ELECTION NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 1420, 14 July 1884, Page 2

ELECTION NOTES.

Aiidkf.ssks To-nioht.—Sir George Grey is to give an address at Otahuhu. to-night on "Tho Present Political Crisis." Mr S. T. George delivers his first address to the I'ai-nell electors in the Parnell Hall to-night, and Mr Atkin speaks this evening in tho old district school-room, Mount Eden Road. Mr O'Neill, another candidate for Eden, addresses the electors in St. Sepulchre's School-rcom to-night at 3 o'clock. Major Jackson, who is a candidate for Yv'aipa electorate, makes his first public speech tonight at Hamilton. City North.—"An Elector" write.-: "Could you inform me as to whether Mr Thompson is going to contest City North in the Grey interest or not; and if either of the candidates are going to address the electors before nomination day '.' "—[ln reply to these question.-! «'c have to say : firstly, that Mr Thompson has not taken us into his confidence, and that v. c cannot say in what interest he is standing ; and (secondly) Mr New man announces a meeting in the Temperance Hall tomorrow (Tue-day) evening. Mr Thompson has neither an-uoiinie.-d his \iews, nor promised to do so as yet.] City West.—On Saturday night a meeting of Mr Dargaville's supporters was held, when a committee of oO members, chiefly composed of working men, was appointed to work on behalf of Mr Dargaville.

I'Mi.N'Kbb. —For the information of electors and others, Mr Moss lias, left a copy of the now electoral roll I'm- this district at tho shop of Mr Thornton, news agent, Newmarket. Mr Richard Fitzgerald, the burlesque candidate for this seat, is to address the •-■lectors in the Parnoll Hall on Wednesday evening at 7.3". A meeting of Mr -1. A. Tole's election committee is, announced to be held this evening at tho Eden Vine Hall. The candidate will address his constituents tomorrow evening. Franklin North. — A well attended meeting was held in the school-house, VVoodsidc, on Thursday evening for the purpose of hearing Major Harris on political matters, past, present, and future. T. Clow, Esq., was in the chair. Major Harris explained his political deeds as being very different from the misleading reports so industriously circulated. He had acted for the best interests of the colony, and thought tho electors would, upon a calm review of matters, decide that lie still retained their confidence. The meeting was well conducted, and gave the Major an attentive ho-ring. W. It. Brown, Esq., proposed, and Goodwin Smith, Esq., seconded, a -vote of think- for past services and continued conlidence in him as member for Franklin, which was carried item <:ou.

Western Maori Election.—At a meeting of Hauraki and Ohineniuri natives, held at Shortland on Saturday, it was unanimously resolved to support the candidature of llamiora Munagakahia for the Western Maori electorate.