MR, BRINDLLE AT HAPARA.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15091, 13 December 1919, Page 5

MR, BRINDLLE AT HAPARA.

Mounted <fn an empty barrel at the ♦corner /of. Mali road, Te Hapara,, Mr, Brindle conducted anothei* campa-iJRn meeting; las|t nigtit, a big_ ci'o^d gatfiering neat a street lamp. The candidate, m opening, was- given a mixed; recepc tion, AliU adopted a much subdued at-. titudeJttinpSired # ith his' addresses bn the two preyibus ' evenings. ; - Ho claimed lliat/tfie Labov party had! adNpcate^'the cause .of tho /returned soldiers, ' and while speaking: dm this 'subject, received i »' volldy. bf 'interjections sucli as : "Why tlid you sWy at.home?" The candidate reasserted liis jL"e.adiness to defend; his action. Tljp w>ir, ho contiiiuedj w/is over. y . '•'" • •■■ ' ■ ■"■■""•" "'!• ii Voices: ''By God, no," and' "Xou never helpefl lk> do it." "Why "did you criticisb, tho boys while they were, away on, the Periinsula?" and other •sundry remarks -Were made:. The candidate fiaid if they could prove that he would give 'm. He" had criticised the war and fys prplongation, but he claimed! to have giveh tho boys every credit.. Urging them to trust the people Sic said the people Svouid do all right on «lectiorf c(ay. A voice : Tliey will settle you o|t; election day: , Another voice : We .would • vote for you, Bri^dle^ if you The speaker : T have always y been loyal to my people. An elector :> 'Were you loyal to your^bni^ ployer? 'The candidate (scoffing): Yon can • -T)6.'^ loyal to your ehiployer if you like — or your landlord. (Laughter.) x\t this stage someone tried , to .gpfc- Jn.. «a. question about Gallipoli, and a tumult of voices followed. When order was restore^ the candidate went on to speak about laiid aggi*egation around Gisb^rtiie nnd. a State bank. A voice: Tell 'tis about Queensland.. Laborites .(heatedly) : Shut up ! Stutup ! THe; .quesiionpr (persistirtg) : Why don't you tell' us about [. Queensland ? (More uproar. ) Amidsa I'a babel of vpices emanati^ig from A group bl spectators standhig <>n the big culVertj the candidate ored 'to' talk, about education. A woman "(shrilly) : The H ldnic' 'Will -be* here sobn; (Laughter.) Above the argument of 'the crowd, the candidate still stA-uggled)' to tsilkedncation reform. "If those ladieSj -wbu'l^l' talk' at' afternoon tea parties it would be better/ observed the cdndidite. (Laughter.)-- The argnments'' jof the crowd 'on the culvert waxed jv eloquent and were punctuated with laughter ; a lady m particular was "holding I her own" with several men. As the^ candidate detailed "the "planks of his paT?ty the rival speakers' were still' going m.dch so;HhatJ . the. chairmarfc" .went over and Ordered, them to desist. 1 ' The candidate advocated clearing- but the old gapg who, -he said, had so/dismally, failed. " >1 (A I pp1 9 trge.) > : So engrossed 1 - however, was the- riya'r.gi ; bup that, Labor or no Labor, they continued at .'it "hammer ' and tongs" to the general* 'amusement of tho whole audience, the candidate's "speech" ending amidst v ';tho plaudits of his supporters ■with it^duotation of Tennyson. MouHtkng. the barrel Mr Richards addressed', ; 'the crowd on the subject of land aggregation, quoting the Hon., W D. S. ■' 'MacDoftald as his authority. "All riglit, one donkey at a- tipie," re-" mai'kedi the* speaker, 'pausing in.his. his Tetnarks'brl taxation to ' silence ; a ;; questioner."^ ;■.! ■'.■.. ' '•'•. :' Questions as usual were -invited, but were censored by the chairman. For some minutes there was •a. good deal ;,of noise : much 'talk, .but' 'eventually fhe meetings. proceedeii^ amidst -a fire, of/, interjections. ,' ; ■;-. ■■'■■ 1 Whrffc ji Sentiments -do • yoUi" attach ;to the red? ; flag compared *to the Union Jack? demanded somebhe. bl -the candidate. Mr. Cblem^n : It is not J compared at ' all* VYou are not going to sidetrack us. ' (Applause and.heots.) It is a diffeyehb flag and represents different ideils.;-\'...' • "You 'skid- you were • not proud ; -to- be a' BnWfeKer!"* The candidate : I said there -W^B nothing to be proud of and •nothing^' tb ;be . ashamed, of. It was not my ■< fault; ' I didri/t choose my father. A 1 - ,*roio¥.: : ,W^iy '; didn't you stick up' for Ne-jv Zealand'? ' Another voice : "Don't nhyfißei--"'-'- '■'"'■ :'■'■■.'■ ■■ ' ' ■ "'; '' ; . ■/. ' Othe\^ f questions'" followed. '• and a yoto* of thanks; was moved by Mr. J. Smith, second|(a' -by Mr. ' P. Mann, and declared • carsss£l amidst loud-voiced applause and . di&en.t.

Mr. t Jß^indle is. announced to specially ' addjfass «pldiers 'at ■ the Sievwright MemofJt(w| this evening, at 8 o'clock; ; afterwards a| tnerLaboi« CbuiKsil rpbms. A ; meeting will be held at the $>ievwri£ht 1 Memorial ; on Sunday evening at ' 7.30.; Amount. other. speakers wilf be Ma v ; R: D! Mamn, secretary of the Amalganihtod ■'Uipbil, ;of Shop Assistants, . Chrißtchurchi'.- :: ;■'•. Mr/ BMhdle. the Labor candidate, will flddreac'|Tie electors on Monday evening m His? Majesty's Theatre.