Nominations.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue XXXIV, 16 September 1887, Page 2

Nominations.

WELLINGTON SOUTH AND SUBURBS. The nomination of oandidatea for Wellington South and Snbnrba took place at noon to-day, in the Adelaide-road Hall. Mr. James Ames was Returning Officer, and there were about 75 eleotors present. Mr. Thomas Antrobna proposed John Coombe aft a fit and proper person to represent Wellington' Sonth and 'Snbu'rbs in tho next Parliament. He had known Mr! Coqmbo for 10 years, and always found him an honest straightforward man Mr. Thpß. Hqwell seconded the nomina ; tion, and said it became them tq support if local man, and one against wborn no one could say that (snapping hlei finger and thumb). Mr. Geo. Carter proposed C. B. Izard as a candidate for the electorate. Mr. P. Monaghan seconded the nomination, remarking that Mr. Izard was an old settler and known to all. He hoped ho would be returned at the head of the poll. Mr. Coombe then came forward and said they had reached another stage in this long battle, and he would impress upon working men in this city that the time had como when the voices of the representatives of the industrial class should be beard in the House. They had too long been governed by the landed aristocracy of tho conntry, and it was for the working men to Bend men to the House of Representatives who would see that the taxation of the country was fairly and equitably adjusted. According to the Evening Post their representative was already elected, for that paper had stated that he (Mr. Coombe) had not the ghost of a chance. If there was one thing he had to be thankful for it vh that he was not under the wing of the Ev*nino Pobt. That journal was for the importers and against everything in favour of the industrial classes. As long as he had the opposition of tb« Post his election was certain. If the other candidate had such gigantic intellect, how was it that he was not eT&fcd to the House of Representatives before. He asked the electors to combine as work, ing men and see that they had a voice in the House, and that that voice was the vojce of the people, and as working men he asked thQm to 'assist him in this £reat battle. (Voices -We will.) His election would be pure— he had no paid canvassers nor political Judase3 to help him in the contest. Mr. Izard next addressed the assemblage. He Baid he had very few words to Bay. Ho had no bone' to pick with th,e Evjnino EqBT, as his friend had. ' [A voice— "'NqJ because it praises you up." Laughter.l If they elected him, as he hoped and trusted they would do, he thought he might safely say that they would elect one. who would do his best to satisfactorily dia? charge his duty tq the country in general, and his district in particular. A show of hands was then taken, an 4 de.clared £o be in favour <£ Mr. Izard, amid applause. The figures were-rlzard, 91 ; Coombe, 24. Mr. Coon|be dom»ncjod a poll,