SIX CANADIDATES ANNOUNCED.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14870, 19 September 1918, Page 6

SIX CANADIDATES ANNOUNCED.

Six candidates are now dr-ilnitoly an Bounced' for the Wellington Central seat, rendered vacant oy the death of the late Mr "Hubert j'letciier. 'They are: Messrs VV. T.. iiilcUvvii (Government noto.iuee). P. j.; ru-se>- (o<i\eiai Laboin*), M. J. Ikiek (..independent Labour), 11. Atmore (tnuepeuoenc x.itH>ilai)_, J. Ji. IKitzgerald i.lnuepeiiiie.ul..; znd i.,. J. F. Garmson, (a returnee- dicier). Mr "W. T. I-jiiuimii is at present' a member of the WoUmgLou Viity Council , He has .alwaus tai\.-_-u mi interest.in] general politics,, auci- ' .•* ;:.<?. ocniiocteci' with Un.l .ivisi^nts «.-i ija-U/o.r ih ii'i.'i''.bij.'i.'l wiiCß that <;: :ia'-:!S'tl\ii;i'ii ■■:<•.-,* a "cv;v.-e.!' in I the land. JL..um- i-.e ua;i! I-.-;- U.lr '; o:u>.' secret-;: r.y i.y nic oi:; i.. v < .--.'i .u"..or:-ft-J tion. I i<■ .-ii-fvir-'.i !uv i-..5. ■.;■•,:: s at- ;: j member oi: iiie Knrori .■."••i.-.u^ii v_ $;'.-».:t.i: i nm.l vn>: year a,s Mavur -.ri t,-;.-'- ik!!x;>v.;u. He was chairman s/: riir. iaio ~l>lr Fle!xi)o:":.s election cu:U!i;:ct< jt=-. vMr T. Ynsvir, wuu ,■,u, :tc;;Aunivd by tli-e Social j>em<.i(:rac.;-.; .c-iut,y, and hai. "been. 'selected as Liu-, odkial Labour candidate, iy described 4is a hopeless extremist, and withoi a ma,u without any -great force of eMr.rcu.-ter. B.v. iva.i one of tiie looii who served, a scnt-ence foi" sedition. . Mr I\l J. -\iock, who has .acceded to the requost of a larpe soction of jepre.sentative Labour to contest the. seat, is secretary uf the Amalgamated Society of Hallway Seivant:;. and i\w a membev of a .Military [Sevvicv Board, lie is a- prohihir-ionii-t and will ;j;ot acti/e su]>porl iYom the Pvut-esLaat Political Association.

Mr Harry .AtmorL\ as '.s \vv\\ known, sifter ceve'r.'il un&uc«>srful attempts, captured the Nelson seat after Mi- John Graham's retirement from politics, but after serving one term was defeated at the last e.'ection by fslr T. A. H. Fieid, M.P. It- is presumed he will stand as an Independent Liberal.

Mr L. J. F. Ganr-son'is a returned eoldier, but iviJl not liave ti>e official support- of tho Returned Soldiers' AsBociation, a;- 'chub body takes no part j in politics. His political views are as; yet unknown. Other.candidates who have been-men-! tionerl ire Messrs L. V\', Mclveir.de, a.' well known business. man who takes a. keen ■ interest in Wellington affairs, C. W. Tannor, nnd the Hon. 11. Mc-j ICenzie. The ballot for the oracial La-tour candidate wr»s.taken on tlie preferential! eystem, and Mr-,Frasor obtained a. dear anajority over the other candidates. The candidates finis/icd in tno following order: P. Fraser 1, J. Read 2, M.' J~. Beardon 3. -