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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4819, 24 November 1902, Page 6

NOTICE OF POLLING-DAY. IX pursuance of “The Ekctora! Act. 19u2, “ i. HORATIO MACCULLOCii LVOX, Returning Ollicer for the Electoral Jji.suiut of Newtown, do hereby give notice that, by virtue of a Writ bearing date tho 11 tii day of November, 19U2, under tho hand of the Clerk of the nts, an election will be held for the return of one qualified person lo serve as member for tho said district; and that the poll will bo taken at tho several pollingpluoes of tho said district on tho 20th day of November, TJO2. The following aro ihc polling-places for tho Electoral District of Newtown; The Public School, Kiddifoid street (principal). The Public School, Rintoul street The Public School, Island Day. Tho Public School, Xilhirnie. The Church Doom, Seatoun. Tho Public School, Dosmeafli. The Public School, Mitchclitown. The Public School. South Karori. Tho Public School. Brooklyn. Mr John W, Wharton V Shop, corner of Wallace and Howard streets. Hours of Polling, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m, 11. M. LYON, R elm ruing Officer. Customhouse quay, Wellington. In connection with tho above, I hereby give notice that the following nominations have been received by me; ■BAD BEK. WILLIAM HENRY PETER CILVPPLE, WILLIAM ALLAN HIS LOP, THOMAS WILLIAM LUKE. CHARLES MANLEY TEST IN, WILLIAM GEORGE LICENSING POLL. IN pursuance of “The’Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control Act Amendment Act 1895,” I hereby give notice that on the day appointed for the taking of the Electoral Poll of the Electors of the Electoral District of Newtown simultaneously therewith a Licensing Poll will be taken upon the undermentioned proposals;— I. I vote that the number of licenses existing in the district continue. 2. I vote that the number of licenses existing in tho district bo reduced. 3. I vote that no license be granted in the district. 11. M. LYON. Returning Officer. Customhouse quay, Wellington, November 11th, 1902, 417 NEWTOWN ELECTION. TT ADIES AND GENTLEMEN.— JLi I havo already widely announced myself a Supporter of the Government. I reiterate that announcement. At a meeting of tho Liberal and Labour League, Newtown Branch, I was selected by an-absolute majority as the candidate to ho supported by the League, In that connection I quote tho follow- [ ing from the League’s constitution; — , 15. Tho duties of a.Branch shall bo— I (a) To generally supervise the organisation of the electorate, j (b) To select, with the assistance of i the Ward District Branches, tho candidate or candidates for election to Parliament, subject to the final decision of the Executive Committee in cases of dispute. (c) To secure the return to Parlia- | menu of the recognised candidate or candidates. As regards paragraph (b) of tho above quotation, I would observe that the reference to dispute to be decided by the Executive relates to tho covringeucy of two or more candidates being selected for one seat by two or more branches of« the League having jurisdiction in the I electorate. There is only one branch of | tho League in the Newtown electorate, j and there lias been no dispute within tho meaning of the provision above 1 quoted, and my selection cannot thus bo vetoed by tho Executive without viola- ! tion of the League’s constitution. That I being so, I conceive it to ho my duty to 1 my supporters, in view of the ExccuI hive of tho League having exceeded | their powers by declaring for Mr Luke, to state that I hold a letter from the Right Hon the Premier in which, amongst other things, he expresses regret at “ the present situation in Newtown, 5> and further states, “I am quite sincere when I say that both you and Mr Luke are acceptable to the Government.” Tho circumstances under which I was selected were that a meeting of tho League for the purpose of selecting a candidate was convened for October 21st, and held on that date, when about twenty-five persons were x>resont. The meeting was not prominently announced, and one of the gentlemen present favourable to myself and to Air Crcwes succeeded in securing an adjournment for a week of the business for which tho meeting had been called. The Secretary of the League then announced the date of the adjourned meeting by circular, embodying therein a request that new members should bo introduced, and observing that unity was strength. At the said adjourned meeting a much larger number wero present, and on Messrs Luke, Crewcs and myself being nominated for selection, a ballot was taken, with tho result hereinbefore rndicated. It is to b 6 regretted if tho ballot did not express the full strength of the League’s membership, but if that wore so, I am certainly not accountable for tho circumstance, and, in any case, it docs not, I apprehend, justify disfranchisement of all those who did attend' and vote. I trust that in this situation the electors of Newtown will strongly resent the unconstitutional and unwarrantable interference of tho Executive of the Liberal and Labour Federation (represented by Mr Harold Beauchamp, Mr Luko himself, and ■ a small coterie of other gentlemen in the city) in assuming tho impertinent attitude of virtually dictating to tho Liberals of this electorate tho direction in which they shall excrcisd their votes, and I look with confidence to that resentment being emphasised in the strongest possible manner at tho ballot-box on Tuesday next. I remain, yours obediently, | ■W. H. P. BARBER, i Electors. LECTORS, Assist in securing BETTER ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRESS with ECONOMY, by Striking out the FOUR TOP LINES. You will thus Vote for W. G. TUSTIN. THE OPPOSITION CANDIDATE! 653