LEITH WARD ELECTION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11197, 20 August 1898, Page 6

LEITH WARD ELECTION.

The polling for the electiou of a representative :ofLeith Ward in the City Council, vice, Ihe late Mr C. M. M ouafc, took place yesterday, Messrs E. Howlison andC. G. Ziele being the aspirants for the vacancy. In a quiet sort of way a fair amount of interest was. taken in the contest, both canditUte« ha^iug energetically ctinvnsued the ward, with the result that each wan sanguine of Euocesy. 'Eha ratepayers' roll for the ward contains 1040 names, representing about 1440 votes, but only 857 votes were actually recorded. It w.ts, nevertheless, 7.10 p.m. hefofe) the returrjitig officer (Mr'-J; <N. ; Merry)I,' whpimusfc on this üboasion almost liare | achieved a record for slowness, announced to an j audience of nearly 200 persons that the result of the poll was as follows : — ■;•.■..'.:. -. :■ ■ Votes. *. Edward Howlison... 476 ; Charles G. Ziele ... "...' ~."373 "'>';' ' Majority for Howlison ... 103 1nf0rma1...... ... o ■;■■' The announcement;' wiis! .received with loud applause^:,.--: .;. ; , . .^-.,, :: , : '„ .. ._ ~■-<,,.'. ' ] iit Hqyiflißbn'.: '. thknked;i '■ thei' ratepayers ,! for; tbe^ posi.tiori 'they' "placed liiih in; ]It Was the firstf election,."his had;'.coatQSted in j nmnieipal affairs, and the rcsultrUKdbeeu,very j gratifying to him. He could only hope that ' they would not have; cause-t<);iegret having ', rrppsed tbeir confidence; in" Mm. ~ He could ' as-rare tiiein;that lie would do ; all that was in j his'power to cotiserva their interests and' those of iiho whole of the; city.' /He. must add that his 'opponents bad : conducted;,,ihe .election' in a veiy gentlemanly way, ss he had said, at the •time of ■ the'notni'nationi;;'thai'h'e 'would do.-f ■(Applause:)•.■'-■' ■■■''■'''. I--. ■■•■'■■.] ' '- -■•";.<- ' '• ;■ Mr Ziele'&CDreßsed. his'; pleagurft at seeing so many persons present to receive the declaration of the poll, as it showed that great interesti'had been taken in the election,'and he hoped that thst intere»t:jFfouW.be-coiitibued. The election had; he',believed, been marked, by great kindliiiess »nd orderlinfs". A* the opening of the polling booth Mr Howlistm' aiid, he had shaken hana», aud he had said he had hoped they would be, sble to <io so also, its .they had done, at the close of the poll.- 'He thanked his friends—there were nob many— who had helped 'him; and he hoped that with those who had übt yotjed' for him, he would be no worse friends than before the contest.—(Applause.) , | The ueual compliment to the returning officer j was scsorded on the motion of Me Howlisou.