Election Intelligence.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5955, 7 October 1890, Page 2

Election Intelligence.

Mr J. M. Lennox, one of the candidates forlamell, addressed tho electors of that constituency at Nowmarket Inst night. Hβ said that his platform was rigid economy, reduced taxation, abolition of the property tax, settlement of waste lauds, iud imposition of a land tax. He also suggested the establishment of boards of arbitration, to decide labor disputes, and stated that he would support the prosout system of education. Mr Lennox received a voto of thanks and confidence.

Mr Carson, who opposes Mr Ballance for the Wanganui seat, last night addressed one of the largest and most representative meotings of electors over held there. Mr F. R. Jackson occupied the chair. Mr Carson touched on tho subjects of finanoe, Parliamentary procedure, land settlement, and the labor question. H'avintr spoken for an hour and a quarter he answered a budget of ijuestions, and was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. Mr James Mills, who is expected to roach Dunedin by tho end of tho present month, will seek re-uleotbn for Port Chalmers. It is probable that &Tr C. R. Chapman will relinquish his candidature for the Bruce seat and put Ijimself in nomination for the City of Duriedin. Although the announcement has been made in a Wellington paper that objoetiens can bo taken to names on the roll up till the day of tho election, such is not the fact. No names can be added or names taken, off the rolls after the issue of the writs.