THE TE AROHA SEAT.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2952, 16 June 1891, Page 2

THE TE AROHA SEAT.

In referring n short time sinc:e to tin' coming eloctinn for tho T« Aroha «o:it Mm Kvening I'ie-s (Wtdlinirton), thus <lea 1 s with I fir} question : "At present tho only t-'.vo candidate.* actually in tlip lield fur the T« Avolni district are Sir Walter I'mller and Colooel the litter of whom was badly beaten by -Mr Allen, the Atkinson candidate, at tins sjrncjral election. Sir Walter li'.il'ui - has the promi-e ot -Mr Allan's support (in the bvim!., wii |»nwtiin>, of the I),• i>■ >.;iLion failin;' to run a suitable one), aii'l h-; has also received promises iif supp lit frrmi other s-mrces. 11 ilh lie and Colonel I'Vaser c mie forward oil the (iovernmeut ticket, but it is thought that all the members of tlie Ministry a,xe.pt Air Seddoii would much prefer Sir Waiter to the Colonel. The latter-, indeed, whuu last conte-itiug tlie seat, tlnew the B.dlanco party over, and declare! that liu would follow no leader except Mr Jji yca. Thereupon Air Brycfi wrote declining the lionour of standing as a politic d godfather to Colonel I'Vaser. It has been said by a prominent member of the Ministeri-d party that the plain-dealing "Honest John" shook his would-be follower "like dirt from off his political shoes.'' Colonel l'Vaser renounced Mi- Ijillanceand all his works, and hence it is not surprising that Mr Ixdlanee should ilive preference to the candidature of the Colonel's rival, Sir Walter Jlulkr. The latter al-ai cl lims to be 011 excellent terms with Mr LJryce, who disavowed all sympathy with Colonel 'l'Vaser when the latter fried to sneuk in under his inanUe at the general election. Hence, it would seem that if the contest is to be between the two c uididates wiio are standing as Government supporters, Sir Walter Huller is almost certain to win. But wo think that it will display scandalous lack of pluck and organization 011 tlie part of the Opposition if they allow the seat to go by default. They ought to put forward the very best available man of their party, and support him with all Shu party's strength. They won tin: .seat easily a .short time neo. Why should they not do so again, if they fought for it like men.

A LOCAL CANDIDATE FOR TE AROHA.

We hear on nil sides ot a strong desire mi the part of the Te Aroha electors to secure a suitable local public man to represent the district in i'arlianient, an.l tliat a f'trong requisition is in curse of signature asking Mr Lemuel J. llagnall, of Turiia, to contest thn seat. Mr liignall is a settler of over years' standing, lias iiad considerable training in local government matters, in politics is independent., and should make an excellent representative.