FOUGHT AND WON.

New Zealand Times, Volume LV, Issue 2068, 29 November 1893, Page 2

FOUGHT AND WON.

RESULT OF THE GENERAL ELECTIONS. . i. OVERWHELMING VICTORY FOE THE LIBERAL PARTY. ME EOLLESTON DEFEATED. ELECTION OF SIE MAURICE O’EOEKE. ME RICHARDSON BEATEN. The general elections lor, the House of Representatives of the twelfth New 'Zealand Parliament took place yesterday, and resulted in an overwhelming majority for the present Government Party. The results show that 54 Liberals have been returned, as against 14 of the Opposition party and two Independents. The Hon W. Rollestom Leader q! the Opposition, has been defeated for Ellesiliore, While Sir G, M. O’Eorke, formerly Speaker, has been elected for ManUkau. Sir Robert Stout has been returned at the head, of the poll for Wellington City; Bjf. <?fOrge Grey heads tiki poll for .Auckland City; whore, however, oiie old member, Mr Thomas Thompson, who lias represented that constituency for several years, has been defeated, with Mr Shera. The Hon J. McKenzie has beaten Mr Scobie Mackenzie at Waihemo. Mr G; F. Richardson, prominent of the Opposition, will not be seen in the how Pnrliniheht j fdr, though the returns are not complete, it is certain that he lias been defeated. Another well-known figure, that of Mr Eugene O’Conor, who has been so long the representative of the Buller district, will also bo absent from the new Parliament. In Napier, looked upon as the stronghold of the Opposition, Mr Carnell, has beaten Mr Swan. Mr Pish has been defeated in Dunedin,... ,

IN WELLINGTON; It was a busy scone. abd hn hot precisely fidhi early niotn to! deWy -eve, but within the prescribed hours of 9. and 7. And what interesting hours they were to be sure !;' The, state of flic, streets and the, polling pi aces- --especi All*. Uk pulling pk:(i(k—gave one a sort of Rip Van Winkle feeling. Among all thosb. dainty sailor hats and jaunty ornamented with election curds and election mottoes and photpgraphs, it was : casy tp imagine oneself suddenly awake’aftcr a sleep of a hundred years, and turned. loose .in. the m.idat of a ! gertPraLbleotiph, add « ijWfllkf- observations diid renlafks ail at dike.

What in the world is the matter ? A generiil* { elecii'bri, of'■ ■course 1 ;' anybody can see that with half an eye. Carts, names and .xuotto.es>.., passing ? up .and, down tho streets,' picking up passengers who don’t pay/drawing up by yho.doors of : - buildings surmounted by legeqds Abput Adonse aviai of iilteiested .persons; while important looking men, whom : nobody could mistake for anything but candidates, go flitting about among a crowd of persons apparently withoutdmmediate purpose orany genera}, interest in life, guarded nevertheless By policemen, lest they may in some more than usually vacuous moment bdo 1 themselves grievous bodily havhi! ■* K ■’ All those signs wore present yesterday.iij. the usual force t for any “ Rip Van Winkle”' ■to describe in .some .such,, words . up, ,th^ ( above, and moralise over. But there ope ' thing ’to puzzle •him'. JUSt for , a. : shocked moment Or so; “ What are thesO Worrier! abodt ? "Why;, they’re;.- going into, the polling booths, and smite,of thunder, sir, some of them afe—yes,' great heaven, they are—they are—that I, Rip Van W., should have slept to see it—they are, great Scott, actually canvassing. In my time all that used to be left to the men. As' for the women, we never saiy them-oil election day, until we got home at midnight—more or less fuddled We were then, and tho missus generally said we were ‘just idiots/ and the missus wasn’t always Lit wrong,” There our Rip Would have Exactly hit *ff the .The gp’oat novelty was the. presence of the women at the election business; They pervaded the streets, the booths; the committed rooms; They walked, talked, gossiped, canvassed, ticked off rolls, : supplied with alTproriiptitude arid without any timewasting verbiage; they ordered, cajoled, . begged, prayed, chaffed, scorned, insinuated, implicated; they pretended to threaten, to.get angry, to vow vengeance ; in short thoyj b&tiafVjf csn ; gl} ® to the manner bornSThey/ ‘indicated the olaxrn of our Mrs Van Winkle to tairity of diagnosis with her “ just idiots”; for all these things which pertain to the business of an election were done by the women in the most complete, keen, matter-of-fact manner. Such a development ought to have|taken. a Bejiol'd it done' in-' little ~ more 1 than 'a ’month; The" talent of the women has given us the strange r qf. jthq , pldest Rip Van Winkle without, entailing upon us the terrible waste of time necessary for the proper formation of that ancient character. What-will—they; - be next general'DloptioTr?What in fifty-years ? 1 may; be then, the .lyomqnl yesterday were remarkably keen at tli’e business of electioneering. That they were Well <iri' mibsri'r ja/-.'lea ? d ahead —with the men who have been at the game from time iriimefn'6i!i^l t -is the revelation «of yesterday’s p^oy^diii,g^,-j ( jC}f course, there were' humours'ot J situations instance, the throngs of women moving along the side walks wore in general simply dressed, not by any means in gala costume ; ofj. the|ypu|iger ones ln' J bri&ht blouse' arid 1 sombro 'rikj'rt, with'- jaiin'ty Hat, pne brilliant flower worn with the natural grace of the sex, which makes a flower look just as if it had pined ever since its budding hour to occupy just that position and ?n tiiat very shape ; others in bright prints, looking attuned to the summer atmosphere] ;-, the elders in sombre gath,-moving staid rind often stately Amorigtholr young people Sweei>iiig'brl i t<iwards tjie .polls. . j Yet occaaionaHtho ’eyiy 1 WoUld 7 ‘rest' oii~ some good ladies whose solemn faces proclaimed the approach of some solemn rite, •apdj jdoarly? j£iet£r}hqi,. |dox Sunoay-go-tp-Dipetipg... These as they [sailed demurely on iri ilieir terrible earnest*ness, niride one.-,smile, .rßut |dress the 4 exceptions-; .-jj- f-i- - Inside the booths one heard of queer jstories. One worthy old lady who was ■loth to complain—it .was, not . her way, : especially 5 witli * kuch young '• gentlerinen who might get into trouble (God forj bid, / JtrbutqhecouldnQt forbearm®ntioning,j : with an air bordering .ppnffeuded dignity, that the returning'officer had not sent a ; carriage to her place of, residence to bring her to this new found temple of -.truthA Tho old lady was much; hurt iby the neglect; was perfectly willing, being avGhristian and the daughter bf : -A' lipo'''Of-Dissenters, to ' forgive; blitiffiririst 1 riqyerriccnr again. 1 f : Iwprfchy' J geritlewoinan'who had ! h&riM~''sft’ringe A *'stories about the election doings of i^q n/r }mregenei£}e. L fj world,-, which were not at all ;.& ;c -)png o siriie ago, suddenly bet: alibrit they ' might be utilised for? the (benefit of a somewhat severe thirsri'coritiAOted through the rilorning, working in pavement upon a poor lprie .woman who ought to bo safe at •hpm.p/out of the heat and glare, “so she ought.” Approaching one of the /Deputy’s, young men,.she thereupoifcrmade a somewhat faint and. very distinct, allusiou-ta the; practice of “ shouting,” and was undoubtedly grieved to learn. that it had gone out of vogue.. But this pales •mtb fj insigrirfi(iance by tho Whosoreactirig of ‘hiatpryiliaa convlricedTier that the franchise must’be a kind of coupon unearned but t fixed r income.-.. She remembered reading about Walpole, who bought so- many—votes- in-dhe-brave - days- of-old. She had a vividt-recollection pof-n various schemes - for pensions J was it not Sir ’Robert - himself who’ but the other evening developed one with such consoling force! ” And aint X getting 'oldk’£wery that— [Further ,refl,eption waacut short by the memory of the plaudits that had greeted the passing of-the female franchise. The old lady remembered well ,that it was ' described- As-' & -'bOon^aaid' an 1 ' incalculable blessing. Consequently she had become i very mixed in'her ideas, arid at the same : time very thankful. - -N v; . “ Incalculable! That’s them newspaper; chaps and their long words; because-:they alius wants to bamboozle all pore ole ! bodies.' I’ll wery soon see how much its i wuth/’v

