ELECTION NOTES

Evening Star, Issue 7254, 4 July 1887, Page 2

ELECTION NOTES

At a public meeting recently held atBannockburn it was unanimously resolved—- “ That the electors of this district do not approve of Protection, as we consider it detrimental to the interests of the masses } and we further pledge ourselves to vote for none but a candidate of Freetrade principles at the forthcoming election.—That vote of thanks from this district be accord '/ Mr Pyke, M.H-R-, for his earnest endeavors in trying to get the Ctago Central Railway constructed to Hawea, and we farther think that Sir R. Stout and Hon. Mr Ballance have not acted in the best interests of Qtagq by opposing Mr Pyke’s Bill.” Mr Thompson, of Green Island, is likely to be a candidate for the Taieri district The rumor that Mr Douglas M’Lean would contest the TaurOnga seat is untrue. It is reported that, owing to a heavy loss t by a late fire; Mr Kelly wul withdraw from the contest for that seat. '• Mr Fraser is again a‘candidate for the To Aro (Wellington) seat. Mr Mitchelson, in his farewell address to -the electors of Marsden, says that the present position of. the Colony is such that it behoves every man who has its tone interest at heart to assist by every means in his power in placing the country in the hands of those who are capable of bringing it back to a sound financial condition. Mr Lake will not contest Waipa, being quite content to leave the field to Major Jackson. - The only opposition to Sir G. M. O’fiorke spoken of is Mr S. S. Osborne. Mr J, L. Leesmith, hon, secretary of the New Zealand Farmers’ League, to-day had an interview with the Premier respecting the attitude of tho Government on matters relating to the farming interest. There is no. truth whatever in the statement that Mr E. B. Cargill has withdrawn from the Dunedin Central contest. Weareinfonhedthat at a special meeting of the Committee of the Protection League on Saturday night it was agreed, by a majority of one, not to pledge the support of the League to any of the candidates for Dunedin Central. The proceedings are said to have been particularly lively.