THE COMING ELECTIONS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13529, 10 November 1911, Page 3

THE COMING ELECTIONS.

WANGANUI SEAT. Mr. Veitch at Dublin Street To-Night. Mr- \V. -A}-' Teitch, . Labour; eohdidate,; v;dll ‘addresis of the-St.-John's • district in.,4hoi Primitive Methodist, schoolroom (corner of Dublin and Keith Streets), at 8 o’clock this evening. ' Mr. Hogan's Candidature. A,.-meeting’ of Mr Hogan’s committee is to be held in the Fire Brigade Hall this 0.-ening at 7.45. : Mr Hogan will speak at Castlecliff on Tuesday evening and at Gonyillc on. .Wed-, nosday evening of next week.' - Mr. Maokay at Gonvilte To-Night. ; Mr C. JJ. Mackay addtesses the electors in the, Gonville Town Hall this evening at lß o’clock. ' " r ■ PATEA; f ; Mr G. V. Pearce speaks at Waitbtara to-morrow (Saturday) evening. He speaks . at. MaxwelL on the 15th,. and at Mosstown on the 17tli inst. < 1 Mr P. O’Dea speaks at St. John’s (Mr Meuli’s) on the 14th, and at Ngamatapouri on the Kith. (Per ,United’:Press-Association.) WELLINGTON, November 9. ■ Tlie writs for the General Election will : probably be issued on the 20th of November Nominations will close at noon ou. ■November-27th, ten days before the polling day, ( (7th ■ December). Under *the .amendment of the electoral law, no candi- ' date could ■ withdraw after nomination day. In the old days, a candidate could ; withdraw.;'three .days ..after, nomination day. This greatly hampered the printing of ballot papers-..: - PROTEST BY SIR J. C. WARD. ; . .. . . WELLlNGTpNpHovepiher 9. , The,Prime.Minister ’protests against the (inference which,niay be. drawn, from the ; wording of an Invercargill telegram last night respecting, the election of his opponent, Mr Humilfou, to , the, Southland , County Council, Sir Joseph Ward says: ■ “First, i have, taken no, part .whatever in, the County Council’s elections. Secondly, a number of my most active, supporters- 'throughout' the,district were with my . own knowledge,actively helping Mr Hamilton's return to the County Council.” Ho ‘considers the message “is an attempt to ’unfairly convey a wrong position to the people of the, country concerning this election. Mr Hamilton’s return to the ■ County Council has no significance whatever regarding, the general election. Ou the contrary, everywhere 1 have been in ’Southland the most active and enthusiastic support -is being extended to me and by a large number’of those- who voted for Mr Hamilton at the County Council election.” The Premier requests that his statement of the position should in fair-ness-to him be circulated as well as the (telegram' of; which-lie complains. MR. WILFORD AT PETONE. WELLINGTON. November 19. Mi* T. Wilford.-addressed'the, Hiitt oletv V tors at. Petqiici'He put ’ forward his personal 'platfotm;-' comprising 24'-planks; the most nbtcwßrthy of ('vliicli (wdrq( the :ic-r-qiiireraeht ‘by v the Grown 'b'F the-' oil end iron-holds ■ o.f ; ;thc- Dominion, the inangma- ■ tion- of inStltancc ‘ for unemployment, and sickness, a'Hvhite-New 7icaland) :r the ,el.-.c-tiou-'of Edubttion Boards under the municipal franchise, the 1 'establishment' 6t a mint,’a b‘6ai*d(;of r’aihvay,’management ;li> 'replace’ 'fhe ' r general hianagci-ship,' 1 and a number of ’ other (planks., relating (to rail - ways,-’ arbitration,'etc. Mr Wilford was ac- ‘ corded a Unanimous vote (of, thanks and confidence, and (the meeting * dlqsed' wiMi cheers for. Mr Wilford. ;

THE PALMERSTON SEAT. - Sps6H by Mr. McNab. Mr Robert McNab, forjncrly Minister of Lands, who is a candidate for the Palmerston seat, addressed a meeting in the Opera HonSe, at Palmerston North' last night. He made a slashing speech, and his remarks were listened to with rapt attention throughout by an audience which filled the large building to overflowing. At the conclusion of the-speech, Mr E., Gardner moved a vote of thanks and. confidence in Mr McNa.h as. their future-, member. He said they had that night listened to a. fine speech, from, a statesman,. a politician, a scholar and a gentleman. Mr S. Abrahams seconded.- Mr F. Boss, of Glen Oroua, attempted to. move an amendment, but his voice was drowned in the uproar ■ that, his suggestion caused. After he had resumed his seat the motion was carried with loud and prolonged applause, and a vote 1 of thahks to the chairman- followed. Three ringing cheers were given for the candidate, and on someone calling for cheers for Mr Buick, there was a mingling'- of chafers ■ and hoots, thus closing "a highly m<£Cossful meeting.

Commenting on .the -Speech the Manawatu Times says :—-Mr " McNab is to bs heartily congratulated on his meeting of last night. It was, a great meeting—the police stopped further people going in, so full was it. The small element that made antipathetic interjections was completely silenced, by sheer force of fact and argument in. an admirably reasoned and most convincing speech and the cheers and vote, of confidence at the close were a-fitting conclusion .to a. decided score. Mr MeNab’s speech-: following, so closely after that of. the Premier, forms a fine -compendium of. the Libel-al, policy. .