The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, The Morning New and The Echo. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1879.

Auckland Star, Volume X, Issue 2923, 27 August 1879, Page 2

The Evening Star: WITH WHICH ARE INCORPORATED The Evening News, The Morning New and The Echo.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1879.

For the cause that lacks assistance, For the wrong tha needs resistance, For the future in the distaiice, And the good that we can do.

Peessuke of mail and political news to-day compels tlie exclusion of leading matter and the condensation of local intelligence.

It is to "be regretted that the ellbrts to secure an amicable arrangement of the split in connection with the Waitcmata candidature have been obstructed by the injudicious action of ouo or two indiscreet partizaus. While the Central Committee were endeavouring to negotiate au honorable settlement, and were met iv a most conciliatory spirit by Mr Hurst, whose first appearance iii the field and promises of support throughout tho district warranted him in taking up firm ground, one or two of Mr Hurst's rabid personal opponents, who first put Mr Reader Wood in a false position and then aggravated the difficulty by violent attempts to force a decision iv Mr Wood's favour and dictate to the constituency, have created a very strong feeling between the two sections of the electors. The advertisemcut inserted in our columns last night declaring that the Central Committee had adopted Mr Reader Wood as their candidate was, we are informed by Captain McKenzie, Chairman of the Committee, inserted without their authority and against his wish, and was contrary to fact. Mr Stark, a member of Mr Wood's committee, also informs us that he had not the slightest knowledge of the intention to publish such a notice until he saw it in the paper, and it did not meet with his approval. The consequence of the advertisement was that a number of Waitemata electors who support Mr Hurst's candidature met last niyht aud resolved that they would not consent to his acceptance of any other constituency, and they would put him in against all-comers, which, after acareful examination of the roll and the promises of support already received from all parts of the district, they were confident would be easily accomplished. The Central Committee have been engaged to-day endeavouring to " pour oil on the troubled waters;" and remove the irritation naturally caused by au intolerable busybodyism, in which the interests of the party were completely ignored, and instigated principally by the action of one nonentity resident at Devouport. The Central Committee represented to Mr Hurst the unfortunate contretemps caused by a division of the vote in Waitemata, aud agaiu earnestly pressed upon as an obligation to the party and the cause he advocates, to accept nomination for City West, assuring him of their most hearty support. Mr Sheehan and several warm supporters of Sir George Grey having expressed a similar wish, Mr Hurst finally agreed to waive his personal feeling in favour of representing Waitemata and accept the committee's nomination for City West. His address appears in another column this afternoon. The electors will, we are certain, feel highly gratified at this solution of what was an awkward dilemma, and will no doubt unite with the committee, as we very cordially do, in testifying their appreciation of the spirit in which it has been brought about, by returning Mr Hurst for City West with flying colours. The election in Waitemata will now be fought out simply on the question of whether Sir George Grey's Government it deserving of support or not.