ELECTION NOTES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22260, 7 November 1935, Page 15

ELECTION NOTES

CHOOSING CANDIDATES THE ETERNAL COMPROMISE History has a way of repeating itself, oven the private political history of a single individual. When an election campaign is breaking out there aro many who say, "Now we will see to it that we get a candidate who will exactly represent our views." But no thinking man has yet found a candidate who in every particular is in agreement with him. As the search for candidates proceeds-, one after another finds that he must submit to a certain degree of compromise. As the campaign moves on, more and more realise that the best they can hope for, short of every adult going into Parliament, is to bo represented on broad lines; Tho candidate of tho Left may sometimes go wide or bore in toward the middle now and again. The one who is supposed to keep to the middle of the road exhibits a tendency to sway to one side or the other which does not pleaso his supporters, while the Right gentleman may, under pressure, show signs of jostling the other two when they happen to converge. It is idle to think of keeping the candidates in tapes all the way. The best the elector can hope is that his man will more or less hold his line and not drift.

Clothes and the Bible When asked to define the Labour Party's attitude toward the Bible, Mr. A. S. Richards, Labour candidate for Roskill, said at Mount Albert last night that the Labour Party would not interfere with the religious beliefs of any person. "People will be able to worship more satisfactorily under a Labour Government, as they will be able to afford Sunday clothes to do it in," added the candidate.

"Invisible Money" The Labour candidate for Auckland Suburbs, Mr. H. G. It. Mason, had been dealing with the subject of the origin of money at his meeting at New Lynn last night, when there was a voice: "I am not quito clear, Mr. Mason Who makes the money invisible after it is created?"

Mishap at Meeting Much amusement was caused at a meeting of the Democrat candidate for Eden, Mr. A. J. Stallwbrthy, in the Congregational Hall, View Road, Mount Eden, on Tuesday night when, during, the candidate's Bpeech, one of the audience opened a window and a quantity of rainwater which had collected fell on to a woman sitting below it. Fortunately the woman was wearing an overcoat. The window was loosened from its hinges and attempts to move it caused considerable diversion. A Place for Women There was a place for women- in Parliament, because there were no Acts ever passed that did not concern women, who must legislate in Parliament for themselves, said Mrs. Knox Gilmer, Independent candidate for Wellington North, when addressing a meeting of electors. If she were returned. she intended to prove to the public that she could be ;just as good a legislator as any man. Mr. Ooates and an Advertisement A hearty laugh was scored by Mr. A. G. Osborne, Labour candidate for Parnell, at his meeting in St. Chad's Church Hall, Meadowbank, last night, when he produced a full-page advertisement in support of the Reform Party in 1925. The advertisement showed Air. Coates dominating the position, with a tinv map of New Zealand in an insignificant corner. "And that is how things have been for the past 10 years," said the candidate, amW laughter. Slogan for Democrats

"One singular omission from the platform of the Democrat Party is a slogan," said Mr. C. R. Petrie, Labour candidate for Hauraki, speaking at Mangere East. "That is remarkable," he added, *"when one remembers that Mr. Davy, the political organiser, has christened every party with a catch slogan for several consecutive elections." Mr. Petrie said it would be a pity to break that "masterful sequence." He suggested that "Old foes with new faces" would be happily appropriate as a slogan for the new party, as he considered the Democrats were traditional opponents in a new guise.

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MR. J. T. HOGAN AS LIBERAL [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION] WANGANUI, "Wednesday Mr. James T. Hogan has decided to contest the Wanganui seat in the Liberal colours, supporting the principles of that party as laid down by Sir John Ballanoe, Mr. R. J. Seadon and Sir Joseph Ward. Mr. Hogan represented Wanganui, supporting the Seddon administration, from 1905 until 1911. Ho won the Kangitikoi seat at the 1928 election, defeating Mr. W. S. Glenn by a majority or over 1000 rotes." Mr. Hogan lost that seat a margin of seven votes. His decision will make a four-cornered contest for Wanganui, the other. candidates being Messrs. N. R. Bain (National Government), W. A. Veitch (Democrat), and J. B. F. Cotterill (Labour). AUCKLAND SUBURBS MR. CLARK'S CAMPAIGN The Democrat candidate for Auck* land Suburbs, Mr. W. J. H. Clark, addressed over 100 electors in " St. Thomas' Hall, New Lynr:, last night. - The Mayor of New Lynn, Mr. G Lawson, presided. The candidate, who received ari attentive hearing, explained that the meeting was an introductory one, and that at a later date ho would address other meetings' and answer questions. Ho traversed the main points in the Democrat Party's policy, with particular reference to unemployment, with which it was proposed to deal by a national development scheme. The policy, he said, -showed the only alternative to socialism, and that was the absorption of the unemployed by the development of private enterprise. At the conclusion of his address- Mr. Clark was accorded an enthusiastic vote of thanks. \ CREATION OF, EMPLOYMENT MR. H. B. ARTHUR'S ADDRESS Mr. H. B. Arthur, the Democrat candidate for the Grey Lynn seat, addressed a well-attended meeting, presided over by Mr. Hallyburton-John-stono, at the Armstrong Hall, Point Chevalier, last evening. He outlined the party's platform on the lines of his previous addresses. The candidate claimed that tho real cause of the depression, so far as Now Zealand was concerned, was largely the drastic economies by the Government. The Democrat Party, ho Baid, would restore the buying power of the community by abolishing sustenance and relief pay and create employment on economically sound public works at standard ratei of pay and by giving every encourage* ment to private enterprise. After answering numerous question* the candidate waa accorded a vote of thanks by acclamation. r