POLITICAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13713, 1 October 1908, Page 5

POLITICAL ITEMS.

Per Press Association. NAPIER, Sept. 50. Mi 11. Lan Sanson, one of the candidates for (lie llawke's Bay electorate; spoke to f a large audience at Hastings tu-nighj. lie «iid lie was a euppork-r of the present-. Uovernmer.t. on flu- land quusiiou. He favoured both the irechidd Mid k.uichaivl '■/ systems of tenure. according i<> etmtnl«itincts. lie considered t'mu ilk-re should o a Dominion vote on (he '{luuikm of liquor iir no liijuor. ■ He •ji.ik*- 'l',tv«»Hi*;sl).y-, : • of the combined system of col ciHatum and arbitration for dealing with industrial dispatiii. A vo i- of 'minks \v«»» a< eotdeil to the candidate. NELSON, Sept. 50. Mr Martin, organieer to the Opposition, called a meeting las; night to select a candidate to reprt«ctii Xcisuii' in the Opposition int-erost. The luee.;ing was luid but the representative of th-a prew were refused .admission, WELLINttTONi Sept. 30. Mr -t*fT Winder, one of thi> Liberal candidates for, Wellington east, opened llis campaign to-night, speaking generally in favour of the Government policy. Ho received a yott* of thanks and confidence. > DUN'EDIN, Sept. 30, ! At a met ting of the Otago Central League to-night, a resolution was carried tlmt the. committee expresses a keen sense of disappointment at--the paltry vote the (Joverinnent propos-e io.place on tic ExtimaUti for the Otago t , utra] r;<i;',vay. a - vote merely intended to cVar eif ti.e* liabilities at present 'existing. v;tho«>; any provision. fur continuance of the e.vik. ■>liat the ni-.-mbeii; of the 1.-. «!■»-."•- ; . .v. more greatly disappointed at. no delinite promise being made by tue ( ! ovenmwnt. that work on the line will i>e rttsvmed in the near future. •

IXTKRENT IN GKRAI.DI Xl' KLKOTION.

A comispotuknt. writes.'; r -"l he political atmosphere at Ttnmfca ws indeed keenly interested on■ Tuesday at the approaching campaign. During the j;s i:>;i :. ni i !i" stock sales two of the casuiidaus \«ri? busy interviewing and meeting ekctoui, and it. is safe to predict a .sharp and (!<>- cisivij battle. .At various j joints several groups of fanners were to ln» ri?x'n discussing the prosprc'-e and inter alia the amended Arbitration Bill and Second Ballot. Hill, All shades of opinion were emphatic in (h.nouiH'ing tin' latter :».s a piece of* cunning legislation on the Prvmicr'B part.

A committer meeting of the Political Labour Lea cue was held last evening. It \v;i« \leeid<d to 1 hold ft general mwUnjr next week, when one of the inembwi will submit. a paper to tlie League. A emeussi-, n followed as to tin' - i>robnbility of running a Labour candidate ill- the. general elect ami this will probaly bet decided :it i lit* general meeting.