Accordingly, as soon as her vote had been properly folded and comfortably deposited in the ballot box, the old lady modestly: approached Mr Deputy. “ She. wasn't one to dun no one for money. .Thank , God, she could afford to give decent people time to: turn round in. But this bein' a Government affair like, and only once as I’ve heard tell in three years—perhaps Mr Deputy wouldn’t mind handing over the pension.” ’ • ! ' It was' thus that innocent old soul found out how much the vote was “ wuth.” ■ Another story is of a woman who filled; up her ballot .paper and, spreading it ouh wide open, laid it . reverently on the desk under the dangling public, pencil, and departed regretfully. Luckily, however, feeling some of the maternal instinct whioh-is aroused most keenly by the loss of offspring,sho informed an. obliging gentleman in the doorway on her way out of wliat sho. had done, and asked wildly, “What am I to do?” “Do,” says he; “why, go back and find it, and fold it, and put it into the box." All of which was accordingly done. In the same way of-verdant innocence three old ladies strayed out of the central room of ono of the polling booths. As they

went they lost no time in informing all and sundry that now they had got the vote they were puzzled to know what to do with it. Need I tell a cynical public that before they had drifted far, these simple-hearted people were all captured by a watchful, enterprising young person with a. ticket in her dainty sailor' hat, and the broad sun of heaven reflected in her guileless, handsome •rba ? “You just strike out with that pencil in there all the names except those three, and then fold up the paper and put it into that box.’’ “ Thanks, dear, and may God him? you!” And so ended that little episode. But these are the exceptions. The rule is that the women in all directions are capable, buHiuesolilce, keen, thoroughly up to the whole business, It Alt’ canvassing to voting. They brighten the colour ox the scene; they make it lively, for wherever they are there is talking and laxrghing ; they banish the old air of boredom which was the distinguishing feature of general olectkK day.

Early the day, at tlie earliest nKmient they were afo'dt, drawing' towards the' polling places: At the doors things were made plea&intfor them; Some candidates’ committee,' with its headquarters hard by, was ready to receive them; brisk young women goirig aboitb offering to got them their roll numbers, explaining all the necessary steps, pointing the way for them to go; They listen to all this with radiant faces a sort of picnic air there is about them, as of people determined to enjoy themselves. In the doorways they are beset by the usual crowd of electioneering agents, only the crowd is riot Hie usual crowd, being composed largely of women, its We have remarked before. They have their devices arid mottoes.- “Vote for Stout,” “Vote for Duthie,” vote for blank, blank —■ stuck' aloft they are in their hats, large photographs,of buo candidate ‘are nconepicuous . .head gear, all cany tickets, all have specimen ballot papers with them, each paper contains three names intact in a forest of erasures* v There if* live Convention ticket, .the .Liquor ticket, the Catholic ticket, all the ‘tickets,- arid some more' besides: , , , Wheii the wdriioii id tlie doors;they have to run the gauntlet of tJk&, >7lxo fall upon them with outsbrctched liand - and insinuating sniile. . There is a rivalry of powerful effect bptyfoeri the young men’ and . ‘uialdUilS riUu’ iileasiadt inkling ypnng matrons, who are doing the ox suasion. The pleasant accent of Britain, which-owes lta^smoothness to all absence, of accent, jostles the colonial speech so sharp and so nasiil in tlio warm air; the Doric of the North is hoard, wonderfully boatttiful at times in the mouth of beauty it is, arid tile, brogue of Old Ireland .does work ifi priergetk ’ indmtatofjrrittpport of tiid ticjret.V . . .But the rusTi is ridfluiig fyv the advancing throng which ; passes ■ sriuilrigiy through the doors, only to bo brought up at the barriers, where the lettering indicates the various paths to the secret, .jnyaterious recess where lie the franchise 'and the ballot-boxes. The guardians, cliidMy bur tbd fHeffrlf* in,bluei regulate the passage thi’ough these .bamdisv,, jl-feeh goes in at a time, while the rest wait—very patiently...do- they wait.. 'Sometimes the pressure is groat, and there is some shoving and pushing to get in;'but the Ipdtierice remains 1 unexhausted; ;' and the ■ guardians stop the 1 shoving promptly. ' - .Those who are in do their business with Mr Returning .OJficcr or hia-deputies quite calnlly, arid witli g'cJdtl, riri’ddr?taj>dirig' : of •What thdy are. about; They, pi’escrit tlkir riuittber; or if they Have riot been-captUred •by a friendly committeewbinan >or niari; they sirbjily nidritiori .their name arid ask for A ballot-papeT; Thdy ge't it;, : coxirßO, do riot know where ’ Hie' Rolling! booths ;o.re; but when they are shown tho . stalls ail atdiirid they .take in the. situation, and going in they very' siteedily do their voting-in good orthodox, fashion. Occasion-; ally is heard a voice of; distress/ Calling upon husband, or brother, or father; or woman friend to comb but’ explanation .settles matters quickly, and there is ho further hitch. Here 7 arid there, as we have said, there are some demonstrations of simplicity and want of thought, but in tho main the women vote alb, along the line as Well as fchejnen who have been voting all their-liVPxh It. Strikesriie they are'niofcj kOeil tliari tlio riiori ever wdi'd, as a rule. Hiit tliat is natural; fo'r it iS'the'if'first tiiiie. It is freely, said ( that there Will be a vast number of‘ irifbrmal votes; ’ IVe' shall see when the numbers are Such is the scene in all the' booths. Go to tliem oneiafter another,and you. see, the.. sam&thmg. >».Till the:street there is-a crowd which watches the going and coming-of the voters. Listless, they - seem to be when they are few. But they speculate ceaselessly on the result/each one;'hian ''or Woman, is absolutely cocksure, of .the. names -of the three winning candidates/ and as Die^Qsm*s.,;‘Bi>t ; cTOo,risJyi;enoughr a! little probing proves every one of these thoughts to be iAthferedby/ft/msh'. l As;the* day wears away this crowd gets larger and . more maaculirie, especially iri two -polling s places, the. Exchange Hall, t and Sidey's. -At B O’clddhihis 'time, anyone : cah' sob; forthe women to get away. { thaf. thpre any rowdiness, oi ; "any iU-rihtured rbughheas.; - some; horseTplay, and;, horse-play is horse-play all the world over. ,

i The ;cafididatesvare ! mnch < in' -evidence." It would indeed take very little to make ond'belieVe 'that'thejl hitfS- taken'-a leaf -'out l ' of tho book of Sir Boyle, Roche's byd, for ’they seem to be not in tWo hutiir many places at once.sraile, a dark rose in the buttonhole of the’ familiar frock, coat, .Hits, calmly about.;; ; Mr, ■ McLean and Mr Fraser appear to pervade thC tramsfas w?eU'asthe;pollingbdothfti one' looks anxious but wound up, the other takes things easy, and shakos h(s sides occasionally as ho talks to’it' friend. 1 Mr'Vogel does some spinning abppt pu^a dog-cart,Mf. Duthie is courtesy itself in twenty plaees;Mr BeU. sniiles übiqpitons, ;Mr,, Fisher,-is jto. be seen broadly everywhere, his tall hat shining, the■ geranium -in'.his .button-hole re-, splendent, and his neck stiffen thail ever,; as, ho moves rapidly about on, his burly way., Mr Travers' 'shakes liis' liead wi.sely ,in many streets, talking about these emblems, tlvqir illegality, the consequcpt wrath to conie, in tile shape of An eleotipu, petition successfully sustained. Mr Dwan seekrencouragoment with calnrresignationr find pricks up his ears ffs the .hrpguaof-hjs Country raised in some polling doorway pronounces—him -fit not only—for ’theHouse of Representatives, but for JParadiso; while T. ; K. beams on the jvorld from Newtown u to Pipitea Point through his spectacles, under tli£ tall hafcfwlth beneyolpnce tenured ness.

