MR ATMORE'S CHANDIDATURE.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 24 November 1908, Page 1

MR ATMORE'S CHANDIDATURE.

Mr Harry Atmore addressed "final meeting at the: Theatre Royal last evening. . There .was .a largo audience, and much enthusiasm ' w'as shown. .Mr T. Pettat preaidea. and u| his-ppening j-emarks ' referrea 'V in-'complimentavy terms to Mr. Atmore. ' - ; ~- — •- Mr Atmore was received with cheers and much applause/, and iwenV on to deal with the Second Ballot, which ie described as a great absurdity. Among 1 other things he. said that the tune-ber tween two baUots for the; Nelson electorate was not nearly lob£ «n<mgh. It had been 1 aavertised- in! the- evening papSr that electors should show sympathy with the late member, and vote for hint to-moirow. He 1 thought this, was a very strange way to do things. In other places young n»n had been returned; „ Supethumatf; worts;, naa been made to prevent . hM getting^; to. Parliament. His opponent was. afrai^ to meet him on the platform. .He was rtuite satisfied he. would, have been elected if there.^'as no second ballot, for if there had only befen^ one-baUofe the third candidate prbbably Wou^d not have stood. Rumours jhad been en* culated- by his opponent io damage Hid candidature. He had alwaVs endeavoured to better the lot off tho^. wording man. Mr Atmore went on to the various political Questions that haV* been dealt with, by him ;at his former meetings. He was quite convinced, that his actions on the Council 'were, in the interests of the ratepayers'. As secretary of the Inland Communicajbion League_he had done a great, dealv to push on the movement to bpih;Vp i>ef back country.' His chances in the. country rhad bean prejudiced by. rumours that. had -[been

circiilaWd that r hewas J a failure on- the •local bodies.:This. did, not apply, however; r in, the; citjf fA whero: the pcple cpnld eee. both:' sides." He said tw a leading 1 " article ■^nj:thi-.'.-Mail"-- was a : ' deliberate.) misrepresentation of fact?. J .^'Tljerf^l6vi.bhan^ji^'j^LtmDr«-.'%T-'ih j -telling A-sfalaeho6d;ftbut;i^r-Aii:-<rrt did . not .reply. ! toithe i 'jiAa%a..pMr; Alinore J- masked, the%«djtor. |- . iorm and ■ L-.deal-.<> -^iitn' ' jri.tfearsVil^". ha d . written about him •(Mr i 'Aiinajjc^^-bofe the challenge: was '.'not aeceptepVHftSrefi cords'ixJu ■locals*odies .ihellideil^tiie'^ sehenw/i'thfl': intrbdmjtioii^ ; -, agriculturaimßtruction at theitechnibal school and the.w.'i;efflOTai;vbft'.the Girls'. ;. School .-toj^the-Vpresen.t-^pnny ■• site. ■'iW.ith. . the openrlig.iup;-Jof'?.the;;b«:k' country . N«l»nr-had-;a-great future b^fort it, . but -the city needed Enthusiastic re'pre- . sehtation. -Tho present system. " of taxa- . 'tion was- not rfair. ':: The working man. , v.Bhonld J-reoeiye ,mor« -concessions. - The r phv;the. of jX those .=iesb?fable .tb'.Tbear "it.; No' man 5. .was^fit^to-be in iPariiajinerit who did . . not attempt to remedy this evil. "-He f'.^^d^aAre^Mv'bo^litfJi^jmV-'.tb^^s^an^ j-. r : Y°t«Sj .-b^Ls^^h^iadSfl.w^rs^Jstat*^' Kb i"t^fe^(ftTOSfeP)»ffiDitipnisKiClf i they^: ;put ; weaHhy-i.iasn: iHpMe«tn"^ legisla- . tion would -be on'teialf'jplithe^tnoiSeß „ c lass. — -In-<:dnn«cti6n''with^lie 'nte ; f or .'.'thrnewjMlway station, >lre 'thought Ttha [ ' propeir-piaceiwoul'd be?thTe centre. of.ihe' \r- yaitfi iso'?cthrft!Bhuntiirg. : -cduld : be done r inside the "yard.: fHe^did not think, the ;"' othef v.Bnd : shionldube^i.ch'osesri, as '-'the 1 'sh'untuig , tt6ublei''would. occur ..in" a ' j biisTer .r,thdroughfSre;\*He^thbught Nelr .•'ion should' have 'avifari batter railway ,-'statibnv-f- %^^. v~+w^;.r- ■■■<X';: ■' ',' " . , I Mr-.-'MaVmahoh^Vniov.ed /'a' vote /of . • ■ thank¥vahd'"cohfideiioe,;-ih ;Mr. Atmbre, . I who,~m*doing-'eo, said. that- 'at one time t J the- editor of the fMaiTTwas '-ah oppon'•.ent o.il-Mr':Grahain's. -.jv - • . ' I :N Mr^Colin Campbell seconded, and the : imotion jvas/%ut and carried^unanimouß- . ly-.with 6ntnusiasni"andi''applanseTr->i. > In' neturning .thanJts,--Mr;-Atmore;''felt . qnite 'sure that l»?rwopld.--get-,& Vejtjr. i fair- share of •■Mr : Moftatt > s votes. .;<■'.; , • .' A ; Vote;- of ' thankß.*tf>>:the>.- ChaiTmatt I terminated the "meetiiigv*>'r . c v •; ' •■ •<-"*;}_ V". - . .* .-,-..-.. ■^■■— . ;• .