THE GENERAL ELECTION.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 368, 24 June 1884, Page 5

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

It is anticipated that no one will oppose Major Atkinson for E^mont. . . . Mr 1 P. Seymour, a prominent member of a late Parliament likely to contest Wairau. Mr Fi&h is announced for Dunedin SoutH; Mr Bathgate "for Roslyn ; Mr Stout for Dunedin Bast. ' ■•■'.! ,_';.y? Mr J. T. M. Hornsby* proprietor of ir the ' Lake County Press,' intends contesting ,the Wakatipu seat with Messrs Daniel and; McDougall. ■■■.■/."'.' Our Waikaia correspondent writes that-.* requistion is being signed there for presenter tion to Mr Thomas Green, of Gore, asking him to contest the coming election .' for Hokonui. ' , 't'-[ The Post says Mr Whiteley King, forh&ffo editor of the M ataue a Ensign,' and' now editor and part proprietor of the ' Tarai[a^i News,' is a candidate for the New Plymquth seat in the Grey interest. ' ' 'V ! The Parliamentary correspondent .of -the ' Southland News 1 sent this extraordinary;t'elegram to his journal last Friday, There is'some talk of Mr Stout standing for .Mr. 'Driyei*% seat, but I can get no definite information [ as to the ground of the current' report.' 1 ' ' r We need hardly say thsre is no truth iri>';thd'rel port. -■ • For Invercargill Mr Feld-wp.cfc is, it is said, to be oppposed by tnree 'W-'maybrs (Messrs Kingsland, Mitcjiqll, and Hatch), Mr J. L. McDonald l and ! Mr Hall, solicitor. The Wallace electorate will maintain its reputation as a coveted} constataency. : Mr Darnel will bj&iopppsed/ by I}r. Hodgkinsim^d Mr. Hirst (both ,qf whom will v aaaress^^efc=— — ■*■ ings "at an early date), and Messrs (A, W Hamilton .and J. Mackintosh are also,' likely to be in -the field. ,Dr Hodgkinson is coming forward in compliance with a requisition. In an article en the political crisis SEne ' Tablet ' says : — '•' ln this fight forplacelwe have no concern. Both parties as such"are our enemies, although each contains . raaiiy members who would most, willingly do us justice in the most important matter of. education Our view 'of the situation is, therefore, disinterested and dispassionate, and what we have said has not been dictated", by prepossession in favor of any psrjLy. In fact we are quite indifferent to.all existing political parties. Catholics have now, Van opportunity of sti iking a telling blow ."'for j ustice and fair play. In many constituencies they are numerous, and there it wo.uj.d- be unwise, perhaps fatal, t© despise, them .] ;. b,ut great caution and tact will be required 'on. their part. We would ■■, venture ,tp fV advise them to tell no man how they , are going vote; to say all that truth will sanction 'in praise of all candidates, but at the pollingbooth to be'siu'c so to recordrthtjir v,otesas to punish an enemy, quite irrespective ' of'all - merely political and personal considerations. Politically one party is just as desirable^ a* another, but it is all. important to. mark their disapprobation of men.who . are resplyecL 5 to compel them to pay for the free.ai^d^go^lesa education of other people's children;" ' '..