ELECTION CANDIDATES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 173, 24 July 1928, Page 8

ELECTION CANDIDATES.

EDEN ELECTORATE

MR. L. A. RHODES DECLINES

Regret tEat he could not conte-t the Eden seat at the general election was expressed by Mi. L. A. Rhodes, Mayor of Mount Albert, yesterday. Mr. Rhodes was recently asked by a deputation that he should stand in the Reform interests. In declining the request of the deputation he said he hoped to be able to con-te-t a -eat on a future occasion.

HAURAKI.

SELECTION OF REFORMER. The Reform party candidate for the j Hauraki seat at the general election will : be selected at a conference of delegates; which will be held in the Public Hall.| Mercer, on August 10. Representatives; from all parts of the electorate will be j present. Meetings to choose delegates! will be held at the Mangatawhiri Public! Hall to-morrow afternoon, and in the' Pokeno Hall to-morrow evening, followe 1 by meetings at Te Kauwhata. M'l'-t. Waitakaruru and Ngatea. UNITED PARTY. i i PROVINCIAL ORGANISATION. ] i Mr. 0. Moller. provincial organiser of j the United Political party, has returned i to Auckland after a visit to the Thames. ! Tauranga and Raglan electorates. Mr. j Moller inter.viewed a number of candi- - dates and al-o made arrangements for the \ formation of organisations in the elec- : torates. He states that five candidates j in the Tauranga and two in the Thames j electorate are being considered, and a j selection will be made at an earlv date. A candidate for Raglan has been chosen | to take the place of Mr. Smith, who ; has been compelled to retire owing to illness in his family. The candidate's : name has been sent to the Dominion ! executive at Wellington for appro*, al. STRATFORD. MR. J. B. HINE WITHDRAWS. \ STRATFORD, this day. Following the decision of Mr. E. Walter, M.P. for Stratford, to stand for reelection. Mr. J. B. Hine. a former member. who consented to nomination on the understanding that Mr. Walter did not stand, has decided to withdraw his nom- ! ination. ; PORT CHALMERS SEAT. MR. J. McC'. DICKSON RETIRING. (Br Te:e?raph.—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Monday. Mr. J. McC. Dickson, who has represented Chalmers since 1914, has inti-! mated that he will not seek re-election at the general election. At the request of a number of electors in various parts of the Chalmers electorate Mr. A. E. Ansell has con- | sented to be a candidate for this seat i in the Reform interests.