THE NELSON SEAT.

Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15238, 27 November 1919, Page 3

THE NELSON SEAT.

Mil. ATMOItE AT TAHUNA.

Mr Ham Atmore continued his can, paigu last evening by addressing tv electors afc '.i/ninnm, when, despite we. weather iitui counter-attractions, more, than' iortv were present. Mr. Arthur Stewart wa<> voted to tlio chair. Hie /•andidau* t-poke for nearly two hours, aim >vus irequonbiy applauded. iio | rapidly gave his views on the great questions 'ihhv ujj u->r settlement, and emphatically declared that the issues involved \\civ. bu grave that ho neither had time liUjl" inclination for any bantering of words with newspaper opponents, ana if they attempted to mjuro his candidature b\ wimcation and misrepresentation, lie was quite content to leave the matter in trie hands of the electors, in whose .seise of fair play he had perfect confidence, lie wisued to focus tiie attention of electors on the questions their iL-jjiVbcntatives would nave to deal with, ami no refused to be drawn into any liuuigiuned discussion. A voto ■ of thanks and coinpiete confidence was. then pi'iipi»r-od b\ Mr. R. J>avidson, see-! onduu >o ->:.<■. i. Jj. Wilson and Mr. J. Dehuio.\. ufni carried unanimously. In' puttjug ~';■■ motion, the chairman said they wV-ro iortunate in hearing such a fine* speech as the sneaker had given them, and it was seldom such an opportunity occurred at TaJiuna. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the meeting. A strung committee of fourteen was then formed to further Mr. Atmore's candidature. —Communicated.