INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

Inangahua Times, Volume 19, 15 November 1878, Page 2

INANGAHUA COUNTY COUNCIL.

11R UT.T OF THK POLLING. Tbo polling for tbo County Council oloction.') to k placo on Wednesday last, Wih bistant, mvi it is a dny that will lodr bo rometnborod for the nmoirit of intero.t nwakutiol. Tbo polliiij? wuh tnken in tbo Council Chimbers, SbioL Street, nnd opened nt 0 o'oloek in tbo morning. Almost itumodintoly that (ho door was opened, from flfiy lo oighty oleolors Illed in and rocordod i hoi r votos. Thoso were tlio meat aotivo canvass -rs aud emissaries of tho candidates, nnd wero nnxious <o exerc'so^ Iboir oloo* loral privileges in order to lonvo tbem froo to fiealtci* throughout tbo. J-lid-iuj; to hunt up dilatory votom. A little la'br ft nnmbor of , convoy nneoa docket, with placard* nppenrod in tbo slrcots/imd plied diligently in tho inloresU of tboir pnrtioulnr enndidntos. As tbo day woro on tbo crowd around tbo polling boo'.h began to tbiekon, nnd every now comer was most assiduously earwiggod by tho contending pnrties. Tbo candalo.i thomßolvcn woro by no moans backward in lmnting up tboir frionds, nnd every now nnd then ono or othor, would nppoHi* upon lbo scono with i? fnll blown voter, and tho, amount of oiitluisiasm which ll\« candidato would throw into tho final fihttko hnnd.i wilb tbo elector at (lie door of the booth was worth wit* nossing. Every nvailnblo naddlo bor-io in tho diitrtot wu« called into requisition for tbo purposo of bringing in distant votors nod. in several instnnoos tho unfortunate animals! had to" carry moro thnn tbo regu* Intion freight of " franchise," it boing not an uncommon thing to oeo two or tbreo of lbo " freo mid independent " hoisted on tho ono qundrupod. By nbout fivo o'clock tbo boat of tlio j battle wns fought, tbough up to this haul/ do generally aoooplnhl* Men could box ./„«.vd aa to hotr the polling atood, Tb*

'friends of Mr Bron mm felt tbe u'm .st ooulidonoo in his nifeiy, ns also in that of Mr Aikon, witb whom tho votes bnd been split. Mr M'Giftln's supporters felt equally , oonfMont, but a suspicion wns abroad that tbo Reform League woro plumping for Mr Davies instead of dividing an wns arranged. Whether this is truo or not wo nro unnblo to say, but that tho report is not wholly without ■foundation may bo galborcd from the analysis of the voting wbiob we publish bolow. Botwoon fivo and half-past fivo o'clock n fow stragglers woro brought to tho scratch,; and woro tho objects of tho moat lender solioitudo by nil the cnnv««sors. Tlio ovent of the dny was Mr Davios marching arm in arm to the polling booth with a Cbinnuinn, tbo only ono wlio had a voto. and at 20 minutes to six John was trotted to tho poll amidst * porfoot siorm of densivo cheers. This' wns tbo last votor on tho list making in nil 018 yotos recorded. At six procisoly the door was closed and tho public adjourned f>r ten under tho belief that an hour would bo taken in sifting out the result. Accordingly at 7 o'clock almost ' lbo ontiro male population of tbo Hiding bud eongrogntod round tbo Council Chambers and n« nobody could foretell tbo ro. suit with anything liko cortainty all side* woro in equally good bu nour. A q'lnrlor past sorott enmo and yet tho door was not openod, and tbo crowd began lo grow a little impatient nnd this impatience lasted until noarly nine o'clock. At lust tbe door of tho cbnmbor wns oponed and the ltclurtiing Officer nppenrod nnd said that as it was dark ho would announeo tho poll. Ho thon announced tbo oresuit which was followed by a prolonged and hourly hurraying. Tbo other mimes woro then givon in tbo ordor thoy appear below. Tbo crowd then dispersed, and Mr Brennan, tho higbost on tbo poll, having beon secured was hoisted on tbo should-irs of bis supporters, nn>i carriod triumph ontly through tho stro- ts followod by on immenio crowd. J.\r«work.» woro plenti* fully distributed and for somo timo tho sti outs were kopt a bhi!!>. Mr Brennan was at longth plnco.l on a pbil form in front of his offico when bo made a short address thanking tbe electors for returning bim. Shortly after lbo supporters of the candidal© next on tbo poll put him through, a similar performance, Mr John M'Gnffin w,is next subjected lo the pro.ess, and also address the crowd expressing his thanks for tbo favourable support accorded lo bim, Almost immed ; atoly afterward •«, Mr Mnthew Byrne, ono of the candidaion for tho Antonio .Hiding, galloped into (own bringing lbo news of his eleelior. He was a,t one* dragged off hi« b *r*o. and trcatod loan involu itiry ride throu .di tho streetf, in?t!|p nildst of'tifciborNtemfctAstra^ioiiQndlUi'ally ho thanked tbo publio for lb'* wolcomo accorded to him. Somo limo afior the intelligence arrived of tbe triumphant return of Mossrs Gallagher nnd Ciplos for tbo Riding of Boatman's, nnd on Mr Caples arrival in town, be was houted up nnd paradoJ lha town in the same manner. The health of tbo successful nnd unsuo oossful candidates wero then enthusiastically pledged and repledged iv champagne at tho varioui hotels in town, and it wn-*. not till a lato hour in the morning that tbo demonstrations woro brought io v closo. Though tho supporters of the whole of tho candidates workod might and nviin or their particular sides, * not un angry word or feeling wns ncoasionnd throughout and tho utmost good order prevailed. VcAtordny morning tbo result of the polling at Hampden tos lelegiviphod through and nssoon as it becamo generally known a crowd appeared in lbo streot with Mr Mr Wnlter Williams, the successful candidate hoistod up, nnd ho too bid to submit to tbo carrying round process. This brought tbe celebrations to a closo The following is tho rosult of tho polling at tho places named i - 11 reft N. Eronnnn IM Divios 103 M'Gnffin ISI Aiken '- Hankin •> ••• Thoro wore threo informal voto. wbioh wero disallowed. ■fttIKNNAN 1 Plumpers 69 Wnh Aiken 02 « Davies ... ... ... 25 • M'Gnffin ... 47 ' Hankin ... ... ... 1 191 DAVII23 : Plumpors ... 60 With Aiken 1 •Bronnnn 25 •Ai'Gnffin 117 103 M'GAFm J , Plumpers 15 | With Aiken 2 ' Brennan 47 4 Davios 117 181 AIKEN ; Plumpers ? With Brennan ... 62 ' ■ • Davies ! • M G.ffin ... ... -. 2 ,

UA.MCtM : Plumpers 2 Willi B.eiinan 1 3 boatman*. Gallaghor ir > 1 Caplos 135 Boardman H** Walker 95 492 Tbo voting ot the two pollings was n» follows ;■— CAn.ESTOH', Gallagher 8-_ Boardman 83 Caples 82 Walker SO 325> CItONAPUS. Gnlligber (57 Caplos 53 Boardman 23 Walker 16 163 ANTONIo's. B#rno f)l M'Neil 6» 130 M..j wity for Mr Byrnes, 2 The polling at each of tbe poling places wns ua fellows :— LITTIiB OBKT. Byrne 31 M'Noil 35 GG ANTONto's. Byrnes -■ ... ... 3) M'_*-ioil 21 51 HAMrnE.f, Williams 8S M'Gi.dey 82 Gullino 5 175 j Majority for Mr Williams. 0. j