Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Saturday 20 September 1856, page 4
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SATURDAY, 20th SEPTEMBER, 1856.
THE ELECTIONS.
A REVIEW of the elections for the Upper House, and of the proceedings thus far in the elections for the Assembly, affords so much material for judging of the final result, that a careful observer could already predict how most of the contests throughout the colony will be likely to terminate. In venturing upon such a prediction he should be guided, not solely by the show of hands at the various nomi-nations. This has unquestionably more weight than ever it had before, on account of the great extension of the suffrage, but to judge of its value in each case, the show of hands must be received relatively to the proportion which the partisan spirit is
likely to bear to that which actuates the "great quiescent majority." As some tradesmen keep nearly their whole stock in their shop windows, so do some candi-dates manage to muster a very large pro-portion of their supporters at the nomina-tion. Thus a gentleman like Mr. M'Culloch, who has little about him to stir popular enthusiasm, will figure better upon the poll than the show of hands would indicate ; while a gentleman like Mr. O'Shanassy who always moves, the sun of a whole galaxy of admiring satellites, will probably not figure quite so well.
The following list has been compiled with considerable care, and we do not think that we shall be found far wrong in very many instances. At the same time it must be remembered that an appeal is being made to 60,000 electors, the vast majority of whom have never yet recorded a vote, and that any prediction as to the mode in which that privilege is likely to be exercised can be considered little better than conjectural.
In several instances we either know
very little of the candidates, or consider their respective chances of elec-tion so uncertain, that we do not like to hazard a decided opinion. In these cases we have marked the names with an asterisk. The numbers
placed against each name indicate the probable position of the several candidates upon the poll. But it should be remem-bered that before the day of the last nomination, many new candidates will probably enter the field, and that those who do so late enter it, are likely to be men of a calibre to figure rather high upon the poll.
THE LOWER HOUSE.
MELBOURNE (5 Members ; 8,597 Electors),
Polling, 23rd September.
1. Mr. Stawell. 6. Mr. R. Heales* 2. O'Shanassy 7. M'Culloch* 3. Michie 8. Dr. Greeves 4. Moore 9. Mr. Smith
5. Langlands 10. Ebden
ST. KILDA (2 Members; 2286 Electors). Polling, 23rd September.
1. Mr. Sargood 3. Mr. Follows '
2. Chapman 4. F. Stephen
COLLINGWOOD (2 Members ; 4,112 Electors).
Polling, 21th September.
1. Mr. G. Harker* 3. Dr. Embllng* 2. T. a'Beckett
RICHMOND (2 Members¡ 1,618 Electors) Polling, 26th September.
1. Mr. D. S. Campbell 3. Dr. Evans*
2. Hull * 4. Mr. P. Johnson
BRIGHTON (1 Member; 702Electors). Polling, 20th September.
1. Mr. Were 2. Mr. Wood*
GEELONG (4 Members ; 4,001 Electors). ,
Polling, 26th September. 1. Mr. Fyfe 5. Mr. Read*
2. Sladen 6. J. H. Brooks*
3. Bright 7. Behan* 4. Bailey*
SOUTH MELBOURNE (1 Member; 1593 Electors). Polling. 24,th September.
1. Captain Clarke 2. Mr. Blair
PORTLAND (2 Members; 540 Electors). Nomination, 23rd September; Polling, 30th
September.
1. Mr. Childers 2. Mr. Hughe*
BELFAST (1 Member ; 387 Electors).
Nomination, 23rd September; Polling, 1st October.
1. Mr. Beavor 3. Mr. Pridham 2. Ireland 4. Trow
WARRNAMBOOL (1 Member).
Nomination, 23rd September ; Polling, 2nd October.
Mr. Horne
COLAC (1 Member ; 127 Electors).
Nomination, 23rd September ; Polling, 3rd October.
1. Mr. Rutherford 2. Mr. Hancock
KILMORE (1 Member; 615 Electors).
Nomination, 23rd September ; Polling, 3rd October.
1. Mr. Snodgrass 2. Mr. Plunket*
KYNETON BOROUGHS (1 Member; 540 Electors).
Nomination, Kyneton, 20th September; Polling,
7th October.
1. Mr. Chisholm* 3. Mr. G. W.Johnson*
2. R. N. Clark*
MURRAY BOROUGHS (1 Member; 324 Electors).
