A STRENUOUS CONTEST.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 617, 21 September 1909, Page 6

A STRENUOUS CONTEST.

'"vi- •• I:-,v.7 •• - 7 : v^' ? • M - •• v 1 f THE FIRST BALLOT AND THE SECOND. ' Wf":' : •• Ki v;^.; ■ v;i' [ INTKEESTING CAMPAIGN NOTES. |.<V. r "; V V-; -J-CBy \ Taihape, September 20. fe-- Reeling:is very ; keen throughout the elector-fr^v^'v^ato-in 5 connection;, with • the-Rpngitikei .election. ; : According to : tho general' opinion,' the success-' f -' " - candidate will not .''-be /able to boast -of a i^^- l r v TVvVefy'Jargo••'mardn/::^Thoso'•''w , ho thought ;just rafter the initial - ballot that . Mr. Smith h or : v?chanceswere .particularly. bright' now find that which; they' belioved would go to .-him ".is really gomg to Mr. Hockly. By !• • - • • thoir trenchant .criticism,-Mr. *Massoy,and. Mr. £•!'£ "Hutchison\have, it >is - admitted, 4 turned, many votes which -would:otherwise have been cast.in favour -of .the. Governinent ; candidat6. It is.'gen- •• ■ orally -ospecfced' that.-Mr. Smith will do hotter iii 'Taihape - itselfj biit doubts' freely" exnr; 1 . pressed -as- to -Trhether .he will retain sach-a -hold'at :the .Bawrailling; centres. Respite v strenuous - exertions'.which " are* being put \7/ ,* forth /on - 'Air- Smith's 'behalf- at - the ; southern £ V-:" end and - the Wanganui; end, Mr .. Ho ckly. is cor-V-S''; V i tainr to \improve; his, ppsition - considevably ;in those i districts.; "Where : Mri! Hockly' will un%y*r.; ; doubteilly-surprise his.opponent'will be in re'gardto the greatly'increased-yote-which, tho and .particularly the.rpmaller .eettlers, . -will, record in his 'favour. • • ■„••• . •