A Defeated Candidate.
BLAHES THE RETURNING OFFICER,
(Peb Pbbss Association.)
• Ihvebcabgiii., Tbis day
An unusual scene occurred at the declaration of the poll at Inrerqargill. Mr Hatch, one of the defeated candidates, said that the clerks at the chief polling booth had distributed papers to electors which had been marked aDd folded and names had been placed on the roll which had no right to be there. Mr Hatch dis» tinctly stated that the Returning Officer was no more fit for the position than dogs in the street. The Returning Officer admitted that the poll clerk had issued one or two votinjr papers, but only when he had to leaye the booth for a few minutes.
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Thames Star, Volume XIX, Issue 5825, 30 September 1887, Page 3
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116A Defeated Candidate. Thames Star, Volume XIX, Issue 5825, 30 September 1887, Page 3
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