Election Intelligence.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5953, 4 October 1890, Page 2

Election Intelligence.

Poverty Bay is bubbling over with laughter at Mr Gamon's candidature for the representation of Napier. To the statement that Mr Gannon could get a seat up North if he had uot decided to stand for Napier, the Gisborne Standard quietly remarks:—"We have heard that sort of thing before."

A Poverty Bay paper says, " Mr Gannon has been getting off the bombast in Napier that it cost the Poverty Bay squatters £12,000 to keep him out.'of'Parliamerit. How he must be laughing up his sleeve at those he expects to believe such yarns. We know Air Gannon has been a dear pill for some people, but they have not the good luck to be squattera,"

Mr Swan has secured the support of the strongest election, committee ever formed at Taradale to promote the success of a candidate for Parliament.

Mr Gannon's chances of election for Napier are getting so shaky that it is generally thought he will not waste the next two months in a hopeless struggle. Ho had batter go north to that other constituency whioh is said to bo waiting with open arms for him.

People are asking eaoh other all through the Waipawa district, " Whatever has come over Mr Smith ?" He certainly does look the picture of woe. The fact of Mr Hunter's splendid canvass is no laughing matter.

From Hastings we learn that a popular resident has stated the odds against Mr Roardou's election to be " £1000 to a gooseberry."

Mr Gannon's committee, or whatever it calls itself, met at the Gaiety Theatre last night. It was not a gay affair. The building was quite equal to the occasion, and held the attendance oomfortablv, somebody ill-naturedly remarking "So "would a cupboard!"

It may be worth while to point out to the electors the importance of seeing that their names and occupations are correctly given in the rolls now printed. Amongst bo many names there is always danger of error, and a little misdescription might be the means of preventing the Returning Officer from issuing a ballot paper to a person really entitled to it. Corrections can be made by the Registrar up to the day when the writs are issued.

Mr P. E. Thereau, who is announced ac a candidate for the 'Timaru Beat, was on beat duty with the Wellington police until two years ago. About that time he was removed to Timaru. He is an elderly man, and is understood to be possessed of means.

It is said Mr "R: E. N. Twopeny, lately editor of the Otago Daily Times, will be a candidate for the representation of Timaru.

A rumour is current that some members of Wellington Unions are going to run Messrs T. K. Maodonald, G. Fisher, and Winter (of the Eaitway Servants' Society) as a "ticket."

The Lyttelton Times says:—" It ia sincerely to be hoped that the Liberals of Wellington do not mean to pose as a terrible example to the party elsewhere. It looks very much like it, however. In any case they would have had a hard battle to fight in the Empire City. Bur they seem determined to make their hard fight hopeless. What between irrepressible candidates resolved to stand at all hazards and labor organisations -which, do not seem able to agree among themselves, the party appears likely to be in a fine mess shortly."

It is understood that three labor candidates will be brought out for Auckland at the ensuing election—one for Newton, one for Eden, and one for Parnell.

The Trades and Labor Council have cided to establish a newspaper in the interests of labor. They have appointed a committee to select candidates for the Houee at the elections, and to arrange a proper political platform. The Council have also decided to make overtures to the Knisrhts of Labor to put aeide past grievances and to co-operate -with the labor party at the elections.

Mr Monk will stand for Waitemata,

In a farewell address to the electors of Newton Mr Withy enforces the necessity for greater retrenchment, and says that our taxation is far too heavy. He advocates the abolition of party government, and the substitution of a tax upon unimproved land valnea for the property tax.

Mr Kerr has been entertained at a banquet by the electors of Motueka. There was a representative gathering, but no formal announcement was made as to Mr Kerr's intentions re the coming election.

Mr H. S. Fish addressed a largo meeting of electors at Dunedin last night, when ha reviewed the session, justifying th ,, conduct of the Opposition. He alleged y\t the appointment of Mr Justice Edwara and payment of the interest of the Turunaki harbor loan were enough to justify tie Government's ejection from office. Ho attacked the conduct of the Railway Commissioners in connection with the strike. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried, and aleo a resolution appealing to the Premier to fulfil his promise not to make any appointments to the Legislative Council till the number of members was below 35.