RANGITIKEI SEAT.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 615, 18 September 1909, Page 10

RANGITIKEI SEAT.

te'|S^V:A tHi;sEcoNfi:.b/\li.ot;,campa!gn, ; v; : j tekS!;>' :;'y : .;;■:?:;:;V:' ; .V,;• HM"M^fVlM^>'SppteTOhpr 17, O' j p'U.i- '=,'•■ . rothrii— th£t:ifrony.:.Hajes e Jt^gJ : "; i'f r fiM J°lS*9!l "&■»?-!!=??, '■■$".'■'*, / !*rtey.''';viriqrjjjng , .:;^ls: offl(-ia};lifiii. ttf'rjde was very ;-ro\igh: it-is; pro? .1 £p : |&ybib"e'hp' 'jost hjsway.wd had'tq ' £p/'li; '.?'y?£ n !(jMi'"'-T.l\e following : ia' the firini' reauit; ' iliiiifti*!!' |#V i -'' : ' , -"^fe''y^'^V-. ; t3>^ :; H v / ; Hv'' 3 ■■■■>.';»■■ '- (^<.:■. Hater TtacK ;.i s f-'}:-\-".'':■■•:;■.-. ■ w-':■•:■;: .':•': .•■'■-,■•■•• .——-—■ .'■■-..+ .—», I |i?-?>'::;-::.:: , ff^ ul i':.toW'!,'2;?'3i0S.-lJS;?i* "i OQ3-: '1055 ii |:-A; ; ;(-VV : : ; :>'ii;' -.':■ .*' :*..■=; t tei;^ A.? ,^":: THE / -SECQNp.\BAiioT.r '■^■M- : - c pw I V/H> recount as repirq'd d c-S'.-fi/.'.-.-"^-W iheyAct! will > be- couiinopccd this,, evening at • u W- : 'i'--ik ii\i&M<tii\e.~'';~£fi'. fmyvo'tirig 7 p'aiwrs "will- be' i" fe%wC:7f'effi^^;Ainttf B d i :-biiilbt-be»'-ana*itfter<-'h»yi>ig o ; n s.-fivji'v-':-' beenishakenjupitWill beaßimb'eifoijUfram oneiup?. P prior, tq "the- official count. 'Then■ will ?! i> ':;■/'■ folljV a scrutiny of the roll to ascertain whe- 'J V^?V: ■'.'.the*?there has' been: any .dual voting.'..When- 5 jiK i <:V r ha'va beon attended 5 |v^jV>;:^V : to : the balldt':pa.per3 fovnoxt , Thursday's Fallot * f\liV : S:; : ''willipe printed and circulated among the-vari- ' fi"v : i ; J : ;Vi;bo : -the sanie as qn the occasion of,-< Thursday's. ?..; ; v-i;:'. f | fe; v S; Interviewed ,eoid that .'j r-:^' : f'" i '-he-' ;, hi3-idofihitQly-. : aecideiV/to.. , be- a' candidate f] : ;:S- - : ;at !«PW; J f.v t!us occasion was, ■ he' said," enough prepare- , i ?:: ; i: : , : - : ;p*:'tion.'vlf:' , he} , gpt plenty!' of ..trauiiuK prior to v |,:v- : : '.■!::■■••.'.the-i.ASrt-contest he. , would ! passr .the. post-n't ffiKvV"winher-;hard held by several In.regard P £■■;,:•;!'.7S'-.to; thjveleotion;:he would , like to say that pro- : I [.■/'--■.■'..'> bably; ; no cleaner,contest hadover taken..place >i £¥ : -Z ~ ;■* 'dm'entlib'ha , d i 'tq' mako' ho , found hard "to'inako a p P'-'i jtersbnnj- friend of. his/own—Mr. Hpckbv. g fh'H'ii lt : h(«l,;ihpi cOhtiriuodj been" arranged-.prior.-to' t q '%.':/-?.;.V','Qover-jintfiit interest : that whichever': of.jthem J .o ?i-'iV : v.J.!!. ; 'gqt - isfev l^heVßec6nd^boUot v shqeld.vT»ceive'"the. h ;;V '' v A-'iitnitedlsuppqr.t ;b{' the other?; -In .accordance , , h tw-'i ;t';': with l'.tiwk .atrangement he'intended 'not bnly % to , '.& ti.;?.'; , ;- • ■ Tpte -fpt-Mr. : Smith,'but to "support his..candi- ti pZJi: '? .dahiT9' i < his-ability./ Thbiflgurjes ti U'fif-i i-. ;Bhowecl ■ that, the 'seat ■ was ' a iGbvcrnment one;; •\i IVi'ivj;liV'JnndittSrtho party-.Totofwas splid., it ; wns ; BUre. ! w fc&Sft :'?