Election Intelligence.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5954, 6 October 1890, Page 2

Election Intelligence.

In the event of Mr Smith still deciding to stand for Napier Mr 0. H. Hall will probably contest the Waipawa eeat ia the Liberal interest.—Examiner.

Mr W. L. Kees, having plaoed himself under Sir George Grey, has not decided whether ho will stand for the East Coast or not. In the meantime a Mr A. N. Williams «mnouuoes his candidature ia opposition to Mr Arthur. Mr Kelly is also ft candidate.

Sir George Grey will be supported by labor party at the forthcoming elections.

The voluntary retirements from the House at (his election are numerous, and we regret to cay that it ia the better class of men who are falling out: experienced, thoughtful, independent-minded men, who think before they »peak, and then epeak what they really think and believe to be for the real good of the colony, apart from considerations of party or what may 'be tho effect on their own political fortunes. The loss of Messrs Ormoud, Withy, White, Menteath, Dodson, and Stimuol is really serious, and is not calculated to raise hopes that next Parliament will be any improvement on its predecessors, but rather tho reverse, indeed. The "bores" and the "faddists" and the " stonewallers " show no inclination to retire. Certainly they are not of a. " retiring disposition," and if there is to be any retirement in their case it will be compulsory, We hope the compulsion will be applied, and that there will be a general effort all along the line to improve the character of the Legislature ; otherwise, we fear there is in store for New Zealand a. long continuation of bad times.—Hawera. Star.

Mr W. P. Moat has declined to stand for Marsden, but he has not resolved that he will not contest any other seat.

Mr George Aldridge, a "conditional immortality" lecturer, has been asked to stand for Newton, and will probably conHert.

Mr John Lundon says he n'ill oppose Mr Hobbs if the latter contests tho Bay of Islands seat.

At a temperance mooting in AuokJand, Sir William Fox, in reference to members of Parliament, made tho following remark:— " Members of Parliament are, as a rule, humbugs. I have been one, and so I know."

At a mass meeting of unionists held in the Exchange Hall yesterday afternoon, electioneering was gone into and a plan of operations sketched out. It was practically decided to run in a "ticket" for this city Merars Maedonald, Fisher, and Winter (a member of tho Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants). Mr Bell's meeting was talkod of, and it was deeidod that the unionists ehould go to that meeting in a body and carry a vote of no-confidence in the candidate. The men to tbe number of several hundreds were instructed to scatter themselves about the hall and control it. It is intended to give other candidates not pronounced supporters of unionism a similar treatment as was extended to Mr Bell.—Piess.

[PEB PBKSB ASSOCIATION.] Wbixington, This day. Efforts are being made to secure unity for the labor ticket. Unions representing about a thousand votes advertise Messrs Fraaer, McLean, and Macdonald as their candidates, but outside those are the seamen, wharf labororers, railway servants, and others, most of whom support Mr G. Fisher! There is also a feeling in favor of asking Mr Winter to stand for Wellington. There is a proposition to hold a mass meeting of unionists and take a ballot on the understanding that three candidates will thus be selected who shall receivo the block labor vote, which is estimated at nearly two thousand. The Times says this would pobably result in favor of Messrs McLean, Fisher, and T. K. Macdonald