MEETING OF MR ATMORE'S SUPPORTERS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12408, 25 November 1908, Page 2

MEETING OF MR ATMORE'S SUPPORTERS.

When tha last- returns for the nij»l>t.Jia<i been teooived the large crowd of supporters about the cbmW aiittce .room gataered ,r;;und Mr Atmore and cheered him. heartily, singing " For he's a jolly good fellow.";. In: acknowledging The ov?ition Mr Atmore tbanked his committee for the loyal way in whicd they had worked for him throughout the campaign.. He was quite satisfied that there were' several -defects in bis organisation prior to" the. first ballot but m efficiency at the time of this ballot his cdmmitt?e- would compare more than favourably witnaoy ever fbrmedlin'.tfaeCity. He'emphasiserf, the foot that the final result was still and whatever- way it went considering the powers that were invoked on ; behalf of the other candidateit was practioally a victory for himself as it was. He alleged tb it there had been irregularities quite i'-auflL'ient-'fto;. 1 ui^e? thii el?ctior; and it had boen sHQ"t?psted It? at a meeting siioulci 'be ■-' neld Fo consid<:r f.br-,t aa-pr-ct ol; fcba ''question..' Hs could not a>loqvinte!y tlisnk ■ bis--.«onmiittos I'm' what -tbey cad 'done, for hni!.-. Tbcy I had, been .t'loro.ujzb.iy piß.cien.fc and absolbtely loyal, find it was not; tbeii' fault if tile- election was not. wop.. j He beli«vg(l that' b.isr-odmniittee'jp-making their effort;; realised tbat toey Jwere not working .for himself aaa.carididata, but we're ■fighting for " a principle. ; - •:■:/:. . ;■■ The Ghairraan ot the Committee: (Mr -R. B. Jackson) addressmg the gaibering expressed the bops tnat Mr