&! bpVretftined.' , 'a3Vsuch, , :' jTb, ■ j( fe : :j.;!i ..'at'tSqfWay.in -which'ho'had ,, "■bpen ; ' ; reqeiVed - p hK' ; vi- ; ; cominK out 03 - ho. did at.tha'last -:fc h : Wio■.TfhoTeye'f : hb'had. : appeared. "Next Thurs- ,■„ pty'Ml^i -vrpu),d be -.between' ;• party . and. a :<■;';>■ : ! : K'u ;i : fel k^ ; ;^ : Vif CP N F iiJ E N Tii ']-■;■;/: '!; ||S) ; lW ; SES?NI);BAitC)tS) '! pe>S'?f -ballot/; iHocidy',, -f &!.';J;>:j-.fßpeaKiii'g' ;.at s;MangawpKav s to;uighti l ;?sai4.i;,that! /*' |tt?/t^ L T!:''he::Mb<cbn'ndentv';nilter / lfi9&%S'heat:| i b^.''sucn , v!aswbsM that: he , ;» wooldyflttain;α-sirailftr , : resulti next:Thursday, .'JJ j.;:;v;A. :^v:The:tcampiignyhad,V|hh..cohtini UCd,' :beqn-'ilySry -P ;l P$?:A rfpprienced';;i«' higVlito-' -the result' -,q ; ia i &,»;':;■ j'i'-thq /.seobiid . ballqt'-'was ■ nbwi.necessarily' , much tj [ : fe?v:^-D^iiiitii^^pplb>^niinu3 l -b , i»t&jfM«e'was>boing;irecly-;canyass«a. , . , ,Pett' ' he; had always .bcenr-against the-piilP' 7* s':V.s;yift.\rfiple\®p;had ; yiway3'been : a;principle with.thb. i S^Si : 'anj , pii6^W9JV''> o: 9 |i Qtest,f»p\mat- '•'} S^fe'S^-'wr ; .hpw,;small {Xtiv Wargin; , yf! yas-'^ill. a ', ':{. |ffi>;ss)^ , :yi^tqrfev^-::had !, '(Jways,-:{av6ured"-'a' ; : , barb : J |i<i'>-'"i>BiajorJty l ;iri' ! c''nnectipu,..with' political/contests; * fe-''j*s? ! N' A -, ln Ai» would. ndt ;inake ;anJ:,-vJ)etter. ■Oγ-worgft,; , |yS.yf.:V^a:repje^aiative..becaW^ P : ?jJJfcV,' , .; v; absolnt^ : |najprify:bf;votes,''He,; , for. one,.e'er-' T f Hf'tainlylfhbJightJthatiroinbriticsiwere , entitled -'.to - wigW} fome i% m y-i:-p ; y,:.b"p^consistent ri acicprding'.• to 'the i principle of , F^'""S ?:^°?"^: 'P i Jo^'^'^^^hMd".lJS, i required' f ki .; W oll ; a J the r -i;ame3^bn,-vth>:ri)]l^, 5 «nd , anless ; :Parliaalent J iJaai v Spinf! < 'to''flialfo :; it , f p" i-M-. , . : ;,a;penalipffettcaSfor'men and 'wbnlon to ijeßlect " ,t( >^:vototiaftd !thatj 'f K;^jSl. : attained. ° te«:«E;,'Then,^in. v he::Qbjected. td/.thelextta *xpenso. Ki-5, ■■■ '• >'! .entailed;) not > only ■on tho .'country; • but : ;bn sthe- .' V f. it meant<a;seripns •to hftve J 1 KP'-y^V^ '- I?! 6 '*' o :<l»ys'.^worfc ; in:' especially. % $&#&!■;'& tyis) jwrjodiPf' the year.' jf ,■* !; ; Wi!" ,not e ; de- : -ff ajchom«i*hicli':wbuld,::e^ur!)-ha" l dbspkte t •V j'?i : ': ; ;. : ufmajorjty,',:and.at;the , samoytime savq the-ex- " );3 ,;^S second ■.ballot^,jTi;b'';oxtra?yireck;s' ;tl && ! ;»; S con Jf st WinH,; however,: gtvevhiDriurlKSr - « Sr-■•-■i' ; i? : PortunitK:of, ?omg:am'onsr .'his'iutiiro , Cdhstntu^' ; " g,: : r;,:;fl:;>v ; fe- Jff ,-L', merit •ttndi % mutu«l;,interests,'i,and.fa'bovo 'all;' ■» m^ :• i f,-^';f:v ;for 1 i:;i- 1 ;.; i :yvX;i-^:;i-L::t^£.. ; ..:_x-;;.L:., -li When wofdSreSeU'SiiliaW'last iiicht ffiSf' '^ f 1 Kf.;<■^K^•^^Bo^nda::Jf■■From^plltcβ■■: : toApiac'd*'Kβ^ShWa^^ieii i l^fi-j-K , ShoiUder./high,::and;'ultimately»h(iywss'vgiven' ■ p#^y : i:: a :;.Mr/Smith 'i c;;- it was the.;proudest , moment of his. Hie'- U tS:/ft''& U-Q '.quite"realised;that- he iwas';entitled ; x>nly ; fesjilivi-Vto^a.