GENERAL ELECTIONS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 53, 17 October 1911, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTIONS.

DUNEDIN SOUTH SEAT.

(Per Press Association) Dunedin, October 16. Mr J. E. MacManus, Labour candidate for Dunedin South, addressed a very large meeting at St. Kilda tonight. He advocated that no further Grown lands be disposed of, and stated that tho Labour Party favoured the bursting up of large estates and of progressive land value tax. It also supported tho Town Planning Bill and the establishment of a State bank with a State note issue, of a State ferry and collier services, and of competitive State factories. . He received an attentive lien ring and at the conclusion of his address received a vote of thanks for his address, and stated that he did not desire a vote of confidence. WELLINGTON CENTRAL SEAT. Wellington, October 16. Mr Robert Fletcher, Liberal candidate for Wellington Central, addressed about 800 electors to-night. He said he allied himself with the Liberal Party, hut did not pledge himself to any particular man. He believed tho land question was the most important question before the country. He advocated a higher progressive land tax and taxation of all land values, which would promote settlement and bring down the present high rents. Ho supported the new defence system, and received a vote of thanks and confidence. * THE PARNELL SEAT, Auckland, October 16. 1 nterost in the contest for the Parnell seat has lately been increased by tho overtures made to Mr Massey to stand against Sir John Findlay. Tho condition of Mr Moss’s health has been such as to cause his friends and supporters to fear that it was asking too much of him to go to tho poll. Before, however, Mr Massey would consent to become a. candidate for the seat, he insisted upon consulting tho ('lectors of Franklin. r ihe latter, together with Mr Massey’s election committee, met their member and official organiser of the Opposition (Mr Marlin) at Papakura this afternoon. After discussion a resolution was carried to Iho effect that the meeting considered hotter service would he done to the Opposition cause by Franklin keeping Or; member, leaving him free to render assistance in other electorates during the committee’s campaign. Mr Massey, it is accordingly understood, will not stand for Parnell. This decision he conveyed to a large meeting cf Parnell electors this evening. The position now is, therefore, that Mr Moss remains the Opposition candidate. and that, fjhould he he forced by ill-health to retire from the contest, another candidate, to he selected by a committee set up at this evening’s meeting, will take his place.