THE LAST ELECTION MEETINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8063, 26 September 1887, Page 6

THE LAST ELECTION MEETINGS.

j ISE & X. CfEOEJO AT QEEBUSGJL If tie Public Hall vs. Satardsj xagirt. Sar IG. M- OEwa* aS&cmmv& a tcvw&vd meetioj; I of sheet Mr.. F. M. P. £n«£iud mm »rt«4 to tint chair. | &r Marxazz </2kttx%. wi© was mxcnil with lung aod etwßknwsd appitntat, mad be hbi ottott SttdilFt tOSHI Stiat night to turn* tie swctim fur Manukas. Mr- Osborne k*£ torn* forward to oppose iasa ftae speaker/ an tat dtctetftw vt 200 vjvmxt, Mid tjueir cut to ham was to base iaas is>wa sit ptilitasai plank*, as be via stew to She aouxSry.. •j {ipplfctut,} It to ruaiycnsi ia»t lit (ftr Uasrioe) bad extorted £2H'.* ajar ! arts* fiats fee vm csaXuti to He denied ! awi a rumour, and was uf opinio® | is ni cereslaSed through mais*. (Applause.) fit bad serar ret*: t«u mar* thau | bi* fredeosstrjrs, bet aametiiost oarar-derab-y low, *i.«t redntnaoas were jw.de of if) par oust, «c ©tsar Governmeat ofhsiab 2* pur uq)l. vu ias redneaus. Hut cppaama *i*A discussed the amount of expenditure ox otmaertataa wits the jeaueifctaacc of toe oniony, bat it* {tit speaker) ootid act be j rwpauimoit lor ierpuln-teire aaiariek at many . yf the t&'JBST SsaS sks is the Zvaat far 53 ' yea?*, Mil tbsdr s*j*rass ■were iiw sty toe 1 House. {ippiaase.} He -vac aacaaed of i £od;of ks opeansg for kit ra &t W eslbagifflffl fit £200 a year, m reader, bet that be dtocwd. ! Lfcti*. yew lot aa® vim e»sciiE.ti:»e sleek lor a inr «*»u, *&d tans *m what tra 85a rssKTwi frvui tiue Irtsmtrj. If » TKuity wjiitmi, *oA be pet ka ton ie » , jrttusi'jii, ecre-'T tut pwpj* nvsli. uti*, ci«fcEr»»e visit isjtt. (Cm «f nt,' *t.fi *.y pit*. Siiio* .tie (viae Bpetkks*} . kibfi left WtCiiijigMi, s»e t*»s«s' u>s reoitntc b» jiOKitatm, kind » aw *aiid be tutcuai trsL toe rwsrE of Fwii«iitsEt, »a3 toes toe ' Hkibrr would 1* Ttiied. (A;-plitast > fcr iLmc.nvt ties CmraßurS Tinyai tcitlen %ousxdx>z to* JtaxirVy. Tiit enwraus. war, miu£ toe ywfl* piaoe iry vuzJUvnat is mdi > GvrertJi>tzui * He to-jcfft toer trirzli not, ax>d yet sis opyjasst vjzli nai dtfti*re trastocr be woslc vtjtt toem or stVl. ' Hit (toe fptaxsrt, Ist bad l n;i mkh is I toe vppOKSxvs. He bad rt-wd kgbiae: toe I Vlx&-jri Ovrerrmeatt bwacse A.arx, vat j tidier// t«*U«d ; owr wmsie be tiwAtrei J .fcgiiiaE: ska Gtrt-«rti&ta;t tber -»S«r«d tort*»; j but be ijohyik-vz bi>«£ tar«*£t, asd be wtrkd j so bit etty M to'joe ■wia sect bias. On j M.oad»y be ,bwi«»«c toe poiksg wedid nettle j toe G-versmixt policy wf invn*»ni «asataas. | Had toey d:>se tot&r dirty u toe swccftry | to»y »-»sid stTt r»sk.t«3 affiae said t&vww. J fcavtber paSt: 7" */. be brrogit forward, >•. toat j fwtipie wild b»re eej»isW>d. bet »> premea-t I toey were 2c toe durk. He bthrrvi torr »t.d ff>daa» erjieeaa «* at to rvtsievc toe puK&as of toe eytttry. Be bad Mid tbey sir resressb K toe estiest «f salf » wtilhon, ud be betuered totn»e retorse>d vszui ••S'wt tbe tivnj. To&cferrig fcue tryKtiiKn: vf £Acfi, ("90 » year lor edscaaas, a'a«s be vat fecbud to irp t»2 toe ZJ,VX) yvcag tssildres »bo pised fcdrta.t*gt, at