THE ELECTIONS.

West Coast Times, Issue 10428, 5 December 1896, Page 3

THE ELECTIONS.

Yesterdays- .-election, was one of the ] < most memorable experienced here for / many years. Owing to the lateness,, of Mr nominjajibnvths. snpporters of Mr Seddon had very little time to organise and get. into -'working order. But as soon as the tocsin was sound© 1 they went to work with alwill. Telegrams were despatched in all directions, buggies and other vehicles brought into requisition, and prominent supporters made hurried visits to all the outlying places looking up. the faithful of the clan and arraag- . ing for the formation of committees. Within a couple of days qommitoees had heen formed, the voters divided into districts, and an actife canvass prosecuted. On Mr Grimmond's side there was no organisation whatever. . -The agencies we have already referred to prevented, the formation of committees and all, that could be done was to, address the electors and rely on the • silent support of the peopla, added' to the assistance rendered by a few friends who were undeterred .by the influences we h,ave mentioned. The ejection was memorable so far as the district is con^ from the fact that it was the first occasion on which the women's vote was made operative. , When woman's, suffrage was before Parliament the impression seemed to be that.it would either degrade women or elevate the tone of political contests. Yesterday's experience, so far as this place is concerned, tends to support the first contention. A special .feature was made of the women's committee and the spectacle., presented in Swell street and in the court yard of the Government buildings yesterday was not of a nature that would make us proud of the weaker sex or increase the innate reverence which men should feel for women. Possibly, when the first flush of the novelty wears off, they may take a more refined and difni6ed.position, jbut at present they lose terribly. The polling . at the principal booths proceeded steadily throughout the day whilst vehicles of various descriptions were employed conveying supporters of the candidates to the poll. Mrs Seddon, with Miss L. Seddon, was about Mr Secidon's committee rooms during the, day and Mr Grimmond apiyect f roni , Kumara a$ 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Owing to the

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small fiumbfir ,ua <erdfces jpdlled, »rfa'tively, at <he three town toxrtby result was soon obtained, giving Mr* Seddon, a majority of more than three to o one and this proportion was maintained^ throughout the electorate. The following were the results aseertainable laßt night :-- Hokitika No. 1 ... 199 63 l do No. 2 ... W5 48 2 do County Chambers ... 193 61 3 Mikonui 12 8 Goldsboro* ... .108 12 Greenstone ... 50 2 , Stafford 171 10 Samara Railway Junction ... 26 7 Bimu 95 81 Kumara 377 128 5 Humphreys •» 33 19 Blue Spur 35 13 Three-mile ... 52 7 Kanieri Forks ... 48 9 Boss 180 159 Kanieri 157 25 1 Woodstock ... 72 14 Donoghues ... 19 10 Dillmans 181 55 TeKinga 17 1 Wescbrook ... 52 10 1 Duffers 4 6 Lower Kokatabi ... 39 7 * Upper Eokatahi ... 16 1 Koiterangi ... 22 — Forks 16 2 Hende's 14 3 Marsden 48 7 Taipo 24 1 Aicken's 64 13 Callaghans ... 23 3 Totals ... 2542 783 14 [Per United Press Association.] The following is the result of the pol - ling for the various electorates throughout the colony (as far as known when the Telegraph Office closed this morning) with an indication of their views. G. signifies Government supporter ; 0, Opposition ; I, Independent or Doubtful ; P, Prohibitionist. Those candidates marked* satin the last Parliament, those marked f in a previous Parliament. AUCKLAND. AUCKLAND CITY. *Hon. T. Thompson G. ... *.. 7183 J. J. Holland G 6292 *W. Crowther 1 5982 j A. Booser G. P. ... 4673 °C. E. Button 0. P. ... 4000 *Hon. E. Mitchelson G 3612 G.Fowlds I. P. .» 3221 J.Fawcus G 831 fJ. M. Shera G «08 B. Eugster 1 354 < PABNELL. -F.LawryG 1770 S. Vaile 0 1312 fA. Withy L 668 MANUKAU. *SirG.M.O'Borke,G 1595 tW.F.Buckland,O. 1307 Tamaki East to come : cannot affect result. FRANKLIN. *W.F. MasseyO 2082 J »Major Harris G. ... 1620 WAIKATO. ♦F. W.Lang O Rev. E.Walker L P. Only one return but Lang's election is •certain. , BAT Or PLENTY. W.H.HerriesO. «. ... 1586 «W. KeUj G. 1443 OHINBMUBI. | °Hon. A. J. CadmanG 2853 E. Edwards 1 857 Five mull returnslto come. THAMES. °J.M ( 6ow«nG. 2114 E.H. Taylor, P.... "' ... 1779 Four returns to come ; will not effect result. BAT OF ISLANDS. *H. M. Houston G. aW. P. Scon %. John Press O No returns but it is understood Housl^pn is so far ahead. MARSDEN. *B. Thompson I. 1710 A. H. Mason .0 .~ 1314 Some returns to com* but it n believed Thompson is elected. WAITEMATA. -fß.Monk O M W. H.JackmanG. ... EDEN. J. Bollard 0 1920 ,-f Jackson Palmer G 1636 Three returns to come cannot affect result HAWKE'S BAT. WAIAPtT. *Hon. J. Carroll G. 2105 C.A.FitzroyO. ... ». «• 1744 NAPIER. B. D. M 4 Lean O « 2456 *S.CarneUG. .„ 1709 Hawke's bat. "OoptainßnssellO. ... ~ 1751 A.l«.D.FrtBerG Al«7 Some returns yet to come but cannot affect remit. WAIPAWA. G. Hunter, 0 1961 «o.Hall G. , 1750

