THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2396, 10 September 1886, Page 2

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

Yesterday was a busy day with the candidates and their supporters. The early part of the day was not so lively on account of the wet weather, although several free vehicles ivere running to fetch up those electors who were willing to venture out. By dinner-time, however, there wore signs of greater activity, and.asiftooheerthe workers, the ami shone in upon the proceedings, and gave new zest and energy to the partially damped ardour of the candidates. Buggies and pairs were flying about in all directions, the most conspicuous among the canvassers being Yachting Johnny, without whom an election would bo tame, and .whose employer generally turns out to be in the win.—the illimi-

table Sir Walter Raleigh, speoially imported for the occasion, who appeared as the " Masher tout"-the lean lanky, but lithe Arthur, whose activity on such occasions makes him equal to any two ordinary men, and several lesser luminaries. Outside the polling booth stood two or three specials ticking off the Elector's Roll as the voters came out. Inside the lobby stood, leaning against the wall for support, an individual of whom we enquired what his particular functions were. " I'm screwed-in-here," (scrutineer). This was apparent and we left him at it, With so many working up the election, it was nut to be wondered at that the returning officerand his poll clerk, Mr Richards, were kept fully employed ; but the recording of votes was got through without a hitch, and the poll closed punctually at six o'clock, the usual JUBt-a-minute-too-late voter arriving in timo to be well laughed at. Up to seven o olook, when the doors woro re-opened, the crowd began to arrive, until there were about two hundred impationt burghers assembled, who discussed the probabilities of the result. Tho chief topics of conversation in the various knots were the Waipoua river protective works, the division of the borough into wards, and the widening of Ronall sfcreot, all of which found warm advocates. Taking advantage of tho impatience of tho crowd theG.O.M.,

Mr A. W; Renall ascended the steps of, the Institute andcalled for their attention. ■ Ho soon gained a hearing, although interrupted frequently, but the, old tactician tickled the crowd, and soon set them laughing by one or two quaint humorous sayings. -He then set to work to give a history of the mismanagement of the Trust, which was pretty stalo news to a good many there, but when ho referred to the necessity of widening Renall-street at Queen-street end ho was loudly cheered. He abused the Trustees and their actions as usual, and ho repoated the oft told tale of how they had allowed a 40 acre block to slip out of their hands and then gave L2OO to get it back again with a worse title than they had when they held it previously. The address was interlarded with many expressions pointed, but foreign to the subject, but theG.O.M. had his say and enlivened tho monotony of waiting for the result of the poll. Mr E. Wrigley then took up a position next the last speaker, and harangued tho crowd on the injustice done him by tho present Trustees, who had lease! him a section of land in Church-street, on whicli he had erected a house; and at the end of bix months they had failed to give him a legal title. Ho designated thoir conduct as shameful, and as tending to ruin a poor man. He was frequently iaterrupted by the impationt but good tempered crowd, but he continued amidst cries of "Give us a song," " Go it, Ted," and other expressions. Mr Renall recommended him to stick to the house and pay no rent, at which there was a lot of cheering, Fortunately there was a diversion by tho cry " Ho comes," and there was a sudden hush as the doors were thrown open and the returning Officer Mr R. Brown appeared. The result of the poll was as follows; A. A. Elkiiiß ...' 278 E. E. Chamberlain ... .*. ... 272 T, Parsons ; „ im 222 J. Hessey 210' T, W.Shute ... ... 104 G.S.W.Dalrymple ... 28 The crowd received the announcement with cheers, and cries arose of "Elklns," who was not long in responding, Mr Elkins was pretty well out of breath by the time he bustled throught tho crowd and mounted the. 'platform. Notwithstanding the disturbing element he was sufficiently composed to express his gratification at the unexpected (to him) result of the poll, whoro he was placed in the honorable position at tho head thereof. He hoped when he addressed them on tho noxt occasion he would have gainod wisdome from tho older councillors and such fluency from experience as would enable him to give thorn a speoch worth listening to (Cheers.) At present ho was but a novice in oratory, but he was not in gratitude, and he again thanked them for the honor conferred upon him and promised to do his best in the interests of tho whole [ of the burgesses, Three cheers were thon : called for the top scorer and responded to most heartily, j Mr E. Chamberlain, who ntood second on the poll, next addressee the assemblage. He was very proud of tho position he had secured, considering the company he had run in it was well to get a goud second, (cheers.) He'had been thirty years in Mastertnn and tho district and his interests were so bound up with the place that what benefitted thorn benefitted him. He was proud to serve the burgesses and would do Mb best to do his duty faithfully as in tho past (cheers.) Mr Parsons camo forward amidst boisterous chooring, He oxprosaod tho sense he felt of tho honor done him on this the first occasion of his gaining a. seat in the Council. Heliad served tho public on the Town Lands Trust for tho past eighteen months, and he took tho; result of the poll as an expression of opinion on the part of the public that they were satisfied with his actions on that Board, notwithstanding tho derogatory remarks of Mr Renall, that might, ho considered tho Town Lands Trustees were willingtodoanddid.tothobestTof their abilityr work in tho beat interests' of the Trust. (Cheers) He then thanked them and promised to do his duty all round. Mr Hessey said although defeated ho desired to return his thanks to those who had recorded their votes in Ms favor. Hia defeat had been brought about by a sido wind. Certain cries had beon raised which he had contradicted in tho Daily by " Argus" and those statements ho now took the opportunity to again flatly contradict, It was a mean deepicablo action to circulate such false rumours at that particular' time, tho objeot evidently being to influence his return,' At any other time he would havo treated tho' letters with silent contempt. In respect to tho statement that ho had opposod the motion for a water cart, he doniod it. It was tho. schome that he objected to. He did not believe in giving £4 where £1 would do, and he did what ho did in tho interest of the ratepayers, ' (A voice: What about loworing wages ?)