pfciittd and tuauiidereri *s.etD«r it *»« js»t_ OfESiMi CiiJsrtid »bost ®ds.oft--1 two ; be tbvtgbt toe better edacttios T « toe siikdres-, toe better for toe trstcVy. {£ppi»a»e.) He bid dose » lot I'jt toe «dat»fcvs of toe Kuvsy, aad so £*T« ,t» yvsto in capw-fcasity to naproTe itaeli. f Af.»plis*e. J He bad bwa aoowiS cf enst* for prjsg Vj Anealaad wtat t'taer pr'r-.ae« bad, * trJjitgt at tot ripsaw of iW/yj & year, bit toey oziy lad L*ii toe £a».L'£tt* autsr plasot bid luSii i be bad oueubx » sriiae, it m besaiae be bad ut dose esOTgi. Sir Mttrioe toes diftoauiod Tin-jut sitters it ks» Itwgto, decyitg toat a* bid so jotb is tae Hobw u Bp*»*.fcr, and espk-aKi tot tsaosji Ist yen got lar ii» dirtr.ct ftgiiurt etraig ♦>ppaisitic«L He wxinded » rp.eadid addrtM by twjssg bit Lefcreri t« r»>»rd tSecr Tin* is ui lirtui as Kadir. a somber of qswtiaa air; 27 beers astwerti, Mr. Ja'.iu>os or/ted, ** "ikat a rate of toatkt be iKS-rdeid to Sir Maarcae O'Hvrk* iar bit tiZftn, szii ai Mi put career m«eta unta asr foil spprarai, -ire b*Te mis•desoe :o sue u ocr 'store reprseestatire." Mr. WitAOjf twscadftd. Mr. Jtrrt aiorbi & T'jtt of tainti aoiy. Mr. F'-fimt aeaaade»d. Ta» taatias *u d«.lart>d fcWst»c t>y » g'jod majority. Tit* prvjwibge tentdiiited witii ft rote of tbinu to toe ebicraitt, afvsr wa-sa risjtsg CMser* were aeat sp for hex G. M. OUarte. JfEWTOK. A crowded aidiecoe attended at the Prcte«taat Hall, K.tra-.ga;a>e Haai, an Saturday eigat to tear Mr. H. T. Girra:t deliTer an iart iddreM before toe eit»6K.aa. Mr. H. FrjJlip* <yscap;«»d toe eSair, Mr. GwTfttt, is b*giww% bis tidrtw, referred to ft report toat bid bees iadojtriotttly czrcsl*t«d '.bit be inteadtrt to retire. He wuhvi toeas to sodwtaad tut taett *u oat tie thgtUtl I-johChh-jd far it, aid tint be wvuid certaiiiiy go to ts« yAI. Mr. Garratt tbtis spoke rtroajfiy igaasjrt tee Petition Aot,iC.d eaaiiei«ge>d Mr. 1 oie"» deaxiai of tiring asytsisg to da arjta toe is*ranee «:tea para-sate*. Mr.Taie bad girea toe ca»Ucg rate is fiTvsr of ."iber»'« pr«/j>eny is Qa%«eattrwt, at toe ooauaittfee .t&fcfcur-g far id* cos* tdderaUaa of the parcaaM of tt« »;te t?2«red for toe Garersrsect iomriooe cisat. Mr. Garratt tben dealt w*tb the p%-ai-ar proeed ore of toe ooaatirttie last jyisaieiaii far tie oattaiderataa of lvoil isdattriw, ia re>acHZUß«ndtag toat trie matter aoaaii be bid wsi.de taii next year, asd alto toat ill toe papers is wosbVciaa with toe sat-jecrt tbvaid aat be pabliaiied. He cyiß.oaeat«l adversely upon toe pajmest of £2"//J to M re. Goiwael Fraaer ay toe Garersxaest, atad also spaa toe .■Reward fcrssiaest is aacoe>7tiiao wit is tbe oegatoatiofls Iw tae sale of distriat railways. He referred to toe Toagtriro Kitioail Par* Kbeme, aad quoted froza tbe reiaaras tsade by Oalaatl Trimb>, toat ft-viae of toe iasd praf«»t>d)y v «a by toe sat:T» badaart tae Garersaieat £2500 tlthfjngh it wit istaaL'j wortb atd tb*t i e H«bea, use af toe cbief* isterested, iiad bees prone iked a peesiaa of £300 » year. Mr. Garratt west oa to ttetc teat if retarced, be would appfjise icy fortoer clams opva tee uaivay by 8:r Jalit* Vc/gel, iijy