THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue 119, 15 November 1902, Page 5

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

TO-NIGHT'S MEETINGS. Mr. F. Pirani, Oddfellows' Hall, P«< tone, 8 p.m. Dr. Chappie's committees, Riddiford* street, 8 p.m. Mr. Field, Makara Hall, 8 p.m. Mass meeting, corner of Rintoul an 4 Riddiford-slreets, 8 p.m. Mr. Allan Orr's committee at Taranakistreet, at 7 o'clock. Mr. Collier's postponed meeting takes place at the Upper Hutt to-night. Mr. James Godber was nominated for the City to-day. His nomination paper was signed by Mr. Findlay M'Leod, draper, Cuba-street ; Dr. Albert Martin, In* ge*tre-street ; Mr. T. Kennedy Macdonald; Mr. W. A. Worth, saddler, Ade-laide-road; Mrs. E. J. Moore, and Mrs.) M. J. Player. John Guthrie Wood Aitken, merchant,; was nominated for Wellington City today by Da^id Robertson, engineer, Rox* burgh-street, and William Allan, draper,, Willis-street. Arthur Richmond Atkinson, solicitor, has been nominated for Wellington Citjr by John Hutcheson, shiprigger, Wool-combe-street; Alfred de Bathe Brandon, barrister, Hobson-street ; Emma Bono, Jessie-street; Kate Milligan Evans, El» lice-avenue ; Ellen Moore, Oriental Bay. Store ; George Pelherick, bootmaker, In*' gestre-street. The following are the nominators of David M'Laren (Secretary of the Wharf Labourers' Union) for Wellington City: — William Henry Hampton, carpenter, Brougham-drive; Albert Hunter Cooper, bootmaker, Brougham-drive ; Georgi Henry Jackson, painter, Nairn-streeti, John M'Garry, slater, Ebor-street: Lauritz Christian Larsen Pihl, labourer, Martin-square ; Donald M'Gregor Wright; printer, Buller-street. Joseph Henry Collier was yesterday nominated for the Hutt seat by Joseph Enoch Jackson (Petone), Samuel Vickers Bu nidge (Petone), Mary Ann Wakeham (Petone), and Mary Ann Hayward. Mr. Allan Orr held an open-air meeting in Aro-street last night, there being a good attendance. His address dealt largely with labour matters and the Customs revenue., Tho latter, he contended, should be abolished so far as the necessaries of life were concerned. A total abolition of all duties collected through the Customs he con* sidered to be inadvisable, as it would allow unchecked the entrance of goods manufactured by countries where labour was paid a mere pittance as compared with the wages given here. It was necessary that certain industries should be pro-t tected. He was against the £100 polltax on Chinamen being abolished, as ha had fought hard to get it when Secretary of the Anti-Chinese League a few years ago. After t answering several, questions satisfactorily a vote of thanks and confidence was carried by acclamation. Dr. Chappie addressed a full house at Mitchelltown iist night, and dealt fulls; with the neecßf a vigorous policy of settlement oi the Jands t of an equality of sacrifice in taxation, and of a greater State sympathy with technical and higher education. In replying to Mr. Luke's remarks, he claimed to have done more in the cause of temperance by public lectures and magazine articles on "The Effect of Alcohol on the Brain," "The Public Health Aspect of Alcohol," and similar aspects of the great question, than all his opponents combined. He had not only written articles for conferences, congresses, and the press, but young temperance workers Irani all parts of the colony had written him privately for notes, on the medical aspects of alcohol for the preparation of papers, and these had never been withheld. He received a vote of thanks and confidence. The complete supplementary roll for the Hutt was issued yesterday, and that for Newtdwn was issued to-day. The Hutt supplement contains 06v) names, bringing the total number on the roll up to 5064. The Newtown supplement contains 1328 names, the total number on the roll, for that electorate being 6665. The supplementary roll for the City will bo issued on Wednesday. Mr. J. H. Cdllier, at his meeting at Wadestown, urged the necessity of the Government acquiring some level land as a permanent park or reserve for military training purposes, where the volunteer forces could go into camp from time to time and be exercised in drill and military movements. He also urged that more opportunities should be given to the young men to join volunteer corps and undergo the training and discipline required to make them efficient for the defence of the country. Mr. Luke addressed a meeting at the church schoolroom, Berhampore, lasfc night. He again enlarged upon the importance of technical education, reduction; of Customs duties on the necessaries of life, the rapid completion of our main trunk line of railways, the acquiring of native lands, and the settlement of the people on the land. He showed the prosperity of the countiy as indicated by the income-tax returns and General Post Office accounts. The chair was occupied by Mi. Osborne. A vote of thanks and confidenqe was carried at the close of the meeting. The wild»weather did not prevent Mr. W. G. Tustin having a good audience at Hearn's Hall, Seatoun, last evening. Mr. Goss occupied the chair. Tire candidate gave ths meeting his ideas on the main political topics of the day/ He gave his reasons why he thought he would and should be elected in preference to any of his opponents. On the motion of Mr. H. M. Cook a hearty vote of thanks and confidence was unanimously carried. Tho audieace was enthusiastic, and a large number gave their undertaking to assist his candidature. "The Civil Service: A few Words About it," is the heading of Dr. Findlay's advertisement for his meeting at St. Mark's Schoolroom on Monday night next at 8 o'clock. Mr. A R. Atkinson will address the electors at Victoria Hall, Adelaide-road, on Monday, and at the Wesleyan Schoolroom, Molesworth-street, on Tuesday, at 8 p.m. A meeting of Mr. Wilford's supporters was held at Pctone last night, about a bundled members of the committee being present. A plan of campaign for tho election was decided on. Mr. Field spoko at Weraroa and Levin on Wednesday, at Tawa Flat on Thursday, and at Tinakori-road last night. At each meeting he was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. _ Dr, Findlay will address a special ladies' meeting at the Opera House on Wednesday afternoon. Mr.- F. Pirani will address the electors at the Lower Hutt on Monday evening. Mr. Collier will speak at Taita on Monday. Mr. Field will speak at the schoolhouse, Ohariu Valley, on Monday. Mr.' Godber speaks at the Willis-street Schoolroom on Monday. His later meetings are advertised. Mr. Hislop will speak at the Brooklyn State Schoolroom on Monday evening.' Mr. O'Regan speaks at the Exchange Hall on Monday night, and at midday the Fame day speaks on the wharf. Mr. M'Laren will address meetings at the Willis-street Schoolroom on Monday night and at the Druids' Hall on Wednesday. Mr. Luke speaks at Kjlbirnie on Monday, and at other places during the week on dates mentioned in this issue. (BT TELEGRAPH — OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] • DUNEDIN, This Day. Mr. John Ewing, the Government candidate for Mount Ida., was defeated for

