POLITICAL POT POURRI.

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 63, 26 November 1881, Page 169

POLITICAL POT POURRI.

— Major Jackson counts pretty safely on tlie Roman Catholic and Maori vote. — Mr Moss -will address tlic electors at Newmarket on Tuesday evening. — Mr Fleming is a candidate for City West. More coining. Look out doctor ! — Mr Moss will be opposed for Parnell by Mr Monk, but is likely to head the poll. — Mr Thomas Peacock is out for City North, and' is likely to be elected. — Our contemporaries are doing their level best to secure G-arrard's election by the prominence they give to his incoherent sayings. — The " Bureau" is a candidate for Tauranga. If Mr Langbridge secures the seat he will be well qualified to Jill it. — Mr Burns has not raised himself in public estimation by his exhibition at the late meeting. Eveu G-arrard's conduct contrasted favourably with it. —When Sir Greorgc Grey was informed that Mr J. M. Clark would probably oppose him forEden, the old man quietly remarked, "Very well, then we shall have a fight for it." — Mr Hobbs' chances for the Northern District do not look so bright as at the outset. Jack Lundon, the old horse, is likely to make the pace very hot. — Major Charles Brown, proprietor of the Taranaki News, is going to oppose Mr Thomas Kelly . for the New Plymouth seat. They both, gallop in public shortly, when their form will be setsn. — Mr Jas. Paiee asks the electors of Eden to give him a chance of " making his mark " as a. politician. He has made his mark already — signed it as a crosa in place of his name at the foot of his election address ! — At the elections for the Ohineinuri riding, a county candidate took the precaiition to poll his wife. Our advice to all candidates for municipal and county elections for the future is — put your wives on the roll and you may count on their support without bribery. — Some of Mr Sheehan's friends are not particularly sanguine of his prospects at tbjs Thames. It is said that Mr Speight has got hoKL of all the G-ood Templar interest, while McCulj lough is likely to be well supported by the publicans.

— Mr ,T. M. Clark's friends are determined to "bring him out for City East. — Some of Mr Sheehan's friends think that Sir George Grey has been secretly helping Mr Speight in his candidature for the Thames. — There was nn ex-bobby named Garrard, Determined to push, himself for'ard, So lie put himself forth For both West and North — This cheeky ex-bobby called Gnrrard ! — Mr Owen Curran McGce has announced Mmself as a candidate for Manukau, and declares that he will run straight for the winning post. He will command considerable support. — When Adam was banished from Eden of old, He did, in submission, just what he was tolcd ; But it isn't for " Joseph. " such calls to obey, And though, tolcd to leave Eden he won't go away ! — Grarrard contemplates hiring the Theatre and having a night of it. Pat Doran suggests that Burns should be engaged as chairman, and that separate prices should be charged for dresscircle, stalls, and pit. Pat offers to subscribe a bob to preliminary expenses, and thinks there would be a high old time. — Mr Langbridgc has issued an address to. the electors of Tauranga, and is determined to go to the poll. He stands in the anti-Grcyite interest. [From his former long residence in the district as proprietor of the Bay of Plenty Time ft, he possesses an intimate knowledge of its circumstances and wants, and, not having any axe to grind, or personal aims to serve, he ought to secure general support. If Te Whiti is not a true prophet, we .are. We said last week Mr Reader Wood's chances for Waitemata were not rosy, and that he was likely to perform the feat of taking wing elsewhere. Mr Wood is great on feats, so he is oil feet. He is a man of superior understanding to most other men. Tt covers a wide field. On n moderate estimate it is two foot by eight inches, but perhaps a competent surveyor might make it more. We think, however, that Header Gribson, in spite of his feet, will suffer a defeat in Eden, which many people will regard as rather si pleasing feat-ure in the election. — Our advice to the electors in many districts is elect new men. We have had enough of some of the old fossils, who have done little else but grind their own axes, and subsist on the publicexpenditure. These men from long experience have almost come to look on themselves as having a vested interest in the public chest, and they draw their pay and do as little as possible for it. Some of them have not even thought it worth while to call their constituents together and give an account of their constituents. By all means let us have a change.