I Where these lords ato, so'iare also their ladies. Smart they all are, they work hardVVon ske tbenion tr'ams.-'cabbj veb.iclos' jof many kinds, moving ; you see them in ■doorways, on pavements, in the entrance 'of pollip^.,ho^t^s t ,sfcindJ^g r , j\yjtji, .might :and main they are helping their husbands. ;All honour to them t pThejT'show iis true partnership. When the day is done and ■the polling-, is ;past,';theya m-e .mote sorry to tget home and rest and wait-for the declaration, some of them -with sore. hearts, for they know thaijip all th^t.crowd o^oo^i- * The polling dOhe, thOlpdepe changes; the ■ crowds breaking’‘ppiiipto’ I 'little knots, patiently waiting for the hour of declara-tiOJl.T-oG tWianjlA-T 3 1S/JJAiI iTSOM .aKAJAfty'aKßffl- ’

■ THE CONTEST IN WELLINGTON. ;hOW , HALf,.. j n[;j , ; ( . From early morntiU;:dewy;,eyej.]aud far on into the night, the ‘Exchange Hall”was the centre of electioneering activity yesterday. The lady cafivaßsefS i milsjtered; in good foroe for the/fray/’And* entered,,with • great’zest into''thejtii4,o-honourcfi. nrtiiices for inducing the '"■free’ ana independent ” to vote for ,th«t iautdidatcs. Lady Stout 'cas a conspicuous figure at the front entrance;..and. .an-,,.electioneering phicard in her straw hat-left no doubt as to he't zeal in the contest.- Miss Fisher was also in evidence l during. tWa' day,'land Mrs Fisher was almost ' übiquitous;;’ ivhUe-’Mrs Macdonald wos busily- eiigaged—driving about in had given in their political ’ allegiance to her bpsbond. A :^iE :: .Robert-,-Stout, jMr , Mao; donald, "and" Mr—-Fisher were , certainly most . energetically; served at* this polling, place by, their, lady; friends and ; supporters;'- ■' hln-’-fact tlid -ladies Evidently • looked upon the affair as a kind of extensive ■ fancy fair, and the same sort of wiles and ; persuasions- that-drive-business-so l hard- at j •these’means ofraising into service to lure- the • voter to east his; ballot in the; requited’diredtibn.. ■ Die job printer must have done a roaring trade for , the two or- three days,pripr to,the day of i reckoning. That was abundantly evident 1 from ; the; multiplicity of electioneering: cards, squibs, manifestoes and ckftoons, that met the eye on every hand. Cards off the ordinary business size, adjuring the: elector to “vote for Stout, the champion., of, our education system ”; to “vote for Wd McLean, the Liberal candidate,” with hiecompliments; to ffvote for Geo. Fisher, the independent candidate”; to “vote for Vogel; he’s honest, he’s straightforward, he’s: a young New Zealander, a chip of the old block, and a genuine Liberal”; to “vote: for Duthie, the straight man,” and to vote for.. Fraser, -Bell, and Macdonald on a variety , of'other pleas, adorned tho ’ breasts , (over the region of the heart for preference' with most), tho reticules, .and the sunshades of the ladies,-and were inserted in the hataof the-maio tenters’.- -Someof these, 'gentry, ; with--singular impartiality, wore the cards of half-a-dozen candidate’s stick all, round their -hats,, and. soma gayq themselves’thaTookl of a winged Mercury by inserting a. card ..within the baud of the hat over either ear. Messrs Macdonald, Vogel and Duthie had issued cards bearing engraved portraits of their : noble solves, 1 and these badges were pretty generally worn and very prominently displayed by their male and female admirers. Then there .were the cartoons, which were most prolific "in tho earlier paxt‘of~tho day—

Sir Robert Stout, with a, defiant look in his eye, driving a prancing steed over the fiery dragon of Drink; Goo. Wisher, with a carrot extended in front of his nag’s head, getting Home in a hand gallop, While tlxo accompanying legend proclaimed the wished for result, “ Tarcoola George in a walk, the rest nowhere”; Mr Duthie driving a spick - ; and- f ?p&ii do'g-o’art branded ,v Sound views,” and his sTeeVl laltDllnd “Independence.” 1 There was also the bario'cV depicting tho ! walking contest of the candiddtf*? up ; Mount Victoria for the Victoria Stakes, Mr i Travers bravely leading the waj% and tho | others more or less out of wind. Moreover, there was a st-ctorid cartoon in .the .Temperance interest, and its Votaries had like- : wise put their sentiments into verse a doggrol coujdet printed in large letters at tho foot, and reading thusly—

“ Vote lo'i' Fnvwv, Bell and Stout, All the vest scratch plainly out.” Throughout the forenoon the procVPHogs were devoid of incident. The heaviest ' share of the polling was apparently done by the ladies till noon. They arrived on foot, in catxaf arid expresses and by passing trams, and as they ttalkwl into the hall they ran’ fife gauntlet of the electioneering agents who Irhed- trp both sides of ihe gangway, pressing Valirig cai'ch? arid their seryices as guide, philosopher riiid frierid upon the wieldors of the fateful votes. The' aged and more or less' decrepit inmates of the Benevolent Institution attracted consider- ; able attention as they arrived- to vote.They possessed between tlUctri ftl Votes,- audt •; they arrived at intervals during thtf day in | an express-van, upon- the front seat, of ; which the master, Mr McCleary, sat in j i ,*hvte. This van made about half-a-dozen j trips to tbd poll, and as each load of time- 1 worn veterans deposited on. tho pave- j ment the lady can pounced upon 1 the: elderly dames, and Tinkirijf ayins with j them, led them i proudly into the hailyitbilo l the male canvassers: competed eagerly for the patronage of the other inmates. These ,■ good people were-quite bewildered, by the r anlorint of . attention'shoDm them, and most 1 of thoni eecrirtodto bo highly pleased at the importance' with Which they were clothed. . .It was rather a.novel sensation to be so < courted arid ■ Qrie'd, aud to bo; treated i • with such r iriark-ed defeVenoe.-; Bveiy dog ; i has his -day/ ftukl it was certainly i Ithe electors’ day out y'tfeteVdayV.. Between; • >the dinnor-honrs, 1 extending frewri 12 to 2, j tliere was ari mriiption of male v'otexri just ■; ! released frbni toil, arid thoir presence pro- ; i yokeda fecrUiteec^rice'of- the pristine zeivl, ■, ' and activity-.of earlier*lkAms-v By this time tho pavement -\vas strewn with* electioneer-. • in* cards-and dodgers, lying.as thick*as leaves in- Vallombrosa. , : As the afternoon waixed' the crowd ( gradually, increased; in density, the excitement, never yery Svild, . becririlO nom^what— and bilhVlous p'cViiotiagos ,&, Aft? 10 or less trilkotivb arid- clamordtt# *ilwod began to assert - Aborit-5 orilock ‘* Piccolo Chaiiio”, bvpba-rcd- upon, the .fipeno wearing, alb.-sorte ot] ,tOritirig favours,, and proceeded,, with Ms tin /\/hiptlo', to' lepd a ; little disjointed melody,to the proebedirigs. , yTakapuna ; Tom” also cropped vip at sundry, ■ fhxic'4 ffnd in divers places, and volubly parted VM . to; the • applauding and 1 jeering:crowd. > , * - i • Sergeant-Major.Ramsay his subordinates,of the, peace /were keeping .Order as. best they could in a fatherly, good-humoured-sort of wayi. One serious-faced, constable . was; unconsciously, the, biitt of a little sport. To , the, skirt; of Ms coat » yonthfril... pirined an appe'al to Vote for Vogel, and atiothet* Wag had inserted on his shoulderstrap' a Siriiilflr e^ ! Hortatiori : - to vote for Macdonald; him np and doivri'-• Iris beat, but - the,'Oolemrfity Of his visage* newer relaxed riritil ii f/ust of .wind caught the card On his sJfuulcMT; - Then, for one brief momeift; wrath 1 glared; from■ ’his ©yes,! ; and in a trice he had cleared the foof-path, of. the-small boy-element.’ Between 6 and 7 the thoroughfare became almost: completely blocked iqvarid laggard voters had a rough time of it get ting to and passing tip .the : hall." The agents - of the -.various candidates howled and tugged arid dlntehed at the "electors -male'and female as they passed in, while the confusion of tongues and the resultant din suggested comparisons' -'with Pandemonium. . One deathern-. , lunged and perspiring tout was yelling with ■ rierffititoS l iteration m-torifcs that were dis- , tiridtiy- heard above the conflict of voices; “ Two Mac’s and a, Vogel/’ wbilOfthe other , voices,beirig less strident, were mingled in a confused arid coritinual roar.-: • ■ In ‘ fine there was ’.too miibß I Upal .ion * tho part of. these placarded Supporters di . the various candidates, arid if .‘they must block-up the entranceito a -polling boothit,_would be well for the sake of order--if- in future -they Were placed inboxes behind:a.> -stout barricade, so that locomotion might not be impeded feir the amvirig; electors; / I • r ; Great praise.must-.be-giv^ntto r thp-Be-r, turning,-Officer (Mr "W/TA James) fo,rr-the: i of Ms arrangements insida; the booth/ andpfof’the. celerity ;and : accuracy; 5 'With wMch his returns were .made'up/ and courteously-handed Over to: the press re- ■ porters. Mr James was far and away ahead I . of dities at the last general election, arid ori

