KEEN CONTESTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17639, 1 December 1931, Page 2

KEEN CONTESTS

|| GREY LYNN AND ROTORUA I * AUCKLAND PROSPECTS m ■ I.:' GREAT INTEREST IN RAGLAN fl. ■ fij-'r- Ah Auckland correspondent summ manses the election prospects as fob p. ■' lows:— tl:> ■ candidate, Mr. W. T\ Endoan. shouiu fl . have little difficulty in retaining his seat, and the same can he «ai(l of Mr., P: W. E. Parry (Labor) in Auckland pi Central. Air. A. Harris (Coalition I Reform Lin Waitejnata, and Mr. W. / J. Jordan ( Labor) in Mnnukau. !' With five candidate* iu the field % there will be plenty of vote-splitting i in Auckland East, and for this reason I it looks as if the Labor candidate, Mr. F. W. Schramm, will hold the advaarage. Ilis most dangerona rival will K be probably the Reform candidate, Air. H. P. Burton. j*. ■ In Eden, the Coaltion United canni§h daite, Mr. A. J. Sialhvorthy, should | head tho poll, .none of his opponents F* being strong candidates, jg The contest in Grey Lynn promises eji-: to be a very, close one. Air. J. S. »' Fletcher (Independent) may just win, I' but the Labor candidate, Air. J. A. g: Lee. will be a hard man to bean Tue §|£ Labor vote, however, will he split to SI- some extent, as Mr. F. N. Bart ram is K?v socking election ns an Indcpoudoin

b Labor candidate, ; . .- In Auckland West,, the Labor cau.L----v .btv, Mr. M. J. Savage, should ho.d ki tho seat with the Coaltiou Reform ■ candidate, Mr. J. A. €. Attum, dose up. i‘ The United caadidatc, Mr. 11. R. Mackeoizio; is not likely to poll heavily. & BcskiH may have a change of momV her this year, as Mr. W. J. HoldsX worth, the Reform candidate, has made a groat impression on the platform -■f- pwd may defeat Air. G. C. Munns, | V'Coalition United. . . | Mr. 11. G. R. Mason (Labor) and Mr. R. H. Marryatt , (Coalition EesPf'fotfm) have a. straight-out contest in I; -Auckland Suburb®, with the odds per- | -haps slightly in favor of the Labor ..'candidate. li- E ' In Hamilton, the Hon. J. A. Young . should have tno difficulty iu winning hv £ an overwhelming majority. & . Great interest is focused in the coni' test for Raglan. The Coalition eandi- |. date, Mr. D. Stewart Reid, previously HV' served iWaiiato for a term, and Ims El - had wide local body experience. Air. tv'W. Leo Martin, the Labor candidate, : who has represented the electorate & since tho death of the late Hon. R. P. I , .Bollard four years ago, is well liked fe personally. H» affiliations, with the P&abor Party are, however, rememI bered against LJfii. The enthusiasm dismayed by Reform supporters and I- the personal popularity of Mr. Reid li .points very definitely -to his possible ■ * Mr F. Lye, the Coalition candidate for the Waikato seat, will probably The result iu Rotorua contains many §’• eJctnenhs pf doubt. There are four eandida-tos, representing the Coalition, [ ' Hi dependent ■ Reform, Labor, -and the Country Baafty. Mr. C. H. Clinkard had candidature endorsed by Government, and a Minister ha« M* support- These factors the outstanding, elements in h:a li'-fayor. Air. E. Earle Vaile, the In|r dependent Reform candidate, has ini’: ) fused originality and vigor Into his campalgn, and should ruu Mr. Clickpv'.ard very close, if ho does not win the IPpTtr. A. AI. Samuel and Air. 0. E. li Macmillan, Coalition candidates for §• the Thames and Taumnga electorates Is' respectively, should have no difficulty I * in retaining! thcar seats. I