iaareaae of L»r. Poiiet's peaaioo, toe propped £10, <Joai.tioo to me liiipenal laetbate, toe £20 000 per ass lor a itaa-of«.war, tbe Vi'/tj grant far toe Hotorua bat at aad awuatorniMi, tbe taxing af toe irbale oobny far iaaal works like tue remciTii of tbe Jusid-ohuaael rv.k it toe B'.uM, estimated to aaet over £10,000, tbe Taitai a«awa.il it Matiura of wja.il cvet, or tb« proposed tweire-aiile caaai at toe iiivS. lit roeatioaed tbe*e particularly, because, toonga only a« yet reported apoa, tbey would be likely brought before toe House it tbe oert eeaeioa. He would, sbaaid be be elected, »dr ocit« a decided red action 10 toe defence vote, aad in toe ooet of prodattioo of H iutird, aad would sapport raaaboad evfirsge it id vogue id Victoria, aad tbe total abolition of peasiaos, if the fioaocial exigencies of toe colony aetaanded it. la aia ooactodiag remarki Mr. Oarratt rtated taat arertures bid been taade to bita by tbe eupporters of one of toe candidate* cootestiug the seat to retire, aad all bis expenses would bs paid. One of tas ftacuec.c«, Mr. Wood, took great «x----ceptioa to this remark, anl ioded that Mr. Garratt ehou'd same tbe party referred to. A considerable section of tboee present alio aaked, " Naaie, aaroe," " Which , candidate!*" and Mr. Garratt said tkat if tbey incuasd upon knowing, "It was the j Han. Joseph Augustus Tale." (Cheer* and 1 counter cheer*.} He would not have meni tioned th:s but for the unfair mean* that bad been attempted to get same of bis committee to break faith with and desert him. After a number of qaestioas bad been answered, in reply to one of which the candidate expressed his opposition to prison labour being brought into competition with free labour, a vote of thanks and confidence in Mr. Garratt was proposed and cirried amid applause, there being but half-a-doztn dissentients. A rote of thanks to the chairman terminated tbe proceedings. [In reference to the above statement about Mr. Garratt baring been asked to retire, we are requested by Mr. Tole to state that he knows nothing of it whatever- .No proposal to that effect came from him, or was directly or indirectly sanctioned by him. j Mr. E. V/itby addressed tba electors of Newton at Bt. George's Hall on Saturday evening. The building was crowded, stand* ing room being at a premium, whilst every available seat an the platform was pied. It was evident that a number of those present were not supporters of Mr. Withy, since be was subjected to a good deal of interruption during the coarse of bis address. Mr. tapper was voted to the chair. Mr. Withy referred to the intimidating circular sent to a great number of the Newton electors, and which had been spoken of tbe j previous evening by Mr. Tole, and advised j them not to heed tbe instructions con- ! tained in the circular, and pointed out ! that no elector need be afraid to vote if j bis claim was good. The speaker replied to I comments which bad appeared in • local

