MR HOGAN'S CAMPAINGN.

Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12840, 11 December 1911, Page 8

MR HOGAN'S CAMPAINGN.

On; ; .Sa§urday;everilng M^''!Hogjin took tojtne hustings, and aqdressed:Vjfa£h<#T ing. ( qf i ;arf.p>v h.vmdTed'p<?bpieT/outm^fe the Drill jfall.' On the_whole/''M?r? Slogan fairly; goqfi* ft'eami'»j .although . ajinb well-meant interruotrons;' f'-rro.nj^SQnfe halfcintox&niecV's^nu/atnisers aniong the crowd. At the co&]^Q.ny ~JL votq^of^thanks"*aUtl-'e(Jhlfi3chco*\vas a'ceorxlecTthQ candidate, and cheers given. Mr'Hogan said that since ho had last addressed the public the first round had , been fought, and ho was slightly at a disadvantage, though it was.only tern- , pofar>\ \Qoifst;posipty&.,ffl'LthKty~i\n<ii mighi- say* 'that he was, more convinced than ever that there had only been a [ temporary displacement or, the,, member; for Waflganui./ Reports which * had como in to him showed that his position was getting stionger, and there had been only a temporary niii--understanding last Thursday. Prior to I last Thursday ho had said, and he would repeat it, that there was, practically no I diiferelico between his policy and that 'of tho Laboar Party;'but he had said that the time for .a new" party had not arrived.. Was he/ not right? Of course ho \\as<> right. .- 'What did the polls show? -Outside, of Wanga'nui not one Labour candidate, had topped the poll. • At. least three of those in the second . balidt had no hopp of winning. Were tho peoplo behind the movement then? No. . Until 'they w*»rc»i it-was a mistake to displace £ho-party- uJiieli, had-dom* so, much, ft would be just as easy tor hun, said Mr.Hogan, to get up" and support tho Labour policy, for his policy was lino Labour policy, "but until they could get a Labour Party going he was going to support those who have clone so much. What was tho position in the .cities? In Wellington, live Conservatives had topped;tho poll. (A voice;— Because they know the Government bpt- ; ter there.) If the masses are not prepared to back up the Labour Party in tho cities, tho best" thing to do is to Support the present party. The question waa whether the people were to /go forward or backward. They would ■go back if they joined with tho other jiarty, with which tho other candidate was pledged to vcte on a no-confidence , motion. At the tresont time, the fate i -of-the. Government was in the balance. ( \\ rere tlie peoplo going to stick to the, party which had done so much or to put in tho old reactionary party and stagnation. Tho country at tho present timo is prosperous, wages are fairly high and tho standard of living is better than in '91. If tho people help the Opposition Party in any way they will bo helping tho party which opposed old ago pensions, lands for settlement, advances to settlers and workers. Mr Hogan then proceeded to enumerate and describe other measures nassd in recent years. Last Wednesday "it did not matter much whether \'eitch or itogan got

I in. Both wore for the workers; ■ but ( wet& the , people" now going to "' vote against, a party whose fate hung in tho balance?*;- ; . ; -■ Mr Hogan will addres3 two meetings >to4night. At 7-30 ho will speak at ,'Cajstlecliny and-at -..9 o'clock will address :^hb felectors^iii the t)pera House. In viewv6f -^thb-intense i nterest now being taken in" tho election^ a croSvded house is anticipated. Mr Hogan's workers are requested to 'meet in as lai^go numbers as possible this evening at tho Fire Brigade Hall, and also on Tuesday and Wednesday evening.' . ■" ■' •■ -r, •■■:':"'-'-". "'"-•■ Workers are asked to send in reports I as early as possible. . .