THE GENERAL ELECTION

Otago Witness, Issue 3419, 26 September 1919, Page 49

THE GENERAL ELECTION

WHAKATANE, September 11. Four candidates are announced for tho Rotorua scat, and at least two others aro contemplating- standing. The candidates are: —Messrs Banks (chairman of tho Education Board), Keegan (Farmers' Union delegabs), Oldham (Rotorua), and Larney (a returned soldier). None of the candidates ha 3 announced his party so far except Mr Oldham, who describes himself as a Liberal Wardite with Labour leanings.

WELLINGTON, September 15. Mr R. M. Taiaroa, of Tamutu, Leeston, has decided to stand as a supporter of tho Liberal Party for the Southern Maori seat. SOME AUCKLAND CANDIDATES. The Auckland Star announces the following Parliamentary candidates for Auckland scats: — Grey Lynn.—Mr J. L. Garmson, Independent, favouring mod-era to Labour; the Hon. George Fowlds, Independent; Mr F. N. Bartram, Labour. Parnell. —Mr T. Bloodworth, Labour. Auckland Central.—Mr W. B. Parry, Labour.

Auckland East.—Mr R. F. Way, Labour. Auckland West.—Mr _.M. J." Savage, Labour.

Eden.—Mr Oscar M'Brino. Labour. ivianukau.—Mr H. G. R. Mason, Labour. Roskill.—Mr J. H. Gunson (Mayor of Auckland); Mr G. Davis, Labour. Maxsden. —Mr R. Mander (present member), Reform: Mr Fred Murdoch. Independent Progressive; Mr Donald A. M'Lean. Independent Labour; Mr A. H. Curtis, Independent in interests of farmers and wage earners. Bay of Islands. —Mr St. Clair Jounneaux, Liberal. Raglan.—Mr Campbell Johnstone, Independent. Rotorua —Mr E. C. Banks, Mr F. F. Hockley.' Mr A. Oldham (Independent). Kaipara,.—Mr A. Gregory, Labour (subject to endorsement of the National Executive). Ohinem'uri. —Mr J. Clark, Reform. .-■-DUNEBIN SOUTH. Mr T.;KK. Sictey, M.P., will seek reelection \;ipr Duncdin South. He has authorised'us to state that, yielding to the pressure which has been exerted upon him, he has agreed to offer himself as a candidate for the seat. -. , ■. ';'.-' , '■'■. LABOUR CANDIDATE'S ADDRESS. . WELLINGTON, September 16. Mr J. Reid, the Labour candidate for Wellington North, opened his campaign tonight. He charged tho Tory-Liberal combination with having extended their term of office unconstitutionally, with' having passed laws for which they had no mandate from tho people, and with having allowed profiteering on an unprecedented scale without hindrance. He said the Government had inflicted conscription on the people without considering their wish. The Labour Party stood uncompromisingly against conscription in any form. It was proposed that New Zealand should have only two representatives in the Imperial .Parliament, but that that Parliament should have power to declare war and determine the Empire policies in regard to citizens and nationalisation. ADDRESS BY LABOUR CANDIDATE. WELLINGTON. September 24. Mr A. L. Monteith, Labour candidate for Wellington East, opened his campaign last night. Ho complained that the unproductive debt of tho dominion had increased by £47,000,000, and that production was' not being kept up to tho mark. More land settlement was needed, and the people should be protected from tho profiteers so as to reduce the cost of living. The candidate feared that there was going to be much unemployment, and industry should pay an unemployment levy to the workers. Tho Government should have bought the Union Company's vessels, instead of paying treble their value for hire during the war.

Mr J. M. Coradine,ex-Mayor of Masterton, is freely mentioned .as a probable candidate for the Masterton scat at the general election.

Mr Rober Masters has been selected as a Liberal-Labour candidate for the Stratford seat.

The Labour Party's candidate for the Palmerston seat at the elections will be Mr M. Ayrton. The Hon. J. T. Paul announces his candidature for the Dunedin South electorate. Much interest is being taken in the contest for the Napier seat, and already six probable candidates are announced. The present member, Mr J. Vigor Brown, will again stand as a Liberal Labour candidate; Mr Henry Hill has come forward as a progressive Labour candidate; and Mr G. P. Alclridge is standing at the request of many soldiers' mothers and ex-soldiers. The other three "probables" have not yet made a definite decision. -

Sir James Carroll will seek re-election for Gisborne.

Mr H. L. Tapley has been asked to stand for the Dunedin South eoat in the Liberal interest at the forthcoming election. Ho has also been asked to contest the Dunedin North seat, but as yet he has not made any decision. Mr Arapata Poata, of Whangaroa, notifies his intention of contesting the Northern Maori seat.

Mr G. P. Aldridge, who was announced as a probable candidate for the Napier seat in the interests of returned men and their

dependents, has decided not to contest the election, being of opinion that the present member for Napier has done his utmost for eolcliers and dependents. Mr H. M. Jones, a well-known Ashburton business man, has announced his intention of contesting the Asbburton seat in opposition to thr- lion. Mr Nosworthy, M.P., at the genera! election. Ho states that his policy will bo that of a Democratic Liberal,

Mr T. N. Erihana has decided to contest the Southern Maori scat at the forthcoming general election. At a meeting of Liberals held in Hastings recently Mr Gilbert M'Kay was accepted as the candidate for the Hawke's Bay seat in the Liberal and Labour interests at the general election. Mr E. Kellett, a former member of the City Council, who was also a member of the Otago Military, Service Board, will contest Dunedin North as an Independent/ Labour candidate.

Mr S. B. M'Uonald, a former Mayor of St. Kilda, informed a Daily Times rCDresentative yesterday that he had been askedi to contest the Dunedin Central seat in tho Liberal interest. Ho stated that he had not yet como to a decision on the question, but if Mr C. E. Statham, M.F., contested the seat in the Liberal interest he would stand down and work to secure his return. Mr W. A. Bodkin, solicitor, will contest the Wakatipu seat in the Liberal interest.

The friends and supporters of tho Hon. J. T. Paul in the Dunedin South electorato aro invited to meet him at St. Kilda Town Hall this evening at 8 o'clock, at St. Mark's Hall, Groen Island, on Friday evening at 8 o'clock, and at St. Clair Presbyterian Hall on Saturday evening at 7.50 to dis-, cuss plan of campaign for tho coming General Election.