The Expenses of Electioneering
IT is a question well worthy of Parliamentary consideration as to how far the expenditure of money by candidates could be wisely controlled by express…
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The Metropolitan Elections
In all probability the vote to be taken to-day will be the decisive one. Up to the present 15 members have been returned to the new House, 14 of whom…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The St. Leonards Election. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir,--If any apology could be offered for the offensive interruptions which now disgrace many election meetings, it is that they are provoked by the personalities and vilification…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Elections
Special arrangements have been made by The Daily Telegraph for posting the returns immediately on receipt at their premises in King-street. The numbers polled by each…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →County Council Elections
LONDON, January 25.—Mr. Beresford Hope has taken proceedings with a view to ousting Lady Sandhurst, who was one of the successful candidates at the late county council elections. The…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →THE Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers' Advocate. Saturday, February 2. the Municipal Elections
THE "bill of fare" offered to municipal electors is one of quite sufficiently ample scope, and should bad returns be made, it will solely be their own fault…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Elections and True Policy. Seasonable Words
PER FAVOUR OF EDITOR OF CUMBERLAND ARGUS. SIR,—It is amazing to see how facts are distorted, and misrepresentations made, to suit the views or purposes of the candidates, and as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Freetrade Candidates
Mr. Frank Farnell addressed a meeting of over 500 persons at the Rookwood railway gates on Friday. Mr. T. Corbett, the chairman, introduced Mr. Farnell, who was enthusiastically…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Polling. East Sydney Electorate
The polling for four representatives of East Sydney took place at the hustings, Hydo Park, on Saturday. At an early hour of the morning the committees and supporters of the various candidates were actively…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The General Elections. Sydney and Suburban Contests. Heavy Polling, Freetraders to the Front
Saturday's elections virtually showed the strength of parties, and resulted as was always confidently anticipated, in a decided victory for the freetrade party. The tactics pursued by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Elections. Polling in Sydney and Suburbs. Great Freetrade Victory. Exceptionally Heavy Voting. the Position of Parties
On Saturday morning one freetrader, and 14 protectionists had been elected, all as representatives of country constituencies, and with the exception of the three numbers for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Liverpool Elections
Saturday will be a "day of days" at Liverpool, as the election of three aldermen for the Municipal Council takes place there, as well as the polling for Central Cumberland Electorate. It will…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Municipal Elections. Forbes. This Day
The following gentlemen have been nominated for the three vacant seats in the Forbes Municipal Council:--Dr. Sand- ford, Messrs. Jno. Bodel, G. F. Hutchinson,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The General Election. Vale Wise. New South Wales Under Protection. the Position of Victoria. the "Argus'' Warns Victoria to Retain the Border Duties
At West Sydney the Protectionist low- test on the poll at the last election scored 972 votes, at the present election he secured 2416. In East Sydney, the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The South Sydney Election. to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph
Sir, -- Mr. Traill, in returning thanks on the hustings for his election at the head of the poll, expressed his inability to account for the majority he had over the other members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →St. Leonards Election
The electorate of St. Leonards has never been remarkable for undue excitement at election times, and Saturday proved no exception to the rule. During the greater part of the day there were comparatively few persons…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The General Election. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Nominations. Mudgee. Mudgee
Messrs. Wall, Brown. Townsend, Black, Kelly, and Haynes were nominated to-day. The show of hands was favour of the three first-named, who are protectionists…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Catholic and Non-catholic Candidates. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I notice advertisements that electors to be true to themselves must vote for the non-Catholic candidates. They go on to say—but why need I go further? Now, Sir, that such a thing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The General Election
Political feeling ran high in Sydney on Saturday, when the polling for the city and suburban electorates took place. The votes were recorded for no less than 20 constituencies, and one member—Mr. Brunker, the…
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