THE GENERAL ELECTION

Evening Star, Issue 18120, 9 November 1922, Page 7

THE GENERAL ELECTION

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ms EVENING, North-east Valley.-—Mr J. W. Mimro (Dunedin North). Milbum.—Mr J.-M. Dickson (Chalmers). St. Hilda,—Mr J. E. MacManus (Dunedin South). i Mornington.—Mr J. Gilchrist (Dunedin Central). Kaikorai Valley,—Mr C. M. Moss (Dunedin West). Waitahana.—Mr J. M. Dickson (Chalmers). Higholiff.—Mr J. Stephana- (Chalmers). TO-MORROW NIGHT. Broad Bay.—Mr J. Stephens (Chalmers). Waihola.—Mr J. M. Dickson (Chalmers). MR MASSEY CONFIDENT. (Pee United Press Association.} AUCKLAND, November 8. Mr Massey left for the south to-night, and will speak at Now Plymouth on Friday, and at Stratford. on Saturday. He intends-.to return to Auckland! in about ten days, spending several days in the district. Later be will visit several centres in the South Island. Mr Massey,, expresses himself confident,of the success of his party. THE HON. E. P, LEE. [Per United Press Association.] OAMARU. November 8. t The Hon. E. P. Lee, Minister of Justice, and sitting member for Oama.ru, who for, the past weokhaa been delivering addresses in outlying parts of his electorate, spoke at the Opera-house here to-night. Mr Lee, who up to the present has not an opponent, covered in a speech lasting nearly two hours a wide range of parliamentary, Governmental, and political questions, and was listened to without interruption by a; fairly largo attendance of the electors'of lire district. Speaking of the future, Mr Leo said ha hoped the Government would continue to exercise the mort rigid economy, but not in the way of stopping development, so that the big burden of taxation which was cm the people to-day' would bo eased. At the conclusion of his speech -Mr Lee was warmly applauded. LABOR PARTY AND LOYALTY. MR HOLLAND ANSWERS PRIME MINISTER. [Pbr United Press Association.]

WESTPORT, November 8,

In a political address to-night, Mr H. E. Holland, chairman of the Parliamentary Labor Party, dealt with Mr Masseys charges against the Labor Party in his recent manifesto, and. repeated at Pa.pakura. He said that Mr Massey repeatedly promulgated .the deliberate representation that tha Labor Party stood for insurrectionary action to bring about, changes .which the working 'class movement desired. Hm (Mr Holland’s) utterances, both in Parliament and from public platforms, as well as those of his fellow-members, sufficiently answered such foolish propaganda. The fact that Mr Massey deemed it necessary to resort to these repeated misstatements revealed the desperate plight in which the Government found itself. Physical force, revolution, confiscation, and disloyalty were the favorite charges which were' now being levelled against Labor. The Labor platform was a complete answer to the insurrection and confiscation charges, while the disloyalty charge answered itself. Working men who fought on the hills of Gallipoli and' the fields of Flanders, who came back wounded and well, were now denounced ae disloyal ista. The returned disabled soldier standing in Labor's interests in Auckland; mothers whose sons died! in. the firing line ; young widows whose husbands fell defending the. property interests of the very men who were defaming them were- (o be proclaimed disloyal, because they dared to participate in Labor’s political struggle for freedom. Men and women who labored and toiled in the fields, gathered grain, mined coal, dfbve in factories, manned ships, built mansions aa well as hovels, were called disloyal because they seek by constitutional methods to make political changes involving the dismissal of Mr Massey, and because they seek.to usher in an 'era, of social righteousness. " If t© stand for the profiteers, and against the people is disloyalty,” ho said, “ then the Labor Party is disloyal. If to stand for the preservation of every principle of human freedom and l British liberty is loyalty, then tha Labor Party is beyond contradiction the most loyal party in this country,” The speaker was accorded a rot© of thanks and renewed confidence. LADY CANDIDATE TAKES THE PLATFORM. [Peb United Press Association.} WELLIN'GTON, November 3. Mrs Annie MTicar, Independent Reform candidate for Wellington Last, made her initial bow to the ©lectors to-night. She ie the first woman to seek election in Wellington for q, seat in Parliament. She dealt principally with social questions, and said 1 she would vote for the Government on a no-confidence motion; otherwise she was an Independents Sire was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. AUCKLAND SEATS. [Peb United Press Association,} AUCKLAND, November 8, _ Air M. J. Savage, Official' Labor candidate for Auckland West, opened his campaign to-night, having a. crowded audience. He made most of has points by quoting Mr Massey’s speech in the Town Hall, Wellington, in 1911 and drawing contrasts. Mr J. Dooley, ex-Premier of New South Wales., spoke briefly, saying the opponents of Labor- never anywhere-fought elections on a straight-out issue, but introduced many side issues. Mr Savage received practically a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. Mr W. E. Parry, Auckland Central, also opened' has campaign this evening, and had an enthusiastic reception. He claimed that the Labor platform was the only constructive policy, and every vote against the party was a vote for Mr Massey. 'Do criticised the Government immigration policy aa against the workers’ interests; also borrowing, with its burden of interest..

Mr F. S. Morton, Opposition candidate for Eden, in his opening speech, .said the country’s finances were In a chaotic state, and no man in the Cabinet was fit to hold that important portfolio. He advocated a semi-rural housing scheme, and said Mr Massey betrayed the producers over the Imperial purchases of butter, as they got less than other countries. A vole of thanks and confidence was passed.

WELLINGTON CANDIDATES. [Pee United Peess Association.] WELLINGTON. November 8, Mr J. A. Young, candidate for Wellington North in the Liberal-Labor interest, addressed the electors to-night’ He avowed himself strongly oppossd r to the Reformers, who had set up a LiberalExtreme Labor bogy. He said the Liberal Parly would uever -ally itself with the Extreme Labor Party, whoso polity' was not in the .interests' of the country or the worker®.. Mrs T. M. Wilford presided. A vote of confidence was pasted. ■Mr George Mitchell, member for Wellington South, addressed a . large meeting to might. He _ spoke as an Independent; said no was tied to no party, and voifid support what was best in the interests ol the dominion. He spoke of the danger of Socialism from Extreme Labor, ana the inconsistency of Mr Massey. A vote of thanka and confidence was passed. Mr H. D. Bennett, Independent Working candidate for Wellington Central, said bo could nob be a party mayt,

FROM LIBERAL TO INDEPENDENT REFORM. [Pee United Press Association.] GISBORNE, November 8. Mr Lysnar a-ddressecl a large meeting. He gave a summary of the work of Parliament for tho past three year.'. The meeting was lively at times, owing to the Labor element, TV speaker said ho had changed from Liberal to Independent Reform because the district had not been getting proper aid. He considered, Hr Massey was doing splendid service, for the dominion. The canrlidat© was accorded a vote of thanks. DUNEDIN CENTRAL. AH C. E. Statham, M.P., mot his friends and supporters at tho Momngton Tramway Buildings last evening. After the candidate had addressed tho meeting those present expressed .their continued confidence in him as member for'Dunedin Central, MR SIDEY’S CAMPAIGN, Mr T. Iv. Sidev, ALP., was greeted by a large and enthusiastic meeting of his supporters at his committee rooms, 269 King Edward road, last night. Air Andrew Devlin. wa,s elected chairman W the committee. Tho campaign was discussed at length, .and all present formed themselves into a committee. THE NELSON BEAT. , [Pee United Peess Association.] NELSON, November 8. _ Air H. Atmore, M.P., delivered 1 a political address to a crowded meeting in the Theatre Royal last evening. Ho said that he was standing as a. Idlieral candidate. Tips did not mean that ho was tied to the party boss, bub that he could look on the whole of Me life from the angle of the Liberal-Labor standpoint., pledged to the. principles enunciated by Grey, Balia, nee, Seddo-n, and AVard, The LiberalLabor Party did mot need a certificate of loyalty from tho Prime Minister, who was prostituting Imperialism for party purposes. Alt- Atmore said he would rote for proportion id representation, but would ally himself to no party. A vote of oon.fidonee was carried by acclamation amid cheers. WESTLAND. Air Jesse Steer, Reform candidate for Westland, addressed the electors last evening. There was a, fair attendant®), and the candidate was quietly received. He stated that he was a, straight-out supporter of the Massey Government, and proceeded to criticise the Government administration of railways us weak and’ nnbisinesslike. Ho also criticised tho work of tho Board of Trade. Ho was accorded a vote of thanks and of confidence in tho Massey’Government.—‘Press Association. Mr Stephens, Labor candidate for Chalmers, speaking- at Seacliff on "Monday night., stated in reply to questions that-tne Labor Party wae neutral gn the licensing issue. The reason why the members of the Labor Party were called “Red Feds.” and such names was because their opponents had mo other way of meeting their arguments, so they fell buck on “slinging mud.” A Napier message states that Mr 0. H. Chapman, Official) Labor candidate for the Hawke’s Bay seat, opened his campaign •at Hastings lost night, receiving a vote of thanks and confidence. His address was on tho lines of those by other Labor candidates. Air Sidey will meet friends and supporters at Alos;tiel committee rooms to-morrow night. His South Dunedin committee meets on Tuesday.