| jjspesr nuKpDSiatg km eatbkidatort, je&c isriag I ' | iteux -into tot suwsba ■at jk&£ iiaaara-M» • 1 I toss, ut prvjtmZtvi. » rt&« to sine v a emus* f „ I Sent to tot oaubioatet by tot Sew Zealand I r 1 A'Range. Be 'bad answer*! toest oueeshme, '! _ I wbikt os toe ayctrary Mr. 'Xi3® bid B« J I I repSMri. to torn, is acy way. Mr, Wjtor 5 " ] nctPTvi at great iesfts to tot asbjeot vi f I prutostists ass fmetradfc, jwsspickaSang tbt | II argument* be bad -used .it favour «: free-1 i> I trade, and saris* replied to toe trrssaeta > ). f tbat be was a tor mas, and that be did atn | i I pvwnm a stake ix tbe tsasst-y. be BEmmanßsiS ■■ - I tbe views be bad exp-eaned in in* prmmas j C |i pdHlita} eyttmsu'st—tat neaenßtr fur maweb- 1 3 I atffil, l2if jSaewsageanaet of land rpsct-ja- ! , | toon, tbe tfowoast or aiw rrfant. grasEsg " 1 1 vf baaiMOß tailmod iadisro-Ha. ami Isaatvpomi, ; I j rematrfasg tbat none o* tot aa-ansaaast wniss j II bad bees made acsasist libs csrjtg toe cam- j „ | pfcigt bad boes drnvn name. |Cbt«*.} * ,j? Mr. Witiry rtfierrsd to a rayxsz of 3Ltag . E i salomoE, tint - rigttßOusiMae eaaaseto a j _ ? saaus, bet sis it a reproaoi to sjtt ; f } po'jpA," sod passted vet toat be itiec- 5 j : prtsttid — ncctwnesse* " to mess " oitDg | | wnat it rkgot," wciiet " sis" meast *" doi»f | ] wbat is wrung." 5 and tost irtespretoa toe j { aesaesse referred to wa* a eumnriag sp u: , e S bat owe pniitisfcl prrjic:pj«. Mr. Wsivr j . : reecnHjd sss seat amide iynd and pmkisj»ea I ; aoewisg. t j A s amber of rstrtiosi wore rfplied to. j \ Mr. Maaas preaeited a :ist af QtHßaaa a 1 trxacb, be siad, bad bass sanded to Mr. 2'tut ob toe prenast ereabsg, bat wkisss tbs.i 1; re>cti«tui£ bad ieahned to anrwer. Mr. t | Witby remarked teat at toe lie: bad bean 1 1 'isitonbed Jar Mr. Ttiie, it wai trite on 1f * ) sit (Mr. 'Wisbr'f} paw*? to anrsrer iml It t ! I bad oat bees si* pas vs bet arytbit-r tfTiinF: 1 Mr. Till* ftsrisr tat taacpatps. fOaeieri mo 1 cnea of " Wbat abwat tbe nammatam»? ' ) * He liid -rarvxtsj iznmmif s: sne iionaai tiaia ana Wnat abimt tot nuaunaaum !'} fie Sid eoEte*ted: imasalf &x tbe zioonaisiaia and all otoJir m«enE|n hj rencti-nf s etatemesti mrwurttsiT made ajaaaßt ms by , , tbe ban. 2>s.ti«nsau. f'Jbtifrt. }. * | Mr. Yvvnz askwd toe cs.wjisss Krbetb«r . j be would permit of a re«alc:aas being pa=«d * j before tbe n«iS2;£ 7'ae Onairiaaii r»-psei *;i toat s* wozld. Mr. Tuti<£ toeresp:m **- . 1 aeodwd tee piarfj>rxc. and wat atcr-t is mart a reai»:ctios, ws«s toe Caainaaa arriajLoaed ; j mat be oatid oriy a* is* him to pet tjs " ] monas is tbe ivrm of at amendment, as Mr j Ocx bad prt-riust y rmer to bis feet. Mr. ; * TuEng oritrurd to tide and great • j disardtsr enesei. iJtw.-toßtaod.isg tbat J | Mr. rt-rr and toe ctiainnan ap:<t;a»»i£ far • j order, toe *ndj«nt* ptsra.r-ita.tjy refnasd to , J E-*re Mr. Toss? a beanng, and se erestoaDy ; ! yielded, and retired. Mr. Cox toes mored a i ' r j -rote vi cnankf aad aan£ itmot in Mr. Wjtor. ] j j {£. raise called far *' tarn# cheer* for Witty, " ; , > wbisti were g'res wits r'ea; spirit. Someone i ' 1 toeLtaittei, 4 *Tkree aneert far Mn.W,itty,"' j ' j and three raaeiiig sneers were igvin tse re- 1 , j epanae . Mr. Gax panted out mat Mr.Ttut ? " ] sad «aid tsat toer rssn nit oebtrt all tbat I j lit- Hii-aio aaid; bat, be nsntended, tae J [ j Hry*-.