REFORM CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2162, 30 May 1914, Page 5

REFORM CONFERENCE

tit ft. R. P. HUDSON TO STANJ3 FOR ; MOTUEitA. Tl;i) conference to seleci a Reform o.lnd;<lai-« for the. Alotueka scat took .place in tlio Anglican (schoolroom, Morn oka, yesterday - afternoon. Thc'ro ' present; Messrs. 'I', Patiio (chair.'iia.n), ■ \f, jago (secretary), Arthur A. Pa'ttp.o (l'.efurm organiser). and the lolioving lnl<>£,iici Messrs. J. 11.. Rankin, AV. • Niehdl'Soii fMotucka), G,"A. Baigcait, D. Burn (Wakeliek!}. Alex. Dmnimoiul(Yfidmor). A< Saiigstor .(Tapawera), W, l;'auc;;tt (Khvi), \V. U. North (Koiialii), M. l\. i'orsvth. J- Thorn (Sinnlov i.lroo!;), N, Wise, Vv. Cowan (Thorpe), J. A. Guy (Nfjatunok), It - liiimyclido (Woodstock), M. y, lloltlav'ay (libwer iliMiterel, J. Pi.igh, K. Jie-jt (Übjser. Alov.tore), J, Fish, 11. A. Bisliop £C'ol--I.uigwoou), J. Hns'ctb (Para Para), A. J. Clear (iioeky-.illo], 11. H viand, «I. G. Page ('l'afcsi'ka), Ileg. Sparrow (Upper; Taisfika), li. Scott p. K. \otta„ I W J fa (\poio), J ,W. G.iiibs (ladi.-jor), .H. Stubhsv.A. ifwiiamin (N"«idoif), H'., Owen (ifovaka), 11 0. Ne'.vpani (Korere)'. A, A. Paapo (lixlwood \ iliev):. Ji Price (Baton,)) fci, Camerou (Jlaianki), W. ' (Motupjp})., F. W". IvauHnicr (I'uraniika.r/, .). Hunter (Long L'lain), %. Stobio (llnnisma), (i. S, gtnbbs (Apero). .

Tim chainiiaii addressed the. meeting awl gta'ted that tlio eisii-fcreilee- was nrnqno in tlift liisWry/of the clcotoriitc. Never before had sueii a. Tcpresentativo gafedng assembled iii Jlotoul.-a, snd on. behalf of the mftiil branch ho cord.Killy ii'elconied Hfto i'orty dqlegilte.g, tlio calidiilates, find also the orga;nister of ttie Reform Party, go far as -the s.e-lce-bioii aS a fiaii'didato Was tdilfiefliM ■tilers were- no fewer than G aspirants for tlio honour, ami ho had pleasure in extending a wtltome to, tlicin, Mr. Is . \Y* 0. S.mitij, vf.lio t«gretc)!3 -lili iitafSilitjy to be pftscnt. 'had sig« "•••led. bis intcntioii of abidinf tl;.« 4csisiott of tiis delegates, ifio cbaif■iiiUH.. thc-n made jut oxliaustivo rcsunio of t'ho food ivorlc accomplished bv thd Refoim Party ■

Mr. A. A. fsane, .organiser, then.ad* dressed^ tlio mooting. ComsiMiidonco ivas road from Mr R. W. omnson (Karanuni), and .Mr. H, fribor U-niio Wairgnnuy, * regretting ftcJr inability. to but assuring the csiifercnco tfiAt the decision arrived at would be accepts bio Jo tho suppaUors. jii Vlioir wW t ?, i! 0 Mrsssvs. F. (Wakefield), Jl, Kveicft CHnvnfcii), 11. P. Hudson (M...i.ueka.), Om>. ManMnhon (Tapawora), ,lm>. Tunnjclj.Jfft (Wai-iti), briefly addressed t!to meeting. _ Each intimated that thev : H'ffitid abide by flto decision. arrived at, *"i lf n <\Bc,ocicd f ,l v ? u!d lovally stip. port tho chosen candidate. Alter two hours .deliberation Mr. It. p. Hudson was selected. ' '

Complimentary votes were passed: to the chairman, the Motueka branch,, and «•??l>°T-rC, 1 "' ;0 f '"l 10 <ng terminated Witft e-lipops far Jw Reforni Pariv, tlie 1 and inon 'uira ew standing dov,-n. I„ i!, O evening the Mptueka branch entertained the gc|atc9. at dmnor at tlm Mofneka