WAIKATO NOMINATION.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1123, 4 September 1879, Page 2

WAIKATO NOMINATION.

At the nomination of condidates, which took place' yesterdv.y, at Cambridge, Mr Harris, m proposing J. P. Campbell, Ksq., as a fit and proper person to represent the electoral district of WaiUato m parliament, said : — Ho had Unown Mr Campbell for nino years, and felt that he was a man who would do them justice. Be said they should send down men who could get a fair share of public money for the district. Mr James dully seconded. He said that the energy, perseverance, and success which Mr Campbell had always shewn m all his undertaking, would bo a sufficient guavanteo that the interests of the country and the district could not suffer at his hands Captaiu Rimciman; m proposing J. B Whyte, Ksq., said tha he had known Mr [ Whyte for some time, ever .since he came to the country. He objected to the Queenstreet shopkeepers dictating to the bone and sinew of the .countryT (Great uproar, cheers, counter-cheers and hisses.) He was sincere m saying this. The con. stitueucy ought not to be dictated co Ml \ W. Marfcyn, m a neat speed!, seconded Mr • byte's nomination. He also objected to the interference of Auckland committees m Waikato affairs. Mr Campbell than addressud the electors, and said : Mr Keturuinj/ OlHcer and Gentlemen — It is nofc my int.mci. n to yivn you a long address, ba, there are one or two matters I wish to speak about which I did not mention at my addrea, hero, but which came bef.-e me duciuij my trip down l° a n tty r'J h ? firßb isou fche Electoral lvoii. i think tha prese-it system a bad one. lnere aye more than a huudred persona, in this electoral dis-rict who made app'icacion for their names to be put upon the roll, and who do not now and them there. BYoin JO me informality m the application, through perhaps no fault of toeif own, they are disfranchised, many of them having Be n ß their names, and not Boeing them oh^oted to m the adv. moment m the local pspereoneladed that they are quradod. bus suey now find thay w ; , not. J ; n ink there ouyht to be | a provisional mil, 6ed a afc th pnuQipal poatoffic^g m the district, then the ratepayers would hava some means of ■ucerbuniaj/ whether their names are on cr not befose kis too U w . lam sure g.=nbieni«m that yoa will agree wftfc <ac w..6a i a ,y it a s.-rious matter whei.*r*o cnaa ■ * hundred s[en "lemon are disoUn V 1 thr ° U S ]l w* «*HI6 cf their o«m. luen,xt m u.te I wish to refer f n '?, ' he . Drainaaa BiU this 1 oonsiOei- an Important me.u»mt>. Pruhi,H, n S ' a H C \ the WOrMn » of thing hko that of .the Fencing Act. I naSd^ f eae e po « m 7 objeotion to nommatecl Wasto Lands Boards. That an uwfctatum, with so mtuAl power t L o h £ et £ shall not, should be nominated, 1 Sfl y , is monstrous I am opposed to nominated Barboiu- Bo rds I mnst refer hto the question of L^cls. When I Ts, In? ? "f 01 " 5 Of tlle s P^oh of the mg. fiom such aat.TOsm nlike poUtioan nuvst bo wartliy of your attention. I ° T ?li re d you a short extr.ct from them ( Ho address.) c ,e re three to tins question, Tho natives mu«4 tLv^ T 1 { % ° Sdl thch> landsThey m\ys\ get af. j r prioe flnd f . tobu tmu of the money, for those lund lhen t the lands must be sold m suck J^JV 1 S \ U Sive the I 3ool ' »«* «« s .me chnnco to purch.se as the rich man Inm not one of those who tr V io set the poor m.n .g inst the rich, but, I S y et «s h ye such , gyeiem for the B :,setf N.tive L nr^ a5 B^ lU euftble J « « m.»T. wx purchase, ns well ms the rich I s ull no* ape k of- th^ cl Hetl Centi-al Tu-ey. (Jommittee. The gentleman who spo.e ao snopringly of tho Commitlee musth.vofoa-o-oisten the two «n-P,f iSS* of the thid which exist 1Te£«?1 nd ? spenk of the Carlton Club tt,/S,o t> « myeolf, and I nm mut, you will boar mo out 11, t, m thnfc ci-ilMwty, rud every other, I haw owupwd, I U»to feed ift ' tt

that would throw discredit on no one, that all I have done has been straightforward. I wish to speak to you next on tho polling, nnd I ppe%k to you m the presence of the Returning; Officer. A rumour has got nbroad that there is not so much secrecy at these elections as there is supposed to be. But I miy tell you thnt tho Returning Officer, Deputy Returning Officer, and Scrutineers, are all sworn to secrecy, and I sholl appoint scrutineers nt nil the polling places, who shnll Bee that this is carried out. Gentlemen, I must again bring up my position with respect to the present Government. As long us they endeavour to give effect to that policy which they enunciated m the Governor's speech, I shall support them. I consider, gentlemen, that th it vote of no confidence, which was brought before the House the first diy of tho session, ought never to have been moved. It w s brought forwurd before the Government had time to bring down any papers ond any vouchers. If they were iicoused of mill- administration »nd extravagance, why not let them bring down their vouotaeru, which would bnug out the detaila of the administration. Thus I consider to be moußfci ous I have Bearciied Eagliah Hi»tvry aod I can find no precedent for it. As long as the Government endeavor to carry out their ; line of policy, I shall give them my firm support. If you do me the honor \o elect me, I shall usb my best energies for the good of the whole distriob, irrespective of township or place, (Applause.) Mr Whyto then came forward, and scua when I came here I thought I should have tj address you first, being first m the field, but the Returning Officer ruled it otherwise, ond I am very glad Mr Compbell has first addressed you, because he hus exactly expressed my views, a gre^t deul more eloquently thun I could have done myself. If you do me the honour to elect me, I slull try to keep the Auckland vote united, do my best for the country m general, and Waikato m purticulur. A show of hands was then called, which resulted m 36 for Mr Campbell, and 19 for Mr Whyte. Mr James Runciman demanded a poll for Mr Whyte. Mr Fantham moved a cordial vote of thanks to the Returning Officer.