WAKANUI.

Press, Volume XL, Issue 5885, 24 July 1884, Page 2

WAKANUI.

The interest manifested on Tuesday j evening in the results of the Wakanui and. jgj Ashburton elections maintained a very M high pitch up to a late hour. A large. §| crowd congregated in the streets, and 1 though there was a good deal of party feel- f* ing shown there was no disturbance or any, &< kind. Almoet every one of the crowd* ac W well as casual passers by, were pelted and 1 smothered with bags of Hour, but the Iff larrikin element confined themselves ea« m tirely to the use of these harmless missi'ee. I Aβ the returns from each polling booth W wore made known loud cheers were raised P by the paity who happened to have the *i majority. Mr John Grisrg'e victory for Q Wafeanui is a very popular one. but th«~ 1 result is a great disappointment to Mr § Ivesa' friends, who were sanguine that the W late member for Wakanui would be re-- M elected. The majority for Mr Walker for 8 Ashburton is 17, instead of 18. Out of & ff total of 1759 names on the Wakanui roll m there were 877 votes recorded, being five 1| ; lees than one half. Mr John Grijg polled M 454 and Mr Ivess 400, Mr Grigg thu3 hfi-vinf §§ a majority "f i>4. ||| The official declaration of the poll for the §| Wakanui district was- made at the Aeh- ■ §P burton County Saleyards yesterday. There W" were about 150 electors present, and the* "£~M proceedings were of a very quiet anft H\» orderly nature. g$ The Eeturning Officer (Mr Geo. Jameson). £■,* I read the result of the poll as follows, ana m' declared Mr John Grigg duly elected:— h& Grigg. lvess. pi Ashburton 191 ISO '/'J Rakaia 69 80 {?-\ Wakanui 25 3? V.\ Pendarves 13 29 ("' Hinds 13 35 yy Tinwald GO & : ~ ,Ji Waterton 52 24 r Willowby 28 6 . , 454 400. *V Majority for Mr Grigg, 54. _■ ,'• Mr Maguire polled 2, and there were 31 *£; informal votes recorded. Sf Mr Gbigg briefly thanked the elects* #i for the proud position in which they bag m placed him, and in doing so stated thatht if nrviran meant to Uα KoaAcn, OXkd tSTW'.e ill happy to say he had not been beaten. Hβ ft was all the more pleaeed because he had. §§§ not asked any man for a vote, or how h» M intended to vote. Some, of the electors m who had pledged themselves to vote on thl"'' fp other side had helped him a good deal, and . £§[ while they kept their pledgee as far -' 8s voting, they had nevertheless helped "tO-, §'| bring other voters to the poll for iipk ' m The victory, lie wae pleased tor tay« ouL sfe been a victory of principles, and ho KoaH,, e l9 ■ do his beat t6 merit the confidence of ewrj , v ' ,: m elector in the district. 0 Mr Ivkss also briefly addressed those ■& present, and remarked that he did not t&'i regard the victory as a victory of principles* mm> but one as of men. While he had repfe- Sf sented the district he had always exerted S • himself in the cause of principles, and. ofr endeavored to extend the cause of fp Liberalism in the interest of tho masses, R? and his political records would bear favoj* ® able c mparison with those who b*i M assisted to bring about his defeat, lie felt §© confident that the result of the poUiog fp would not bring his political career to' }■ |h •lose, and that ac no distant date he woojo ||s again find himeelf within thfe walls of tM r<^ House. He was eorry that his paateflow- <'>,< had not been appreciated. He might hM4 |, [ worked for his own good, but he though Qβ t--\ possessed the confidence of the electors*--and had done what he could in. the interest ' of his constituents. No man bad had* ;,. L more difficult fight than he, and hebJl '$■, been cast down br moneyed men and tneif influence. Hβ thanked tho 400 elector* jjs? who had supported him, and also his Com- ||-: mittee, who had worked so disinteresteaiy > Wk in his behalf, and he wished to remark tWBr M if any who promieed him their support Wβ Jj gone over to the other aide, he was higol?- ® pleased that they no longer ranked aa sap* - fl porters of his. /. m> Mr Grigg remarked that he did not itffiff m that any of those who had pledge! tati**, m eelvee to vote for Mr Ivess had voted f*, jg him {Mr Grigg), but tibat they had assistw k Mr Ivzsa continued, and said he shonla ||j, always carry with him pleasing rec<^Tj f^ ? tions of the harmony that had exist?* m> between him and hie constituents, •»»• fc hoped that when the time arrived hie w£ , m cessor would bear away with him M 3 good record as he had done. UewaiWW « that when the electors came to reflect ger Sk would not regard him as harshly ac mB had done on the day of the poll. Heo» ■, m not been for the over-sanguineneee OIW ■ m friends he felt sure that he ouW ,s?!*- If bpen returned by a majority of iro ,n 1 1 '?» ''m 200. As it was, many did not this* * m necessary to leave their work to go *n»J«, ag cord their votes. He yet lived ift bcj» a^ that he would have tho pleasure of »f«» M representing the Wakanui or come o»» F^ constituency in Parliament. n aw Pl A vote of thanks to the Returning OH«* terminated the proceedings. 1-y m, During the afternoon a number ol ew , ■ m tors assembled outside the " Mail Vtg W and gave several rounds of eheera £*£&-■ W$ Ivess. Mr Ivess c«me out and a""* W the assemblage, and thanked I *?*, fc their expressions of sympathy and ' m ; will towards him. I:-