Mataura Ensign GORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1884. THE ELECTIONS.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 368, 24 June 1884, Page 2

Mataura Ensign GORE, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1884. THE ELECTIONS.

Ik the course of a few days the country mil bo in the turmoil of the general election following on the dissolution of Parliament. It is understood in Dunedin, though the intelligence has so far received no confirmation from Wellington, that the writs will be issued to-morrow. The nominations will take place on Tuesday, July 15 ; and the pollings onMonday, July 21. The new Parliament will meet on Wednesday, August 6. We are glad to notice that th ere seems every Probability of the return to the House of several gentlemen who have done the State good service, but who, for various reasons, have been absent from the Parliamentary arena during the past few years. The most notable of course £ Sir Jpjju/s jfo&Ph wk> will doubtless

be returned hands down for one of the | Wellington City constituencies. Fol-^ lowing closely in his wake is the liibdralf " lion '" of. ' Otago, Mr Robbet StWttjj who reappearance in politics will be>aj source of satisfaction even to many who; do not agree with all he says, much less/ with all he does. His well-grounded, views on the land question would alone! make him an ornament of any legislative chamber, while his brilliant accomplishments peculiarly fit him for a leading seat in any Ministry his party may succeed in forming. •' Then they are Mr Bi.LLi.NCE, editor of the ' Wangauui Herald/ % man of considerable ability as a financier) ; Mr Oemond, the oftelected Superintendent of Hawke's Bay; and others whose names we do not yey collect at the moment. We see no reason why one of the strongest Ministries New Zealand has yet seen should not be formed by Sir Julius TogJil, who will doubtless command a much more compact following than any other member of the new House, especially if he can see his way to working amicably for the common good with Mr Stout, Mr Ballance, and others of similarly advanced views. We do not suppose that Southland's contingent of the new House will be much superior to that of the old. Excepting Mr Deiveb, all the Southland members . will stand for their old seats and the various honors and emoluments, not forgetting the honoraria of L2OO, attaching to them. We have to do with three seats only — Hokonui, Mataura, and Awarua. For the first named there will be no lack of candidates. Gore presents one in the person of Mr T. G-j&een, and as registration of votes has been actively proceeding at this end of the district for some timejpast we anticipate.he will poll a considerable number of votes, especially if there should be no other local candidate. At one time we believe Mr F. S. Causingintended to come forward, but on this occasion he will give way to Mr Green ia the hope that he will not be forgotten at some future time. It is authoritatively stated that Mr Gr. M'Leod, of Waimatuku, will be a candidate for the same seat. He is a man of considerable learning, having at one time occupied a responsible position in the Central School in Invercargill, and he is now a member of the Southland Education Board. Mr A. Baldey, a probable candidate, is from the same quarter, and is well known in connection with Southland County Council affairs. Then there is Mr Cuthbeet Cowan, who unsuccessfully contested this seat at the general election in 1881. It is understood that a requisition is to bfpresented to him, and that Mr Cowan is riot unwilling to come forward if the reqAlisitidnists are a numerous body of influential men. Mr Cowan fought well at . the last election, and left his mark on the district in an unmistakeable manner. Another probable candidate is Mr J. W. Bain, ex-^M.H.E. for Invercargill, who has received numerous promises of support from various centres on the WintonKingston line. Amongst other' names mentioned have been those of Messrs G-. LUMpDEN, J. GrABDINEB, and P. T. FINN, but we have reason to believe that the two, last-named at ,any. rate have no intention of being nominated. Captain Mackenzie is again, in the field 1 for a seat that will doubtless be tßfftajpwß^Ms?*«4^_Oiae .of .his ' ppp^aen|s 4 will likely be MrtfT^ \^Rtc^jaa>B^^^ Oakland's.'' Awarua will be wolpe& i - ; pyptEs J. P. Joyce, whose opponentsihave yet announced themselves. Doubtles^ the irrepressible Ejneos.s will be one of. them. He has not : yet learned, that he does not possess the capacity for a fullblown statesman. Mr J. T. Thomson, the Invercargill millionaire, has a! eye. on this seat, and illness only prevents TiiTii from immediately announcing that his services are at the disposal of the electors. Altogether we do not anticipate any lack of candidates for the various seats, and in view of the revolution in* colonial politics that will be effected by the certain return of Sir Julius Yogel to power we appeal to tJie electors to be especially careful in their selection of men to represent them during the coming three years. When candidates are definitely announced opportunities will offer for criticism in these columns of the views they hold.