AUCKLAND BY-ELECTION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 825, 25 May 1910, Page 7

AUCKLAND BY-ELECTION.

NO OFFICIAL . OPPOSITION CANDIDATE. , ATTITUDE OF ME. MYEES. '. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Auckland, May 21. It has been decided by the Opposition party not to bring out au official candidate for the Auckland East seat. This decision has been ..arrived at in view of Mr. Arthur M. Myers's declaration to tho Opposition organiser (Mr. Martin) that he will stand as an absolute Independent candidate bound to no political party. Mr. Myers has also undertaken, according to Mr. Martin, not to move or second the address in reply (if asked), nor attend a Government caucus next session, and to support or oppose the Government according to whether he approves or disapproves of their measures. Mr. Myers's capable occupancy of the Mayoral chair of Auckland also actuated the Opposition supporters in the City Mast electorate in coming to the above decision. ME. MYERS DEFINES.'HIS POSITION. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.! Auckland, May 21. In meeting hia supporters to-night, Mr. Arthur M. Myers, who is standing for City East, briefly enunciated his politi. cat views. He pronounced himself a Liberul, and came out as on Independent, entirely unfettered to any party. Although the line of demarcation' between tho present parties in the House was very narrow there was no doubt, he said", that the present Government wero the representatives of the Liberal party, and he assured bis auditors that ho would support the present Administration so long as they advanced Liberal principles. The best of Governments went astray at times, however, and in such cases he would act on his own judgment, and would vote against the Government where he considered that it introduced measures which were not in the best interests of the city and the country. He did not want the Opposition to understand that ho was going to join their party, because ho was not. He urged justice for Auckland, and declared that if Aucklanders returned moil io Parliament who would not endorse everything the Government did, the Government would not treat Auckland with the contempt it had shown. Ho would endeavour to secure justice for Mr. Knyvett, and would vote against the Government if it would not grant a fresh inquiry into his caso and tho charges he had made.