-small.fsharofof ■'■.the;'.'victory, which ; : S'sSSW.'.?'"^' ,1 l V r-hoonvoblttinod. , '.: : In.;■ , ■.'-.■ h o; fc .'■ t/SSfKy' : who:hadsCbmb; t". : record ; itheir'.'votes ; 1 pollirig , * g:'4-' , '}''; ; booU3..uumbers;..ofLhis.:formi!r.iSiip'poi. ; ters..who: ,<> f?. ; i : r;V j >> ; had"jtist-.;lately;removed^from/.tlip:district to si Wfii& v v ,?f -far. ; Jis Ohauune JltacJ Talimanuiui,: yrho-had , p p- : jVr-V,^-''-ijssia^4.'to'!sepnre\:votD*- u oii';Wß./bbhßlfi i, 'and / t6' v» j;?..i| , oJ , i , j;'vConvey.;:Votersi',t6.-5the;p011.:.,.Ho r .was • deeply ,j &;?*;4>V^thankful,:;,.;VJlo^had•■■already , 'received -'messages ti fe!^X v \i s*:'*;v ; •■■' ; intptes^cbnSta;tul^tiiigt;htiiO'?fc' hjS,' SuccessV! si g::;;i,: : ; ':•;■;■ itr.SinithVimp're'ss.ed'.on hjs'liearera .tho .neces- a !'#); ■X^ '.sityi df■' ! Su)t'rolaSngVthetr'enbrgies on' hisf ■'be-■'li j,-;.v;:,v;- : ',:half. .olcctiph,',ho.'fpiitinued,.'really re- & S' J''';--':';; .' Bokedjitsclf MiritoVtt' Vptp. ppconfidenca, e \ s'v J'- - : .:?,V< ifelt,: siire;that'.all-- tlmt''-was , ■necessary, lipw • to, n c t^;-i?X' ; r^^6f/thef^tfna';6ffprt- i ih^l;>hdd r 'i»l < rpady/"bceii"-pqt" fc vi'i:?-^':'-forward in;tho-:' J Libcratt;c f:v/i';i' ; '?: ; Th6 t t • ',':•"•!':*^u.'.full- intention of s adhering'-to-'tho•arfangcraent' f■?;£:■•:'• V ; ".to;assist.the'Govbriiiiiciit.'candidate'who reached- ■ ( f-'.'SV:/- :•• the; second' ballot..-yFurthcr'-thatt , . that,'- , they j had: deqlaredi'thoir; intention', of. r working'even' j'^vf-v-'K'-.'»nor*^vigorously-:th:m'they.;did, , .'on/'.their.-:own ( i^-fi^r;-; , behalf .':to.secureyhiß i Totarn.',\'.(4pplaus<'.) '::■-•- ] ■'Interviewed' ; at.Huntorville:this morning,. Mr.' ] $<■$]■/'&. : SteithVßoid start that ] f-.Vi-'i ; ; v'.it' was'gbing 'to:bo a hardM)attle, because j }:.'■..'*;' "•- '■'■'■■ thera'werd so- many .Worthy, candidates-'of whom' \ •f>vv;^;fU ahy ; :prbud.' For \ (J&v i ?" : >- , ;:*the ,; first, ballot under ; thpAcircumstances tho ] recordeddir : \his,- favour: camo:;just.about i £;;'■!:?•">■■ ;'v : .-:"Tfhat: he -.expocted. 'Ho Shad, .suffered in some ' {iiSy'jV;".■;.?.bf'vth'e'::places; ; which'he was ; uhablo to visit.; i jS ; >;'> : ' .;> o'ln Ms opinion, .the rcsult-boroout tho strength ] fl'fi'&Vvot the -respective political ■■parties. ,, .' Tho Opposi- i ■!' ■■■■'■ ~.tibn had .•' organised wonderfully , well) i W: --S) - ; no '. effort ;;aliparcntly ; :haying':beeri spared ■by i : ;V;''-y-; : ,them .in.thßf;direption.. 'As there ,was a'Got-' l ff: ernmpnt-maiprity:; of •1100 ivotes .on :the' first n V-y'>: ! ry'V\ ballot, -; ho tliought-he niust-win'handsomely; i •Wio;,k';' yyrfhd :he'-w-onld.venture. "thelopinion that llr. i i<? :wquld-;nbtibe :ablo' to make up : much i <-' : : : ■ Vgronhd/. In conclusion, added that ] tr.-rj V'ho.;')vas confident ..that ■ tho ; gobd fooling ; that f'',■,::«: V-ntta >?)■?««! during the. campaign would con- ' '." :.',': T, ':y..tinno, and '.that the -'election would bo fought ■ js^rictlyvparty ; :linos.v =.:- ; . ; '■' -y:- '< -i

> THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION. f INTENDS TO DO SOME PLATFORIT WORE. , ' I)uring tho courso of conversation with mo to-dny, Mr. W.'J?. Hassoy, Leader of, the , Opposition, said that as'far as he could moke *' out tho result was still a -very opon question. ' ' Mr, Hockly had a lead "of appioximatoly 500 i votes, but it nas only , to bo expected that I- that load would ho redtued at the second ' ballot, A(r. Smith wbuld haVo somo of | tbo support of the other candidates. Local > and personal * considerations had, up to tho , present, so largely .entered into the election f 4 that it was qmte impossible to definitely piedict what would bo ,tho final result. Mr. 1100111/8 supporters were- very confident that i ho would bo returned by -a comfoitablo majority. Of s co_urse> tbey-knew &, great deal moro about tho position -tnan-a stranger-liko iimeei/. I

'Do you intend to go on tho platform on his behalf ?" I: asked. ■- ••. ) , / : In;reply, Jtr.Hassey said: "Yes, I proposo to do somo platform work'now I am hero. I nin going to do so for two reasons. -In the fir.st place,- a great deal moro..,.than tho - usual amount of misreprcspntatioii 'has bcon • going qn both with regard to llr. Hcckly and the (papty to.which;hp belongs, und oven ip regard to myself,Vnnd I feel I am in duty bound tq put tho position from our point of: vioff in ,fibmq.Vof ..tluJ- lßrgost ;; centres. pf : tho' ''electorate. : I'hon, again, »n attempt is bohig uiudo to - -cornbino;:tho forces of .tho: other candidates against Mr.' Hppkly, which notion is, I con- ! sidqr, decidedly Hnfnir and lm-British, nnd I i propose "to 'assist to crjuallse matters as fur as i possible." '. - .■■'. .'■: .y .:, •■-•■•;•-• .-. ~vVste(U where^he-intendwi: •'to deliver adho would speak at Utiku to-morrq«r ovening, at Manguweka oi( ] Monday evening with Mr. Hqpldyi nt Tuihapb' , qn Tiicsday, and on Wcdncs/lay nt lluntei'viHe, .1 -.:.. ■'" '..;■'■,■■'.'■' ' :; ' "■-. '•'.'.• ';•'-' ■' . ■■■' ■"' ( ■,; : y;MR,;HOQKI.r;AT MANQAWEKA. , } ■./■.yTV , ''.;A,'.VIQOHOUS"-ADPB^SS,--'- , . . ■ ' " Beforo a large. and enthusiastic audience, f Mr.r;Hocklj-, , .tho,Eefprni party candidate, re- | Sumed'fiie cftpipaigu at Mangaweka last night. ] Dr. Turnbiill occupied -tie choir.'