(By. Telegraph—Own Correspondent;)

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 162, 11 July 1899, Page 5

(By. Telegraph—Own Correspondent;)

The morning joumai, commentfaja on Mr Hutcheson's meeting last,nightjj points out that the bye^election is, nos" connected With tlhe "marine charges, but concerns a question of feajty to pledges betwen him and, his constituents, and that; -wishing to .set 'himself right; be should have resigned before voting, having promised thenhe would 'ridfe^-~t_f .'_ift:''BOri^_t'::'Te^-: election, record his vote against tha Seddon Ministry. Mr Hutcheson, th« "Times" says, broke his; pledge ari<s violated!principle and precedent;byfirst recording a hostile vote arid then resigning his seat in order to do, the •maximum of injury to the :_jiber_l party. His warm eulogiums of the Opposition'for their Liberal principles and tbe stigmatising of some Ministerialists as Tories shows- a tendency) of his sympathies to: go with the Opposition, into whose hands !he hacommitted'* himself. The real question for the electors is whether they; approve of his change of front,. Mr Hnteheedri's -meeting _ esolvecl itself practically into a burlesque. He gave the following loose definition* * of the party he intends if elected to work with: '''I- has been said J am, going to ally myself with tins, (party, or that party, butt*he onlyipjan^y^shall ally myself with is a sworn |td kill.,parties. In *otheW word's, he will continueito sit on.jther Left Wing rail. He declared himsela staunch/believer in the RefereridumHaving finished his speech he subsided: amidst groans and applause. A motion of confidence wis read .amidst violent disorder; An amendment waa proposed and ruled out of order by, a partisan chairman beforo the "motion was carried. ;