: -this occasion' ' hff ’. again : easily .' beat tho record. In 1890 ho was able to declare Tthe result for Wellington City at 10.10 p.m,, an hour and a half ahead, of Dunedin, ’ jwfiioll' Was the ' next ’ of thedarge'eities |o," put up its numbers,,- and, this year with a' - roll nearly doubled in size he was out with ■ his, full returns, l( ahQ_ftly o after 10, and a long way .in adyanoa’_oL.X).unedin,,_while.. ; •Qbrtst^iu'Phj-ahd v ,^upJ^^d,-. I -ftiU,, lat&r.’ ’ r “ > ' 1 ’■ CENTRAL-BALL. j Mattery were, very qiiiet, at the Central. Hall. iManners street; and in consequence l was.,selected- by aogood ~many:.' ladies, as ’ the place ’at which they would reoord-their.;votes.'.- Beforei lunch-: time only about 300 people, had .polled there; the majority of 1 whom were' women; but after 1 o’clock., polling! proceeded, more briskly, and continued . so until .the closing hour. But quiet aa‘ 'it' was ;vMiere,d the’; day did not pass 1 entirely without incident. During the morning tho. Deputy Returning Gifiteriand | his colleagues were considerably astonished.* hy tho demand 'of alady oloctor,' dvhol in a 1 rather pjcciteh manner,,.eutere^.,the,.booth,, and loudly claimed payment for her vote. The utter lawlessness ' and 1 want 'of principle ■ conveyed by■ such: a' requesfc .were- : mildly hinted at by, t)ie astonished,officers, but the money-seeking and' corrupt 'old lady c still l ., .persisted';: .that ■ 1 she ; had iv right to.;,paymeut,,..and | loudly, declared that if she'did uot roceive tlie hecessajy, fee; she. .would not “vote for,, your man ” (whoever, in her opinion, that indivijd,ual- n}ight 'have.bOfA), and i^. : faot. sat herselt down arid refused to "vote at all. ■lt was some time before she could be induced to accept the copious explanations 'offered t 6 herjl.ibtitl’Blicl iwad At leUgth'ro-j Sduced toil! ad condition of-a; comparatives quioth.de andprevaiio'd 1 upori to tako ahallot jpilljeF^tiidjrCtirfe 1 > into jjm® of’thedbrnpai-tr 'mehts.Tp' her! a 'fee. In', thp,,'Wihdow .’ph’ ihq., q^ppjiie^vpme,'jof ‘Manher^ i hoStrcpt..i l t !a cartoon, which' .excited ‘consider*-

fable,,attehiioh.''Ttj'rbpfdseiied a work*ing‘being*jptojiped_up by a publican; hviiilc .small presentment, pf T. R. fdohalh'is being forced dbwneS his throat Jy the Preuvisa 1 . , , ~.... ,v.~ / 1 ' ■ ’ skAtinq rink. ’ S-, Polling proceeded ,‘veryr;briskly at; the i Skating Rink, throughout the day, and ■the ladies 1 lieife also ' took almost complete possession during the morning. At the,. - ■ foot. Of hhs(step3 L !ea<fing.into. the rink were 1 : congregated a number of the supporters of j the various candidates, seeking, even at that eleventh hour, to influence the votes of those about to poll. “ Don’t strike ’s name, out,” came in loud and excited accents from canvassers of all kinds, both male and female, and, when, as sometimes get afi'eleetor i to vote'for his“candidate,“ntfwonldyeu-ont, ; ‘ ilore's another for -- - and be greeted with mingled cheers and hoots from The) "canvassers . g-igedl'in the’ cbinmittce;’'rooinc 'in: the immediate vicinity of the Rink were very assiduous in their endeavours to promote .the interests, of their, favourite candidates; and when any of the said candidates paid the booth a visit, they were received with oheero--from-rtheir .supporters. A great deal of gobd-hnmOured“ barracking ” was indulged in, but the crowd behaved throughout remarkably well—a.i-esolt due, perhaps, to the presence of the ladies, and a strong posse of "police, who did good service in keeping t)ie steps, leading to the booth clear from touts. There 1 was some sign of a disturbance in the vicinity at one time during the morning, but it was quickly suppressed.

' This booth was besieged by female voters as soon as it was opened, tho partisans of Mr 801 l and Sir Robert Stout being very much in evidence. The voting went on steadily here all day long, and between 10 and noon it was very heavy. Tho ladies, as in other parts of the city; worked enthusiastically to 'secure the return of their respective candidates. Although the voting was heavy hero, the’ excitement was of a very mild nature, and very little feeling was shown by the supporters of the rival candidates. The polling was in favour of Mr Bell, who beat. Sir Robert Stout by 42 votes. Mr Duthie came next with about 200 votes less.

A large amount- of polling was done at ■this booth, especially, in the early part of tho day- - The .members. of, Mr Bell’s and Sir Robert Stout’s ladies’ committees musterod in strong force, and many-“ a free and independent ’’.;who had decided; to-: vote later on was waylaid by these charming canvassers, and forced to record his vote. The proceedings generally were very quiet at this booth.

! EAIiVATIOM BABUAOKB (SEWIOWS), There was considerable excitement around this booth all day. To and from this booth came numberless cabs and drags with voters from all parts of the suburb. Thh“ people" worked Very

energetically hero, and the ticket Stout, Bell and Fraser,” appeared to be very popular here. Little knots of citizens discussed tiie situation on the footpaths, and all sorts of prohocies were made as to the result. There were one or two warm arguments, but they fortunately did not get beyond that stage. sidev's. Outside Bidoy’s auction rooms in Cuba ; street extension it large crowd congregated I soon after the poll opened. The polling I was heavy hero all through the day,, but 1 very few incidents of any moment occurred. One little old lady, evidently a strong partisan of Vogel’s, caused much amusement by her quaint stylo of canvassing. The supporters of the other candidates j mustered in strong force, and portraits of the various candidates were freely distributed. "Takapuna Tom” made himself somewhat conspicuous outside the booth during the forenooil, red enlivened the proceedings by a political (iicenssion with { 8011, which caused a good deal 0* amusement. rtoTOB CAsrPBELL AND CO.’s. The polling at this station proceeded very leisurely throughout the day. Its close proximity to the Excinu'jjp* Hall where the opposing forces were centred threw it into the shade. The stream of voters flowed past it to the Exchange, but ever and anon a driblet parted from the broad current and found its way into Customhouse quay. These driblets were chiefly made up of ladies and electors of tho other sex who. being of a quiet turn of mind, wished to i avoid the publicity and the elbowing and j badgering that Were inseparable from voting at the principal polling station. A small but alert corps of electioneering agents, chiefly ladies, fluttered about the entrance to the booth, and Constable Johnston had but a nominal duty to perform in looking after the orderly conduct of the election. Tb’ indicate how slow the voting was, it may be mentioned that at noon little more than ISO votes had been registered, while at 5.-15 p.m, about 420 votes" had been cast. The large proportion of the voters were of the gentler sex. CLOKF.’s JUitil.. 1 ; . The room in Cottloville terrace known as Cloke’s Hall was surrounded during the day by a small group of interested people, including: two or three ladies who wore active in support of the particular interests they represented.'. Voters came slowly but , surely, and there was not inuch to occasion lively interest in tho prooeedings. "Now ; and then a candidate came-along, smiled . approvingly, had a brief chat, and drove ■ away again. ;■ CI.VDB QUAY. L, .The Clyde quay booth was very oxtensivdy’used, more especially in tho morning, when large numbers of ladies voted. Later .in the dayt the poll clerks had a comparatively easy time, although they were kept fairly -busy. There'was not the slightest sign of rowdyism or disorder of any character. ' f u THE NUMBERS POLLED. The following is the result of the poll for Wellington City, with: the numbers re.corded at each booth.:'—h-. . . . ;

