THE COMING ELECTIONS,

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 311, 25 September 1908, Page 7

THE COMING ELECTIONS,

A crowded audience greeted. Mr ; J. E. Fitzgerald, who is contesting the "suburbs seat, in. the schoolroom at ' Maranui last night. Mr. A. B. Clater occupied the chair, l'ho address was "on similar, lines to those already published, and after several questions had been put and--answered satisfactorily by the candidate, a vote of , .thanks and confidence, proposed by Mr. Ei 'Josephs, and seconded by Mr. M. Lane, was carried with acclamation. > • •••• ... .! Mr. J. P. Luke will address, tho. qlcctors at the Parish Hall, Johnsonvillo, at 1 eight o'clock to-night and at—O'Domiell's—Hall, Kilbiruie, on Monday night. , T „ .;. t . Messrs. D. M'Laren and C. H. Chapman, candidates for tho Wellington- East and South seats respectively, .'will speak at the Hall, Adelaide, Road, to-night .at eight o'clock. > I'LL ..I*-'.) ' WANGANUI.'" • ' j (ui telegraph—rttEss"*ASMciiTibN.J Wanganui, September 24. .- The "Chronicle" is authorised to state that Mr. George Hutchison will be a candidate for tho Wanganui _seat'in. opposition to tho Government. i , . , hurunui. ; Christohuroh, September 23. Mr.-' Geo. W. Forbes, of Cheviot, who is contesting' the Hurunui,seat' in ,the Government interest at tho next gfcnoral election, addressod a meeting at Amberley last night. Ho gavo a general support to th<T Government policy and legislation, ;a(lvoijated increased activity in, land-settlement with a view of getting the.nlai'i"with small capital' on tho land and stemming'the'ifev'"of population towards the cities. Ho favoured amendment of tho Arbitration Act, the retention of tho three-fifths majority in licensing polls, liberal encouragement of volunteering, a review of the agreement between tho State and the Bank of-rNqw Zealand, and a trial of tho principle,-of,tho second ballot. Ho was entirely, opposed to tho "gag" clauses in tho'fill! "now beforo the House. 'Mr. Forbes goSUi'favourable'reception, aud a vote of tßtfiiks to him for his address was gassed unanimous Is,