MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1628, 3 May 1919, Page 8

MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

QUEER ELECTION INCIDENT.

LABOTJB MAK'S GOOD FOBTUKE.

[Special to Tat Saa.) WELLINGTON, May 2. The municipal election has been relieved by one amusing incident Mr John Huteheson is a well-known eitiren of Wellington, of pronounced anti-Labour sympathies! He was largely instnunental i* bringing Mr Luke into the Mayoral contest, and he took the chair at Mr Luke"* Town Hall meeting. The Labour ticket included a Mr J. Hutchison, of whom nobody outside the Labour ranks inew anything. Bnt the electors, confronted with a ballot paper containing owr « names, seiied eagerlv on familiar" oser, and Mr J. HotcbiKtn*(Labouf) w fifth in the list of* successful candidates. three Labour colleague*. .coi»}-*ratue'ty well known men. are loner down in the Hist of winning candidate*. They inelede ! Mr P. Prauer, M.P., and Mr J. GMtfe.