GENERAL ELECTION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16868, 24 October 1925, Page 10

GENERAL ELECTION.

(Fer. Press Association.t '• DUNEDIN, last night., John. McColl Urckson was nominated to-day for the Chalmers seat. Ralph Harrison, Labor, was nominated to-dav for Dunedin West. WESTPORT, last night. H. E-. Holland has been nominated lot the Ttuiler : electorate. i C.HRISTCHURCiI. last night. James McCombs was nominated for .the' Lvttclton. seat to-dav. , , , • . . WELLINGTON. last night. 1 The following nominal ions have keen received: Wellington North, John Joseph McGrath, Harry Ernest ( ombs; Welling ton Central, Peter Fraser. MR. HOI.LAX D AT NAPIER. • . t' • (Per Press Association..) NAPIER. Inst night. Mr. Holland was accorded a good reception hy a crowded audience here tonight. He made reference to the state .mein by MV. Contes io the effect that the Labor, land, policy had hecii drafted by men inexperienced in land questions, aiid who. d;d not understand the .temper of the farming people. Mr. Holland said that at the annual conference of the Labor party were some of the ablest farmers in tile Dominion, and a number of them were' standing as Labor candidates. These farmers had a great deal to say in tho construction of the land policy of Lahop, and understood farming as well as any member of the Reform party. '• Air. .Coates, continued the speaker, had allowed himself to he led into repeating one of the-silly distortions made by the anti-Labor papers to the effect that he (Mr. Holland) claimed that Air. Seddon’s jrantle had fallen on himself. No one should know better than Mr. Coates that he had never said anything of the kind. What he had said was that the Labor party of to-day was historically, economically, and politically the logical and legitimate successor of the movement of the days of Rallance alnd Seddon. Air. Holland’s address was on the lines of fhose in other places. At the conclusion a motion of thanks and confidence was carried, with ’cheers given for Labor. ’

h ' A BEDSIDE CAMPAIGN. CANDIDATE’S ILL-LUCK. ‘ • rf ' (Special to the Herald.) AUCKLAND, this day. One of:the last and 6.afest refuges left to mankind in the present uneasy day? is his hied, and at least one candidate for political honors is pursuing big campaign free from “the tumult and the shouting’' from within that safe haven. This is Afr. -T. Rea, | National . candidate for Franklin, who had the misfortune to hi oak his kneecap at Takariini last week. Although suffering severe pain, Mr. Rea is pluckily going ahead with his campaign. arid it certainly will not he that persistent gentleman's' fault if lie doe,-; not, capture the seat. Tie has had his telephone switched on to his bedside, and with its aid is keeping in el ore touch with his committees in every centre. Supporters and opponents alike will sym patbise with Air. Rea in .his painful or deal, and in his ill-luck in being laid aside at a time when personal vigor counts for so much, hut. there is at least one compensation, every inquirer who wishes to ask questions with regard to .the candidate’s platform will have the privilege r>f direct personal answer, which is more than a majority of the questioners can obtain at- meetings where Labor tries to hold the floor.

A IJOLICY OF PRUDENCE. The Government has been charged with not buying up large . estates for closer settlement, but if it had done so in retient .years it would have been .disastrous. The position to-day was vastly different from that of years ago, wnen the land was bought on a rising market. Had the Government bought land during the past few years, cut it up and roaded 4, there- would have been a temporary wish, followed by a call to the Government to tome to tlie rescue of the purchasers. Now that land was coming Lack, to proper values, the. Government was ready to go forward and see that the large estates were cut up and holdings made available to settlers.—Mr. Bellringer, Government 'candidate for Tara* naki.

MOTOR-CAR,S—FOR FARMERS OR SOCIALISTS? “The farmer wants to develop his land ’’ said Mr. R. A. Wright at MaranuL the other night. “And buy motor-cars,” added an inter jector. “Yes. Motor-cars. And I know Socialists in. this city who possess -their own motor-ears," roplied the candidate.

“It’s the ‘cocky’ who lives in town and never sees hie farm that we object to,’’ remarked another interjector. . “Well, there are. not many of them,” said Mr. Wright, “but I know how some of t.hoso men have to work, and if they retire after' many years of strenuous work, l say good luck to them.” (Prolonged applause.)

SOME OF MR. COATES’ VIRTUES. The Hon. J. 0. Coates was chosen to lead, not for his forensic eloquence, ijpt for his oratorical accomplishments, but, because he displayed qualities of sincerity, of earnestness, of toleration of broad-mindedness, and transparent honesty of., purpose, and, above all, because he reflects the commoiisense of the, common people. Mr. Coates, as the Prime Minister of a National Government, will have no more ardent, sincere,, and loyal supporter than .1. J, McGrath.—Mr. McGrath speaking at Roulcott street, Wellington.