WELLINGTON SUBURBS. ;A. ; vcry largo amount •of interest was taken in this contest,, party feeling nmning very high... Tho re-election of Dr Newman created some -.aiu-prise, ns it was , generally, • thought that his ' opponent,.; ilr WUfori who was running in . the Government in-, tereat,iwould.defeat him. , The following is the result of the poll Newman • ,1838, ! •. Wiltord ~ • 1715

THE RESULTS ELSEWHERE. The following-lire tho results of the polls elsewhere; the letters 1 after the candidates’ names meaning—G,-* Government; O, Opposition j I, Independent ; 1 Nobth Isi.and. ■'> 1 ■ • I BAY Ol' ISBA.NDS. ■ K. M. Houston, G ... ... 1118 ,I.'Trounson, 1 G - --.v. ... -P. 1 J. Dargavillo, G ... ■ ... 11110 1 ■ ' MAKSDEK*. ' '' ' i 11. Thompson, U. (elected) J. Harrison, I.G. ■■■■■■■ WAITE MATA*. i. . R.'Mdnk, O. (elected) - ;■* *■■■ , J. Palmer, G. • ' 1 ". AUCKI/AKU. ■ i' ■ There was splendid weather' for ■ the ; elections. ** The - - greatest ■, interest was 'shown in the contest, the women*' electors -'polling Well. The greatest good * humour and good- * order prevailed : during the- day. Not a man was*seen the worse of liquor.' - The women received every courtesy at the approaches to the pollingbooth;-' and ■ their presence* seemed-to have an- excellent: effect. - There wrre women's electoral oommittees 'at every city, polling-* booth. It was the best conducted and most orderly .general election we have had. • The following is the result of the poll - Sir GeoH3fey,€h-~-... *6372 W. Crawther,, <jL, 4582 i C. E.OB«nTO-.•:..!,!(! ...‘tmi B. Tudehope.G- 4146 • 1 ■T. Thompson, G 3942. I W. J. Napier, G 3897 ; B. Withy, J . ... 2390 i’= J.> M. 1 Shera, G - ... 793 ’ •: S.'Vaile; I 001 | T. Fernandes ... - ... 91:.:;; i Captain Eeruandez„will.jtorfcit his -ElO [deposit. , ! .JQjypaQ 1 Sir 6. SI o’Borke w 'G ’ ... il2B W. P. Buckland, O, ■. 876 - * J. Muir, G. ... - ... - : 810 i . "J. McMahon I- ■ ’ ... 4 ' :: rABNEjit,.- - ■ • ' P. Lawry, G... ,V. 1801 . ■ - . W. S. Allen, G 1466 THAMES. ; J. McGowan, G ... 1623 E. H. Taylor. 1336

| Ono, return is. \o pome, but it cannot j offeiwwtvA(c^uitJAHYiVi 3HI _ Frakkj.in*—- . Major Harris, G (elected), , ;-i ■ W- S', Massey, O. a - . u, , WAIKATO 4 . . - , A. J. Cadman, G (leading by 58. according to;L»tost returns). - - i. . ■ ilsaao Coates, G. -it . - WAIPA. ■ P.- W. Lang, O (elected). G. Peacock, G. ; AVright. : . - : : ... BAT OF PLEKTT. , W, Kelly, G 1112 . Colonel Burton, .0:... ... 023 .. . -■*. Hev. C. Jordan, G. ... ... . 553 . r T,M,Hmuphreys, 1, ... .13.1. ... G. V. Stewart, 1 116 WAIAPU* X Carroll, G. (leads by 281). C. A. Delautour, I.G. uawke’k bat* Captain Bussell, O. (leads by 59, one return to come which will probably increase the majority). AV. C. Hoar. Jon, G. T. Tanner, G. NAPIEB. S. Caxnell, G... 2114 G, H. Swan, O 1524 WAIPA WA. C. Hall, G .... ... , G . Hunter, 0 1046 TV. AV, Garble, I 322 MASTEBTON. A. IV. Hogg, G ... ... 1928 X G. Harkness. O 892 AV. AV. McCardle, I ... 377 WAIEASAPA. AV. C. Buchanan, O 1836, G A. Fan-brother, G ... 1116 • C. A. Powaall, G ... 827 ' ITW' Pi-ptICUTE.’ E. M. Smith, G . ... .... 16-15 ■ Colonel Trimble, -O ... ... 1245 "■ K Price, 1,.... v ... 103 EOXOJJX. ‘’“ "■ ■ I'. McGuire. I .... ... 1285 B. C. Bobbins, O ... ... 1152 B. G. Allsworth, G... ... 159 • PAXEA. ' G Hutchison, I 1640 AV. Cowem, G 915 WANOAKTJX. A. D. AVillis, G 14SS , GTGsisbn. O 13-w J *' A, XParaogs,r 7., ' 336

These are the returns so far as known when wo went to press, . EAKQITtKEI, ! J. Stevens, G ... ... 1716 P. Y. Lethbridge, O ... 1724 Tho returns to come in will increase Mr Stevens' majority. PALMERSTON. F. Pirani, G * ... 1754 G. Snelsou 0 ... ... 1541 J. P. Leary, I ... ... 390 OTAKI. * J. G. Wilson, O ... ... 1337 D. Fraser, G 1138 South Island. NELSON CITY. J. Graham, G ... 1280 E. Hursthouso, 0 ... ... 1011 J. Kerr, G 910 W. Bock, G... 74 WAIJtEA SOUNDS*. C. H. Mills, G 1132 H. Everest, G 703 Eev J. C. Andrew, O ... 269 Five returns to come in will incroa e Mills’ majority. WAIBAU*. T, L. Buick, G 1486 IV. Sinclair, G ... 1127 J. Duncan, 1... - 613 Two small returns to come, which cannot affect result. ‘ ' GREY*. A. It. Guinness, G ... ... 2378 YV. Nancarrow, X ... ... 694 R, F. Bell, G ... . ... 294 Further returns to come, cannot affect result. INANQAKUA*. P. J. O’Eegan, G 1102 W. G. Collmgs, I ... -- SB(> R. H. J. Reeves, G ... ... 532 One return to come. ' BULLER*. E, McKenzie, G ... ... 1395 E. J. O’Conor, G ... .... 1313 Some returns to come, which cannot affect result. . ASHLEY. R. Meredith, G ... 1668 D. D. Macfarliinc, 0 ... 1078 D. Dick, G ... ... ' '.89.; KAIAPOI. D. Buddo, G... ... .■•1587 R. Moore, O ... ..... ... 1503 ....... . AVON.. • W. W. Tanner, G ... ....... 17117 O. Mclntyre, I ... ... .1006 . ■ J. L, Wilson, O. ... 40S Informal, 53. LYTTELTON.

J. Joyce, G ... J-8*?0 ,* E. Blake, G ... , 851 J. N. Douglas, I ... i . •■■ ■ *0 KI.I.ESMISKI. - .. ~ ; I W. XI. Montgomery. .0 ... , 1579 1 iW. Kolleston,o ... ...1281 ~ ! . lUCCAR7ON- ■ ',' ' ■ . G. W, Eussoll, G ' .‘lsl* >W. Bony, O ‘ ... ••• MU Informal,;,!!.). ■' ; . . CITY OF CHI^ISTCHUBCH.' The .■ polling in tho Christchurch electorate was ,conducted quietly, hut w-ith groat . earnestness. . Tho Prohibitionists polled , strongly immediately, the, booths, opened, am) thereafter there was a constant throng at qvory booth,The arrangements were exopllent, but female voters were very slow in exercising tlwiii - new duties, and, early in the afternpem someapprehension was felt that all would not bo able to poll. The pressure slackened towards the closing hour and nobody .was disappointed. Tho women' polled well, and, tho men exercised ;the franchise apparently moro fully than at any previous election. The female Proliibltionists'were extremely emphatic, in insisting on, tho chums of their. candidate at tho entrances to the booths ; but with exception tho proceedings differed in no way from elections conducted under the old Act, tho presence, of women voters causing, not tho slightest remark. In the suburban electorates, the women also polled strongly, ; . ' VT. P. Eeoves, G ... 6»Bff G. J. Smith, G ' 4510 ' W. W. Collins, G ... , ... 3850 1 :E. Sandford, G, , ...' ... 3390 , Kcv J. O’B.Tloaro, G ...1398 i Key C. 11, Bi-adbury.G 8943. ■ B. M. Taylor, G.v .... ... "20-13: W. Hobiui, G . ...' ... 197.5 M. Davie, O ... ■■■' 1806 1 i J. H,Evjboh, O . ... , •••,• 1753' ■ Eden George, O .... ',* ‘ 1646 ' 1 r ■ ' 7 '’sitWYN.; .5;:^" ! '.A. Saunders, Q ’ 1329 • T. ll.,Anson, O' ~ ..., " ... ' 1103 ' ; 1 , , ' AHKBUBTON. ■ ' J", McLauchlan, G',, r ' 1110 ‘ J. C. Wason, O .... , G.C.Wnby.G .V. - 1 7U 1 C, W..Purnell,.O . ... J ... ‘ 542 ’ W. $, Kaolin, G (elected Iry a ma--1 ■ jority of .67) , , ‘ r ’ ' E. M. Cnthberteon, I X. E. C. C. Graliam.O' E. G. Wright, O PAREOIUk. , ,

