Te Wananga. Published every Saturday. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1877. THE NAPIER ELECTION.

Wananga, Volume 4, Issue 6, 10 February 1877, Page 54

Te Wananga. Published every Saturday. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10. 1877. THE NAPIER ELECTION.

On Thursday last the first official UNKNOWN in connec tion with the election took UNKNOWN The UNKNOWN of which we give UNKNOWN thrown consid rable UNKNOWN of UNKNOWN n. 11 <i the c'vnee- <>:' *' c■• r, * : .' - s Tr 's :, w]> ssih' to ma'-en tnl.»r:i'''lv acnrar- :o:es-; .-!' r'..- final i.p.l-. T::--Pe'ii'e^W r i'r;i-(-:ii' or- - -■..>' n,-;., ve-terday. ano] md'a -':oeos •- ••}■. 'n T ■-f ''n. •• the k : nd wh : ch a'way- .-■•• ns"- h- ~' : _- -r-di Unfortunately. ;.:i amusm-; -• <'■': '-::-• '■.-■:• - C-i'ivinci'itr . n ■». Mr. <.'■' ■>>-'■: ■':"■••.■'..■;• . :." dat'S. " Let th" i ny< • 'av." Vf.-- - ; -- :''.•■ : ■•• the old man >to - ' at h in •." 'i ■•• '■•■?■ * :.■ w■■ • •.• is <-rood f>.r him !"!■ for :'::!•::•' ■; -':..-'. '. :. ' _ spite his own po-'t : v • m>>'t :• e- ' : •• ■■■ ::• ;.' •'.•• voting en Thursday will sen-:-.. :'. - ; ;: ;: t'.:.; . :^..: v to which he is so well e tir" ■ -. T . a' i h-;\e l.im !':•■•• :,, proceed with the c >mpilati"ii of the Ma> ri L'-xk- ■■::. The electors rs a wh>>V> do r.-t favor ire as a study, and a fossil ]-»<.l't:can stands no chance. We confess to fe din: 1 ; the livedcst commiseration for Messrs. Khodes and Tiffeu. Tl:e episode in th'.' election of which tlmy form the central figures is ;«bout the mo-t t- noh : M_>- that we have come :ur-< since first w-> shed t.-a-s -Yd" th" story of the " !'.;il>e< in the Wood." "What -insular infatuation hath possessed th'-sr- two oui i, well t<>-do and harnd >- o\l v -hui''ii we e-"mot conceive. Mr. Title-.i evidently ha> di-mal f -r.-l». ..Ii i ; ij:-. for we ohx.-rve thai ho h:is boe-i pr. >•••,; in s tde inhabitants of Taradale with f-ur ;;<•:•■•< of h.nl ;'• r a cemetery. l]\ ancient Sparta an nn.-'e■<■ >-!';;! injhidate or law-giver was imme iiati'iy :.:.ii_•_;•. .1. l-'ortn-natelv f"i- J\lr. Tiffci that awkwar i law has no fore • in Hawke's Kay. or . 1-c it i> certain that hj" \v..i:|.l ! .• the firs't person to avail himself "f the Taradal" burial ground. A coolii' ss m' ia< :.ow to huve > ;i;n-- no i • two-c; Mr. lihod.s ;i:,l .1..: : i, \\-..Joy.—:.r :i .y ":•..:... Mr. Kh(."ies did not r.ttemp*. y.->terday t > trav t d < n tie strength of his father's acquaintance with :;-•• Eugl : sh divine. S«. fur as w.< (•■micl make him '■:.:. Mr. Khodes hot ba-es his c 1 , : m to h.- retnr,' -i :;• .c,. the fact that when some twenty or twenty-iiv.> \n-:.rs ago a number of "We'lington >'-ttle"s. al .rnvd ■ t a big earthquake, atteinftcd to h-ave the C'lo-.y. ' .;• was not amongst the'vi. "Farthquake< arc no: . ■•' n.nol; account at elections, especially ea: t'.innak'- <•■' - hoary antiuuity as the one to whi.-h },! v. i;l. ■- refers.

! Tt •< "v" V"T that tnf real h"<rbf will "he botwc«n Vo-'s. P.-'-' 1 a- n-i ard Sn't-n. <-f all the candhhatos, •■ o f."o u-h'» comes ;ica' - 'st Mr. Bnrbavan in abilitv *s Mr. Sr.tt"M. hut rs his fr end the Hnwke's Bay Herald «nv< ri him, " Tf is a serous drawback to him that- his N"at ; ve t' - nnenc'inns linvo been such ns they were." Our ;>crerl niT-ru'ri'.' con temporary follow* up tin's «ban in the face hv the -profound remnr'-', " We cannot have pvervthinir. however.'* Character may h<> wanting, "hut it never has been looked upon by the Herald ns a n> cos<arv qunlificati< n. Mr. Sutton's at the nomination amused us bv its deliberate audacity. The Boss Tweed of Napier says that all he wants is iust : ce. We have been of that op : nion for a h>ncc time—no man r.-n'vros it more, and no man is m«ro likely to ._r,. T -f_ Tho hli'id o-odde-s has c rtainly moved w'r'- tar'v f "i*-t •; >s. bat w'H not forT o ' 'o kn ok at M'\ St-t'on"< <h <,r h< fj-n! t : m". Mr. j s V~ t 1 " t 1.-i< \to-. rTI h"s ea-cs. H<' kIT'IVS I p't?" —an ' <_ri\-o n .Tow's nvn t-> he roh>n-;rd ''r'u •' o ••- r T, whh-h t : o•' H 0..0,1," t'-n Party" have ■•"<>■ hhn -,t i : -o ?.r •-■■■:'■• im-. Mr. Sutton also re- ■" ■-,-.' r . (V,..,,-.,,,,,:_ :V : f :„•■ ~.] - n ',-,,,k n;-on him • -■••'•" ■• < a" ]<■'■■■;■ ,~\ '•.■!■■. lb- ',-■■ ws : 'i V> heart of •■■- •' :.T 1 ■<-'"■ •:>'.. r-~ ■. Nu '•• t' ■■ SVUI ' H'hv "f the ■ I-. :\" T t'i :* - i •• <■-: ■:' *••:; ''v.-n <>f his ■ •: ' o-s ■ ■ 1 ■■■■■ ds vbr.if '• at t" "V ,■:! t d-'Val ':-a- ; i" :!.••;• •'•• ' '::; a 'a- •"• i rd.i-k. Mr Sut'on '•: - • ■■■k ; ".- -•—1 ::•■"•! tie B•■ eh. 1 <:t ■h. re a - ■■]'. ■■■ -,,';■:■ • • hj: tho (\o :r r fr«':> \v' i.-h the S;-oooh v.-'.: : i.-h hj" ,:■';■;?,? have made woi'Ll have been more api o-, .priafoly delivered. Mr. Buchanan disappointed his opponents by not j explodincr as they expected. He may have the tem- | per and the courage of a lion, hut be appears to be I able to •'• roar to you as gently as a sucking dove." ■ His speech was excellent both in style and matter, I and no one eonhl have left the meeting without be'nar J e<.nvin<-od both of Ids ability and slrcer'ty. We ; r-ivnes: ly hope for the credit of that he will j he s*:c in the apnr >arhi'v_r co-ifest. and ■vve feel j as<nr"d that the int"res's of the oh'ctr>ra , 'e cor.l I not '• e e:itn;~to,l t«i auv abler or honester man.