CAMBRIDGE MAYORAL ELECTION. Meeting of Mr Wells' Supporters.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2235, 4 November 1886, Page 2

CAMBRIDGE MA YORAL ELECTION. Meeting of Mr Wells' Supporters.

A MEETING of Mr Wells' suppoiters for the maypral otfice was held at S. Andrew's schoolroom on Tuesday evening. There was a larg 9 and influential attendance of ratepayers. Major Wilson occupied the chair.— Mr Wells addressed the meeting, and announced his definite intention, with the consent of the meeting, to withdraw, and gave as his reason that the state of his health was such that on account of the extra attention which his private affairs demanded tluough having taken over the bufiness of the late firm of Wells and Souter, he could not if elected, devote the time necessary appertaining to the mayoral office.— Mr John Houghton proposed, and Oapt. Souter seconded, " That this meeting releases Mr Wells from his engagement to contest the election and con Bi'ders the reason assi^ied all-sufficient." Mr Houghton deeply regretted that Mr Well*.' health was such as to necessitate him to retire, and he thought that the honour attaching to the position of first Mayor of Cambridge was due to Mr Wells, on account of the many services Mr Wells' had rendered tho town. The resolution was then put and carried unanimously. The chairman conveyed the resolution of the meeting to Mr Wells, and in a few well chosen words expressed the regret felt by all present that Mr Wells should have felt it necessary on the score of health to retire. The question of who should be asked to contest the election was then gone into, and Mr Williams was called upon to give hi-* views as to the state of the barometer. Mr Williams stated that theiesu.lt of his enquiries was that he found tho prevalent opinion to be that it was now too late to bring out anyone, and that the majority of those who were pledged to Mr Wells would now vote for Mr Gwynneth. Capt. Souter endorsed Mr Williams' remarks.—At this stage Major Wilson declared the business for which the meeting was called concluded, and loft the chair.— Mr W. S. Stewart was then voted to the chair, and Major Wilson's name was mentioned as a candidate, and a general feeling was evinced in favour of his candidature. — Major Wilson said that he could not give any definite reply till Thursday, but if he consented to btand it would be on a free ticket, and not as the representative of a party. (A voice : "That's what wo want.") .Subsequently a formal resolution was parsed unanimously asking Major Wilson to allow himself to be nominated for the office of mayor. — A committee having been appointed, the meeting broke up.