THE WAIKATO ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8681, 25 September 1891, Page 5

THE WAIKATO ELECTION.

It will be seen by advertisement elsewhere that the nomination of candidates for the Waikato electorate must be made to the Returning Officer on or beforo noon of Monday, the 28th of September, and the polling, if necessary, will take place on the 6th of October. A list of the pollingplaces in the Electoral District of Waikato is also published.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENTS. Huntly, Thursday. Mr. John Bryce came down to Huntly today, and met a number of the Huntly electors and representatives > from Rangiriri and Wairangi, who gave him a hearty reception. He went over the same ground as that traversed at the Wellington banquet, adding the advice to the Waikato electors to return an Oppositionist, if possible. Mr. Bryce spoke very highly of Dr. Broom, who, he said, had been one of his beat friends during his recent trials. He further stated that the retrenchment scheme of the present Government was no retrenchment at all. They had ousted many good servants out of the public service, and had supplied their places with their own friends. The way they wore manipulating the of public works vote meant simply spending all and leaving nothing for future requirements. Mr. Bryce returned by the noon train to Ngaruawahia, where he speaks to-night.

Hamilton, Thursday. _ There is every reason to believe by the attitude taken by the small but united section of Government supporters in Waikato, that the Government have a dark horse in the stable, which will be brought out before Tuesday next. Some suppose Mr. Tole will be the chosen one, but this is not so, as a seat in the Upper House, and the Attorney-Generalship is said to be in store for that gentleman. It has been recently put about in Hamilton by a well-known private friend of the Hon. Mr. Seddon that he will, not re-visit Waikato. The fact is, however, stated, and on good authority, that Mr. Seddon in Wellington has declared his intention of coming to Waikato, and is armed with 50,000 good reasons why Waikato should accept a Government candidate. Why this delay, it is said, in bringing one out ? That is easily answered ; the nice of a Government candidate has given room for the splitting up of the Opposition party into two sections, the followers of Murray and of Lake. Divide and conquer is an old electioneering stratagem. Sir Maurice O'Rorke has not definitely decided, but has promised to do so to-day, whether or no he will be placed in nomination. If he does so, he must range himself avowedly on one side or the other—Government or Opposition. Sir Maurice, it is reported by his committee, will be in Waikato on Saturday. Air. Bryce goes down to Huntly to-day, but will return to Hamilton, and will not leave Waikato until after the nomination, at any rate.