Election Intelligence.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5946, 26 September 1890, Page 3

Election Intelligence.

Wo liavo a uuraber of forms for thow should promptly apply for one and have it filled up. . Mr Gannon was at Taradale last night, and a sort of informal gathering of the gentry who*, support he expects took place &Ryan's hotel We do not know who •'shouted." Somebody did. Three cabs went out of town la?t night «m "ring some of Mr Gannon's admirers to The lfttle meeting which was held in Hyan'e dining room, Taradale. A new way of canvassing : getting electors to tick their names off on the electoral roll to signify which way they are going to Iα L The candidate, or the electors must bo pretty jrreen if that confidence took goes d°wn.

We repeat once more that tho Western Spit is not in tho electoral district of Napier. There is every probability that tho elections will not take place till the end of November. This will allow plenty of t>mo for canvassing.

It is generally believed that the next elections will be very " dry." Ihere will be no bands of jolly coraraittoemeu roving from pub. to pub. Times won't run it.

The Hon. Mr. Mitchelson loaves for Auckland overland by to-morrow morning « train, and Mr. Hislop goes south by tho Hinemoa to-morrow afternoon. Mr Thomas Kennedy Macdonald will contest Wellington City at tho general electiou. Messrs. J. E. Blair aud C. *. Worth will not be candidates.

The Advocate thus concludes an article on the present political juncture "We hone that the f:irmingclaca will put forward aud elect capable men. and that the laborintt classes will nee that they aro represented tv sound practical men, and not permit SemwlvM to bo deluded by blatant demaSee who pretend to feel for their wrongs, but who really intend to use them tor the purpose of self-aggrandisement. Tho Wauganm Chronicle says:—" In the course of his address to the electors la* Xht Mr. Ballai.ee permitted himself the Wurv of attributing the authorship of cer- & letters on harbor| -atter. that h«™apueaied in this journal to Mr. A. A. Browne, ?ho Secretary of the Education Board. Mr. EaUance'B next step was to d»«'the> h ttentiou of his audience to the fact tli.it his opponent in the present election contest ih the Chairman of the Education Board—the inference being that Mr. Browne wroto the Stew" attacking Mr. Eallanoe at the inSance of Mr. Carson. Mr. Ballance u< quite !Jro D «r Mr. Browne did not wnte the Vttere in question, nor indeed any other letters on tho subject of the harbor that have appeared ill tho Chronicle. Mr. Browne JSow- ™ much about the ideuUty of the Writer as Mr. Ballanco doej himself-and Stiß nothing nt all If Mr. BalUu.ce « tho gentleman we take him to be he will avail himself of the earliest opportunity of onoloeieiw? to Mr. Browne for having faCly accuHed him, and to Mr. Carson for having suggested that he put Mr. Browne •up to the job."

The Feilding Star says:—We aro informed that Mr Walton, of Palmewton, intends to contest tho Kangitikei seat on the "Labor Ticket."

Tho two following items we clip from tho Gisborne Standard :—" Even in polities Mr Gannon certainly soemnto occupy a position that must be humiliating to a high-minded man After announcing hia candidaturo he was promptly snubbed, but now we are informed that ho will bo Hupporteci by the Dcmoorata bosause Bomo one elm could not be*otto contest the .eat. He mi«Lt at leut have had sufiicient consideration for Gieborne as to have waited uutillw got these bankruptcy inotteK settled. In reply to a correspondent who enquired a« to the dividend paid in Keardon'e entete Mr Croft obligt-8 ue with the mforinauon hat theaiaouut wan 5* 6d. in the pouud-a: tt.U, more than a fourth of pretent.ou, people are expected to pay. Mr Ormond refuses to serve longer in tho House of Representatives, where ha imx "een a distinguished and honored member foi Ihir y year.. According to his experience the House has deteriorated since tho piuwwg of the Triennial Parliament. Act. Many Prions besides Mr Ormond are of the present labuf trouble. ilio [n.tti iillluns miataU- which is pr..vm« >< uwtTuu.. to tnem.-Waiuirapa Daily. Acandidatoin opposition to .Vγ Bryco forthu Wair ll wili fchortl y ,iull ' j,,,ic:j !;l!U - ---self. , ■ ■ gcu-ntiomil stutctnei.ts luivmg bt-Jii majlo to' Jlr Sl'iArthur s state oi healtli, he *lifls "as follows to a euuLemporary : — !Twhh reference to my health there is an incorrect paragraph m to-day', New ZealnS Tinea which may cause mmv. ,vit>< n ,. JSliSm,«»dn.a y p»i»di U u»H y afl,,-tmo

in the contest for the Bangitikei seat. I desire, therefore, to state that though I am advised to undergo an operation, I shall not do so until after the election, and that ruv doctors tell mo an ordinary recovery from the operation will take from a month k> six weeks only ; further, that having recovered from tho operation, there will bo no recurrence of the disease, and that I 'ilvill enjoy better health than I have done ;<u' sonic years past, and shall consequently be quite lit next session for active political work if I am elected member for Raugitikei."

[pep, pekss association.] Chbistchttbcii, This day. Messrs Perceval and R. M. Taylor wil both stand for Christchuroh at the ganqral election.