*> «* rigsb {Cneert). Tse epeaitr *: | j oni>tt>d a partaas uf abe S mtxa's itaiisg j I artaule a Saturday a-orbing. and wsikt be • i : aastissed rptaiii g, tome sneer* wers j , | sailed for Mr. Tole, bet tot reppasse ! ;«i lasd graasisg, a Htt.e sbe«nng i ; i<eang beard. A sab raae in tot bady : !of tat nail, and anarted wildly, teem- I ing to protect to* nproar. and a eaene ] | of tbe ntmaet eusfaaias prerailed far at-Terk; j | j imnutet, bet eTettokjy tse cia»rd«r tnt in I ( | part esppreKsed. woes Mr. Taaapaas rate | i and aeavsdea toe rat* of oyt.sitn.2t. Saint- I , • o&e called for *' tort* coeen far Tole," but a j | chorus of groans, sitotled wjto onwtring, j I wat agile given. Mr. Tassj toes rose agays ! • and adtreaaed tot meeSasg, s:rug sit reaaass , - lar oppaKS£ Mr. Witsy. Mr. I. iiae pro- I | poaed a rote of thanks only to Mr. Wjnny, : | ; btt there ?u wj atjaaadtsr, and tit taasiat 1 !! »m carried amidst great ebtwring. A rote | ; of i -biak* to tbe ©narisßsaj $»rsmat*d toe j j pnxwdiagi. ! WAITEMATA-. i I i ; Mr. Header Wo*jS aiirtsaed a meeting of j tbe tiesraars at Kcaea as Saturday aftsmaas. jis Mr. .Deacon's bars.. Though tot notice : i was short, iad tse baar {tore* cloak; same- * : wsat inwnTKtient, toere wm a ooseideris.e • , | at4eodauK. Mr. aad denied that be bad \ , i aay detirt Vj let* toe Bdneatioa Act altered, i . | He said be rtpret>ented Waiieaniia *i« tiE.il | 1 Act wat pasted, avd ssppwrted it tor .ugh all i 1 • it* »tag>-», r.vr did be wos-c saw -a i« ita ' * ] pravision* in any way interfered with- An 1 j aasact . a.ssast vote of avnfitnae and ; { toackt -was given to sis: at the c.ase cf toe i ! proceed.', ng*. ' I . j Mr. Mask addwaed lie electors at j . Heleneviii* «a i*tard»y Tsere *« ; , j a crowded attendance, in fait tbe meeting j j -was tot la'get; ever tees in toe to«*n«bip. j | Toe ball was packed with supporters of bats j j candid at-*, aa-i toe eneitomtat wat venae. j , j '/r»r 200 were present. Mr. iaetge was ; j elected csairman. Mr. Mask's ad drew wat j i abort, aid oaasuted mainly of ft review of J I j tbe administration of thi present Go Terr- ! j meat, of which be is a string opponent, ; ( 1 When "question" time came, Mr. Mask j i ; bid to eatrfßJt to ft very warm qajtrter of as ! j h'jur, being fateraiiy deluged Wiis questions ] ,| by toe oppwition. At the clote of toe J i meeting a rote of thanks wat duly proposed ; | to sir. Monk, but tse oppasition mares at I i an amend meat a rate of taanti aod no oasfi- s j Senae. On tie-amendment being pat, only ! a boat s daten bands were held up. Tee ongi- i jua motion was earned amidst tremendous j j exa-.temect, toe meeting c.osing w;ta three j j nagisg cheers for Mr. Manx. His supporter* j j here consider sit return as certain. | !; IK HO. 