THE GISBORNE SEAT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2309, 30 September 1908, Page 2

THE GISBORNE SEAT.

MR. CLAYTON’S CANDIDATURE,

A MISLEADING STATEMENT.

In connection with the selection of Mr. W. Lissant Clayton to contest tho Gigborne seat in tlio Opposition (interests at the coming election, tlio following paragraph, purporting to lio un interview with Mr. W. F. Massey, Leader of the Opposition, appeared in yesterday’s issue of our evening contemporary, from their Parliamentary .reporter: WELLINGTON, this day. Interviewed respecting the selection of Mr. AY. L. Clayton as tho Opposition candidate for tho Gisborne electorate, the Leader of the Opposition remarked that ho regretted that Mr. Morgan, tlio most unwilling of tho three candidates suggested, had been unable to go L, tho polls. Whilst lie did not expect tlio selected candidate would give tlio sitting member a great .run, ho Drought, profiting by tho last election, he would put up a belter contest than tin tho previous case. A DIRECT DENIAL. “A MOST UNJUSTIFIABLE STATEMENT.”

In tho above connection, our Wellington correspondent telegraphed last night: ' WELLINGTON, Sept, 29.

The Loader the Opposition states that the “Herald” cor respondent has made use of a private conversation that occurred in ’-ho .Library, and has twisted lit in the most unjustifiable (manner. AVhafc Mr. Massey stated was that he had been informed Mr. Morgan would have polled very well, but he quite expected that Mr. Clayton, with his previous experience to guide him, and the change of feeling nil tlio district, would be able to givo tho member a good run.