GENERAL ELECTION

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 18, 2 November 1935, Page 6

GENERAL ELECTION

THE MID-CANTERBURY CONTEST,

MR HERRING’S FIRST MEETING.

BLACKBOARD TO ILLUSTRATE POINTS.

There was an attendance of 70 people at the Chertsey Hall last evening, when Mr EL E. Herring (Labour candidate for the Mid-Canterbury seat) opened his election campaign. Mr W. J. Holland presided. The audience was attentive throughout the two hours of the address, in which Mr Herring outlined the Labour Party policy. He was given an un? interrupted hearing and there were no questions at the close of the address. Mr Herring adopted a new method of platform procedure when he made use of a blackboard to demonstrate many of his points. On the motipn of Messrs J. Whitely and M. S’. Kerr, the candidate was accorded a yote of thanks.

MR CARR AT LYNDHURST. Mr James Carr was enthusiastically received at the Lyndhurst Hall last evening, when he addressed a largo audience, many of whom were women. The candidate trenchantly criticised the policy of the Democrat Party, roundly-condemning it as impracticable and dangerous. He declared that many of its planks were merely vote-catching propaganda, with neither intention noi possibility of the ever being placed on the Statute Book. He dealt at length with the National Party manifesto and the Government’s achievements in .the past, and said that only by a continuance of its sound policy of administration for the future could stability be maintained. Many questions were asked and answered. _. ~ At the conclusion of the address the candidate was heartily applauded. On the motion of Mr G. Kelly, seconded by Mr C. C. Winn, a vote of thanks and confidence was carried unanimously. Mr P. Prebble presided.

PRIME MINISTER’S SPEECH.

COALITION’S ACTS. DEFENDED. CHRISTCHURCH, November 1. A defence of the Government s legislation for the rehabilitation of the farming industry was the mam theme of an address by tlie Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, at Hanmer to-night. Two hundred persons were present. Mr Forbes spoke of the measures which the Government had had to take to rehabilitate the country s finances, mentioning as one of tlie most unpleasant tasks tlie reduction of expenditure involving a reduction of salaries and wages. The Government realised that farmers were the hardest hit in -the community, and that if anything went wrong with the farming industry every industry in the country would suffer, so the Government considered it was to maintain the stability of the industry on which rested the commerce of the country. He detailed’ the measures taken by the Government and claimed that experience had proved tlieir success.

A resolution was carried expressing thanks to Mr Forbes and continued confidence in tlie Government with appreciation of its courageous action.

DOUGLAS CREDIT SUPPORTER.

WELLINGTON, This Day. Mr G. W. Dodds, a salesman, has announced himself as an independent Douglas Credit candidate for Wellington Suburbs. The Douglas Credit headquarters in Wellington stated to-day that Mr Dodds has not been accredited by them, and they have nothing to do with his candidature.