THE ELECTIONS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11254, 7 December 1914, Page 6

THE ELECTIONS.

"BEWARE OF CLERICAL DOMINATION." [Pur Press Association-.] WELLINGTON, December 7. A public meeting held last night passed resolutions expressing satislaction at the action of the lost Parliament m defending the national schools from clerical domination,, and reminding the electors if the proposals of the Bibl« in Schools League are adopted of the justice of the demands for denominational grants of those Churches which cannot accept the League's scheme. SOLDIERS' VOTES. The number of soldiers who recorded their votes in respect to the Christchurch City electorates is as follows Christchurcli East . . 403 Christchurch South . . ljo Avon . Christchurch North . . Total . 646 Sir Joseph Ward has allocated the Liberal votes in respect of Chnstchuich East to Dr Thacker. CANDIDATES' MEETINGS. TO-NIGHT. Mr L 1!. Isitt (Christchurch North), Carlton'Bridge., at eight o'clock. Mr H. F. Toogood (.Christchurch North), corner of .Manchester Street and Bealey Avenue, at 7.30; corner ot Aldridge Street and Durham Street, at 8.30. " . , , _ Dr Thacker (Chnstchurch East), East Christchurch School, at eight o'clock. Mr J. M'Combs (Lyttelt-on). at Governor's Bay at- 6.45 p.m.. and &b the Lyttelt-on Band Rotunda at 8.15 p.m. MR BUDDO AND MR ISITT. SOME INTERESTING REVELATIONS. 10 THE EDITOR. Sir,—l was astonished to see Mr L. M. Isitt supporting and speaking in favour of Mr Buddo in the Kaiapoi electorate. •. . , Mr Buddo was Minister of Internal Affairs when the Commission was set up in connection with the Sya'euliani Club scandal, which resulted in the closing of the club. Mr Isitt, then leader of the nolicense party, and editor of the ''"Vanguard," said to mo that he had the greatest difficulty in getting Mr Buddo to do his duty, and that he would not do so until the no-licensc pary, led by Mr Isitt-, forced him to do so. <k l wish," said Mr Isitt, " you could see the letters I fired into Mr Buddo." Mr Isitt referred to Mr Budd'o as a "shuffler," and asked me wlmt chance I thought he would b;\ve in Ivaiapoi it' he stood against him, saying, " would like to bump 'him out." Confirming this, Mr Isitt approached a leadingjaiember of the Kaiapoi No-license Executive, asking him to bring pressure to bear upon their member, Mr Buddo, in the above matter, and repeated what he had: said to me regarding "What chance would I have of bumping Buddo out if I stood against him?" These facts stand, and can he substantiated, and they are the honest expression of Mr Isitt's opinion before his judgment became blinded by party politics. Mr Isitt now asks us to support the man whom he condemned'and'despised, the man whom he wanted to bump out of polities: he flouts the vote of the Nblicense Council to support a bare majority man, though he said recently that"he would support any decent man regardless of politics, who would remove this handicap off tho people. Mr Isitt must admit that Mr Jones is not a shuffler, but a- man of strong convictions and' high principles. _ "Whence this sudden change? Ingratitude we may forget, but "disloyalty never.—Yours, etC " F- G. HORRELL. Horrelvillc. 1939