THE CHRISTCHURCH ELECTION: A NUISANCE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5486, 11 February 1896, Page 2

THE CHRISTCHURCH ELECTION : A NUISANCE.

TO THE EDITOR. Sir,— A lady canvasser called at my house yesterday afternoon, and said to my wife that she called on behalf of Mr Isitt, and asked her if she was going to vote for Mr T. E. Taylor. My wife told her she had not made up her mind who she was going to vote for, and at the same time asking if it was not a secret to vote by ballot. The lady canvasser said it was, and, with notebook and pencil in hand,' still' asked if she should send a carriage. She was told "No thinks." ...fix the first place I infer that Mr T. E. Taylor is going to Parliament to be under King Isitt and Co., while he tells us at his meetings he will serve under no leader. Mr J. G. ; Smith is under the same company, and this proves to me that Mr T. E. Taylor will be ditto. In the second place I object to all canvassers (ladies in particular) coming worrying the wives as to who they are going to vote for when we have the ballot. In my opinion no true woman would do soJ Is it a specimen of the new woman, or is it the result of the enfranchisement ? If these "ladie9 " want some real good work to do, let them confer with Mrs Cunningtonin the work of lifting, up their fallen sisters and looking after the young girls who are following in the same footsteps ! — I am, &c., ELECTOR.