THE MAYORALTY.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16234, 2 April 1917, Page 9

THE MAYORALTY.

PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES. The announcement in Saturday morning's "Herald"' tlialo Mr E. R. Guinness wouid not seek re-election as Mayor of Timaru, caused both surprise and regret, it being generally recognised thalt the war work of both the Mayor and the Mayoress, apart from any-? thing else, fully entities them to a continuance of the honour of holding the highest positions, in the gift of the burgesses..: As Mr Guinness has definitely decided, however, not to offer his services for a further term, speculation was rife' on Saturday as too who would be his successor. In addition to names already mentioned, it was freely stated on SaturdayJthat ex-Mayor W. Angland, senior Councillor Hurdlev, and cxr Councillor A. Beck were prospective candidates, and a "Herald" reporter waited ou those three gentlemen 'to ascertain what foundation, if any, existed for 'the rumours.

The reply obtained from Mr Angland was that nothing definite had been decided so far bs he was concerned. Mr H'irdley said that he had been waited on by scores pf people who oxpressedtlie hope that he ' won l .d fetancl, and this he took as a verv freak romnlimcnit. He was unaware before that he had so many friends. They had not waited on him, as a formal domination, but had gone to him individually. It was Itlie hi'ghept lionour that the citizens could confer .on a resident of the town, and as senior councillor , he felt "t his dnty to accede to', the requests n.ndo to him. since it seemed that Wie n °on'p thonsrht he could serve them. He. d'd not however, wish fco deprive n. hotter man of the. position—be had the intprests of the,town too much .at heart for that—-nnd . if a lipttrr m;in would come forward he would willingly stand as'de for him. ; 1 . M r Beck said it depended unnn the is«ue of certain private, business whether would be a candidate for chti Mavoralty, but lie could say fairly confidently tb at he would not aTfaw anvone to have a "walk over" for the posi'tion. He had been asked tn* a good ninny peonlg to stand, both for Criun'ullor and Mavqr, and he felt that thinsra were drift,ine so badlv in the that- timsa who coi'lfl, do so on gift (o give a hand to put 'them straight; A very strong has bo°n ed that Mr F. J. Ronton nrVHbe : prevailed npon to sftand for f,be M{ivoraty, but Mr T?r,!leqton has given "no encouragement for the realisation- <& this hope.

WAIMATE MAYORALTY. ■ Residents of "VVaimate, headed by Mr Alfred BosTfiplr, prespnted a largely signed requisition to Mr Walter Russell (a member of tHe "Waimate Boroucli Council) asking him to stand for (the Mayoralty m opposition to »Mr Dash, and Mr Rbss«U has consented to " become a candidate. THE POSITION AT TEMTJKA. - 'A L. - • ( ] > | Mr G. B. Cartwrighlfc hag.'promised to state whether ho will contest ,lche Temnka Mayoralty. . . THE OAIftARU MAYORALTY. . A keen con'cesf?for the Qamaru Mav orally is in progress between'Mr W. H. Frith, the present Mayor, and Mr Robert Milligan, an ex-Mayor. A meeting of 'those • interested in a third caudidate, Mr .W. E. Searle is to be heldi long manifesto in support of his candidature, Mr Frith says that Oamaru has" long been famed as a centre for health and-learning.