LABOR'S GREAT NATIONAL CAMPAIGN

Maoriland Worker, Volume 10, Issue 421, 2 April 1919, Page 5

LABOR'S GREAT NATIONAL CAMPAIGN

<», __ INTEREST MAINTAINED. THE MUNICIPAL FIGHT

Reports contiuiie to roach "The Worker" telling of the success of Lα--11 bor's great campaign. Meetings are ■" I invariably successful and well attendI cd. The annual conference of the '__' I Party, which will be held in July, " will show just where we stand. Mem--1 i bership of Hie Parly has gone up li I enormously and in. Wellington alone wo now have over f>ooo affiliated members, and members and candidates are 1 looking forward with confidence to the ■' municipal elections, liy the efforts ot: • our organisers during the past, six 7 weeks the principles for which, the Labor Party stands have been made clear to many thousands of people > who previously only knew the Labor Party through the vilification its raem- ; hers receive from the pens of its op- ' ponents in the daily papers. j As the real aims of the Party become known its popularity among ; the workers increases, and the Na- ; tional campaign has been a splendid. means to this end. Branches should now, -without relaxing their efforts to ■ gain control of the coming municipal ! i contests, make every preparation to ■ be represented at the July Conference ; of the Party. That, is Labor's Parlia- ; nient and the time will come when the decisions of our Conference will find speedy recognition in the Legislative 1 Councils of Maoriland. WELLINGTON MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN. i A special meeting of the delegates to the Wellington Labor Representation Committee was held in the Trades Hall, Vivian Street, on March 2,_ when it, was resolved to contest the 2-layor-alty. The complete list of candidates jis as follows: j Mayoralty: Mr. J. Read. j Council: Messrs. J. Brindle, C 11, j Chapman. A. W. Croskery, F. G. j Evans, P. Fraser, .1. Glover, J. Hut- j chison, McArley, R. McKeen, A. L. j Monteith, Stickney,. Swindell, and' Mesdames J. Aitkeu, S. Beck, and j I Snow. '< i Harbor Board: Messrs. T. Brindle and C. H. Chapman. Hospital and Charitable Aid Board: Messrs. C. H. Chapman, T. A. Eagle, J. Glover, J. Hutchison, Mesdames J. Aitken, S. Beck, J. Hulbert, E. Lawlor,, Osborne, Snow, and Miss Macdonald. j The campaign was • opened on March 24 in the Star Theatre, Newtown, j WELLINGTON CENTRAL BKANCH. The fortnightly meeting of the above branch was held at the Trades Hall, Vivian Street, on March 18, Mr. I Agnew presiding over a large attendance, j It was resolved to support the pro- ; position of increasing the fee to the • L.R.C. to .sixpence per member per I year. Several members were noini- ; natod for the Mitchell (own- Willis ' Street combined schools committee. A ' full ticket will be put up, April 1-ith : being election day The euchre party and dance was p. ! great success. The committee work- | cd very hard and great credit, is due j to them. Also the thanks of the com- ■ mittec are extended to Miss Fair- ] clough. of Mitchclltown, and Miss ! Audenwood, of Devon Street, for their.' singing. Several new members were i enrolled.—H. PINNOCK, hen sec. j Later.—The following is the complete Labor ticket for the school committee:—Messrs. Dwycr. J. Coulter, |. Griffiths, Haines, Hart, llennesy, J-Jy-laiul, Tanner, and Mrs. Law lor. "We hope to elect all these candidates. — ll.*. j. IVANGANtI MUNICIPAL { ELECTIONS. J , Labor opened its municipal cam- j < paign in Wanganui by holding an open j ■ air meeting in Maria Place; on Satur- | < day night, March 22. A fair attend- i ! ance gathered to hear the various | : speakers. Comrade Ragcrs (Pro- 11 sident of , the local branch) presided,'* and announced that the Party had se- | < lected five candidates to contest seals < at the forthcoming elections, namely. ; Mrs. Coinyny, Mr. .1. Ross, Mr. J. i i To was em;, .Mr. X MeJlride, and Mr. M "W. Markviick. In ■:>. brief spctch he appealed io ail who had the interests j £ of Labor at heart to vote the Labor j i ticket. . j J c Mr. L. Mcivridc then addressed the i £ meeting, outlining gexieralh/ tbc aims j r of the Labor Part;-'. .. ; t Mrs. Comyns referred to the useful | i work done; by the Plunkct nurses, and a her own efforts on the Hospital Board, t She claimed the confidence of the i ratepayers who had placed her there i at the head of the poll, and urged 1 the election of other Labor candidates 1 to support her. Sne said the time i had 3io w come to'"have a woman on c the Boroush Council, to urge the need ! c of a- pood milk supply and the erec- J. tion of workers' dwellings. She knew :: if one instance in Wanganui of a! ' ivorker paying 22/G a week rent, and ii :he children had to sleep in a shed, t 3he claimed a day's wages should be r a, fair week's rent. The recent epi- "V lemic revealed some shocking condi- a tions in Wanganui, and has resulted iv P :he removal of a number of buildings, k ncluding a Chinese den in Wicksteed r> Place. _ j a Mr. TV. J. Rogers gave a short ad- ) S lress, and urged support of the La- ! v jor candidates at the forthcoming \ n ilections. Finally, he invited ques- jt: ions. i B In reply to a questioner, Mr. Ross j c ;aid they were opposed to preferen- j P ial rating, and believed iv the yys- I h em of rating on unimproved values. "w The meeting concluded with cheers y or the candidates. I S