-. Jfr, Hockly, 0 iii tha'cßurser'.pf his/repiarks, "said he wished \ the; contest pad frpm'thq'ontsetbeen a straight- j out'.' fight v-'-.botwoenV thi Government and the t i Opposition. He had,.ho continued, looked , for- ( ward, to ;ts resolving itself at tho second hal- i lot'.to ?ui;h a battle;; but could it now be con- c s'idefed a .'party: fightf :JIrU Smith to-day T deqlarcd himself a: supporter "of , the Govpru- s inent,: but. how; long "would ho continue to be c position? ' Iα- the short rSpac.o ofyJ2 j Sir. Smith.hod completely.revised his position. ..(Ilear,.-hearj If a wan onoe did 0 suoh T a tjiing,- wha't guarantee had the electors j thatihb'would nqt dq it againj l • Mr. Hpqkly t \rent on to say that the eleotors q{ Hangitikei : . hqd' a Serious-re'sponsibility: cast; upon them. 0 Jt' .-hnd.yoftin been • said that the .peoplo-:got s just the quality pf Government they, deserved, v and'in a dempcnitip Government, such as this, „ that' was" true. , -Tho Government .was tholout. J pbnip'of the'class of mon'-whq.were sent to „ jparliament, and that was a matter that-was f in'the hands "of the people. ■ The defeat the ; .Government candidate' on. this; occasion would j provide a needed tonic, and act as a spur, to a J tired and jaded horse. ' Nothing madoy'fbr ; good government .so', much sas -a' , {• tion.Hb had beontaunted'that if the Oppo- ~ sition 'returned to power, wages would fall, i That, as a matter .of fact, they had once been i 3s;, Ci).;- per day. twei)^ , -,years; ago,' when ,tho -' Conservatives [ w«rq: in oilico. :At that': time ■;■ there : was acute depression, owing, to the-low ■> prices.'ruling*fpr the staple products of "■ the Dpihinion., , The conditions,existing at the time . were no more diio to tho "actions of the' party |j Whojwero in: : power..than the-boomi some, time jdgb wiss 'due ■to the': present ■GoVerument; '•. (Ap- i plause.)..Twenty.years back ,the- country.:was ; going in for. a 'vigorous public works ■ policy, which',-w'as.'-suddenly.'!stopped,-.with'.thp conse- £ qupneo that large numbqrs of , men' were thrown -l out'of 'employmbnj.f: The Eefqrm party,, which heropresejited,.was,altpgetheT..anewparty that s had aifisen ; Phpenix-likb' frbni: the lishes of the e bid party. . It'was'tho ebjec'tof'.the new. party j to'.watch over, , not one-or ! ,twp,p»rticulat sec- $ tibus'df the community, but: to safeguard the' v intecestsi.of:tho nthble of- tho people.-: Thore, j was,' hq added^:no other party in' the.Domin- j ipn {b-day'v.tha.t;: had; , more-honest and'.more 0 pfii'cticalvsympathy-'with ' workers..;than',mem-: ~ :bers*off : party,.aU of '.-whoni were s honest' men;>p,nd-spmo'.yhad'risen fr.om , tho T ranks,.; (Applause.).' ;.Jlr ;/ Hpskly..wasac(!prded ( a : h^arty'ybteqf : thanks/ ' :[,■■-'■. v;.!',':.■;*",".'.,' c : '■..' '.*;,'-. i ,;.'v:;t 'i'S: :^TH^CA!Vi , PA'IG^.-:, ; '..1 v.!" ' r . '■!•;There' , , was considerable when 'it ? wtis 'Mr, : res'dlved,- >j .iri.!view":6l',tbe"civcuinsta'nces- : that have, arisen, <! to-tpko;the>-platiofm on : behalf of Ifr. Hockly: :t }Vbrd-was.