them', It is very possible that a lMge l commercial question—that; of g'is—will shortly engage the, attentionof the Council. -Probably even Mr Arnold would admit 1 thai on such'a subjeot the' business. knowledge of. a limn like Mr Oaselberg would be of greater value than his own. We're l ! feed to one probable candidate, Mr Gorbktt, who has several tiroes solicited the suffrages of the ratepayers, and 'on each of these occasions his services have been rejected. Whether the verdict cf the publio has been a right or a wrong one we need not take into consideration, but it has been so decisive that it'would not be honest counsel for his friends to encourage him to try his fate again, As things go we are pretty certain to have a municipal contest, The fight will be a fair and open one, and the result will probably be accepted with tolerably good humor on all sides.