MATTERS POLITICAL.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 372, 2 November 1889, Page 3

MATTERS POLITICAL.

Considerable interest continues to be taken in outside districts in regard to the vacancy in the East Coast electorate, and opinions ar J freely expressed concerning the merits or demerits of anyone mentioned as a pro ba’-le candidate.

The N pier News of Saturday last had the fodowinn, at the same time including a little thrust at Mr Arthur : —A Gisborne special to-day tells us that there is just a chance of Mr Townley coming forward. Mr Townley would represent the interests of the town and district, which is a very different thing sometimes to the Bank’s interests. Mr Townley is well known in Napier, having be m a member of the firm of Large and Townley. He is a shrewd, long-headed, smart spoken, hard-working man, aa honest and straightforward as they make them, and is justly respected in Gisborre for his many good qualities. He has occupied many prominent positions in connection with the principal local bodies, and has acquired a happy knack of public speaking. If he stands. I’ll back him with confidence. I hope to hear that he has consented. He would, I believe, be a modeiate Oppositionist.

Then when it was known Mr Townley would not stand, “ Touchstone ” in the News gave him another paragraph Mr Townley is not to stand for the Povertj’ Bay seat. I’m sorry for that, for he would have made a capital member. There is some talk I see of asking Mr Rolleston to come out, but he is not likely to leave his beloved Canterbury, If he did stand and be successful, and Mr Bryce do the same at Waipa, the House would be materially strengthened, Mr Rees arrived from Auckland yesterday, but tho general opinion does not appear to be in favor of his becoming a omdida’e. At the next Reneral election the Maori seat for the East Coast will give rise to much interest. Our Coast correspondent notifies that Tuta Nihonibo has already stated his intention of coming forward, but he has got aa much chance of being elected aa he has of being transformed Into an angel while ho yet remains one of the earth earthy, Tuta has many Europaan friends, but the nativoa who are loyal to his rule form a very insignificant number when compared with those whose influence would be used in favor of other candidates,