The Southland Times. PUBLISHED DAILY. Luceo Non Uro. WEDNESDAY, 22nd NOVEMBER, 1882.

Southland Times, Issue 4483, 22 November 1882, Page 2

The Southland Times. PUBLISHED DAILY. Luceo Non Uro. WEDNESDAY, 22nd NOVEMBER, 1882.

The nomination* for the Mayoralty will take place to-day, and, as far as .we know, only two candidates,-' will '.|^e , s put forward. These two ; are rinen whose claim to contest the.bffiee hobody-who knows them will for it moment dispute. They are,. both., men of,; ability, jio'th are citizens o^ mark, anjd bptli have earned a ; high positiion by their condact of manicipal affairs. It is a ;/ mStter for regret*- , that two such nien r fshpqW be. in "oppoai* ' tibni for,hetweep them there is i no political difference, and no marked; difference in their views !; of /questions relating tij the |;qwn; We imajjihei thai' iKe^ iss^e . willlbe deteirjiqiined/ to .a grea^qxteri^ qa u personal grounds, and iro deprecate r ift j the chpumstances; a p^rspaal cQWpefcj-

wtsuniMJcesMry, »n4. ; thftt certain ; - con- \ jnderfjtrons Bhoold htTft led to the field's bein# left dear! to one of the candidate!. Mr Kiigilimd/ yeawij^ hid done the ! town; Bach service tti^^wiiß ackhowledgif he - h«tfl|^i|flionor to which most Councillors aspire, of filling the Mayoral chair. Bat it bo happened that two contestant* were jßwadym the field, and as it w^m th(>nght|esirable to leare these two to have -the %ht oat without tq withdraw his claim. Thisi .we tbink,~ was on the uhderstandfng' ihat that claim should- be Icknowledged at^ I next ejection/ ' 'two Majors, howeTe?J 'have «ince; been chosen, and this tacit plfedge to Mr ; Kinjjaland hat tneyer ; yet been redeemed. We think that on this "sideridtw^oiffthe ':M. wotddynokbe^ hii claims. >In opj^i^a we hay&^lwcl of the; simiM^;^6^^|^f tKe; : Wo candidates i^ mj^jjte) alU^^that they are. at variance. ( in^iegw<l ? rfa : ;tilu> K question of improTJingyJthf-jNew Bifer. •Mr McDonald, 'fiua; wel@k^iownj is a. jironfnnced frieiiirf Jpf' making the New River navigable for large; Vessels, and our own strong sympathies lie: in the same direction^ -; Batwe r tihr clerstand that Mr Kingsl^nd: has satis-; fied . others just on that scheme as we are, that his influence will be given in;its favor; and 4 iri^tfce^cir-; cumstances we aCOTpt v ''hjnt^*l7.a^jS;ew River man. Coming jto' f .personal considerations, we { are i jquite *ware' ; that> while everybody adngt^^Mt Eiiigsland/s ability^ many take 'exception* to' a certain self will, or jcrpfehetiness :that -might-in-terfere with his wielding -satisfactorily the authority of "Chairman of the Council. But, there is no reason to presume that the little eccentricities that a man displays in the arena of debate are to follow him into the place where calmness and judicial impartiality alone ought, to be found. It would-be wrong to omit special allusion to the fact that Mr Kingsland's enterprise and energy in his business have led to the successful establishment of one of the largest manufacturing establishments in the place, and that there is hardly any man to whom the town is more indebted as an employer of labor. On the whole^jus claim to the Mayoralty is such as few other citizens could advance, and we bhalljbe well pleased should he be the successful candidate. In saying all this we are by no means disparaging the pretensions of Mr McDonald. That gentleman we have ♦already admitted to hare"~all the qualifications lor the office he seeks, and we only feel disposed to say to him — not now! We have no doubt that if he is unsuccessful this year, his opportunity of becoming the Head of the Council will only have been postponed.