THE LYTTELTON CAMPAIGN

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21506, 22 June 1935, Page 15

THE LYTTELTON CAMPAIGN

MR MCCOMBS WILL COME

SOUTH NEXT WEEK

CANDIDATES' PLANS

The two candidates already announced to contest the Lyttelton byelection are expected to start their respective campaigns early in July, probably on July 2. They will have at least three weeks in which to make their appeal to the electors. Mr T. H. McCombs, the Labour party candidate, who recently took up an appointment at the Seddon Memorial College, has been granted several weeks' leave of absence, after consultation with the college board and the Education Department, and will come down to the electorate next week. Mr F. Langstone, M.P., the Labour party's organiser for the by-election, will remain in Christchurch until after the election, and has his arrangements well forward for opening the campaign, in which Labour leaders will all take a prominent part. The Government candidate, Mr M. E. Lyons, said yesterday that he expected to be able to start his campaign in the first few days in July. He did not nropose to invite outside speakers to assist him in his candidature, preferring to put his case personally before the electors. So far no notice of the issue of the writ for the by-election has been received in Christchurch, but it is expected at any time. The issue of the writ is followed by the closing of the roll for the poll, and immediately the date is notified for the closing of nominations and the date of the poll. LABOUR CANDIDATE FOR WAIRAU OTHER LIKELY ASPIRANTS (PMSBB ASSOCIATIOB TH.EOBA.M.* BLENHEIM, June 21. The National,. Executive of the Labour party has officially approved the nomination of Mr Edwin Purcell Meachen as the Labour candidate for the Wairau seat at the general election. Mr Meachen contested the seat against Mr E. F. Healy, the sitting member, at the last election. The other candidates are expected to include Mr Healy (Government), Mr J. Anderson Reilly, of Seddon (Independent). Mr Mark W. Grace, of Nelson (Independent), and possibly Mrj W. J. Girling, a former Reform mem-1 ber. I

NEW PLYMOUTH SEAT CPBBSS' ASSOCIATION TELEGRAJi.J NEW PLYMOUTH, June 21. Mr J. Roberts, of Wellington, has withdrawn from the contest lor the New Plymouth seat at the general election. He had been nominated as the official Labour candidate. There is a probability that Mr W. A. Thomas, a farmer of Oakura, will become the Labour candidate.