SOCIAL TO MR TOOGOOD.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13939, 22 December 1905, Page 3

SOCIAL TO MR TOOGOOD.

A social to commemorate the conclusion of Mr 'H, F. Toogood s 1900 political campaign took place in the Art Gallery last night, when there was a good attendance of friends and supporters. Mr A. S. Taylor occupied the chair, and there were also present on the dais Messrs H. F. Topgood, F M B. Fisher, M.H.R., Rots F W Isitt and R. S. Gray, and Mr A. S. Adame (Dunedin). The chairman said those present were there to wish goed-uye to Mr Toogood, who was leaving on a visit to the. Old Country in a few weeks. He hoped that on his return to Christchurch he would cap his splendid political fight of this year by going in at the head of the poll at the next general election. ' Mr Toogood was received with hearty applause. Ho thanked these who had organised the social, which was mere than ho had expected. Ho oould safely call those present friends. He had hoped to make friends, as he was on the right side, the clean side, and ho had struck for clear-cut policy measures. He had known that" he would make bitter enemies, but so long as political wrong was being done, he hoped to make enemies. He. especially thankeel his committee, which, with himself-, had been very confident the night before the election. He hoped, however, to have enough manliness to take to heart the lessons of his defeat, which had been brought about by a coalition of Seddonism and the liquor trade. Ho had been known as an advocate of no-lioenso before, he. hoped now to be known as a fighter. Those who stood ■., i.nd clean administration were fighting against a machine, the liquor trade, which stultified everything. Tho only way to do away with tho influence of liquor over legislation was to extinguish tho trade altogether. Ho intended to contest tho next election, and he mapped out his programme, and also iris political plat-

form. He was confident that he had commenced on the right' side of politics. ■ Mr F. M. B. Fisher also briefly addressed the meeting, and refreshments were then handed round. .