TABASAKL TABANUUH. ' j H. Brown 0 1010. « 'E.M. Smith G. 1843 C. E. Bellringer 1., P 386 a EGMONT. W Symes G. 1149 *V. Monkhouse 0 843 j- J. G. Htrknws 1., P. 558 Several returns to come can hardly afEect result \ HAWERA. < B F. M'Guire O 1189 B. 0. Bobbins O. P. — ... 1149 C. E. Major G " ... 1058 WELLINGTON. MASTEBTON. *A.W.HoggG 1547 D. G. Cameron O 1284 Further returns cannot affect result. PAHIATUA. R. Maniity 0 867 J.O'MearaG 770 W. W. M'Cardle G 724 James Taylor 207 G. WhitcombO 100 Nine back country returns- to come. WAIBABAPA. °W. C. Buchanan 0 1944 J. T. M. Hornsby G 1811 PATEA. G. HntchisonO 1374 i H. Remmington G 098 A few returns to come PALMERSTON NORTH. •F. Pirani G. ... ¥ 1603 D. BuickO : ... 1553 MANAWATU. •J. StereMG 1326 tR. C. Bruce O. ... „, ... 1268 Kollow , ... 547 OTAKI. ! H. A- Field G 1797 «Dr. Newmau 0 1369 WELLINGTON 90&URBS. T. W. Wilford G. „, ... 2194 fHon. T. W. Hislop O. ... ,„ 1342 WELLINGTON CITY. J. Hutcheson G 6942 °Sir Robert Stout O. P 6837 fG. Fisher G 6370 A. B, Atkinson O. P 6281 fA. Stuart Manteath 0 6087 C. Wilson G, .„ , 6023 F. H. Frwer 1. ... ,„ ,„ 1906 J. J. PoweU I. P „ *?4 A.Warburtonl §9 WANGANUI. G.Carson, 0 2098 •A D. Willis, G 2044 Two returns to come, cannot effect result. RANGITIKEI, F. Y. L«thbridge, 0 1872 W. A. Bailey, G. 1481 NEJiSON AND WESTLAND. KELSON. °J. Graham G , ... J986 J. Piper 0 170* Five small returns will increase the lead, 1»*IBAU. °T. L. Buick, I „, J977 °C.H. Mills, G 1175 Returns from the Sounds yet to come. It is expected the result will be close. MOTUKKA. •R. Mackenzie G 1160 fB, Buratbousft 0 1143 W, y. Fmnklyn G 466 Fiye ruiujtrofl fcocome it ib expected will favor M'Ken^ie J3VLLEK. •P. J. O'Began G 2234 James Col via 1 1942 Five returns coming will not affect. GREY. •A. R. Guinneas, G 2519 B. H. Bell, I. .„ „, ... 742 Five small returns to coco* ; wflj itijl further increase Guinness. WESTLAND. •Hon, B, J. Seddon G. ... fJ. Grimmond O. OASfmBUBY. ABHLEV, °B. Meredith, G. ..7 1110 H.F.Beece, O ; .» 1330 G. Benner, G , 339 KAIAPOI. fB. Moore 0 2142 •D. Buddo G 1872 AVON. •W.W. Tanner G. P 1125 G. M'lntyreO „ ... 718 G. Swannl 250 C. Burgesa G. P 77 CHRISTCHURCII. °C. Lewis 0 6259 °G. J. Smith 1., P. 5514 •W. W. Collins G 5298 T. E.Taylor I. P. 5145 One return coming not likely to affect. RICCABTON. fW. Bolleston 0 1334 *G. W. BussellG.P. ;.. „. 1443 LYTTELTON. •J. Joyce G. P. ... 1768 W. Jacques 0 1282 S. B^WebbG. P 456 ELLE3MERE. •W. H. Montgomery G 1806 F. A. Anson O. „. , 1245 ASHBUJtT.O*. +$.G. Wright O im •j. Al'L&ohlanG. ... M , ... 1080 j. TV*. o»^ e !• p » «• «• 9 30 fj. Irewi 1. .,/ ••» i^ «'

