THE LATE ELECTION.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 9841, 15 February 1896, Page 5

THE LATE ELECTION.

TO THE EDITOR 07 THE PRESS. Sir,—-According to the smiling; looks after the day of the election the majority of the voters were well pleased with the return of Mr C. Lewis, a gentleman who l?a> won friends every day since his first address, Bub notwithstanding his manly and courteous manner, I am under the impression that he has in a great measure got the Premier to thank for his present position, When the Hon. Richard took it upon himself to come and tell bis very intelligent audience whom they should vote for, many like myself were not taking any, and some put their backs up and said, " No, sir, we will.see.you blanked first !" and some breathed a stronger adjeotive. Probably a thousand turned from T.E.T. to •' R.M.T. and thus allowed a better, man to . get in. If Mr 0. Lewis has got a brother a« good a man as himself, he a: very good show at the next election if he likes to stand for Riccarton; and if he has got a cousin as good as himself he ought to beat Mr W. W. Collins. s This election will be an objeot lesßon to tho rest of the colony, and will teaoh shams and impostors: that crooked running will not be tolerated.—Youre, &c., Ruse Cont_ie Rusb. TO THE EDITOR OS THE PRESS. Sir,-—Let mc congratulate Mr Lewi* on . being returned for Parliament, and 1 tru.t he, will not fail to return his beet thanks to 'his friends of the'Liberal'Ministry who aiirao to his aid, aud especially" to the '.Lytttlton Times, which has- for -bug been doing its best to pave the way for his victory. After the exposure of its inconsistencies by "The Bohemian" and T.E. Taylor the position of, the unliappy editor strongly reminded the of a cat that still continues to fighi. on tffc biok after being upturned,—-Yourn, &0.,' ' Any Elector.