THE COMING ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 194, 11 May 1908, Page 6

THE COMING ELECTIONS.

|,' • '. ',v-' (DT TELEGK\rn.—SPECIAL COREESrONDENT.) t * Ghristchurchj May 9.' The Ashburton ' correspondent of the ; " Press," after'a conversation: with Mr.v'W. Maslin at Geraldine, states that Mr.lMaslin has definitely decitletl, •' Wider ; any 'circum- . stances, to contest the Ashburton seat in the .Opposition interest."at the general' election.' Mr. 11, Davis (tho Mayor of, Ashburton) and Mr. Flatinan (the . present' member for Geraldino) havo announced themselves'as certain candidates in the Government, interest,, anil Mr. J., D. Gobbe has been selected by the Ashburton branch of the Political Labour, League, but.' beyond .this; no" definite public . announcement lias been made of his'intention' to contest the seat. The name, of, a fifth prbbablo candidate is being freely mentioned. ' - (BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS .ASSOCIATION.) Dunodin, May 9. It is stated that the Lawrence branch of tho ■ Liberal and Labour Federation has selected Mr. A. W. t Tyndall, teacher at Biue Spur, as"tho Ministerial candidate for the Tuapeka seat. Mr. Horace Bastings; who sat as goldfiolds member, iri the eighties, : was asked to' stand,' but declined nomina-:-. tion. The Organising Secretary of th<i Liberal • and Labour Federation his ■ arrived ',: at Alexandra,'.ivrith a view of bringing stent nn agreement between the various' mpirenti. It is stated. tl;afc, providing th« LfWal nominee. »' outsider, he >wiV ;1» Supported,' as the other candidates Trfll.W induced to withdraw in favour of tho one chosen. • Auckland, May 9. '< Mr. \V. J. Napier will contest Waitomata against the sitting, member, Mr. : ,E.-; W. Alison.