VACANT HAWKE'S BAY SEAT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14221, 12 February 1917, Page 5

VACANT HAWKE'S BAY SEAT.

~., ♦ „ (Special to ,the Herald.) . WELLINGTON, this day. Sir John Findlay Avill.be .the Liberal candidate for the Hawke's Bay seat, rendered vacai'it by the death of the Hbn. ?Dr. M'Nab, and underrthe arrangement made.jjetweeri , tJie parties when the ■National Cabinet AAas formed the Reformers will not contest the election. -..There is some talk of an IndependentLiberal candidate, l^ut it seem.^ likely v*Sir John Ai-ill ba alloAved a walk over. '.';. Sir John Findlay is re-entering active ; politics. Tavo deputations, w>presentihg: tjie HaAvke's OBay Liberals, intei-A'i«wed vlri'm witli a strong request that he should follow his old friend, the late Dr. >TcNab, as HaAvke Bay's candidate. It is he cpnsented, subject to the ..approval of a meeting oi Liberals iu the constituency to-night. Judging by the peraonnel of tlie deputations, the meeting ?;Avill heartily' endorse his candidature. -Though under the terms of the National Cabdhet compact no party fight will eyeiitUate, it is understood Mr %n \Sim.wn, a former Liberal candidate, declares ..his intention of standing as an Indepen•;dent. * , :} r . , dHRrSTOHUROU, this day. ; The Press editorially says it will be , very glad if the report tliat Dr. Findlay 3s to succeed Dr. .McNab' for Hawke's -Bay seat .proves correct. "Wo take it :Pl*. Findlay Avould have the "first claim .uponYhe vaeant portfolio, although his Avould natui : ally cause dissatisfaction among members of the -, party Avhose names have already bean mentioned in connection Avith the vacancy " ■ The Press thinks thai, if Sir Joseph .Ward remains at ; Homo Df. Fiudiay .would be regai-ded as his natural suc--cessorin the leadership. y