MAYORAL DEADLOCK ENDED AT LAST

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12116, 18 April 1925, Page 4

MAYORAL DEADLOCK ENDED AT LAST

MR FORSYTH WILLINGLY STANDS DOWN

“A SPIRIT OF SELF-SACRIFICE"

The public statement of the retirement of Mr T. Forsyth from the Mayoral contest, following the decision of an independent adjudicator, was announced at Mr Norwood’s opening meeting last evening by Mr John Hutcheson, who was in the ohair.

That spirit of self-sacrifice which had led Mr Forsyth to retire at a time when ■the fighting qualities of both candidates had been aroused, said Mr Hutcheson, was deserving of the highest praise. The winner in any contest could afford to be generous to the loser, and Mr Norwood could say: “Better luck next time, old man.’’ He believed that the city would not have cause to regret the fact that the fall of chance, or the judgment of one man (for that was the Unal tribunal agreed to between them) ihad favoured Mr Norwood. Throughout the candidates had tret tied one another with the highest chivalry. They had finally hit upon a man 'whom the public would agree possessed integrity, capacity and judscal power. Each candidate had had ten unites conversation with the arbitrator, and had stated his case, and after -eflect'on the arbitrator had made his decision known. Naturally, Mr Norwood’s friends were very much gratified; nut they should not forget the other man who had consented to submit to such an obviously fair method.