THE LIBERAL ASSOCIATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5468, 28 August 1879, Page 3

THE LIBERAL ASSOCIATION.

? Theme«tingo£ the Liberal Auaociatidn lnthe | „ Provincial Hotel last night w»» attended by Z' 12 members. Mr James Brown (prtßidant) . took the chair at a quarter to-9 o'clock, upou 1 the request of a gentleman who thenght.thoae ? present had waited long enough. • After the" minntes of the pievioiw nignts meeting had been confirmed, Mr SibbAH), on behalf of the oommittse § appointed asia deputation to meet Sir George i G&ey. reported tnat •■ they had met Sir George ■ „ at th* raUw6y, ( »tation ou hi« atrival; and escorted him tp the- City Hotel. The stepa "' taken by, ; tbe;Aßaqpl»t{on had been detailed to '„ Sir GeorgejJßidHe;had'promi«ed thtmhia.aasw;; 5 t»nce-and'advice;'- Ho (Sir George) j bad exptosedtheopiiion that out «f the candidatea "; already announced, men might ba found whom If* the Association could.support,.and who would 6 to likely to advance the, Liberal,policy.,;The ?J apeakbr thought the' b;»t plan Would to wait ul'tuitU after the hdmination- -s U'i i £S, •■- Mr Bol* isU«d it anything was lilwly^to T,; arise in confirmation of, the,' bints gwo^byMr I"'" Slbbald the previous!e*eiiingiß to fresh eanaiS' otetaMgrew ■*»..' thfckeriiathe.time.iirew-BWHHfrt He':pnot |?.''U!iilifiWr^k»-iai«ai-pti*»Mntj.of;toA»ro; ■''•" " B lill-tWe>*i«rp&blUty^^'"-<.-i l 0 ■'»'■' h.; v>«MrWAn4teamentioned^.,th»t the coSnnuttee it had waited on Mt Kontfiwltb-Mgaid tpodntektt h«" ing,the»o»lya:»eaUTM»]Bo» had pjromiaed a i% dtolslta answer n«xt day. They had; ; a}so

waited sn Mr Hacassey to,.se« if they might" •xpect support of-Hhtir platform from him, but th« MiuUrtadTioHjeen satisfactory. -'——— Mr SaßAiD»tat«d that Sir George Grey had had anjnterriew.with. Mr Beeves, and they might urider»t»nd that Sir George and Mr Beeves w*r*'thoroughly in uniion. r: ' .>. Mr Wells urged that the Asiociation ihonld nominate a candidate of their own, even if they could not return him.' He thought Mr Brown might be a fit person. ~.:, The Pbesideni declined the honour. ...Mr.SiODT, who had entered the room, said he knew Mr Beeves was " right," »nd that the Association could support him; »nd Mr Dick, he thought, would be found not far different in many lespects. It had always been a feature with Sir George Grey that ho did not care for support to himself personally. All he wasted' was that members should be pledged to'his, programme. The Association should; see what ' could be done with Messrs Dick"and Macassey. i It was agreed to adjourn the meeting till 10 I o'olock the following morning, wh«ntho«e preeeat should meet; in order to take what steps' might be deemtd. n«cea«ary prior to the nomination. '.- "■:.::y.-J-s. J.'.jijj S;;*'...;:v.'-,i, ~ '