THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 4855, 16 November 1911, Page 2

THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN

The Waikato Seat.

MR J. A. YOUNG AT MOANAVALE. On Tuesday night Mr J. A. Young addressed the electors of Moanavale at Mr C. C. Buekland’a woolsliod. The candidate was honoured by a large attendance, almost every homo in the district being represented, Mr J. S. Fisher, chairman of the Moanavale Katepayers’ Association presided, and in introducing Mr Young extended to him a hearty welcoma to the district, and at the same time said that he was well known throughout Waikato as an energetic and thoroughgoing public man, and one who knew what he was talking about when dealing with political questions. (Hear, hear). Gn rising to speak the candidate was received with hearty applause, and spoke somewhat on the lines already reported. At the conclusion of the address a large number of questions were answered with satisfaction to the audience, when, on the resolution of Mr Geo. Wade, seconded by Mr 11. C. Wallace, Mr Young was accorded a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence, which was accompanied by three ringing cheers. The proceedings were of a most enthusiastic character from the (i ret to the last.

The Raglan Seat

MR BOLLARD AT GO RDONTON. Last night Mr R. P. Bollard, Reform League candidate for the Raglan seat, addressed about 50 electors at Gordonton, Mr Riddell being in the chair. A vote of thanks and confidence was carried unanimously. Tills evening .Mr Bollard will speak at Karatnu.

j In three weeks from today every 1 adult in New Zealand who is on the rolls will be entitled to record his or j her opinion at the ballot box. No I names can be added for rolls after 6 I p.rn. on the day of the issue of the I writs. Electors should therefore rcj gard the enrolling duty as one of 1 urgency. If electors will answer all > the questions on the form they are ! required to fill up, they will save i delay. Some persons arc apt to omit | their place of residence, their full ; name or their occupation, and they | cannot be placed on the list of voters j for any district till these omissions have been made good. Another objection is that many persons signing j an enrolment form fail to get their I signatures properly witnessed. BeI fore signing the form the claimant for enrolment should make sure that I the witness is on the roll. Persons ! who are not on a roll are not eligible Ito act as witnesses. In regard to i absent voters’ permits, it is well for ! holiday makers, commercial travel--1 lers, and others who are likely ti he absent from home on the date |of the election to apply for a per- | mit which entitles them to record ! their opinion wherever they may j 1)2. Even if it should happen that I they are not away from home on 1 the dav of the election, their power t) record their opinion at the local j ballot is in no wise affected. All they have to do is to deliver their 1 permit. Finally, all those cnitled to j be enrolled are urged by the regis- ' trars to enrol at once, and not wait , till the eleventh hour. Only one j short week remains, and every elector, whether he voted on the last ! occasion or not, should consult the j roll for his district, and make sure j that his name is entered.

By Telegraph.— Press Association. Dunedin, This Day. Hon. J. A. Miliar addressed a crowded meeting last night. He defended the actions of the present Administration, He justified his own administration of the Railway Department, and claimed that lie had the sympathy of most of the employees. He hud never promised a general wage of 9?, hut had said casual gcodshed labourers should receive Is Id per hour, which was equal to 9a per day. He thought casuals should receive more consideration than those in regular employment. Mr Millar said thanks to the support of his constituents he had attained the second highest positon to he attained in the country. It was the natural ambition of any man to eventually get to the top of the tree, and he had that ambition, so long us he could get it in an honourable way, but not otherwise. lie desired it and proposed to ask them to elect him again, so that if anything happened to hia chief, and Sir J. G. Ward had to give up the leadership of the party, ho could present himself to the party as a natural successor (0 the honourable position of leadership. Mr Millar was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence amid cheers and counter cheers.