GENERAL ELECTION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16895, 21 November 1922, Page 8

GENERAL ELECTION.

AN EX-LABOUR PREMIER. MR DOOLEY r\ WKI/IJXGTON. ' p * v •*r f.,«s .Assorj.vriov.A "WELLFXOTON. N'orember 21. An unusual feature in connecf inn with the local election campaign was I the appoaranee last evening of Af Dooley, late Premier of New South Wales. :lt one of the Do hour candicate s meetings. Ho addressed the | meeting and explained that the 'Labour do feat in New South Wales j '"'ns due to a division in the Labour ! rank's on sectarian is®ncf?. ORorA. (Pr.r f P::rss Assoi iatfos. ; FRIX,DIA(I, November 4.. Mr Richard Oobbe. the Liberal candidate for Orona. delivered his main speech here last night to the largest and most enthusiastic audience ever known here. The speech was largely a criticism of Government administration. Regarding the relations of the Liberals and the Holland party. is said that he would not assist Mr Holland to put out the "Reform Govern merit-. and if the Liberal Partv moved » successful motion of no-con-fidence in the Government, and got the Treasury benches wish the aid of the;- Holland party, they would not have his support to hang on. Thev must pass a reasonable reform of the electoral law. and then go to the country. A vote of thanks was enthusiastically carried. KA ST OH R rSTCH L' RC H . Air- H. T. Armstrong, Labour candidate for Ch Hatchurob East, announces the following meetings;-To-night, at S—Address in Lost Christchurch School To-morrow )igh’ -Comer of Huxley and Montrose Street at 8. Mr NY. Devereux. Reform candidate addressed a large meeting of electors in Knst Christchurch School last- night. accorded the candidate. !■; LLESMERE SE AT. \1 r J O. Free, the Liberal candidate for the Eile-uiere seat, addressed a large meeting in the Public Hull. Rakaia. last night, Mr A. J. Magson. chairman oi the South R-akaia Roa-i Board, presiding. Mr Free spoke on the lines of his previous addresses. He stressed the point that, the Liberal Party wa« ju-t loyal as any oi the other parties in the House and bad never been otherwise. .Dealing with soldier settlement he said he was strongly in favour of a revaluation being made where it was necessary. He was not in favour of the present system oi immigration. Mr Free received a very attentive hearing throughout his address. and at its conclusion he was accorded a vote of thanks.. WAIKATO. ‘Fir. Prkss nSSOI IATION.I C-A M B RID GE. X o vem her 21. Mr -i . T. Johnson's selection as the official Reform candidate has caused dissatisfaction among certain Reform circles. At a meeting of influential :• nc£ representative supporters oi Mr a, G. Dent, iield at Cambridge yesterdav. it was unanimously resolved — 4 That this meeting of Reform sup’t enters of Mr Dent takes exception to Mr Johnson’s attitude in refusing a conference rc the selection of a Reform candidate. We consider Mr Dent to be the most suitable man to represent -he electorate, and pledge ourselves to support his candidature as against Mr Johnson.’ A copy of the resolution has been forwarded to Mr Massey. Mr Dent intends going to the poll, thus there are two Reform candidates ; rid one Liberal, Mr Fred Lye, contesting the scat. Mr J. A. McCullough. Labour candidate for Ricci.rton, addressed a wellattended meeting n the schoolroom, AVeedons. last evening. He referred with indignation to the unanimity with v Inch the newspapers and other candidates were branding the Labour Party as rovolur ion ary. A number of questions were asked, and the meting concluded with a, vote of thanks to the candidate and to the chairman (Mr AN"'. IC. Muloookr