ELECTORAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4765, 4 October 1893, Page 3

ELECTORAL.

' » — {'FROM OtTB SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] AUCKLAND, Oct. 3. The following candidates, bo far, have been announced for Auckland seats : — Auckland City— Messrs T. Thompson, W. Crowther, Adam Porter, J. 0. Firth, W. J. Napier, E. Withy, J. M. Shera and possibly two well-known prohibitionists belonging to Auckland. Parnoll — Sir George Grey and Mr F*Lawry. Eden— Meßsrs E. Mitohelson, J. M. Dargaville, M. Niccol, H. Hunter and W. Duncan. Manukau— Sir.G. M. O'Rorke and Mr W. F. JBuckland (uncertain). Waitemata — Messrs Jackson, Palmer, B. Monk and Dr Wallia. Franklin — Major Harris, Mr W. F. Maseey and Major Hamlin. The present member for Franklin is not; expected to contest the seat. Marsden — Messrs R. Thompson and Harrison. Bay of Islands — Messrs B. Dargaville, E. M. Houston, Trousen and John Lundon. Thames— Mr J. M'Gowan. Waikafco— The Hon A. J. Cadman and Mr W. S. Allen ; Waipa — Messrs Gerald Peacock and John Bryce. Bay of PlentyMr W. Kelly, Colonel Fraser and Mr Veßey Stewart. The last-named is uncertain.

JTes Pbbbb Association.! AUCKLAND, Oct. 3. MrW. J.Napier baß formally declared himself a candidate for the city. WELLINGTON, Oct. 3. In addition to Mr Walter Johnston, efforts are being made by sections of the electors to get Mr J. B. Harcourt, < auctioneer, and Mr John Jack, Chairman 1 of the Harbour Board, to come forward. At a meeting to-night, the Council of i the Liberal Association passed a resolution that the candidature of Mr ODea, while : he holds the office of President and is un- ; supported by the Association, is calculated '. to destroy the influence of the Association , in the coming election ; and that the delegates to the Electoral Convention be ' instructed to repudiate such candidature i pending a choice of candidates by the ' Association. , WELLINGTON, Oct. 4. Mr Eeardon, of the firm of Eiohardson ; and Kearclon, Wellington, will contest the b j Hawke's Bay seat. ,

Several members of the women's section I of the Liberal Association will attend thie

afternoon, for the purpose of attesting claimß, at the Library, Prebbleton, from 1.80 to 6. Some eighty olaimß for enrolment were i signed yesterday with the women'B section of the Liberal Association, at the Committee rooms, Gloucester street west. I Since the Electoral Bill has become law over seven hundred women have been j placed on the roll in the Ashburton : electorate, and about five hundred women - have been registered for fiangitata. : Yesterday the Registrar of Electors for ' Chriatchurch and districts received over • eight hundred claims from women desirous of having their names placed on the electoral rolls. He also received about fifty j claims from men. i Mr G. W. Eussell, one of the candidates 1 for the Eiccarton electorate, addressed a ; large meeting at Papanui last evening in •; the Church of England schoolroom. There ' were a number of lady electors present. I The Eev J. O.B. Hoare was voted to the | chair, and briefly introduced the candij date. Mr Eussell, who spoke for an hour i and a quarter, was well received, and frequently applauded. He declared himself to be a etaunch supporter of the present Government, and repeated in the I main the substance of the speeches j delivered by him at Addington and Belfast. |Mr Euasell concluded by giving a flat j contradiction to a current report that he had been offered a Government billet. In reply to questions Mr Russell eaid Cbrißtchuroh electors had practically only one vote —there being quite three times as many voter 3 in the cities as in, country consti« ! tuencies. He would not support compensation for loss of licenses for many reasons. He believed in a compulsory half-holiday, but the Act should not fix the particular day ; that should be left to the districts to settle. He would endeavour to assißt the fruit-growing industry by placing an import duty on pulp, and in every other way possible. He was in favour of an elective Upper Chamber. A vote of thanks was, on the motion of Mr P. M. Stewart, seconded by Mr J. A. Willey, carried unanimously, and a vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the meeting. The Wairampa Daily b&jb:— -"We question whether Prohibition will altogether decide the issue in either of the electorates of this district. A large number of prohibitionists are men of high principle and considerable insignt, who will necessarily support the best man, that is, the man who is morally, socially and intellectually most fit to make laws for the community, whether he be abstainer or non-abstainer. We question whether their conaciences would permit a preference for an evil man who professed prohibition over a good man who doubted it. Every good man has a measure of sympathy with prohibition, but there are some not altogether good, who, for electioneering purposes, will embrace a cause for which they have no real love, This makes the task of tho prohibitionists in giving their votes somewhat difficult." A large amount of interest is taken in the woman's franchise question in the Akaroa district. Up to the present some 500 applications for enrolment have been made. On Sunday at Sb Peter's Church a pastoral letter on the subject by the Bishop of Chriatchurch was read. The Registrar of Electors for the Ashley district announces that copies of the roll may be seen at the Post Offices in the district* - -v