AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 146, 22 June 1899, Page 2

AN UNPLEASANT EXPERIENCE

(By Telegraph. —Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, this day

Mr Earnshaw attempted to address a public meeting last night on political questions, but after striving against continual clamour and interruptions for over two hours he gave up the struggle and retired, with his speech only half delivered. He announced his intention of standing for the city, notwithstanding the opposition shown.

Mr Earnshaw's meeting last night establishes a record for rowdiness. Towards the close of his speech he fiercely denounced the labour organisations, whom he accused of packing the meeting, stigmatising tlhem as "cowards." As a specimen of vituperation Mr Earnshaw's language was even more violent than the tone of the meeting itself. The real secret of the bitter hostility shown towards Mr Earnshaw last night is the fact that afterthe poll was announced at tihelnst general elections in Dunedin Mr Earnshaw being among the defeated candidates, he contemptuously flipped his fingers at the crowd and gave them some advice they were not likely to, take. Voters in these days have good memories. His prospects of being elected for Wellington are about one in a thousand.