F. E. Jlatman, G* ..." ' ... 1593 ' A. B. 0- Ehodes, 0...' ...■' 1377 - ' ■ TiMAEir. : W. Hall-Joncs, G 101+ E. G. Kerr, G 1507 ! '. J , '![■, tWAITaki. ,";.d'd';';, ;^ ! W. J, Steward, G ... 1798 T. Paterson, O , 733 > ' v -,d d ’’dj' ~ J.KeKenzio, Q‘ ' 1781 M. Jf.SrMcKeuine, O , 1 1460 One small rcturh te come 'in, which cannot affect result.' oamabu. ; ;1 T, Duncan, G . ...' •■ ■■ 160 Sf ~ P. B. Frazer, I , ... 1193 , i I). Dunn, G ; .... .•’ ■ 253* ~ , , >V. H.,Frith;, I* .... 50 - ' ’ .WAIKpUAITI* V *' * * J, Green! (leads hy 526 ovfer'.Bruoo) G. J. Bruetfe G • T. Smith, Tl ' - ' A*. Thompson, G ‘ , ' ' Three small returns to come .'■ *■ ‘*.'. ", cKAtMioiß*; ' ' . , J. A. Millar, G '.-1713 E. G. Allen, G - 1593 . *(A retuni to conn l , which cannot affect result,) . % 777 7" ’*,,'7'i7' ,r' ' n?.''* CITY OK UCNKIUN. Tho elections in..jthe.-icityi and suburb., . wore conducted in a very orderly manner. .. . The polling .was steady from .the hour of opening, 1 but in the city all parties , scorned - 1 to have exhausted their voting strength before rho . hour of closing, the hmfc half . , hour being exceptionally guiot. ‘ D. PinJcerton, G• ■■■ -- 6766 . ■W.tEairnahaiW,-.Gii .■ ... .7KJdJ ■ ■ -W. Hutchison, G 5766 .r. H. B.iFish, .1.0,-; 647 S ~ H. Gourlay, G , ~..* ... .4081 ■ 1 .J.-ffore, 1,0 -i.- 3736 . • .C/ Haynes, 1.0. . i 8282 , ■. D-McNicol, 1 1 407 . 1 • 1 .CAVEE6BAM. A- Morrison, G , 1335 W. Barron,'l G 1199 (4. Munro. 0... ■ • ... . -48 •TAIEBI. IV. Carncross, G- ... ... 1403 . - J. 0. Buckland, O ~v. ... 1328. . ; ;tl‘. CLirtHA, 1.;.,..h r ' :■ ; 1,1 T;'Mackenzie, O 1970 1. J. Brugh, G ...1 , ... 1139 ! -ir-uutr ns "TUAI'EKA*, . ■ .. - V. Pyke, G .; 1327; . C. G. Eawlings, O • ... 833 i A. Fraser,,G— 676 . P. M.Byme,o * ...; L v..-’ 172 ' One, return to come, which cannot affect ■result., ; . . , ‘ , ! * ' - WAKATIPU: '’ 7 * ' ■ I W. .Frazer, 0 (has a majority of -805). , ~W/ .J'M. La;i : uach;.l G. ' ” '*. ~ 1 J. O'Meara, C. , ' I , * .HATAURA* . * ■ ’ ,E. McNab/G " '.X , ... 1325 1 *G. F. Eichardson, O 1217 ’ , ',' J.’Christie, G ... ... 353 i .MoHab’s return assured." i ? - *. . INVEKCAROILI..' '' . J.IY. KeEy, G, 2422 , ' ‘J. Hatch, G'. 1181

, r ; "WAI.I.ACE.* . ' J. Mackintosh, G " - - ~ .1509 - 1 H. Hirst, O ’’ ... 1152 Pour returns to come, which - -cannot alter result. " '. _ ! ,* All returns not yet in.. _ Note.— ln Auckland," Wellington, Christ: church) and Dunedin cities the three highest candidates have been elected. THE KEAV AVELLINGTON MEMBEES. . As soon as the result was made known, the vast crowd which had assembled at the Evening .Post . cprner made a rush, for Mr Bell’s committee-room, adjoining the Star Hotel, on Xambton quay,' . A scene of the wildest excitement prevailed hero for some minntos,-and the cheering was quite deafening. enthusiastic cheers being given for,the victorious candidate, “ Mrs Pearce and Mrs Bell.” Mr Bell briefly returned thanks. He said that ho was used to defeat and not to success, and therefore he felt proud of his victory. (Cheers.) This was the third time he had been before the Wellington ■ electors, and he could say that he had nevertruckledfor a vote. (Cheers.) He now stopd.elected, and he felt proud of the position, Wellington had distinguished itself by putting aside all this froth and scrub. - ‘(Cheprs.'and cries of “ Good old Bell/’) The-people of Wellington had risen above all local considerations and had chosen the men best fitted to consider and pass the laws of the nation. When a man came herp like SirEobert Stout —(cheers) —a man with a colonial reputation, they did honour to him and to themselves by choosing him. He (Mr Bell) was unite satisfied to be second to bin;. He (Mr Bell) owed his position to the work they ’had, done fer him, and especially to the *wori{ which the .ladies'had done. . At ’ this’ii'istago an ’enthusiast called for times ihtoraforM The ladles,” a call which too heartily responded to., Mr 8011, cohtinuiiigJt-gaid that they" must remember that this-was the first clecrion held under the mixed franchise, and they had every reason to be proud of .the result of the extension of the franchise. There was one who • stood beside him to whom he. owed - his success in life, and his success on this occasion was brought .about in a great measure by her exertions. In conclusion, he thanked them for himself and Mrs Bejl jfym the bottoiflhf his heart. (Chocfg.) " ■

Mru 8011, who wot with a most onthusi- | astic reception, also expressed her heartfelt thanks for the loyal way th6y had supported her husband. Mr 801 l was then placed in a trap and drawn to his residence hy a number of his supporters. The utmost. eutuusi.wiiii prevailed at Sir Eoburt Stout’s committee room, and Sir Jtobort was congratulated on all sides. A laroe crowd also assembled outside the rooms, and loudly cheered Sir Eobort. Addressing them from one of the upstairs windows, Sir Eohert said ho eon id assure them that it was no phrase when he told them that this was the proudest moment of his life. (Cheers.) He had been returned at the top of the poll for the capital of Now Zealand, (Loud cheers.) He had been returned notwithstanding that some friends of,his had dene their host to work against him. (0 roans.) Ho was not saying anything but what he felt when ho told them that his , ’ < Aurn was mainly duo to the women of Wellington. (Cheers.) He hoped that those who thought that the Government ot the country could he carried on contrary to the moral sense of the community would see that the first whistle had gone. (Laughter and cheers.) He assured them that ho would never forget the kindness lie had received in this city. He was now a representative of the city of Wellington, and however hard some persons worked against him ho would do his best for them, and he would not harbour any feelings of resentment against those who had worked their hardest against him. He would do his best for the Colony, and this great city. He wished to return thanks to the women of the city and his various committees. He had been engaged in many elections, but, ho had never before seen a committee so loyal, so steadfast and so hard-working as they had been in this election.. As to the ladies, they had worked harder than men had ever worked, and they had put him at the top of the poll. (Cheers.) He had tr^thank' them from the bottom of his heart, and he assured them that he would strive to do Ifis boat for the city, lie hoped and believed that those who were elected would hot allow any party feeling to ihterfero witli their working harmoniously together for the benefit of the Colony and the city. (Loud cheers.) Before concluding ho wished to say that in no other election had such a kindly feeling

