THE MAYORALTY

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 84, 9 April 1919, Page 4

THE MAYORALTY

jyia ru be a can- . , VjpATK A deputation of about 70 , citizens waited on Mr W- w - <Snodgrass at the Council Chamber to-day to ask him -;£o becoihe a candidate for the MayoiaUqfte - Mr C. J. : Harley was voted to the ' chair. ij’Amongst those present - were .Stringer, Hampgon, Rout, Baigeut, and ii-w , Mr Harley said the deputation d<t*. sired Mr Snodgrass to become a camjjdats for the Mayoralty. It was timei# candidate .wag gejfcted and Mr Snqdr grass was asked to toe that it was the largest deputation he hf# ever seen to mato such a request. Loc#r; mg . round he it was a deputation of- representing the comm^tf' wai and! business interests ot the cdfei Mr Snodgrass might well be the depatatjjqn...;M r Snodgrass had hqJ/f officegfqif tjgo yjtsgp, and. they had (i two yefirs, owing:to the A and citizens were satisfied at *he '■ petent manner in which Mr ’ had managed war affairs. No persqs * r had taken such an active part as b'nodgrase on behalf. df the soldiers, flf had done so much for the welfare-.ftp W the soldiers, (Applause). Mr, ■ had held a very onerous position wi|s honour and eatisfacHon, ®od than any other man could have dor/fH (Applause). - ' Or, VV. S. Hampson said no one hqs filled the Mayoral chair more succemj fully than Mr Snodgrass. The 'hc|h* > , UouncU should be a progressive onp, and no one would be better able to letgf a progressive Uouncfl than Mr Suoffi grass. The city would be lading m g®s titude if it did not return Mr Hnodgrejß with a thumping majority. (Applaupqh Mr T. A. H. Field, M.J?., said 4M deputation was the he seen to ask anyone to become a <»P#SS ■ f date for the Mayoralty. The mtjqft financial position had been grappiqd with by the present Gtmncil, wd.’lfc , great improvement had made hX them in this-respect. Now that ths war* wa# over, there' would be a <a»*W of making progress. The,size-of the dfc putation was an indication that it MSB,, Snodgrass became a, candidate he womtt be returned by fa large majority. No citv in the Dominion could, ® proportion to-expenditure, ; a s Nelson coqld in regard to town-plan-ning, and an Mr Snodgrass they had a townpiannig enthusiast. (Applause). Mr W. U. Harley, speaking as a returned soldier, and on others who had returned, hoped Mr Snodgrass would oocupy fthe Mayoral chair during the next two years. No man had done so .much soldier as Mr Snodgrass. (Applause). Mr R. 'Wittv, as a repetition :.offirer also referred to th 6 great work Sir Snodgrass had done for the soldier. As a ratepayer" also, he would like jts see Mr Snodgrass again returned, Ma Snodgrass had. shown great tenoral ■ courage in tackling some ticklish questions. 0 (Applause). Air A- Barclay,, ae..a union member, said Mr Snodgrass' had carried out [ his duties faithfully and fearlessly. He had pleasure in . asking Mr Snodgrass to sigain become 1 a candidate, feeling 1 sure he would be returned . _ Mr Snodgrass, who was received with applause, said ,he,'was greatly flattered by . the deputation that day. During the nresent Council’s ‘ term of office there . , had certainly been some unpleasant , . things to do. The rates were increased -■; bv 4d. but it wag absolutely necessary ; i to do this, fle Wed a great deal ’to ' i the nine Councillors who had been under his chairmanship. He . w?s .g|ad of the soldiers’ assurance * that lie had done something for .them. He wpUld pe V rriad in the face of what had been said ,;,5 that day to offer himself. (Loud - an* nlause). ~ The deputation . thought,. W. could do some good as Mayor, and ' n«,|s would also like to be the Mayor when p|j neaye was formally fixed.. (Lond apnlause). * , • Mr C. R, Fell moved that if there, wa« a contest, all present pledge them- .i**i selves to do all they conld to secure ,=M] the return of Mr Snodgrass. \ Ur. Hampson seconded the which' waa fcarrieaj , $$