Nomination, Wangaratta, 20th Soptombor ; Polling-,
7th October. Dr. Murphy
ALBERTON (1 Member ; 283 Electors).
Nomination, 20th September ; Polling, 8th October.
1. Mr. Orr* 2. Mr. Davis*
CASTLEMAINE BOROUGHS (2 Members; 1015
Electors).
Nomination, Castlemaine, 30th September ; Polling;.
9th October.
1. Mr. Pyke 2. Mr. Palmer
SANDHURST BOROUGHS (1 Member; 2,232
Electors).
Nomination, Sandhurst, 30th September; Polling,
10th October. Mr. Grant
NORTH GRANT (1 Member ; 3348 Electors).
Nomination, Buninyong, 3rd October; Polling, 10th
October.
1. Mr. Humffray 3. Mr. Black
2. Loader
NORTH GRENVILLE (1 Member; 1131 Electors).
Nomination, Ballaarat, 3rd October; Polling, 14th
October. 1. Mr. Lalor.
OVENS (1 Member; 3,693Electors).
Nomination, Beechworth, 3rd October ; Polling, 4th
October.
1. Mr. Cameron 3. Mr. Smith 2. Dr. Lee.
RODNEY (1 Member; 555 Electors).
Nomination, Heathcote, 3rd October; Polling, 14th
October.
1. Mr. Hellicar. 2. Mr. R. H. Horne
LODDON (2 Members ; 3,284 Electors).
Nomination, Avoca, 3rd Octobor; Polling, 14th
October.
1. Dr. Candler 3. Mr. Benson
2. Owens
TALBOT (2 Members ; 5,056 Electors).
Nomination, Tarradale, 3rd October; Polling, 15th
October.
1. Mr. Nichols 4. Mr. M'Donogh 2. Longdon* 5. Hitchcock 3. Armstrong* 6. Stephen.
EAST BOURKE (2 Members ; 1,922 Electors).
Nomination, Heidelberg, 7th October; Polling, 15th
October.
1. Mr. Cooper Dr. Hallott*
2. MacDermott Mr. Keeley* 3. Bennett* Kirby 4. MacGregor*
WEST BOURKE (2 Members; 2,060 Electors).
Nomination, Bacchus Marsh, 7th October; Polling
10th October.
1. Mr. M'Dougall 3. Mr. Phelan*
2. Robertson* 4. J. Wilkie
SOUTH BOURKE (2 Membors; 1,479 Electors).
Nomination, Hawthorne, 7th October ; Polling, 17th
October.
1. Mr. Foxton 3. Mr. O'Brien
2. Captain Pasley 4. Sidney Ricardo SOUTH GRANT (3 Members ; 2,056 Electors).
Nomination, Batesford, 7th October; Polling, 17th
October.
1. Mr. Haines 3. Mr. Myles 2. Wills
EVELYN AND MORNINGTON (1 Member; 804
Electors).
Nomination, Eltham, 10th October; Polling, 21st
October.
1. Mr. Anderson 2. Mr. Pender
ANGLESEY AND DALHOUSIE (1 Member; 337
Electors).
Nomination, Broadford, 10th October ; Polling, 21st
October. 1. Mr. Mollison
DUNDAS AND FOLLETT (1 Member; 280
Electors).
Nomination, North Hamilton, 10th October ; Polling
21st October. 1. Mr. Griffith
NORMANBY (1 Member ; 430 Electors).
Nomination, Heywood, 10th October; Polling, 22nd
October. No candidate.
VILLIERS AND HEYTESBURY (2 Members ; 1370
Electors).
Nomination, Tower-Hill Flat, 10th October ; Polling
22nd October.
1. Mr. Rutledge 3. Mr. Allan 2. Duffy
POLWARTH, RIPON, &c. (2 Members ; 478 Electors Nomination, Timboon. 10th October; Polling, 23rd
October.
1. Mr. C. Campbell 3. Mr. Skinner
2. M'Caig
THE MURRAY (2 Members ; 292 Electors).
Nomination, Violet Town, 10th October ; Polling
23rd October.
1. Mr. Goodman 3. Mr. Watson
2. Adamson 4. Forlonge
GIPPS LAND (1 Member; 396 Electors).
Nomination, Sale, 10th October ; Polling,24th October
1. Mr. King
WIMMERA (2 Members ; 268 Electors).
Nomination, Horsham, 10th October; Polling, 24th
October.
1. Mr. Hammill 2. Mr. Montgomerie