GENERAL ELECTION

Northern Advocate, 13 August 1935, Page 2

GENERAL ELECTION

THE AWARUA SEAT. MR PERRELLE RETIRING. [Per Press Association. — Copyright. ] | INVERCARGILL, This Day. | Owing to ill-health, Mr P . A. de la t Perrelle has decided not to | the Awarua seat at the coming elec- ■ ticn. He first entered politics in 1922, | and, in 1928, was mem- ■ her of Sir Joseph Ward’s Cabinet, holding the portfolio of Internal Affairs and the Tourist Department. When the Forbes Government assumed office, Mr de la Perrelle took the additional portfolio of ] nd « st y es and Commerce. At the end of 1931, he with others, voluntarily relmqu’ished Ministerial rank to permit ol the Coalition being formed. _ At a largely attended meeting, held at Winton yesterday afternoon, Mr James Hargest, M.P. for Invercargill, was unanimously chosen as the official National candidate for Awarua at the General Election. Mr Hargest was present at the meeting later, and acceded to the request to contest the seat. The Hon. F. Waite, M.L.C., presided, and Mr de la Perrelle was also present. Warm tributes were paid to Mr de la Perelle’s services, in Parliament, both as a Minister of the Crown and as Member for Awarua, and the following resolution was carried: “This meeting of Awarua electors learns with great regret, of Mr de la Perrelle’s inability to stand for reelection. It thanks him for his loyal service as a private Member and as I a Minister of the Crown, and exI presses the hope that a short period of rest will complete his recovery to health.” Mr de la Perrelle, in reply, said that some day he might have sufficient (strength to, re-enter politics. I - ! DUNEDIN CENTRAL. 1 i 1 THE NATIONAL CANDIDATE. 1 [Per Press Association. — Copyright.} DUNEDIN, This Day. At a meeting of supporters of the National Political Federation last evening the candidature of Mr W. H. Shepherd for Dunedin Central was unanimously endorsed. Mr Shepherd is a member of the Dunedin City Council. CANDIDATES’ PLANS. WAITEMATA SEAT. DEMOCRAT SUPPORTER. [Special to "Northern A.dvocate”'i AUCKLAND, This Day. An announcement that he would stand as a Democrat candidate for the Waitemata seat at the General Election was made yesterday by Mr W. Alan Donald, in answer to a request from a deputation of about 40 electors of the district. In ’announcing his decision, Mr Donald said his selection as the official Democrat candidate for Waitemata would be subject to the approval of the Dominion Executive of the party. He was opposed to both the present government and the Labour Party. He criticised legislative interference with commercial enterprise and also the high exchange policy, which, he said, had been adopted at the behest of the Australian- banks, and had alienated the sympathy of people in Britain. The Democrat Party, added Mr Donald, stood for and progressive government, as to experimental legislation, and he was confident that a sound progressive policy would be formulated at the conference in Wellington next week. Mr Donald stood for Parliament in the interests of the United Party at the Parnell by-election in 1930, when he was defeated by Mr W. P. Endean. His brother, Mr J. B. Donald, who was a member of Sir Joseph Ward’s United Government, has also been mentioned as a leading supporter of the Democrat Party in Auckland, but it is understood that he will not seek Parliamentary honours this year. The sitting member for Waitemata is Mr A. H. Harris, who announced last week that he would not seek reelection.

Other candidates already announced are Mr J. Guiniven, Mayor of Takapuna, who is standing in the interests of a Liberal revival, and Mr W. J. Lyon, the official Labour nominee. The Nationalist Party has not yet selected a candidate for the seat, although the names of Mr Geo. Mills, Mayor of Birkenhead and Mr Alexander Macgregor, headmaster of the Mt. Eden School, and a resident of Stanley Bay, have both been nominated. Should Mr Macgregor be nominated, he is sure of being accorded very strong support, as he is regarded as an ideal type of the intellectual, enterprising and far-seeing man, who is desired to govern the country. THE ROTORUA FIELD. [Per Press Association. — Covyright.l ROTORUA, This Day. The six candidates, - who are likely, at present, to contest the Rotorua seat, have been decreased by one, as a result of a statement made by Mr P. Shine, of Eureka, to the effect that he had never expressed any intention of offering himself as a candidate, and had never given any person authority to use his name in that connection.” “The field may be restored to its former strength, however, as the result of the announcement in Auckland that Mr M. H. Hampson, of Rotorua, may stand, possibly as an Independent Reformer. DUNEDIN CONTEST. CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED. f Special to “Northern Advocate.'’j DUNEDIN. This Day. With Labour the only party so far to have announced its candidate for the Otago seats a great deal of speculation is being indulged in concerning the intentions of the other parties. Both the Nationalists and the Democrats are reticent about their plans. The Democrats intend to make a triangular contest for the Clutha seat, for which the Rev. Cox (Labour) and Mr J. A. Roy (Nationalist) are already in the field. Mr J. W. Munro (Labour) is expected to have opposition in Dunedin North from Nationalists as well as Democrats. Mrs R. S. Black lias been chosen as Democrat nominee, and Mr S. Falconer has boon mentioned as most suitable for the Nationalist nomination. He recently rejected nomination by the Democrats. “If present Nationalist intentions are carried out, there will be a surprise candidate for the Dunedin seat, at present hold by Mr F. Jones (Labour). The name of Mr T. R. Sidey has been suggested in Government circles. Mr

Sidey is the only son of the late Sir Thomas Sidey, who held the seat for so many years, and is a barrister. The retirement of the Speaker, Sir Charles Statham, will mean that all parties will contest his Dunedin Central seat. Candidates in the field are Mr Peter Neilson (Labour), and Mr Alfred Clark (Democrat). The Nationalists have not been idle. The party has several strong candidates in view, the first choice being Mr W. H. Shepherd, a member of the Dunedin City Council. For 'the Dunedin West seat, Mr Downie Stewart, M.P. (Nationalist), and Dr D. G. McMillan (Labour)'are the announced candidates, and it is certain the Democrats will also have a nominee. Mr A. E. Ansell, M.P. (Nationalist) will be opposed for the Chalmers seat by Mr A. Campbell (Labour), and there will probably be a triangular contest in this electorate too. ____________