THE RANGITIKEI ELECTION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 22 September 1909, Page 1

THE RANGITIKEI ELECTION.

STATEMENT BY THE ACTING PREMIER. -,- "* Messrs Meldrum and Georgetti, two of the defeated Ministerial candidates at the Rangitike election last week,' were in' Wellington on Saturday ,and in the afternoon' had a private interview with the Hon. James Carroll" (Acting-Prime Minister), and three other members . of the Cabinet — the Hon. J. A. Millar, , Hon. R. M.'Kenzie, and the Hon. T. Mackenzie. In reply to a question by a representative of the "Dominion," on the subject of the interview, tho Acing-Prime Minister said that • on becoming •' aware that Messrs Meldrum and Georgetti were in town, he had interviewed them to receive the personal congratulations of him- - . self and his colleagues on the man- [ ner in which they had acquitted , themselves during tho campaign. Mr : Carroll added that the. whole conI duct of the election was very grati--1 fying. There hail been ah entire ' absence of personal feeling. .- Tho > question of representation was now ) a party issue. Mr . Carroll then re- ? ferred to Mr Geo. Hutshisqn's canir paign in support of the Opposition - interest in the second ballot. an i 1 suggested that .although his Speeches 1 might be of some import, from th* Opposition point of view, he did- not view his (Mr Hutchison's)- activa presence in the campaign.* with any " alarm. As. to. the prospects of i .vfinisteria! visit to ft.niigit'kei t': : i --p-"! on *'■';*- *! * r • lirection was expressed, by the c 1 *-- Xothing was settled at pro--1 *ont.