THE NELSON SUPERIN TENDENCY ELECTION.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume I, Issue 30, 22 November 1873, Page 8

THE NELSON SUPERIN TENDENCY ELECTION.

The following letter from the Eev A. M. Garin appears in the Nelson ' Evening Mail' : — "I find that during the electioneering days "my , name has been freely used, und it is said that Father Binsfeld and I have been canvassing thiougli the town and'eountry to secure votes for Mr Curtis. But I must say that all these representations are false, and ihafc

neither Father Binsfeld nor I, as far as I know, have made a single Btep for that purpose. Tf Father Binsfeld went np the country, it was on his usual quarterly visit to Massacre Bay ; a plan that he made long before Mr O'Conor came as a candidate for the Superintendency ; and who can bring me a single man who can tell me that I went to town to speak to him about the elections P Indeed, I did not do anything of the kind, because I considered the election of Mr Curtis certain. But because these reports have been freely circulated, I must say that although I would feel too proud to see a Roman Catholic, if he were a truly practical one, holding the office of Superintendent, (and I am sure, in such a case, Mr Curtis would appreciate my motive for giving him my vote), yet as Mr O'Conor in hig address did not in any way allude to the subject for which I feel a particular interest, I mean education, I suppose he will still propose the amendment he had proposed in the last session of the Council, a measure which is considered dangerous ; But I think it would be safer to leave for the present, at least, the Education Act as it is, rather than to bring an alteration which might be very injurious to separate schools. In the present circumstances therefore, I have no reason to vote against Mr Curtis ; the Catholics of the Province are indebted to him for the support he has obtained for their schools, and should he not be the successful candidate, in voting for him I would have still the satisfaction of having paid him a tribute of gratitude.