•sant, : so':it- is,said,": tq tho■■ Govern- | ment,: 'wKdorepUed,-': so.; it.: is', further stated,' f thab'aho/ltohs.vJ. , vCarroll'/and J;-A. Millar I were*ready:Ho ■cpmb:'tp;.ihe; assistance Pf-Mr." ..<! Stoithupbiithe'tbuchprtliVbutt.oh.'. Mr: M'iissoy, « whp:js .stated: ■tft , .,bb;';in;,'gdo'cr'nghting-' ! forni, , J bbsi'ils "his;: platform ■work , ' to-mon-pw night >t- I ■Utik : \i.' j ''Mr..'.llutchison-.will speak on'behalf of , E ilrifilockly:at FqrdcU to-night,-.and Eastbrook; -J qUfMqnday ■night, l^'Mr. ; , Hockly's fittures-aite 'as ■* under':^-Tp-night,'-.Tiifimgareroj;Mdnday, ; :'Hun-: 5 t*mUe;'..ticsday, ; y'Taih)\pei:;Wsdneßday,;East- f .brbok; J y>iV'-,.- r -'' ! ;:;^ ■•■•/'-'■:; ■ } SX'- K '■:..'&■ ,•'*:•. } 4i,,:; : V;>": j/. r I ,:, : 5 , MFj.SSMITH■■;AT-'.UTlKUf:'.y;,;';;.'.••■,, :.t ■'y ; T^U^bt' !:^^* e large :uu'mbßr>;of.!!Blect6<sv< under t sidency of.Mr. Hulbert. JJr. Smith improssed , upon hia. .supporters Aha ',; ncc<jssity>;. for. strainiiig' help him to '-obtain victory.' He was , ebpfident a splendid Liberal victpry was iri-sight.j (Applause).: 'It was-not . (m)v'nsC!^arj ; :that v they ; . : should,ije(ißffl n.niajor. ■■ majority : ahonld'boof. ! such;a ! substantial.'naturo:.as: to i be" a niost emphatiq reply to: those who would, ' ■!iuv«/.'th , 6m^belieyb, ,l ,that :nangttikoi,/was less j loyal' to-day-in'-'its supbort of Govt ; ■'.{ irnnaent-thauatjhadshown-itsalf for the past , ■< bight br'.tba''years.:: , (Applausi)'.) v ; His. chancea' , ha'l been docried "by tho: Opposition napWs, bqt, tlie ; ipolfin'g•: yesterday • gave ythe'm'. ; ;then',';ioply.:' ' i , n!'ost:grittifying attitude had :been: taken :up by. the uefbated■:, candidates, ywho:' had,.assured ' ■hieii'thatithby.-iAvbrb'.iiqw.i'aa' was\ promised, ( ftun'tliiig'tffgh't 'behind (Applauso.).. Im : ' mpdiiite steps; should be to.securqforthe lessees of-^tdiviiship , aHqtmeiatev inL TJtili;u, .be-- ' longing■' toithe>Na.tives,' the right'to Requite ' the 4f6ehpld;ii.:(ApplaUso).'.' ;As,a: result jof his J eKortsJ'th.b-iHoni'iJrCarroll.-thb.Nativellinis-. ■; te'i',*had"writteh" Bim , to the effect,that, there 1 was. '.nothing in :■ the \vny,' t of .;tho .' of 'tlie' right. y'-Hd felt .the matter, now .'rested } *jt!l''thq" , Utikii"'6eople. , ' Ho wanted>tb eoe'the, ] &iofer^ttfement;'''Aot':app'lied , 'to . Native .lands.-i.Jfcroturned,.'Due ■of his first, objects ' would be- : to i urge,: upon'> the : : Government i ■ the' ■' desirability of thrbmng open: for selection '.the' ;] Awariial'B block. The Actipg-Prime Minis-' ,' tef'had , informed him that arrangements were at present in hand for the purpose. .This was' avbte.of confidence or. noebnfidence in'tho"Admiiiistratipn. ■On the motion'of Sir. , ' E/iprhnmiVvpte of'thanks-was accorded thp;',' candidate.: ,;y ' ::;*'• ■- ;v -.-.y° : y-' ':;■■'■'.'., '-' '.-; .■;,'■. -V-'-TV-'-'.'.y ' - ' > ; : .'?,:.:.;:;. '■ ■:■■ >■ ■: