GENERAL ELECTION

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11492, 20 November 1931, Page 7

GENERAL ELECTION

WAIPAWA SEAT. REFORM COALITIONIST OI'ENS CAAU’.VIGN. (Press .Association' WAIFUKURAU, Nov. 19. Under the auspices of the Political Reform League, Mr. J. I). Ormond, jun., Reform-Coalition candidate lor Waipawa, opened Ills’’ campaign a t Elsthorpo last night, addressing a largo audience. He was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. MARSDEN SEAT. (Press AssociationWHANGAREI, Nov. 19. Mr. William Jones, who was announced ’ as a Reform Coalitionist, has withdrawn from the contest for tile Marsden seat. LABORIT'E. WANTS ARBITRATION COURT UNALTERED. MR. AIcCOAIBS’ OUTBURST. (Press Association! CHRISTCHURCH Nov. L 9. “The proposal to undermine me Arbitration Court is ■ most contemptible. because it is deliberately deceptive and subtle,’’ declared Air. J. McCombs, in opening Ins campaign for tho Lyttelton seat. “The °f ur „ is being nominally retained, but is being rendered.. LracQically useless. It would have been-more straightforward and honest to destiny it right to form his own opinions ami uotlv what. wu s intended.” Mr. McCombs added that it was not the use tho Prune Minister trying to .side-step the real issue, that tho Government did intend absolutely to destroy compulsory arbitration. . Tile candidate dealt also with tlio land tax abolition and fusion, and was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence. UPROARIOUS AIEETING. LABOR VOTE SPLITTING IN GREY LYNN. (Pres* Association * AUCKLAND. Nov. 19. An overwhelmingly hostile, (but goodtempered audience made an almost continuous uproar at a meeting addressed by Air. F. N. Bart-, raui, the Independent-Labor candidate for the Grey Lynu scat, lust night. Hecklers early ■ inquired why Air. Burtram was splitting tho Labor rote with Mr. J. A. Lee. the official Labor nominee, but the chairman relei red all such questions to Air. Lee. Air. Bartram said lie reserved tho right to form liis own opinions and not subject himself to the irksome tyranny of Caucus domination. Hecklers questioned his right to speak for Labor at all, and the meeting terminated when someone moved a vote- of no-confidence, which wus carried, accompanied by cheers for Mr. Leo.

BUSINESS ARES. NOT POLITICIAN. MR. ALLUAI’S CLAIMS TO AUCKLAND WEST. (Press ABSociatlonAUCKLAXD, Nov. 19. Air. J. A. C, Allum, chairman ot the Transport Board, had a good opening meeting us a Relormer in Auckland Wes!:. He Ucnied that he was tied te the Coalition in any way, but said lie offered himself as a business man,- not a politician. Replying to a question, lie said that if the Coalition parties fell out they would liavo to come back to thp people to bo told who was to take charge of the country. WAITAKI SEAT UNOFFICIAL LIBERAL REFUSES TO WITHDRAW (Press Association^ WAIAtATE. Nov. 19. Afr George Simon McKenzie, , standing ns a Liberal supporter of tlio lOoalition, refused a request from a delegation that he withdraw from tho Waitaki contest on the ground that -.there is no complete observanco of the Coalition throughout tho Dominion and also that no would bo disloyal to the electors who had no voice in the Coalition and wished to exercise their franchise in a democratic manner; also that tho danger of vote-splitting to Labor’s advantage was a bogy, as apart from the extremists, he had tho general Labor support, also the full support of the business and farming ‘ community. AIASTERTON SEAT ADDRESS BY COALITIONIST (Press AssociationMASTERTON, Nov. 19 . Tlio official Coalition candidate for Masterton (Mr G. A. Sykes), addressed.’ tlio doctors in Masterton tonight. He -said Coalition was justified and dealt at length with the protection given to wheat, which w as an essential industry. He referred to several matters of policy in meeting problems confronting the country. A vote of thanks was extended. HAWKE’S BAY SEATS (Presß Association? NAPIER, Nov. 19. Air AV. E. Barnard (Labor) _ was to-day nominated for tho Napier seat. HASTINGS, Nov. 19. Air Edward Uuttrell Cullen (Labor) lias been nominated for Hawke’s Bay, ■ ' . ... ... ..

. LABOR REVERSES ; DECISION. TO PUT UP CANDIDATE FOR MASTERTON. (Press Association) WELLINGTON, Nov. TA Advice was received from Master* ton to-day that Air. P. Al. Butler, secretary of tho Wellington General Laborers’ Union, is to receive nomination as official Labor candidate fee tlio Alastcrton scat. It fiad been announced previously that there would be no Labor candidate m tbjit doctorate. - , , It is unlikely that Labor .will put up a candidate for the AA airarapa seat. OTAG O SEATS (Press Association) DUNEDIN, Nov. 19. Air. Jones, Labour candidate for Dunedin South, addressed a largo mooting tonight. Ho narrated tho shortcomings of tho United and Reform parties and dwelt on tho Labour party’s policy, laying emphasis, on tlio desire to foster local industries and encourage dairying and other branches of farm work. He supported tho Arbitration . Court in its present form and advocated a one per cent reduction in mortgage interest, thereby saving £3,000,000 per annum to payers of interest. A voto of thanks and confidence was returned. Peter Neilson, official Labour candi- ' ddte for Dunedin Central, at a meeting last evening, said tho Labour party would see that a thoroughly organised effort ho put forth so that all availublo opportunities should ho explored and tho unemployed should ho put to work of a useful, and, aa far as possiblo, productive nature at standard rates of pay.' Air. W. R. Hayward, Reform candidate. for Dunedin North, announced tonight that ho had decided not to accept nomination in deference to the wish of Air. Coates. Air. G. W. Alunro, Labour candidate for Dunedin North, opened his campaign tonight. He paid considerable attention to tlio criticism of Air. Forbes’s and Air. Coates’s past legislation and outlined Labour’s platform, maintaining that it would prove effective‘in regaining the prosperity of the country. He detailed at length. ’ tho State Bank proposal and- quoted an extract from Hansard to prove that Mr. - Forbes had changed his opinion entirely since 1925, when ha declined' to join Reform to fight La.bour. Ho declared emphatically that, single men in unemployed camps were paid tho same scale as Kaffirs in the mines in South Africai —10s per week nrid food. He received a vote of thanks and confidence. Mr. Peter McSkimming. Independent Coalition candidate for Clutlia, at- a meeting at Stirling on AVednesday night, criticised the departmental expenditure. - especially mentioning the railways, .stating that there were far too many high salaried officers who were giving no adequate return, for -their service. He also attacked the terms of -the ammunition contract. He was strongly in favour of a protective tariff in favour of Great Britain. WELLINGTON SEATS ADDRESSES BY LABORITES CPress Association J WELLINGTON, Nov. 19. The Labour’ candidate for AVollington Central ~(Mr. P- Fraser) opened his campaign tliia ovening. The candidate, who was accorded an enthusiastic reception, dealt in the main with the principal lines of demarcation between thp Coalition Government ■ and tho Labour party. The church schoolroom whoro tho address was given, was-,fill-ed te overflowing. At the conclusion of his address, and after answering several questions, a resolution was carried unanimously in which the meeting expressed its confidence in him and appreciation of 1 his past services and pledged itself to work'for his (return. Mr. Brindle, the Labour candidate for Wellington Suburbs opened his campaign tonight. Ho received an attentive hoaring and" a vote of con-

fidence. Ho roundly condemned tlio wage cuts and indicated liis loyalty to the Labour cause and policy. B TILLER SEAT COALITIONIST ANNOUNCED (Press Association) WELLINGTON, Nov. 19. Tlio Prime Minister and Mr Coates have announced that Mr. John Menzies, ex-Mayor of- Westport, lias been selected'as the official Coalition candidate to contest the Bullqr seat in opposition to the labour Leader, Mr. Holland. Mr. -John Menzics has been tor T 3 voars on tlio Borough Council, for .seven being; Mayor, and at present lie is deputy Mayor. He has served on almost all the local public, bodies and is a member of the Bailor Licensing Committee. INVERCARGILL SEAT LIQUOR CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS (Press Association i INVERCARGILL, Nov. 10. Mr M. H. Mitchell, who had announced his intention to contest the Invercargill seat as an Independent, has withdrawn at the request of a deputation of representative, business men. SNUB TO FRANKLIN LABOR HE. NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNISED BY PARTY. (Press Association- 1 WELLINGTON. 'Nov. ID. Mr. Walter Nash. Dominion secretary of tlio Labor Party, .states that there is no official Labor candidate for Franklin. The announcement oi Mr. J. H. Edwards as the official Labor candidate for that seat is entirely unauthorised. PALMERSTON SEAT. PALMERSTON N.. Nov. ID. Mr. ,L A. Nash, the Coalition candidate, was nominated for the Palmerston seat.—P.A. ARBITRATION COURT IN DANGER. LABOR VAIL. (Press Association* WELLINGTON. Nov. 19. Mr. Walter NasTi. Labor candidate for the Hutt- sea F, addressed a crowded meeting at Fetoiie.- Ho attacked the Government for limiting the benefits or the Mortgagors’ Relief Amendment Act to tile country only, and said that if the present Government' was returned to power the T.C. and A. Act would be definitely in danger, and if the Arbitration Court' went, all the conditions that hud been fought for would go. - TIMARU SEAT. R EFORM-OO AL.IT r ONIST NOMINATED. (Press Association-j TIMARU, Nov. 19. For the Timaru seat, Mr. FI, M. Armstrong, Coalition-Reform, has been nominated..