ELECTION NOTES.
THE WELLINGTON SEAT
I WELLINGTON, this day. j Nominations for the Wellington Election are fixed for the ISth, and polling for the 25th. j Mr Kirk, Mayor of I'etone, was I asked to stand in the Government in- ■ terest, but declined, preferring to conI test the Suburbs seat at the general election. The Liberal and Labour Federation League has decided not to ta_ke any part in the forthcoming bye-election. I The Government have decided to abstain from taking any part in the election. DUNEDIN. this day. At a special meeting of the Workers' Political Committee the nominations of J. A. Millar, D. Thomson, and J_ P. Arnold were accepted for the city. These names will be sent to the unions to ballot for the selection of two candidates. The third will be selected by the Liberal and Labour Association. A. Morrison was finally selected as the Committee's candidate for Caversham.
C. Samson, ex-Chairman of the Taieri County Council, will contest the Taieri seat, at the general elections.
Mr J. J. Ramsay has tlefiuitely decided that he will not be a candidate for Tuapeka at the general election.
Mr McLeod addressed a meeting of electors at Dargaville la.st night aud was accorded a vote of confidence.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 160, 8 July 1899, Page 5
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