THE COMING ELECTIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15749, 26 October 1914, Page 8

THE COMING ELECTIONS

.«» . CANDIDATES ANNOUNCED. THE PREMIER'S OPPONENT. FrrrnitTKm of the Opposition Tarty in I.ho Franklin electorate have selected Mr. A. <;. ('. lilas.i, of To Kauwhata as the. (to position candidate to oppose the Prime Minister. At the elections of 1908 and I"]]. Mr. Ma-'-sey's opponent was Mr. .T. \V M. 1..1H ii. who has mi this tv i asion iceived . Di .al immolation as Opposition , M,,!,. I, r M.riwkau against the Hon. V. W. 1..m:. >' e.ikei of the House of |>, 10.-ei.'atives. Mr. Class is a well k:io»i l.inner in the Waikato. ami like Mi Ma.--.ev was one of the first members ■•■ the Farmers' I'mon, tor which ho was ...mi tin' tii-i organiser in the Auckland I'r.iMh. e. Mr i.iu.-s is now .'iiainnaii of t. e \\ ok.ito Uivev Board. THE MARSDEN CONTEST. Mi: I'IHDIL'S ("AMl'Alf.X. [M rr.: kg turn —OWN CORBESPOSDEKT.] 1 Wn \S'.-. KREI. Sunday. j The (>,.;„ . •.., ii ..uulidat* for Marsden. I '! l.i l'urtl .. . peneu his campaign on j >.ituiii.i\ i.\,-i. .■■ ,it Maiigapai, where he .. Mi. ■■.1 a ■:;:.,.! ..llchell. .. Mr. F. Keay > -.-■ 1.-.l Mi I'm- i sa.d that pressure I ■~| i .'i I.- .mi : h: to bear ,in him to . on- ; I«.-.' i!.i> >.-,! the ()p|inMli,'ii ir' vi 'est s. [ I •... ore.-,.it p.nty got into powei, the j :■..: i .'.,. .1... i ~e.1.' bv cuiviin lug 'lie I !••.•:!■• ':.,: tho iin ry whs plunging into mi,. ~i.f| I.'. .: ~.i-:.ii !;,_■ that corrupt lUJ. - : . - had been , mploved bv its juedeces- ] ■ .1-. \. ■~ ~; 'lis ", barge* had 1 I-.- . M.b-t. ii,; ,U"d. and the Re . •.n i '■■ \• r i.titt-nr 1.a.l tailed to . airy out j •- i !e,|_'e.-. 'I i\.i!ion bad increased, and : . ■-'■.:-■■■ 1 :,:,,i;,. 1,.i.l ,-. ( been given to local | l-~li. ■-. :'• r tl.i •- ni'ie -till di 'pendent upon ' ':.. it ■ ■ r.-al.';. vn-lnmnl ants system. I It- \..te- lor \\ h.i n_.ii-.-i County in this \..0 - I'ubl.c WorkV Estimates amounted i. Jt.IO.UXI. and . :' thai amount £4000 was t . renew former votes, while £2500 car i -.i with ii il for i; subsidies, and would i ..vii.l\ not be tiiKen up. Only £2-500 i- i- wit«vl straight out as new money. lb., only promise fulfilled by the Oov<.i,inert «,i lie retorm of tile Public Ser- ' -e. lull ihe present method ot control !>. ■ oiiimissionets had proved most tin--ii 1-1.14 lory. I c I'onnection with re- ■ •■•■• legislation providing for the l e'.hii: ._; ..I tr.Nate railways Mr I'm.la- hold that all railway ser- .■- -11..111.1 be own.d and controlled '•. '■■'• Slate, and that, Ins principle •'■" ill extend \<> the cousdal steamship -el \ ■ IS I tie candidate referred to a statement mad,. In the Prime .Minister in Wha.ngarei '■ the effect that the work on the railway 1 "i-> Imni Whangarei to the Main Trunk ! ii" nn..ii|,l Ik. let m small contracts so t.'iai settlers' sons .i>uld earn a little money • tid be...me e.-tablirdied on the land. S<) •ai one cnlraci of £21.000 had been let. "'id a .ondition had been the finding of a b.iid of £1000. At present only 13 men win employed on the work, but- 80 more I men we,,- i,. Iv put. on in a week's time. The striking point, however, was that these men were not being sent into the district until too lat<> to qualify for registration on the Marsden electoral roll. In conclusion. Mr. Ptirdie said the Government was not in noNv«r bv tho will of the people. It should be turned out of office not because of what it had done, but lieeauso of what it had not done. On the motion of Mr. J. \V. Rulley the candidate was accorded a vote of thanks. THE CHALMERS BEAT. r.AROI'R CANDIDATE [PV ti i.Ei;n\rn.—press .AssOrrATinX 1 DrxEDtx. Saturday. Mr r: S. Thomson has announced that !;e vnill be ,i candidnte 111 the Labour interests for the Chalmers seat, at present ■-••■iipied by Mr. E. H. Clark, a supporter of the '«iveniDient.