.sßtiyys. \J.<3r Wason, 0 1676 »A. Saundere, G. P 1494 Three small returns to come ; will not iffect result. .» GEBA.LDINE. °F.R. llatmanG. P. 1509 t A. E.G. Rhodes o 1328 Few returns to come will not result. TIMARTT. •W. Hall-Jones G 2180 F. H. Smith 0 1539 Informal, 51. OTAGO. WAITAKI. »Hoii.W.J.StewardG 1706 D. Sutherland 0 686 C. V. Clarke G 280 H. R. Parker 0 133 Other returns are to come but they cannot affect the result. OAMABU. «T. Y. Duncan G 2284 J D. Sievwright 0 1505 One return. WAIHEMO. •Hon.J.M'KenrieG 1918 J. Duncan, jun. O. ... 1364 One small return to come unaffect result. WAIKOUAITI. E. G. Allen G 1269 J.J. Ramsay L 625 °J. Green 0 539 A. Thomson I. P 359 G. J. Clvkl 54 DUNEDIN CITY. fM. J. S. Mackenzie 0 7524 •J. A. Millar G. ...' 5904 fH.S.FishO 5842 C D. Pinkerton G 6250 6 W. Hutchison G 4715 4 C. Begg 0 4322 •W. arashawl 2315 fJ.GoreO... .... ... ... 1249 A. H. Burton 1...! ... ... 361 M. Aston O .'. 259 F. M. Lester 1 197 D. Nicol 1 195 CAVERSHAM. ♦A. Morrison G, ... 3304 T. K. Sidey I. ..'. „, „. 1126 W. Wardrop (*., P „ 664 fW. Barron 0 304 TAIERI. °W. Carncrosp G. 1681 J. Graham 0. ... 1170 BKUCE. *J. Allen O. .., 2238 W.AuldP. ... ',',', '.„ If 76 TUAPRKA. °Mon. W. J. Larnach G 1589 C. 0. Rawlins O 1568 CLUTHA. fJ. W. Thomson, O. 1686 J. Edie," Q. 1045 T. Ayson,G.P 14C J. Blair, I. ... ... .'.'. 2flS One return to come. WAKATIPU. •W. Fraser p H. Graham J.. •■ .... J. George G Wakatipu — No returns to hand bat a private message says Fraser has 25C majority and is safe, HATAUBA. f Hon. G. F. Richardson. O. ... 2054 •R.M*Na>»G.', P 186 C AWARUA. *»J. G. Ward G 1381 fC. Cowan 0 8H Eight returns to come will not affect •J. W. Kelly I, P 223^ J. Sinclair G. ... J.66S W. B. Scandrett 1 646 WALLACE. M. GilfedderG 75fi Key. T. Neave G. P 641 tH. S. Valentine 0 585 fH.BinrtQ 487 *J. Mackintosh #..,. , ;r .„ 403