THE GISBORNE ELECTION. [BY TELEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Gisborne, Monday Night.

Waikato Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1864, 17 June 1884, Page 2

THE GISBORNE ELECTION. [BY TE LEGRAPH.-PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Gisborne, Monday Night.

Tub election going on us causing great excitement, ami la 1 go numbers of people wcie about on Satuiday night. Messrs lives and i annon addressed very laige meetings in the same hall, and a good deal of interruption was indulged ill. The jjalleiy Mas filled with ladies. Mr ltoes gave an evnlicit denial to the statement which had been citculated that lit 1 had ende.u ourcd to iutei fere with the building of the biidge over the Tuianganui River. On the contiary, he would do what he could to assist m getting it done. Mr Gannon assei ted that Mr Rees. had been instrumental in handing, o\er Paiamatta, and other blocks of native lands to Mr Thomas Eiissell and Ins fnends. Mr Ilee3 declared th.ifc tin; statement was absolutely false, and offei red to gi\ c £100 to the hospital if Mr Gannon was right. Mr Gaunon offered to give the same amount if he was wrong. The statement was received with checis and laughter. Mr Rees declared that the Press of the colony was meicenary, and specially singled out the Poverty Bny Heuld, which had published everything calculated to in jut o hiiii (Mr Rees). lie said he Mould follow any leader almost unanimously cho&en hy tlie Liberal part)', but looked upon S'l Gooige Giey as the natuial leader. Mi Gannon said he would follow any leadui ohoocn by Libcial jiatty, whether Sn Oeo. (-Jiey, or iimbody else. The meeting biokc up at half-pist t<u. La L er. Mi Lo n ke has I ecu elected.