THE PARNELL SEAT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12586, 17 October 1911, Page 5

THE PARNELL SEAT.

FRANKLIN IS NOT WILLING

(Per Presa Association.) • ,-■*■ j• g 0 AUpKLA^D,} this day. Interest m the contest for tße Parneli seat has lately been increased by the overtures made to Mr Massey to stand against Sir' tf. Findlay.'-. ' The condition of Mr Moss's health has been such as to cause his friends and supporters to fear that it is asking too much of him to go to the poll. Before, however, Mr Massey would consent- to become a candidate for the seat, he insisted upon consulting the electors of Franklin, and the latter, together with Mr Massey's election committee, met their member, and the official organiser of the Oppositoin (Mr Martin) at Papakura yesterday afternoon.

After a discussion a resolution was carried to the effect that the meeting considered a service would be done to the Opposition cause by Franklin keeping its member, and leaving him free to render assistance m other electorates during the coming campaign. Mr Massey accordingly understood that he should not stand for Parnell.

This decision he conveyed to a large meeting of Parnell electors last evening. The position now is, therefore, that MiMoss remains the Opposition candidate and that should he be enforced by illhealth to retire from the contest another candidate, to be seelcted by a committee set up at this evening's meeting, will take his place.