been shown amongst the . candidates as on Ui is occasion. That was ono result. of tho women's franchise. (Cheers.) Sir Robert once more assured thorn that lie would never forgot what they laid done for him tint night. Cheers were then given for Sir Kohert Stout and Liidy Stout. . Sir Robert Stout then thanked tho members of his eornjnittee. , Mr John. JJuthio also rdtuntcid thanks to the electors, from tho balcony of the Albert Hotel, ' .nr Btß, .HOBtikT ‘ BTOWT. - Tin; 'Career oLSir Kobcrt Stout is too well ,■ known to hood recapitulation. ’i?oi) .yonrs.hu has fonulrt for the Liberal cause in NuV' 'Zcalttict , A ' hian stmWlng 1 at' the. head’iff the in the,Colony; he Ims,. unsparingly. devoted himself to pubiiuaflairs, add. luis hatfa.liirgo share in making tho history of New Zealand. It goca.wiLli.out saying that ho is,it prominent; figurei in the lie use and inthe country', and that jiia. speeches iidnmnind public 1 attention. MR BELL. ~ My.- Francis l Henry iilflon,.. IteU is tho eldest son;,of,’, the' ox-Agent-Gon'cra.!,. ;S«r Frauois, Dillon Bell, K.C.MXI., C.H. Ho was ieducated at. thy .Church of England Grammar., School, Parnell, Auckland, tho High.:School.. 3?‘vnpdm, .and ,fP. College* hi) graduated, B.A. ...with. wathemafiiciU Ghoriotiip'. in' '

1873., ‘Tic is dish,,a ‘B-A of the New Zeahtml University. . In 1874 ho was. called to tho' English bar .'at jihe, Middle Temple, and went the Northern Circuit for,some months. . /At the end of 1874 he. crime olft to Wellington, and joined ,Mr, ; C..B. Jtaru in his business of barrister, and solicitor. In 1878,,. ha was appointed' CfTowri Solicitor at Wellington/ and’,' rcSMgped ..hip office in,. ,WOO. In' 'lSlf(he ‘ma,rridd a daughter, of the late Hori Wi.TKobjnson, M.L.C. , Re, was returned at'thohhfiad pf' tho poll an-- the election of directors, of the Government Insurance Hoard in 18 (tt, and in 1880 he,' moved the resolution, which was ultimately affirmed by the,. policyholders, .to ■ return tho Dianageffjent ,ol that institution to, ,the. Government. Mr 801 - .stood for Wellington at,,the general, election of 1890, and. Was fourth on the poll, Messrs GeOrgo, Fisher, J. Duthie, and T. if. Macdonald being, the successful candidates. , Ip November, 1891, he was cjeqtedi Mpyor,' ol Wellington, ,in opposition to Councillor and last year he won his re-election against -Hr George Pisffer, whoui,Re heat by 1300, votes. Ho has Won golden'dpmio%;for / liiinseJt during his Mayoralty, amt,lias been amo'to render it memorable by tluv,opening of the Eree Infr-ary and 'the ‘initiation .of, 1 tjie drainage scheme. ‘Mr Boll,lias been president of.r,the ‘WeUingEdli Last and was offered and ref used the vacancy on the Supremo Court 'Beuyh .created By the resignation of M; Justice Johnston. In Jnnunry.i 1892, he conteßfedlagaiMt .Mr jWMoLean tho spat in 'Parliaiueht created j ;by the resignatipp', of Mr„jC. K. Macdonald, and waffjdefeated.by-IoS wotes. In the contest just, concluded; he, .had the support of the TemperaftTO AlBh the shop assistants.; , . . . , -mb nfeVIMH, .. T Mr John Duthie is a aRd •was odiicated;: at a' private;'’'tchwi f; in Fiillerton and' the' Granum!! 1 , of Kinn'ellar, Aheydppn, served an .apprenticeshipAto. thp'i ,H’°h“.99S er y business' in'Aßecdeenl and having gained further experience in that,! business, Mr Duthie came : out, td ..'.New,;., Zealand, and started htmmpss subsequently extending, At ,to 'Wangahni, where hp-held soveralblfices, including that of chairman of the Harbour, Bpapß . Later hftcgnventi'ated ,his,,energi,es op the Wanganui branch, and in 188(1 ho came to Wei- , Engton and embarked in' the business' •which he has kitote ! fto : successfully devel6pi^di■,!, Hr DUthio lias always-, take A an'active .part ill local/ government matters dud In" commercial underfaUongs.i HcwaS chairman. of the Gear Moat:Com-;; pany during the' first two years of its existence,' and 1 whs elected four-'timeai assthe; ratepayers’ representative bn the .Harbour; Board." 1 lie was chairman. of that' board, and liaSd iiliia been president of the CHariiber of Commerce and the Caledonian' Society. In 1888"-Mr Duthie accented h mpiisitioa to sta&V'ffor the Mayoralty, /arid' '■wasdretuniod‘nno ppos ed. His term'Of ofiicd Was a and at the eAaJpL it;7wheii'he doelined to become a candidate l again, l the citizens presented' him e with a valuable library-A'-'ln. the- general- - eloctiim./ of Decemfe; 1890,/ Mr <■’ Dnthlo doffered himself 1 as a candidate for Wellington city in the Conacrvativo" interest, and was returned as one of the three' membersithe voting -being: Eislier,* 8851 : Dutbie, 2785; 'Macdonald,/2498,''• His career in ParliaSeht is stiffloiently/ welll'kiiowh to render : aiiy recapitulation unnecessary. 1 , Ho now returns to • Parliament as tho junior mehibfer'for Wellington City. . J OTHER MEMBERS.

“¥llO foilowii^' n piir4iorilara regardin'" members elected,,.jgfterjjay will be Ol mb w. Mr Montgomery) who Ilia, defeated tho Hon W. Eollestoja,;;^)!*’ 1 br'the' Opposition; is a youngmam Ho was first educated ..atthe Boys High School,in Christchurch,- ttnd m England. Ho is r a, pun 01* . Montgomery, M.L.C., and liaa been managing his father’s farm at la (tie, Bi v o r * , -^- r Montgomery is a Ministerialist, VThe result of this eloctiop is,therefore, a great triunrg|ij for the &ov‘ernnient, H -..'lJhev new member (has declared in.j jftrvodr of t^pjavatoAchools.; ' m W. .W.‘ fiSSEB (Avo.v). ~ , . 'rhe now memljor,,f9C, ,6|at m'the' lß^Fvl»«pw^)^7^Jwi*9 i| s t # *>*: it* lo Hoath’cdtd J seiijh'at the 'JSflp' general .elections on the Labour.‘ticket.'■ Ho'wfis\botn' at Moulton, near Northampton, in 1861 J SiDilgcflaa , the,-.foxy ,of , wricmturyvl labourer. He Carferi to' New Zealand 'in 187,9- .-Mr Tanner is, . a'working shoemaker. Ha is a, 'liberal,, and. one; of, thp'.most alifcVd and energetic of the Labimr Pkrty: VT-. ‘’"jib' “ i -The"n.ew member for Chalmers-acquired fem a throughout New Zealand at-the'-tirae trreat strike, - when ho waopresident of fho''’Maritime Council, of,' New Zealand and was practically in charge of operations oii' behalf of the'workmen.' He is -still president of the .council,, and is also secretary of the Dunedin Seamen’s Union. ■ Mr Millar has leda seafaring life, and was for some years mate of a coasting, vessel. .He is! a supporter of the Government, and will Vote strongly in favour of the interests. of labour. . . , .. MB VV. CBOWTHEB (.VtTCKOAND city). Mr Crowthor, one qt the three members returned for-Auckland City, has been the architect of his own fortune. lie was born in Lancashire, and apprenticed to Messrs Hibbort, Platt and Sons, ironworkers, of Oldham, ,’flo and several other apprentices left thefr employment rather' than go to Eussia ,{b fit some machinery during the .Crimean war, and Crowther landed in'Melbounw in 1863, attracted by the Victorian There he pursued Various occupatiogs.ranging from digger to contractor. '\tatil. TBfS2 he arrived in :Otago,'and afterwajras going to Auckland wish shipments of mferses, he started bnairnoss. there as stabWproprletor. .This busi’neso he Tetlrod in -1891, and settled .at.yE'cmtcra.,' He lias bcen-a member of th'c-Auckland City Council for fifteen or sixteen, yiiary, and is chairman of the Aucklandljarbplir Board. MrCrowthcr, who-is “a. rough klinmond," has been an active citizen of Amckbuul for years, and is generally reapßcteifl there. , Ho has been Mayor of that city) for two years. ~ MEB. MCtIAB (mATAURA). Mr McNair; who has defeated the Hon. Cl. ■p.Ttichardßon.'wiln born near Invercargill, 'and 'll' abouf;.'3o| .ychts of age." Ho is an ..HA. ol oti»3b'.;^vc«ity;and is 'by pro-

