GENERAL ELECTIONS

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2358, 26 November 1908, Page 5

GENERAL ELECTIONS

SECOND BALLOTS.

. THE GISBORNE SEAT

The following are the returns fron the two booths which did not come to hand on Tuesday evening:— Carroll. Darton. Ohuka 9 o Waikare ... 22 0

This makes the total polled by -.1 r. Carroll 3332, while Mr. Dal ton’s total is 2482, leaving a majority for Mr. Carroll, pending the official declaration of the poll, of 750. Tile figures on the first ballot were.: Mr. Carroll 348-5 and. Mr. Darton 2002. In the second ballot the former received 253 votes less and tlig latter •1:20 votes more than in the first. THE BAY OF PLENTY CONTEST. Mr. Cow’s views on the land question and his support of the freehold tenure are reported to be gaming him many votes, and his friends artconfident that he will he returned «s the representative of the new electorate. It is -imperative that electors should not allow their interest in the election to flag, as the contest on Tuesday is likely to he -a keen one.

GB OWING FEELING IN FA YOU

OF Mil, GOW

[Special to “Times.”]

ROTORUA, Nov. 25. The feeling in favor of Mr. Gow for the Bay of Plenty seat is growing hero hourly, and it is anticipated that quite three-fourths of those electors who voted for j\lr. Lundon on the 17th will vote for Mr. Gow on Tuesday next. His committee are very hopeful of success. He is expected to get a large increase of votes at Opotiki. OTHER DISTRICTS. THE NELSON POLL—A CLOSE CONTEST [Puess Association.] NELSON. Nov. 25. Additional returns of Nelson second ballot are: North-west Bay, Atmore 7, Graham 4. making the totals: Atmore 2865, Graham 2885 (majority for Graham 20). Bullver is yet to come. It lias only 12 votes, of which Atmore received 11 and Graham 1 on Tuesday week. There are also 17 .teamen's votes to come. The position is still extremelv doubtful.

Later.—Bullver gives Atmore 10 and Graham 1. leaving Graham’s majority at 11. There are 17 seamen’s votes yet to come. Mr. Graham’s return is probable on these.

Of the 12 seamen’s votes. 51c ssrs Atmore and Graham get six each.'Mr. Graham’s return is now certain, as Mir. Atmore required 15 of the 17 permits to win. There is'talk of a recount, irregularities being alleged.

Latest return s -received to-day -reduce Mr. Graham’s load for the Nilson seat to 18. Only .five votes are now outstanding.

DUNEDIN NORTH SEAT—A MAJORITY OF ONE.

DUNEDIN. Nov. 25

Nine seamen’s rights were issued in Dunedin North. Of these six were exercised and counted at the first ballot. Three conic in for yesterday's ballot. Later.—The three seamen's votes have been given. All go to Mr. Barclay. whose present majority is omy. Intimation has been received that one absent vote was exercised, the permit not having been used in the first ballot. The scrutiny i« now -on.

SPEECH BY SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL.

HASTINGS. Nov. 25

After the result- of the poll was made known, Sir William Russe'l. speaking to about 4000 people assembled. said- lie assured them lie did not stand for Hawke’s Bay- from any special desire of his own, but because he - felt he- had a special public duty to perform. He felt he had been beaten on his own private merits alone —(Cries of “No”) —because his committee had worked energetically on his behalf, whilst the ladies’ committee had treated him in such a manner 'that though defeated, he felt a proud .and happy man. It had been said lie was too old for political work, but he took this five earliest opportunity of asking them to back him at the next election. He hoped when Mr. Dilon retired from public life lie would be able to sav that ho served his constituency as frith fully and well as be (Sir William) had done. He thanked those who voted for him. as well a s those who voted against him, although many of the latter had worn his colors. Three cheers were called for Sir Win. and Lady Russell, and were heartily responded to.

THE SECOND BALLOT.

ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

WELLINGTON. Nov. '25

Of the 22 seats decided yesterday, coutesto between the Government and Opposition took place in 16 instances. “In Wellington East.” says the “Post,” “it was a battle between Independee and Labor. At Gisborne an Independent opposed the Hon. Mr. Carroll. In'Wellington Suburbs two Government supporters fought a finish. The same -applies to Nelson and Avon, and at Chalmers an Independent opposed Mr. E. G. Allen. In tlie case of the first ballot in the 16 seats referred to Government candidates were leading in nine instances and the Opposition -in seven. Four Government candidates failed to ‘get home’ in the ‘run off,’ and two Oppositionists. Although 'the Government led by nine to seven in the -first Jap, the filial gave the Government seven seats ancl the Opposition nine.”

SECOND BALLOT JOTTINGS.

-BAD LOSERS

INFORMAL PAPERS.

[Special to- “Times.”]

WELLINGTON, Nov. 25

Two of the candidates in the Wellington! district seem to have taken their defeat b idly. One was Mr. Bolton, who complained of unfair reporting. Under 'the heading “A Peevish Loser.” the “Post” shows conclusively that lias no reasonable ground for

complaint. Indeed it is a matter of general knowledge that the “Post” staff, whatever their private opinions may be, are absolutely impartial in their reports of the utterances of mvblic men. Mr. "Wood, of Palmerston North, seems to be in even worse case than: Mr. Bolton. At all events he was not very happy in some of iliis remarks after the announcement of his defeat. For instance., he said he had been defeated “By a dirty subterfuge.’ Every power on earth had been brought 'to defeat him, aud they had done it. “But,” he said, “I will take mv defeat like a white man, and! if any of you say I can’t I am still man enough to come down among you and show you that I can.”

Mr. P. J. O’Regan is another politician who has complained of the ■unfairnes s of the local press, but the editor of the “Dominion” demolishes him in one act. That Mr. O’Regan’s interference in the second ballot campaign at the last moment was deeply -resented was clearly shown by the reception he had from the great throng assembled in Lambton Quay in front of the “New Zealand Times” office last- night. Mr. O’Regan was received with a roar of hooting and yelling. The crowd absolutely refused to give him a hearing. He desisted after speaking a few words into the ears of the reporters. Several of the informal ballot papers had written across them the word “Socialist.” One old woman of 90 came down to a Wellington Central booth to_ vote for Mr. Fisher. She was so intent on doing the thing properly that she signed her name at the foot of the. ballet paper. This made her vote informal.