THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN.

Evening Star, Issue 11099, 27 November 1899, Page 2

THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN.

Messrs George Hunter and Charles Hall havs been nominated for the Waipawa seac. Messrs Hitlop, Atkinson, and Hntohesoa had extremely rowdy open-air meetings at Wellington on Saturday night. The larrikin element took oemmand towards the finish, and aa the three speakers were driving I away some road mtt&l was throws at them, apiece of which struck Mr Hislop on the head, but did not inflict serious injuries. Mr T. Carmiohaei, who was rejected by the Workers' Association in favor of Mr Horablow, intends to stand for Wellington, making the twelfth candidate anneodoed. Messrs Scobie Mackenzie, A. 81igo, aad C. Haynes, the Opposition candidates for the City, addresited the electors at the Upper J auction on Saturday evening. Each candidate spoke for about forty minutes. At the oloso of the speeches a vote of thanks and confidence in the three candidates was proposed by Mr Due can M'Gregor, seconded by Mr Butler, and carried unanimously. At a meeting of Mr 0. R Chapman's sapporters, held in the Oddfellows' Hall, Boslyn, on Sitordey evening, it was reported that suitable oomnuttee rooms had been secured, and these working in the district were very enthusiastic over the promises of support which they were receiving oa behalf of Mr Chapman. Mr John White addressed the Wafkouaiti electors in the echoolhonße hall, Hlgheliff, da' Saturday evening. Mr Alex. Stamrt 'tchairman of the Peninsula Road Board) 'presided, and introduced the candidate with eulogistic remarks upon his previous eenaeotion with the loctl governing bodies of the district. Mr White traversed moat of the ground covered by bis Port speech; also referred to and explained the t*ushy Park purchase, contrasting the pros' sioni and practice of the Hon. John at'Kenz'e oa the subjects of freehold tenure and large estates. At the ooncloskm of his address ||r White was acescdod * hearty eod ewMwawus veto of on the motion* of «U Waikee, seconded hj Mr JT. Duckworth, the ehairjatasi irf&estiag that all those lilies* 994*frmt***em Ilr Wrifttoffea,

Ml' A. £i'«bol naa Uov.l, i,< imi.au t* !•>(' Ihe Tuupeka seat by Messrs Hugh Bruce and George S Walker. There are 4,760 names on the Tuap ka electoral roll. The number of names on the Ashbuiton • Jectoral roll is 5,342

Mr John MauQregor invites the elector* of Dunedin to meet him in the Garrison Hall to-morrow night, at 7.30, when he will gi> a an account of his stewardship as a memter of the Legislative Gonncil, detail the reason j which decided him to refuse nomination for a second term of seven years, and explain his attitude at length in regard to labor legislation. Mr MatGregor *ill be a cwdid*ie at the General Election next weel either for the Ci.ty or Oimaiu. MrFialay M'L°od h*s boen - cesafal meetings throughout the Uiutha,.efcctorate during the past weok. II: vat at Puerua on Monday, at Romahaps on TiiW daj, at Wsrepa on Wednesday, at Tehouka aad Waitapeka on Thursday, ami at Kaihiku and Waiwera on Friday. At the Tthouka racing Mr ShacJ, who ) r.sided, said thai for the last mine years he had supported the Opposition, bat by giving attention to the Gjverament policy he found that now he was relived of considerable. taxation, and would be able to get cheap money. He had therefore determined in support the Government candidate (Mr M'Leod) on the present occasion.

Mr K. G. Allen addressed the electors of Waikouaiti at the Good Templars' Hall, Waitati, on Saturday night. Mr A. Kilpatrick wa.* voted to the chair, and there i»ere lietween tifiy and sixty pcr.-iyis present, including several la-dies, no:..v iihsian.hiig a ■very disagreeable night. At tiro coiu iusion of Mr AJlen'i address several questions were asked, and answered sa.t:>fae'oii!y, and a vote of thanks and confidence was carried on the. motion of Mr Win. Pullar, seconded by Mr D. Winter. Mr Arthur Morrison was t>>-d.i-y nominated for the Caver-haui his proposers being David Stevens.hi, ilobcu William !\utherford, Jane Paget, mid Alice May Chetwin. eJr t). Horehtini is rneiitioe d as a certain candidate for the Wairnafe seat. Mr J. A. Millar iuldrosstd the Morniugton electors on Friday eveni;*::. when llie hail was crowded to th-: doui>'. a.ml a 'an large number of Indies were pr»e;:t. The mayor (Mr Clark) .v. upied ihe chair. hi ilu>

course of his a-cldre.ss Mr Miliar rvplkd to Mr Scohie Mackenzie's charge ihas the Coveniment oamlidaic-; v,wc the piopie. and he analysed Mr Macku'k's tables of land settlement to show !>mv utterly misleading th.".' were. Commencing with 1578, ihe candidate showed that Mr Macb.'n,;ie took credit for 4,151 .sertlT" in Canterbury. Avhereas onJv 800 cettiers had taken up 4,118 sections, sunn; individuals ]i:> vuilT Liken up as many as 153 .sections, arul the compiler of the table had counted that one man ,<-.< \o2 settlers. Amongst others of Mr Maekeu/.e's "email settlers" who lie said averaged 100 acres each were the following: K. CampMl and Sims, 20,110 iUTrs; Cantethury Association, 10,804 seres; John M'Cregor, 30,000 a-, res ; Sludholme. 1;).000 acres ; New Zt'iiimid (.».'ii r\ud Meica.ulilc, RprL of Xew South. Wale-s, T'r.i.-" and Ageinc Company, New Zealand awl .-\ii--1 r-riimi Land C-ompa.uy, and others, all of whom held large tracts of land, fn IP L .'7 it w,-,s somewhat similar. The u.anl vote of thanks and confidence wis earned unanimously, every hand in the room bci;;g .he- I up. It is admitted to hace been the mas., successful meeting in Mormngiwi of the present campaign.

A* largely-attended meeting of the ••hair men, viee-oilaintau, serOD'eanes. and dele-

gates from the vapoins ronniUees of the iiiberti.l-Lii.hfir candidates v.-.-.s fVdd in the central commi'tpo room-;, Water e'reei, on Saturday eV: ning. The pincrvdrngs were mo.-t unaninion-, united, red cuthti-d-v.ric. The reports to h;>nd were iv yarded as nm--! satisfactory, and as auguri'-g well for tho leturtt of the 'low rnment ticket for Jhtnedin.