fesaion a lawyer, practising in Invercargill. Ho took a prominent part in the formation of the University classes, which have been so successful in that town. Mr McNab, who is possessed of considerable moans, is an athlete—a fine sport, a good footballer, and a capital shot. His victory is another success for the Liberal cause. MIC ITIIANI (I'ALMEIISTON). Mr Fred I'irani is a New Zealander, son of Mr Pirani. sub-editor of the Hawke s Jlaij Herald, and an old colonial journalist. The new member for Palmerston was brought up to the printing trade, and is the proprietor of the Manama,tu Standard. He has been a prominent Liberal for yeara, and opposed Messrs Stevens and Wilson at the last election. Mr Piraui is a member of the Wellington Land Board, and has ■ably supported the interests of the small settlers.

mi: a. w. uooo (mastkiiton). Mr Hogg sat in the last Parliament for the Mastcrton electorate. He' is an active, industrious member. Born at Glasgow in 1815, in 1801 he emigrated to Victoria, whore ho has been a goldminer, storekeeper, an agriculturist, and a journalist. He come to New Zealand in 1878. He was a member of the literary staff of the Ota'jo Guardian, and afterwards conducted the Ashhmton Mail and other newspapers. Some years ago he removed to Masterton. Ho was for a long time editor and part proprietor of the Wairarapa Htar. Mr Hogg is specially indefatigable on behalf of the interests of small farmers, and is never afraid to speak his mind. His opponent was a prominent member of the Opposition, and the result of the poll shows how strong the Liberal cause is in the, electorate. MB S.: CABNBLL (nAIMEI:).

Mr Carnell has boon an ardent politician for years. - He is a staunch teetotaller, and supports direct vote. A great point in his career is that he has for years advocated in pros and on the platforms a land tax to cut up the Hawke’s Bay largo landed estates. Mr Carnell is a photographer by profession.' Ho, has been a member of several local bodies. MI: O. J. SMITH (CUBISTCHUBCH CITY). Mr Buiith is a solicitor 32 years of age. He-wilA hern, at Newcastle-on-Tyne, ■-He served in a solicitor's office, and-came to. New Zealand in 1880, receiving an appointment ill the,office of Garrick, Cowlishaw and Fisher. He has-been a member. of tile Sydenham Borough Council. Mr Smith is a strong Prohibitionist, and wa.s one of the celebrated Sydenham Licensing. Committee whose prohibition . decree has caused so much discussion. Mil W. W. COLLINS (CIIBIHTCHIIIicit CITY). Mr,, Collins was horn rin Staffordshire in JBS-W He was first, educated at-a private, school, and i afterwards at ; the , Midland Institute;-Birmingham.; .Ho,was employed for. some years in -the - manufacturing business of. his father,-but eventually became a Freetlioughb lecturer, -und<- has followed that profession ever since. ■ ; ME C. HALL. (wAU'AWa). -

. Mr illall hiis i taken a • keen intercabin local politics,' and has dono good service as •A' member of the local Land Board- He' was at-one time a bookseller in Woodvillo. He has been a strong temperance man for years past. Mr Hail was a strong supporter of Mr W. C. Smith, ; :MR D. PINKERTON (DUNEDIN CITY). '■ ; Mr Pinkerton, one of .the most active of the labour party, was born in 1830 at the village of Kirknowton, nine miles west of Edinburgh. He was apprenticed to the boptnlaking trade. He has been actively associated witli , the labour cause in Dunedin, whorO he has lived for nearly 40 years. Mr Pinkerton headed the polls for Dunedin at the last general election. <"•■> i MB W. BABNSHAW (DUNEDIN ■Mr Earnshaw', who also entered' Parliamentary life in tho 1890 election, is another prominent labour niomber. He was born ifi Manchester in. 1852. : Ho is a brass and irop founder by trade. He Has had,to fight his way in tho world, and has dono it well.

: SUMMARY .OF THE RESULTS. Tho - following showafhe state of .parties as tho result of the elections: — : , : >-LIBERALS, 54. North Island, 19.—Sir R. Stout, Sir G. Grey, Sir G. M. O'Rorke, Messrs Houston, Thompson, Lawi-y, McGowan, Major Harris, Messrs Cadman, W. Kelly, Carroll, Carnell, Hall, Hogg, E. M. Smitli, Willis, Stevens, I’iraui. - ~ ■ South Island, .85, —Graham, Mills, Buick, Guinness, O’Eegan, •E. , McKenzie, Meredith, Buddo, Tanner, Joyce, Montgomery, G. AV. Eussell, Eecvcs, G. J. Smith, Collins, Saunders, McLauchlan, Flatman, Hall-Jones, Steward, Soddon, J- McKenzie,-; Duncan, Millar, Pinkerton, EarnshaW, W. Hutchison, Morrison, ‘ Carncross, Pyke, Ward, McNab, Kelly, Mackintosh. i ~ . . /CoKSBaiVATivES, 14. • ■ . . North' Island, Duthie and BeU,-Dr- N&wmau,--Messrs Monk, Mrtcbelsofa. Button, Lang, Captainjtussell, Messrs BuchananhudiWilson. | South Island, 4.—Messrs Green, Eraser, Tj Moekenzie,-and-Allott. I Independents, 2, _ , . /North IbL-IND.—Messrs. 1 G% ; Iluichispii , arid McGuire. i THEiTIMES DISPLAY. ■; •THeartarigfitoerits 'we'madhYoi' playbf returns 1 dyer the front Lt Mjr' bfiliie and , ’ad'j6mmg piremises proved a tqMjpßto; succ6ssi' •- Long" before 1 the -poll clbife'd “the' whole-Trent iof the 'office 'was cive¥ed ;i With 0 thd liames 1 of (! thb" various candidates in large black letters; Arranged under- 1 "bf■' their several l difc tficts, ffnd'as the returns came to;hahd;the figures L representing the votes registered at the polls were pasted up opposite their! h Haines..LiA'.jlargo:i Apace in tho: . -.centre'.was -reserved ifor.- a list of .electcdovmembers- classified - • in-,.two columns,' headed-; ’ l ,North/; and '' South, -. respectively, and - the: labels: bearing- the.names of the successful..candidates were piitupasthe returns came to/band, each 'sirccessivo 'addition to the list being hailed with huiAts of cheering > from ~ the I vast crowd which filled up the, entire thorough--ft-re, and which did not disperse until the lights were lowered, at 2:a.in., r . , The whole .ektent of the facade of.i the . oificei was (brilliantly illuminated by 12,electric lights .'fitted up under the direction: qfMr/Suck-<ling-Baron, and extending along.the entire front of the building.:, ;,Tho first return to bo-poateddup/in W.Ollingfon was,from, thp Otaki-hlection*.;a)Mt'Wasaliaivn atitho.TuiEs, dffictar'. It was fully, an hour .ahead of tho, publication of that residt in any other part ofhthe'scityioh-The fiist of the , Wcllington -Gityv returns i -was completed at, the-booth; .at-Nobla Gampbell and Co. s at {cn. nhnuteil rto eight, and two jmnutos later.it 1 was exhibited. at. the.TnuES fully-50 minutes ahead of the publication of the!figures,elsewheic. The. public also' obtained.'it's., firstcintimation.' of .the- coi-roct,, totals of the voting imWclhn.'teori City from, the Times. Office.'

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