A BREEZY MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4480, 26 July 1893, Page 2

A BREEZY MEETING.

Literals ut. Conseimtioes, ' s (From Our Own Correspondent.) B , A meeting was held in the Eire , Brigade Hall, Greytown, last evening. j A person explained that the meeting was a private ooe convened by him. ! He had sent circulars to tbe heads of the Liberal party in Greytown. Home person, had inserted an advertisement in the Icoal paper that j the meeting would be a publio one, He could not find out who bad put the advertisement in. He could not speak too strongly against the action 1 ot the person, who bad done such a j thing.. He did not wish to disappoint , : those present who had-not received ' circulars, and was glad to see them there, provided they did not take any , active part in the proceedings The meeting had been called to choose a , candidate to represent tho Liberals in tbe district, and to oppose tbe present nvmber (Mr W, 0. Buchanan.) | Having made these few remarks he would ask that the meeting appoint ; its chairman, : . Mr W. Udy was proposed and 1 seconded, but declined to act, as he ' had understood that the meeting was to be a private one. He considered 1 that the person who had advertised a 1 publio meeting was a mean and con- ' temptable man, .He did not care who he was or where he came from. I Mr Udy was asked to reconsider f his decision, but decliued and said he t would propose Mr W. F. Eoydhouso, proprietor of the Wairarapa Standard , who knew who advertised the meeting , and was consequently the most fit to occupy the chair. | Mr Roydhouso declined, saying that b be bad come to report tbe meeting, 1 which he thought was a public one, 1 but if it was to be a private one he 1 would not do so. 3 A person present said he thought that if a chairman was appointed to * keep order, Mr Geo, 'A. Fairbrother, ' who was a Liberal candidate, and who \j was present, would if asked, state his views, and no vote would betaken a under the circumstances. He had . before stated that [ the meeting waa '. intended 1,0 hi a private one. 1 (A voide)'! Well, I reckon I'm J intruding|sol had better clear, (exit) * Fully ha ( Jf.thj)se' present followed his I exampjej.rileaving 'only nine (0 carry on tire" proceedings.