the County Council, of Avhich he had been a member since the inception of the county system. MASTERTON, This Day. Tho supporters of the No-liceuse League are actively at woik, and are sanguine of success. A mass meeting is t»> be held to-night at the Post Office, »nd a public meeting at the Town Hall on Sunday night. The Rev. Mr. Thompson is announced to give another address on Thursday night, advocating temperance versus prohibition. [BY TEiEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] HOKITIKA, Thia Day. Mr. Seddon has been nominated for the We&tland seat. Reports aie rife as to Mr. Isitt also contesting the constituency. DUNEDIN, This Day. Mr. Thomas Mackenzie has been nominated for the Waikouaiti seat. Messrs. Millar and Arnold have been nominated for the city, and Mr. EarnBhaw for Caversham. MARTON, This Day. Mr. Job Vile was nominated for Manawatu to-day. CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. ' Messrs. George "Witty and G. W. Russell have been nominated for the Riccarton seat, and Messrs. C. A. C. Hardy and Barrett for Selwyn. Mr. Charles Allison was nominated for the city this morning. Mr. J. R. Brunt was nominated for the Avon seat to-day. ASHBURTON, This Day. Mr. John M'Lachlan has been nominated for the Ashburton seat. BLENHEIM, This Day. Mr. John Duncan was to-day nominated for the Wairau seat. WOODVILLE, This Day. Mr. J. O'Meara was nominated yesterday for the Pahiatua seat. Mr. Albert Gould was nominated to-day. INVERCARGILL, This Day. Mr. David Whyte, organising secretary for the New Zealand Alliance, has been nominated for Invercargill. THAMES, This Day. The Bey. F, W. Isitt was nominated fo>- the Thames seat to-daj p . WAIPAWA, This Day. Messrs. Charles Hall and James Taylor have been nominated for the Waipawa sear. PALMERSTON N., This Day. Mr. T. R. Hodder has been nominated (or the Palmerston seat. Mr. D. M'Laren addressed a meeting Of electors in the Sydney -street Schoolroom yesterday evening, Mr. Huntington m. the chair. In opening, Mr. M'Laren said the statement of Dr. Findlay that labour'was "beaten and discredited by the maritime strike of 1890" was positively wrong.; labour was beaten, but not discredited — indeed, labour was inspired and stimulated by that defeat, and it was on the wave of enthusiasm created by that, strike that the Liberal Party were carried into power, and nojv, having occupied the seat of power so long, the Government Party believed it could afford to alight the workers of the colony. He asked the Trades Unionists, the housewives, and the people generally in Wellington what they thought of Dr. Findlay's statement that "the purchasing power of money had increased." ' Was it not a matter of fact that almost every union which went before the Arbitration Court maintained that rent, food, and clothing, etc., were higher in price than in past years, and yet this sapient lawyer with his sophistry, wished to make "ihem believe otherwise. He (Mr. M'Laren) agreed there had been good labour laws passed, but they were not passed 'out ot pure benevolence on the part of the Government, but because the ■abour bodies had fought bitterly for enactment of these laws. The workers had got nothing as «. gift, they had to. fight for all they got. After dealing with questions of finance, education, local government, land settlement, and labour legislation on the lines of hia previous speeches, Mr. M'Laren said the Premier was a gentleman with one policy for the crowd and another up his sleeve. From recent speeches of the Premier's it would appear that Mr. Seddon's true .policy was — First .that he should be returned to power with an entirely "free hand," which j would enable him to go in for increased borrowing as soon as the market was favourable, and secondly, Mr. Seddon would «ecure a large influx of population, and by means o.f these two factors we would have a large land boom all over the | colony and on top of it a flooded labour j market, which would prove most disastrous to the workers of New Zealand. He opposed Mr. Seddon because he considered the Government had gone as far as it would go in th© interests of the masses and was now entered on a career of pandering to sectional and class interests. A vote of thanks and confidence waa tendered to Mr. M'Laren by the meeting. Messrs. Walter King and N. F. Marley have been nominated to appoint scrutineers at the Wellington licensing poll in the intei-ests of all electors who are not in favour of the proposal that ' no licenses he granted. A meeting of the Eighty Clab is called for Monday evening to consider the political situation. Mr. Barber's Committee-room at Berliampore will be open every afternoon and evening. Dr. Chappie speaks at Berhampore on Monday and Roseneath on Tuesday. Mr. Tustin speaks at Mitchelltown on Monday evening.