THE PKKMTKK ON TOCR. AUCKLAND, Xovemb-r 27. Mr Sedd.uii addressed lire 1.. i ..est unetivig heh! in Wadii on SatutiL} night, fie said that at Opotiki he found men who declared thai ex-Cornet Wrigg did t;:ke the tide, and risked his life; and that some of the staten:ei!ts made at- the inquiry .is to hew he got t.he Cross were false. The Premier raid that inquiry cost £SOO, the maritie iuiiuirv £a,ooo. .lu.l the Police Ccnimi.-'-'iou fiS.COO. The latter had hastened the death of two of the best inspectors of police, who bad srrve-d the country weli, and v.lio were retired. The Premier compared grants to poldfields bv the present ami previous (}orernnients. and said " at the end c.f this year r-c will fT.pr.n £1.2f»0.000, or £500.000 more than was exi>orl«vi in the year tie' previous [Government, left oifiec." A vote of thanks tnd confidence was carried amid great cheerng. LIVELY MKETINO AT WKLLINOWN. IH.)W THE "LIPKRALS" HKHAVK. [St'Kf'IAL TO THK STAR.] WF.L'.IN'rTON. November 27. Messrs J. H't'dr-son. A. R. Atkinson, and r. W. Kisb.p. popularly known as the triple alliance, advertised an open-air meet:,i- at the junction of Willis and Reuicott itrefts on Safardav night. Nir Atkinson, lewever, displayed discretiott by remaining rwav. An crowd assembled, and l-oru the out-set the proceedite.;s I'SMimefl a lively chaivr'er, owing to the prevma 1 id :h? lerrikin element, which increased a< the r.t''tiug wen* on. Mr Hntcheson made an titer, to speak, but was compelled to desist. Mr Hi'lop met with a similar reception, the randidatfs' voices being drowned amid,-. -heevs. counter cheers, gvo;ins. ;.nl patriotic ••-rags. P»y cute o'clock quif 2.000 p€opl-- v-.re der.seiy crowded into the small ava'ihb'e :-p:'te. Mes.srs Hutehesou i!id Hislop, ti'-dtag utterly impossible to rjbtain a hearing, prepared to leave, when several tierce tights occurred hnwewi their jupnorters and opponents. As th" vehirk Mnt.'iiaing the eaedidates tu.nrd a- curve of the road, the volleys of elodi and stones knocked the lamp oif the cxntes.-. The Vehicle then proceeded at a faster pace, teii'Mied by the howling, shrieking m..b throwin- (bids of ear.ii, the i!.«.r of ike express beitv.* completely covered. At iesi th • top of the hiil was drained, and the driver seized the '.•pportuuity to sh-lte up the herie, am! r-ittie-i <'f>wn tl'.e steep ie.clij.e. A cry "After than, l.nys," -..e..s r-tised. The mob run .screeching end howl'ng Pke liernh in pursuit, but L'raduaiiy the express gained ground, until the crrvwd we'e i.ust;:".ecd. The poiiee were powerless to keep order. The whole scene was the most disgraceful ever witnessed la-re. The general opinion is that Me-srs Huteb-son Hidop suffered thnwirh their connection with Mr Atkinsan, whose violent attack en ccmit, leading politicians nnd insulting allusions to men and women identified with the Liberal party has excited strong resentment. Mr Hislop was severely woure.k'd on the tack of the heal by one stone thrown. Undismayed by the failure of the triple alliance, Mr KatTishav. has announced a series, of open-air addresses at the entrance to Queen wharf. His candidature is likelv to draw away support from the other Conservative candidates. The strong ianfguagf he used against the worker.- who voted against him at the former election is likely to alientUe a large section of the Labor party. The following nominations have been re-ceived:--Mr Huchanaa. Wairarapa: Mr Pirani, Pahnerston ; Mr d. Hunter and Mr Charle.s Hall, Waipawy. The Premier is announced to deliver a political address on Monday next at Otiiki.

Mr K.irnshii'.v, on;; of tTiTTniind dozen candidates for Wellington City. address td .in open-adr rateiin- on the wharf ill a quarter past twelve to-day. and declared his determination to cjo to 'the, poll all-corner*. He advocated Slate control of the liquor traffic, and said that a!! ij K . Ijyy-ir traffic outside of New Zealand would be rnbre to the advantage of th: 1 v.-orkinj; classes than sweeping away the capitalists of the colony. The candidate was very severe on the He'l-dnn-\V;»rd combination. He was frequently remirided duiinsr his address from an express of his condemning to a hot region the working classes of Dunedin who did not vole for him. In reply Mr Karnshaw said that Expression was used in a moment, of temper against those, workers who denied him 'fair play in the hour of defeat. The candidate was opposed to the Federation of New Zealand with Australia. Mr Earnshaw spoke far one hour, in spite of a few good-humored

interruptions, and secured a patient hearing, No resolution was submitted.

It was stated on Saturday by one of the leading members of the Neddon party that the " dark horse " so often mysteriously alluded to during the past week is no other than Mr Seddou hiinseif, who, it is said, intends to stand for Wellington as well as Kumara, with the hope of winning'the former and securing an additional vote by putting in a strong nuui for Kumara. It will be recollected that Sir George drey adopted the same tactics. It is said that if Mr Seddou stands for Wellington the Opposition will light him tooth and nail, leading Wellington business linns not liking his lonneeiii'ii with the banking concern, his hostility to making the San Francisco mail service fortnightly, his refusal to give up Mount Cook to"the. Victoria College, etc. Something definite will be known in the course of a dav or two.