CAMPBELLTOWN MAYORALTY ELECTION.

Southland Times, Issue 3317, 6 February 1879, Page 2

CAMPBELLTOWN MAYORALTY ELECTION.

The ; Mayoralty election for Campbelltown,- took place yesterday. This being the first election; of the kind there, owing to the recent/proclamation of Cainpbell- ■ town -asJaboroughv a considerable amount of interest was taken in the contest. The township therefore presented an" unusually 4nirhated appearance during the day, the principal supporters of each candidate being very in their exertions on behalf of their respective favorites. As will be pretty generally/known, there wete onlytwo for the. office, namely Mr Nichol and Mr Warren, 'arid although it was thought Mr Nichol/was likely to lead ipthe race, still there were not -many prepared to lay odds .on-, the., result. The townspeople took great interest in the event, as may be judged, from the fact that in no previous election were so many yotes recorded ;! a hiimber ; 6f electors from Invercargill also attended to ; record their : votes. The /result, as -declared shortly after the poll had closedowns as follows:— : ' VMchpl ... ••■' ...;■-';.;* 69 ' , W.J Warren ... V W "''-/; J..W 19J V 1 WVfr Nicholthen addressed the elector? He sa.id-r-I thank you for putting hie at the /head of the poll as first Mayor of Campj belltown - and; without disparagement to my (Opponent, I: tf-ink T may say you have chosen the best man. When the turnin->----of Campbelltown into a municipality was /first mooted, many of the inhabitants went against it, and staled that it was premature. I think yon will now. agree that what has been done to-day-" will mark a new VeftiVin the -progress -of this. ;placeJ We have a good port, one ofthe finest_nJNew Zedand— the first pqrt of ■■ arrival and last of 'departure to the' Australian Colonies ; and taking this- into: consideration, I have' not the slightest doubt but that Campbell'towri:will become a^eryinYportaht district and 1., feel sure that we are. hot. too soon in 'looking af tei ; '6dr own interVslsr The position you have thisaay given me will engage a great deal o^iny time, arid I will enj deavor/ to deviate my energies to the- .. interests of jthe-- place. During, my ; terri*. 1 pf office it , will-be your duj^o ->vatch its progress, arid "' l : tr ust on- ifetiring- I shall Have merited yourapproval. (Three cheers -were given.f or/Mr Niqhol.) y r ;V «. w ' ' ;Mr WaiTeii then said— l stand before y6u"defeate;d r b^-tK'e poll] but;' to a certain extent,.h6t by theAbtV/'rhave considered the past career of my. /opponent,.: an 1 what lias he done for the place,?,^ I 'liope you yoted according to, the pastlw. It was yours to judge. Thjs elec,tibnhas not been 'conducted in a legal s Avay: '/Voice—-" It is false." ' I say hdt'iri'-a^legai way, ; 'as a certain gentleman has not acted according to the ordinance. (A voice A- " Who ? Name ?") I say that George Nichol has;, not fulfilled the conditions imposed by the ordinance. Y/qi_. want to know what he' has done ? j J must first state that lie T went /against -the_ Education .Act and Wtgainst! the . compnlsoVy ; .dau^ and that He brought private schopis/.iifto the place .(A voiced' No.") The 'pubiic- know he Jhaßtrie4 ; tov^et AiprivxiteJ ; scho|lJ|against ttie public school.' J .'Thferi - e:;;is the, Athenajum closed also, aiid let f or "a private sohobl.' t h4ve been here for' fourteen years, ;'' /ahd/ :am tharikM-forVtheJ support given/ me: td-day. Wherever I have 'support, I'khbw I have a voice, and whilst X have a voice Fshall .always strive to see justice; done, f belong to no clique, and ■am neither a bOy nor • ah bid : J fool, but a free independent matfinithe-plade. I distinctly state to the public herd 'that I have "always spoken my; mind" honestly, and shall always do so. The fact is there is a class of merchants; here and a few Government officers, and- 1 came forward to see* justice done, if possible, so 'that the classreferred to. should not have it all tiieir own way. In conclusion I thank those who. voted for me /without 'fear or.: favor:

The JReturning Officer offered Mr Warrens his .deposit,, which he refused to take.

;•';' W Nichql thep proposed a- vote of thanks. tq the ; Returhing OfficeVi'Svhich was carried by'acclaraatitih, ' : Mi~/jWillbnghby acknowledgingV. J.--./.VkVWv : V." ; ?