Mr Hessoy said ho did not movo tho motion to reduce the men's wages, (Criefl of Who did ? Name I Name!) He declined to say who did, but if they wanted to know who did it thoy could easily find out from the minute book. Let any one go and ask the men who worked for him what wageß he paid them, and thoy would discover ho paid at the highest rate (Hear 1 Hear I Loud and prolonged cheers.) He concluded by proposing a vote of thanks to tho Returning Officer.

Cries were raised for the other two candidates, but they failed to put In an appearance.

_ Mr Renall stepped forward amidst considerable laughter, and Baid he would return thanks on behalf of tho two absent ones, who, if they had been returned, would have been good workers, but as they had been rejected they would keep back their great abilities for a futuro occasion. (Cheers). They would not have long to wait, as the Borough would soon be divided into wards, and thoy would not be able to rob Peter to pay Paul (Cheers). He had paid more rates than tho Borough Council had expended in his district; (Mr Perry.: Nol) • Mr Renall, I say.yes I (Cheers). Mr Renall continued, no doubt his friend Perry had also paid more rates

than had been .expended in that part as he had property't here, but they could both look after themselves, (laughter), His friend Mr Perry had got erected for him a double fence and.gate, but from himself they had taken four or five acres of land andshifted his lineof fenceandercctedsuch a substitute, that an old horse had stuck' his head through and pulled it up in trying to get his head out again, (roars). " Cries arose of what about the £2001" " How much did t.ey pay you for tho ■ land?" Ac. . '

Mr Renall Baid the Borough eixyf him £2OO (Oh! groans) but not for til 'land but because they would not fill up the water course. Their surveyor had estimated the coat of d-jing that at £'Bo and they had offered him £2OO. Ml? Mr W. Perry stepped on toffhe platform to speak, when in answer' to a cry of" three cheers for beef," the audience responded boisterously, Mr Perry'B voice could not be heard, above the uproar, and Mr Ronall offered'to interpret for him. Mr Perry was. however understood to savthat Mr Renall, who had promised to oive the land for street widening, had refused to do so, but inado instead a change of £2OO for it. After some further remarks were made by both parties, the crowd dispersed.

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