THE ELECTION.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2103, 13 November 1896, Page 2

THE ELECTION.

A public "meeting, pay <lt« LyUelton Tim'ez wie hr.M in the Town Hull at ■^nHthb''i'ffP />". Ritord-ty pwbt ing wi h the vi->w, if p'teVinip. nf w-'L-rtinc; a r«nriilute o co« t"t th« : E'lflnm-TH enut with Mr VV. H. iVion'eam'ry The hall wee foil md Mr R. occupied the chair. Mr Richer! Row*, the misi-ntor of the nnwmpni, aUn «<%ok « B<»<»t on'the platform . Th" O'ininn -n h«i*i -g."re&d the ••drprti-PHiPffc aonv-ning the "meeting;; \\ h>» '-nri'-iiprpii t;i_ tr Mr Mni-tgooiery , might rit'ti'kvn »■ walk ovp.r, arid .jrtllcd nponWir B. Rowp »r» t=p«»k. ' Mr R«w" thought it w»nM he well to j e"t •» e<»ndM t "t > npposp Mr Montgomery ' Hβ lufi hoped that Mr McGregor, of ■A&i»r>n •-might b» indncpd to contest the V.-.t, "Kir Yonud fat he oonid not do co , How ver, he would Mr AneOn,'and 'hiMigft it n*t itnnroh-'blfl 'that ne wonld m»r«-Hp"t» ->hould one ho preeert°d to I im Th<> ChM'dian'thpn npftn Mr W. G-»blie, wfe eflirJ he jhsd no pir'ioular v ftfnlt ro find with Mr Montgomery bn , would Hke- l t!> fee a content. Mr J. R. Campbell also thought the , BBflt ehooH be contend, for he was not et° all pl'"e»d"with Mr Montgomery's npepoli (it S nthbrMge. The candidate appeared to h»ve no pr*iif3y,butcarefully self cc ( in favour of a domes'ica' halfholiday. Mr Otn.pbfil , n'timntely movec , .. And Dr Wi'hcrfl RPconHed—'• That stppi he taker to pecurp n good mar. to 'co» , t t> >t 'lie peftt ir'thn irterests of the Oppoi-itim." About an rtjn.il n amber vot-d for and against the reßolu ion the mtjnity, Rbettiring from voting. Mr IS. Soraetville psenyed to ppeik.hnt though he ascended the plc.tform had to" Pt'rs wihotit being heard. Mr W. Gsbbh naked all who ware not in favonr of Mr Campbell , e motion to 'cave the'bal), Kinging cheers wpre given for Mr Montgomery end the Government, which lifted for ft conßider»ble~time. arid the majority rptir-d. - Those who remained di 1 po with the intention of forming n commit*« <o choose a pui'nble cahdidntPti co>rt-Bt the aeat in tfya ot Opposi'inn. Thp.*m.>p.t'ng throughout wns ofderlyi and no ppoaker on M»e Nido nrivuncpd eny reflpon why Mr Montgompry phou'd he oppospd. fnjlowine are the condiiefes for the Oenlerhhnry , peetf : — Aohley—Mes.<ra E. Mprndih nnd~G. Rennar,'Government; Mr H. F. Recce, Onrto'itiin. Kiippoi.—Mr D. EMdo Gov^nment; Mr R» Mnorp, Oopo'i ion* Avon— Mr W. W. Tanner. Govprnrncnf; Mp>"»r=G. Mpl ty>e and G Swenn. OppoßJt'on•; Mr C.-ilinrgpen. nnknown. G W.-Rnssell, Govern*; inert ; Bon. W, IV'UePton , Onpneition-; Ohriofehurol. —'Mesflte tV. W. Coll) i* W-. Cnl'er>, B. M. T»y v rtr and J. A-. .M*r<-*ie\ G v< rome-'t-; Mepare 0. H-. J-» Ben > irk And h . Donnelly, Pit-on; M"si»r.« G. J. Smith, t. X Tnyjoi find B. G. K'l Independent ; Mr \V. T. Par'ride;e, unknown. Ly'fl'nn—Mr J Joyoe, Govprnmen' : Mr W. Jerque?,' Opposition ; Mr S. R. \Vf»»b Independent-. •Eiiesmerp—Mr W. H. Montgomery Govprnnoer't; Mr F. A. Anson.'Oppontion. S«lwyn—Mr A. S'»tjnd-r.j, Goyemment M-.T C.Wapon. Opposition. A«h*>mtin—MePßTß J. McL»rl>l(in ftrir >I. Mf , *K , «r7.!p', Government j Mr 15. G; Wiisjht,•■'Oppopiiioh ; Mr W. S. Mae'in Independpnt Libert; Mr J. W. Sawle Prohibi'i -ni^t. Gerftldine—Mr F. R. Pletaian. Liberal Mr A. B. G. Rhodes. Opposition. Ti«n>ir'i—Mr VV. "H*l! Jonea. G'veinmen* - Mr F.H. Sroitb,Oppnsiion. Waftifci — Mnjir rt'ewarrl, Government D Soih'prland nnd H-, R. P"ker Opposition; Mr C. V. CUrke, Indt■po'ident . Mr An.aon had a most potisfaotory iulerviaw vvi h the SouihbiHge nnd LeestoE electorH on W-flnesday; nno , , n? will be seen by advettnement, addrePß°H meetingf at Southhrirlge, Lakeeide, Tpl Tapn, Akaroa aad LiHle River next wjeek, the exact dates npposring elsewhere. Mr Montgomery notifies that he wi'l apeak in thp Oddfellows'' Hall, Akwoa, on Monday, Lβ Bon's on Wednesday find Pigeon Buy^'on-Thursday next : anJ also reminds t!)b electors that that the -.nemee of those who did not vote in 1893 have bfien atraok off fcne Roll, bu! that names can be inserted on 'the Supplementary Roll op fco the date of theioae of