Political Notes.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11570, 11 July 1899, Page 3

Political Notes.

WELLINGTON BYE-ELECTION. Wli ROLLh-TON AT HAWERA. j>KK FKhSS ASSOCIATION. J Wellington, July 10. — The bye-e!ec-tiou campaign was opened to«night, whtti Mr John Bntcbeson addrc-esed a packed eudknce in the Orera House. PTis ar) dress was wholly hostile to the prp»cr;t Government Taken on the whole he bad a fair hearing, although at times there were rowdy interruption 1 * and two or tbrer ir.tu l.ai to be ejected. He said he wus siiiogecber oppcs«.<i to the sjsttra oi Pailj (tuvevhaiai't ard wit in favour of! prii.< i, U s, ut'L icuS<i.o? j, ..iid \,oulti, far the v C'tuf, soj/port the Left "Wing if rotnrnul to the lioue At the c'.o-u of the luieting the following resolution was declartd carried e midst ch-.ers : "That this mubtiiig has confidence in Mr IlutthTi-oa as a reprttentaiive of the 'people and pledges itself to do its utmost to B'cure b'S retain to Parliament. The As£ec : ><tiuu has taken up its belief that through bis manly conduct and bis refusal to w..i -fid- principle to j aHy he has maiditiiy promottd purity oi administratiu.M ctmbini-d wiih iiue liberal prin cjplc*" Ko <)niendinent wts proposed. In i>iiy to a'qutstiou, Air Datcheson said Lc had been true to tho parties he bad been elected to support, namely, the pco; lo at. (l principles. llawera, July 11. 1 he Bon. V.r BoLesloo has just paid a thoit \ iflit to he piuiLfl, which v,ttvi i-tttled under biß direction nearly twtijty jears ago, and has expressed great pleai.u:eac ihe advance made. Be i-'ldrtSL-ed a meetirg bore last evening od political i-ffdiis and received a vote of O.nf.ks. iltt made special allusion to the liutchet'On i-ffuir uk illustrating the bad «fftt of poiitual h'adtis ixracitir-g I . ;BoL.iipkdgebo< kupjoit. Uetstio&g'y advucited the principle of laud reeumption, but advocated better parliamentary control and a more judicial proceeding.