'V£ss!jr # -7a?', Sunday. j ; Mr. Frater and Mr. Mesteatb, candidates 1 ; ! for Te Aro. add retted tae electors last eight, j j each receiving a vote of otxidence. It i* | I expected that there will be a' keen contest ; ; j between these two. GEKYMOUTH ' fjztntjrra, day. | Mr. Petrie addressed tse elector* at a j public meeting an Saturday eveejag. There j wat a large attendance, It was very much | - noisier than Mr. Gajcntss's Bieeticg. The i candidate wat well receiveu, hi* friends j , krtsing strongly represented. He announced ' itimseif a Government supporter, but criticised their actions and policy adversely. He . said tbe country wti a".toother over jjoverned. The C:vil Service was overj[fOwn eoorinaosiy. Sinecures must be i wept away. Tae Governor's salary should j t>e reduced by £3000 Ministers should nat : ] have more toac £10/). He oansidered Mr. | Maxwell's trip a jab. The protection pro- ) posal was a sham, a delusion, and a snare. . I I'he Upper iioaae should be swept awsy, ] being only capable of looking after the rights of property. He oondemnsd the Dutriet lway* purchase and the action of toe Upper House in that matter. A vote . of confidence was proposed, and the chairman declared it earned without asking 1 expreasian of opinion on the otoer side. Mr, Mitohelson's central commit met on 1 Saturday evening in Waste's Ha l, and work I was allotted to each member for to-day's [ campaign. A cardial rote of thanks was pasted, upon the motion of Mr. G. Harper, I seconded by Mr. F. rthepberd, to those gentlemen who bad so liberally given toe use of ! vehicles (over 40 in number) to the committee ! i for to-day. Attention was called by one of tbe j f committee to the fact that at the close of Mr. ; -■ Gonnell's meeting on Tnurslay la»t groins ' i were called for by that candidate's ardent j • supporter* for Mr. Llitchelson. Mr. Mitcnelson j 1 said he felt confident that none of the resi- j dents of Mount hden would act in such a I manner towards bim, and that he understood ■ the groans were prompted by a section of elec* j ! tors and others broagbt from other districts, i Several of those present confirmed this, 1 sdding that the principal noise came from ! these and some youths alto present. Mr. i Mitchelson stated that as this would be tbe l last meeting of tbe central committee he ■ wished to cordially thank his friends for the > active support afforded bim throughout bis . candidature, and trusted that he would j ! merit the success that their efforts would ; > ensure. j • A meeting of Mr. J. A. Conneli's execu- j tire committee was held oa Saturday even- j ing at tbe committee rooms, Symonds-street. ' t '("here was a very large attendance, inclad- ! ' ing members from all the outlying districts, • in order that tbe arrangements forto-day'u ' polling might be thoroughly complete, Mr. John Douglas was voted to the chair. Fall 1 reports from every polling station were read s ; over and * enthusiastically received, the - general feeling being that Mr. Conneli's pro- . spects of success are fully ensured. Many liars of vehicles in all districts were re- ; ported. The meeting terminated shortly i aSter eleven o'clock with three ringing cheers . for Mr. Council. I Bir G. M. O'itorke's joint committee held • a meeting on Saturday night, and after t finally going through the rolls, expressed f themselves thoroughly satisfied that their > candidate would be returned by a consider--1 able majority,