Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), Friday 30 May 1902, page 5


FEDERAL AFFAIRS.

THE DISPUTED TASMANIAN ELEC-

TION.

FINDING OF THE COMMITTEE.

Melbourne, May 29.

Further consideration was given by the

Elections and Qualifications Committee of the House of Representatives to-day to the petition by Mr. J. C. Whitelaw against the

election of Mr. Hartnoll, one of the repre-sentatives for Tasmania. After hearing the evidence, Sir Edward Braddon announced that the Committee found that Mr. Hart-noll had committed an informality in no-minating by telegraph instead of signing his name at the foot of the nomination-paper, but that it was not considered a sufficient reason for disturbing the election.