MISREPRESENTATIONS OF THE PRESS.

Marlborough Express, Volume V, Issue 218, 26 February 1870, Page 4

MISREPRESENTATIONS OF THE PRESS.

To the Editor of the Marlborough Express. Sin, —Nob tiiree months ago Mr. Bowler’s election was defeated by the untrue report of his nomination speech given by the Picton Press, in which he was vilely misrepresented, Mr. Geo. Dodson also complained of the same thing, being reported as saying “ the runholdcrs must beJcept under !” in which your contemporary was not so far wrong as was stated. This week whoever wrote the leading article ought to have honorable

mention for a glaring instance of untruthfulness. He says “ For Tua Marina also the old members have been re-elected. One of these, Mr. G. Dodson, voted for Mr. Eyes in the last Council, but since he afterwards signed the petition for Mr. Eyes’ dismissal, and since all. the available forces of the Superintendent were brought forward to eject him (only defeated by one vote), he will hardly, we think, be found among Mr. Eyes’ supporters for the future.” Now this gentleman never had the opportunity of voting for Mr. Eyes, who was not submitted to the Council. But Mr., Dodson was looked upon as friendly to that gentleman, to whom he was privately pledged. I am moi’covcr able to state most positively that until the afternoon of the polling-day everything was done by Mr. Eyes’ friends to support Mr. Dodson, even to canvassing for him. Nor was any other course adopted until it was discovered that Mr. Dodson’s votes were either plumpers or split with Capt. Baillie, to the detriment of Mr. Bowler, whom ho had agreed to support Ym will be aware that Mr. Sopor had consented to come forward, and actually sent his address to the Express for publication, but afterwards withdrew it in favor of Mr. Dodson, on the understanding that he was coming forward as a supporter of Mr. Eyes. It has since transpired that canvassing was going on in Picton for Baillie and Dodson together! The removal of the polling place from that appointed by the Governor to another building 100 yards distant, ( and not “in an adjoining room, under the same roof,” another falsehood by the Press) —changed the whole tenor of the election, ( only gained by one vote again as last time,) for three persons thereby lost the opportunity of voting, as the hour for closing the poll arrived before they could get from the woolshed to the Deputy’s now camp, being unaware of the change. Two of these intended to vote for Bowler, and the other for Dodson and Bowler. I am, &c., One who Knows.