Election Items.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue III, 30 October 1890, Page 2

Election Items.

The Mana iv at a Turn's roe-its: — riiore was a very large attend nee )f eh ctors and ladi -s at Mv F. Pi rani's meeting at S.:u \< n on Frilay tight. Mr V/a'ti'i* Bai'ey was /o.ed to the c'ua'r, and tbu c-ndidate ivas accorded a very p;:liont hearing

with tho exception of one individual, I whoso eccentricicities were promp ly s.ipprossed hy a majority of thoso | present. After a numbor of qne.-> | tions had been asked, a ho-u-ty vote of thauks was accorded Mr Pirani, | on tho motion of Mr Bailey. j Notwithstanding tlio heavy down- ! pour of rain on Saturday night, the | schoolroom at Campbo'lt >wn was j crowded, when Mr Fred Pirani addressed the e'ectors on the po itica! cjuesti*>ns of ihe day. Af er a numlier of qaest.ii ns had b j e:i satisfactorily answered, a hearty vote of '■hanks was accorded to th j candidate ov his addnss. Our informant sates that Mr Pirani is me ti"g with a large amount of support iv he Camnbei. own district. According to tho Advocate Mr Pirani ma a- this topsy-tursy statement: — Another elect* »r a ked what size farms he advocated in bursting up h •_ o.sta'i s. Mr Pif.axi replied that li^ did not : ropose to burst up bi^ estates. If he W shed to know anything about that matter he should ask Mr Wil- ? .on, who supported a Ministry that 1 ropos^d to do so. He only asked that they should pay the snme taxa - tion as small farms. He has aho decided to sit on a rail as hesai 1 Mat " in tho event ..-I his being returned he would not sit on either side, but w mid give his support to measures." A n.3eting of Mr John -t-vens' Comm .*-.tce wi'l be held on Saturday eveningMr .John SteviMis speaks afc Foxton on Si turd. iv night.