ELECTIONEERING AT WELLINGTON.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12365, 2 December 1905, Page 11

ELECTIONEERING AT WELLINGTON.

DOINGS OF THE CANDIDATES,

OPPOSITION PROSPECTS.

{trrciAis to "the priss.") ! WELLINGTON, December 1. Electioneering its becoming quite theatrical in these parte. The other day we iiai a box plan for reserved esate at a political meeting, and every seat waa j taken .-it eig.itcvn p,n:e e::ch. Jfouqmta Ito candidates are now as plentiful as floral offerings to prima donnas, in each case no doubt occasionally jia.d for by " the management." Whilo at th« Promier'e opening meeting we nad. appropriately enough, tinkling brase and Hounding cymbal from an orchestra, the latest pLiao of theatrical display is the decoration of halls. At hilveretrcam last evening, Mr T. M.. Wiliord I in a fern-decora ted ban n. large attendance of ckctors, who aceotded him, amidot chocr.s, a vote of tlianke and confidence. Tho Hon. Thos. Hislop thinks there is risk ni xNen- Zealand ol the Premier exclaiming: 'Nov.- Zealand! Jin .New /(viland! -, Mr Hislop m\d he knew from pergonal oxper.euca that a period i out of ©face broadened oiic'h views, and pay« oik, a better peisp;<ctiv<». Hie pm-ent Government had boon Uj*ervuig ir:attors too long fiom tie ono Ktaiulpoiiit. If, for instance, tlio present Promior ivas Mayor of this city, he would not i»; go:ng about saying there was no poverty iv this country, and that everything vas colour de ro.so. There wan. «* « matter of factj i coiwiderabe niimk-r of people in V»ellitigton who would bo reduced to a precarious state of tfxihtenca by any change i<2 our prevent conditions. " , Hie Xor.h Mam\ was reprpsented in the la«t Parliament by Twentyone Governmont supporterri and wvcnt€?n This year •no tables are likely to bo tiirnwl. Mr lJuthio, r.poakiiif: laet *nid his conviction was that the Premier knew very well that thn Onpceition would ho returned very much ptionger in numbers. (Anulaiise). He mii.st recoFloct a up thnt tj»o New T.JJwralfi (whi'c they <i!d not agroa with Them in nil things) wore anstmtfi for purer Government. i|ie opinion wn>s that a corrupt and in-ofhri-nt Government, «?iicTi as now *xi te ?ri-T 'l ot cont ' i (?" f, '!- Mpnlaww).' Uhilfl lie did not think that the Onpraition lvoiikl have an independent I'Mjonty, ho did not tHink thpy would ha far short of it There were men on both sides of the Hou«o wlio were K fck of tho cmuliticii of thin-M, c.nd if they favr ; that Ihw e was a ehanoe of tho or>positiion coming i n l o jrower the Onwould receive an nrr(»s«ifNn w"hHi would give them a majority. He knew personal communications tint twwv of 1 he/jsjvnnimont supporters wishwJ I ho Opposition .success, so they might rwcupv a more indenMir-'ent po-itim in 1 if» Tlio issue was hntwecn clMn Government and Tammanvi"in and it was for the pc>on!e to cwn«idcr whcnior the pres-nt Government h<id iiot hor.n so Imp; in offieo thnt it was' urmo«.!!)l P in KO t licnest Goveninient without making a change. and , pro'onrrod applnu«-e.) j "If^ you ane n.s +ho mwnner ! for \ Central, oiul State control rf +.?,« !iq,,or (Tii~ c be in i the statute hook, woukl you support a ! motion to Trnke Mr StvWon Inrd chief ■ ptif.br" n of Now This was. ono of 11] c> o,l'o.stioTUs handerl to Mr i at his meeting at St. Peter's gchoolrrojn. ) rnnJ 1 ' 0 P r° is crinK f ° linvp Pr«y>to.'l -jOOIJ onmfortablp five-ioonw] • fer workors. It's a -.Worioirs tiling fhafc ' ar\ olooticn comes sometimes, lrccausp thrn wo pet soii'c fancy pictures nut Tilt]' 0 m "~ Mr D »tliie at tho Mifdnn ,-^f, I .' O , R."et'.ti thinlfs the «!ootors of Uclijnrrton CVnfral -honkl reward hi-n by plncinK him nt tho' top of fho roll • next Wednesday, because he has boon I twico bfMiten. Mr o'Re.gnn's line of nrgiiment may be fiirtJior etrengtjiened on Wednesday next. j