THE TARANAKT ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13489, 16 May 1907, Page 5

THE TARANAKT ELECTION.

.. . . T \ ■ ■ ... ANALYSIS OF THE VOTING/ V [BT TELEGRAPH.—PRESS\ association.] , New Plymouth); Wednesday. An analysis of yesterday's iw4l shows that! ♦628 votes -were polled against 5160 at the j general election, when four Liberal candi- j dates polled 2585 town and suburban votes to the Opposition's 818, and 8W in the country to the, Opposition's 897. \ 0;i this! occasion the two Government candidates polled 212+ town and 513 country totes to the Opposition candidate's 1015 town and 976 in the country. - . Mr. Okey has been deluged with , congratulations from all parts of the cotony. His victory generally is regarded as a serious blow to the Land Bill. : PRESS OPINIONS. [I'.Y TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENTS.] Wellington, Wednesday. In commenting on the result of the Taranaki election, the Post. to-nig\it remarks:— "We congratulate Mr. Okey upon a victory which, notwithstanding the advantage of a split in tho Liberal ranks, woulvl riot have been won without the : display 'of many sterling qualities on Ilia part.- He has served a very long and successful - apprenticeship on the looal bodies in his district." V . / ' ' . CnRisTCHURcn, Wednesday. ' The Christehurch Press remarks: —" It ' is rather a nice Question as to whether the result of the Taranaki election is a greater ' victory for the Opposition or for the frte- j ! hold. So emphatic were the electors on tie ! latter point that they refused to listen to. any candidate who did not oppose the Land Bill,; and promise; tofight for the freehold, j "rfi" l f i + puttings tjio .-.Goverament out 'of office. It is impossible to resist the conclusion that the Government : candidate secured a large number of votes by backing down on the Land Bill, which he would have lost if ho had adhered to the intention he at first expressed of supporting that measure." -i ============== -