WELLINGTON NORTH SEAT.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14621, 28 January 1918, Page 7

WELLINGTON NORTH SEAT.

MR. POLSON'S CANDIDATURE.

"I'm going to light Herdman's seat in Wellington North with my man Poison," said Dr. Thacker, the man who backed the champion sculler. Dick Arnst, at the Municipal Theatre in Napier on Tuesday evening (reports the "Telegraph"). "Poison," lie continued, "was secretary to the Hon. R. McKeiiize and to Dr. Pomare. He is twenty-nine years of nge. He is single. He enlisted twice and was turned down and was drawn in ths ballot. He was passed as fit, againsb the opinion of four Wellington doctors. Those men all stated that he was unfit for service. Still they put him in. He was introduced to me by Sir James Carroll, who said the boy was goiug to be put into camp, and I examined him. .1 diagnosed what was the mat- ; ter with him. In spite of my certijficate, he was put into camp'as Al." A voice: "He was not the only one."

Dr. ■ Thacker : ".No one knows that better than 1 do. They tad me hi the ballot." "Poison," the doctor proceeded, "was put into camp in spite of everything. He went from Al to 81, and finally to Cl, where he lay an invalid for mouths. Then they gave him extended leave-without pay.'' . f Mr. Poison had also been told. "Don't £_o to Dr. Thacker," SurgeonGeneral- Henderson had told him not to go near. Dr. Thacker. Dr. Thacker appealed to those of his audience who had friends in Wellington North to i.se their influence with them to get them to rots for Mr. Polson. When Mr. Herd man resigned there was' going to be a -great fio-hfc He (Dr. Thacker) would fight them tooth and nail to put Poison in, and when they got him in the soldiers and reservists in tin's country worjd have the finest man in the country to light for them. .- ■ ' ° i Dr. Thar.ker-also announced that he, had received a telegram from Mr ! Prison stating "All going well." * '■