GENERAL ELECTION NOTES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10630, 23 October 1896, Page 2

GENERAL ELECTION NOTES.

(Per United Phess Association.)

Auciu,iND, October 22,

A prohibition meeting waß held this evening in the City Hali, and was largely attended, su which the lisr. Wi J. William 3 spake on "Aucklaad atrocities," a number of persono haying died violent death!) during the last six ! wesks while naSer the influence of drink. : The Rev. F. W. Isitfc dealt with the subject of the liquor traffic in tha King cooatry. He denied the accbritcy of the statement at ths Diocesan Synod as to there being mora drunkenness in the Eiug couutry than j outside of it. The following resolution was carried unanimously, on the motion of Mr George Aldridgs:— " Tdat this meeting of I Auckland citizaas daolares that no Candidate I for Parliament is worthy of support, whatever his political yiewa may be, whose moral record is nob clean and who will ebb trust .the people with power to deal wita the. liquor trade." i Mr Billard addressed the Eden electors at i Davonport. He said he was a Liberal, blit not Liberal enough for the Seddoh Goveraraeiit. He received a vota of thanks. Wki.ungton, Octobar 22. Mr Samuel Brown, president of tha Wellington Industrial Exhibition and a we!l-knpwn citizeu, is being requisitioned to stand for Wel- | liagton City. Mr 0. M. Luke, tile well-lindwn ironfoundor and i\u ei-mayor, has been ssked by the Liberal Association to became a candii date, and he U taking tims to consider. Mr T. H. Srnitih in. announced an 'a Progressive Liberal candidate to oppose Mr Buchanan for Wairarapa. CHEiSTCHDEcii, October 22. At a meeting of the Liberal and Labour \ Political Council the ballot of candidates resulted as follows :—Cbristchurch—Messrs G. !J. Smith, T; E. Taylor, and G. W. fill; Avon, Mr W. W. Tanner ; Lytfcelton, Mr J. Joyce; Riccartoh, Mr G. W. Russeil. MEETINGS 'JO-NIGHT. Mr A. C. Be«g at the Princess Theitre. Mr James M'ladoe at Port Chalmers.