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WILMOT.
Messrs. Hope, Murray, and. Field
visited Wilmot on Thursday night in
the interests of their candidature for
the next State elections. There was a
fairly large attendance, amongst whom
were several ladies. /
Mr J. B. Charleston occupied the
chair, and, in his opening remarks, re
ferred to Messrs. Hope and Murray
as old and tried men, and, altaiough
Mr Field was a new man, ' he was un
doubtedly 'a 'coming man.'
Mr Hope, in a somewhat interesting
manner, proceeded to give an account
of his past political stewardship, and
also outlined the prospective _ pro
gramme -of his colleagues and himself,
supposing they were . returned, as Lib
eral progressives. He stated that
though in the past there had been
practically three parties in the House,'
the time had come 'when there' should
be only two. He referred to the elec
tion of Mr .Nicholls to the position of
judge , of the Supreme Court ''of Tas
mania, also of Dr. M'Call to the posi
tion of Agent-General for the State,
and paid a high tribute to the sterling
character of these two gentlemen. -
Mr Murray, in his opening remarks,
stated that in the main the previous
speaker had. expressed his sentiments,
but there were two or three points
that might be dealt with, as showing
why they were opposed tqjie principal
planks of the . Labor platform. He
particularly mentioned nationalisation
of all industries, Workmen's Compen
sation Act, and several others, and
added that as Liberal progressives they
felt bound to oppose the principles of
the Labor party generally, though ad
mitting that a few of their proposed
planks had Ms sympathy.
?Mr EieJd, after referring to himself
as a stranger in a strange land, pro
ceeded to give bis views on the subjects
most interesting to a farming com
munity, also his opinion on closer set
tlement, whicih certainly appeared to
fall in with the views of the audi
ence, and. in conclusion, he expressed
the hope that the party with which he
was allied would be returned to power.
A vote of thanks to the candidates
was then proposed by Mr R. F. %ut
trell, seconded by Mr Quail, and sup
ported by Mr T. J. Gierke, and carried
unanimously. A similar compliment
was paid to the chairman, on the mo
tion of Mr Hope.
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