POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15079, 29 November 1919, Page 8

POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.

, MR LYSNAR AT WAIROA. U*er Pre.-- «.»Miriitu>n.i ' WAIROA, this day. Mr W. D. Lysnar opened his campaign at Wairoa last iu-.;ht. There was a large and representative ;uuiunee. The i candidate received a good hearing. He • dealt with politics gene-rn-My u\\ iiimihu* :■ linos to the Giahnn.t; :i<l<h i.^. i'uiin'; ■ the coiu'se of his address lie tlu-.t-he supported the iiigeii't- prosecution of the East Coast railway and W-iiivriremt--.l'ui hydro-electricity. He stated that , the coming system was"th'<( storage battery, which had been s-ncr.v.s.'ifully used m America and England, and proved highly .satisfactory -m Gi.s-borne, 'tliough I badly muddled. f At question time, asked if he was m the past a strong supporter of .Sir Jam eg ' Carroll and his native land policy, Mr « Lysrtai* replied, yes that he found when Sir James Carrot 1 was a Cabinet Minis- , ter he could fet something .done, buit since he had -found -it impossible to get him to move. He had written and he had got. no" reply. Owing to Sir James Carroll's inaotionv he had been- compelled to. oppose him. i ' Further asked, did he deny this at Gisborne. Mr Lysnar replied that he had; assisted •to ' put Sir James Carroll into Parliament. He was not the oniy man he had put into office. He had put ' Mayors of Gisborne m. and when not doing what they should he had put them out again. "If a man will not stand up to do your fighting get someone else who wiK.' he. said. Questioned whether it was right that soldiers mm-st have £"500 before they get m a ballot, he replied. "No. wh'orv ■' fl"•iian U s-kil'ed for work he should get m w:''h^ut canital. t-Ve Government l->ncl>'-ing him. It might he necessary where " man had no exnerience to insist on him having capital. A vo*e of tlian'-n mov^d by Mr J. Mayo, and seconded by Mr E. Penny, . was carried with loud applause.