THE GISBORNE SEAT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2351, 18 November 1908, Page 5

THE GISBORNE SEAT.

ADDRESSES OF CANDIDATES. THE HON. J. CARROLL. The Hon. Jas. Carroll,, who was cheered on coming forward, said' lie desired to thank all who had voted for him in the recent contest, and also those who had felt it necessary to vote against him. Particularly he desired to thank that section of tho press which had so ably criticised him. If in the final result it should transpire, that he was chosen as their representative, he would do his best to maintain tho lionor and dignity of the electorate. So far as his opponents were concerned, lie extended to them tho hand of fellowship. Ho could say that there had been .no election during his experience in the political -world that had been so much characterised by good feeling as the present one, which had permeated the whole campaign. They had not trodden on sacred ground, aiid had succeeded in avoiding personalities, confining their criticism to broad lines of policy. This afforded l him the opportunity to remark that there was growing up m our politics a tendency to contest the issues on broader lines than .before, and he' knew that the people of Gisborne were quite in the forefront of the Dominion in regard to the science of politics. There had boon a disturbing element and another issue, which to some extent had dwarfed and subordinated' the political issue, but that was a matter that was in tlieir own hands, and in the exercise ,of their own rights to tho fullest extent, but he would urge them not’ to forget what were, after all, the cardinal features in the politics ' of the country, "which, must involved the consideration of all statesmen,, if we were to make our counrty great. The contest had been a great one, and nevertheless a pleasant Olio. To him, at any 1 ate, it had been. a. work of love and a fight ot love, and he must toy on behalf-of those that opposed' him, that they considered it in tho same light, and realised the responsibilities resting on anyone standing ,-as a candidate Jor +ViAir suffrages. - He•-. could say -no more butothat he - would like-to express his heartfelt thanks to the electors for the position him in. Mr. Darton and Mr. Glayton had both fought in manly way. aiid lie was glad to be able to pay them hi§ tribute qf respwti (Appl&VS®)*

" MR, DARTON. Mr. Geo. Darton was also received with cheers, and thanked the electors for the proud position dm. which they had placed him, and he was not disheartened at not being on top. Three' years previously he had come before them as a raw colt, and in the meantime he had done his best to better qualify himself, and ttie was not dismayed at the result. To occupy second place to tho Horn. Jas. Carroll was not had, as there were few, if any, in the Dominion, who could beat him. He (Mr. Darton) had been fighting the most able speaker and porhaps the most intellectual man in the Dominion, and lie "had also been fighting the press. Periiaps he could not complain about this, as tliero were only two, papers and three candidates, an,d naturally • each paper ran its own candidate. Ho was not done yet, and did not believe in crying done until it was done. The result of the election he did not look upon altogether .as a defeat, as three years ago ho had polled loss than 1000 votes, and this time ho had more than doubled that amount, and hoped he would win next time.- The election had done a great deal of good and had made the Native Minister work harder than he had ever done before. I'f lie (the speaker) by liis efforts had helped to stir up the Native Minister to greater efforts for the benefit of the district, ho counted the time and money that had been spent as well spent. He re-echoed • the sentiments of the Hon. J. Carroll regarding the friendly manner in which the campaign had been conducted, and in thanking his supporters and workers ho expressed tho hope that they would stick to him at tho second ballot.