The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-10-29 00:00:00

THE MUNIcIfAL..

A meeting In—sop—pOr-X -taiiiii-Eibe-Q—candidates was held
at the Temperance-hall on Thursday evening, and there
was a large attendance. Councillor G. Curtis presided,
and he was supported on the platform by Aldermen J.
Buckley and G. Green, Councillors E. l'. Philmts. W. N.
Western, and H. T. Trevanion Messrs, W. Waterman,
W. Mate, W. Gregson, W. Carter, 8. L Baker, J. R.
Llewellyn, G. Huey, G. Wed, Am—After a few remarks
front the Chairman. Councillor W. N. Western addreded
the meeting, and did he was sure that if those present
would only tight as hard as he intended to do they woul I
gain a victory. He claimed for the Liberal members of
the Council that they had to • certain extent been the
means of assisting the trade and commerce of the piece,
keeping down the rate+, and malting the town as douriah-
ing and prosperous as it wan —Mr. W Mate addressed the
meeting at some length, and referred to the rapid and
satisfactory growth of the town, especially in the matter of
manufactories, Ite —Mr. W. Grayson, an ex-Town
Councillor, of Blackburn, delivered a telling address. He
argued at great length in favour of the Liberal party, who
had during the past 10 years, relieved the industries of this
country of .00,11101.010 of taxation. He also severely
criticised the speeches made in the North pf England by
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in conclusion asked
his hearers to look intelligently, and carefully into the
matter—haring regard to their own interest and the
interests of their children—and ask themaelvea whether
it was not their bounden duty to support the Liberal
! party at thc municipal as well ad the Parliamentary
' election. and let them not merely say they hoped such or
such • person who was a Liberal would be returned on the
tat of November, but let them say "They shall be
returned." and carry out their determination at the polL
Then they would put in all their Liberal candidates, and
this would be the forerunner of certain victory when they
rallied round the man of their choice at the next election
of • member of Parliament. (Loud aPPlatlae/
C ,uucillor E. P. PHILPOTS neat spoils. He said he had
no doubt a report would he freely circulated that he would
not he qualified to be re-elected to • seat in the Council
because he was in partnership with the medi--al officer of
he dth, but he was pleased t, say that this WM false, and
he asked them not to believe it Reassured them that he
was as qutlified to sit as was Mr. Bodge, who would t 7 !
to turn him out As • proof that he was fully entitled to
he a candidate he would lineation that at the Mayor's
Court held that afternoon none of the C eservatives came '
! forward to oppode him. The great reason why he was •
candidate was that he viewed with very great distend and
geolignatica the scat* of the pdtiicsl ettuosphere in Poole,
which he believed Ca, paring tbnnuth • great political
crick and he felt it his duty t stand leeward,., an honest
Liberal to help his party. He could not (-meet the in.
justice -lone to redo!, persons for daring to speak .hat
they th -uzlit. and vo tots as this went on, or was attemp-
t...l, he woold do all he mill to support the Liberal party.
(Cheers.) He want Poole to have political liberty, and
they could liars it if they put their shoulders to the wheel.
The Porte Liberals were not crushed yet, and he believed
they never would be.
Several votes of thanks having beim wood, tbe
oeedinga terminated.