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Coaafy Council Contests.

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Coaafy Council Contests. THE FIGHT AT CAERPHILLY. There can be no question as to the activity of the candirtates in the Caerphilly Division, and, notwithstanding the complication which has arisen in the shape of a thpeat to ran c. third can- didate, the contest, so far. lies between Captain Bill-Male, the choice of the Liberal Committee, and Mr "amnel Evans, the "Independent." The third gentleman spoken of is Mr David Lewis, solicitor, of Cardiff, who was formerly an alder- man but whose term of office expired with the life of the old Council. Captain Hill-Male addressed a largly-attended public meeting at the Board Schools, Caerphilly, on Tuesday evening. Mr Ed. Jones, of Hhos, presided, and in opening the proceedings gave an outline of the steps taken by the Liberals of Caer- philly, Taff's Well, and Cilfynydd to avoid the ex- pense of a contest. The choice of the committee. he said, had fallen upon Captain Hill-Male, and it was a matter for regret to find there was now some talk of another candidate being brought out besides the Independent oandidate—(applause.) He hoped the spe akers w nld be lenient, and that the meeting would give the speakers a proper hearing.—Rev Joshua Thomas Cuedpeninioa, and Rev T. Phillips, Gwaelodygarth, having spoken in support of Captain Hiit-M .Ie* a candida- ture, the Rev W. l. Morris, Pontypridd, followea, and, in the course of his address, expressed regret that there seemed to be another Liberal candidate in the field. He hoped no stop would be taken whioh would oreate a breact, so wide as to enable Mr Evans, the Tory candidate, to get ia-(haar, bear.) Mr Evaas said he was an Independent oandidate, bat when a resolution in favour of Dis- establishment in Wales was brought forward at the County Council would Mr Evans support it ? -(criee of "Ne" and laughter.) Would he sap- port Mr Bowen Rowlands' Local Veto Bill ?—(a voioe "No fear," laughter, and hear, hear.)- Rev J. Davies, Taihirion, and Rev E. Jones, Berthlwyd, were the next speakers, the last- named gentleman contending hat although the County Council had no legislative p3wers, it had a representative tongue, and that being the case it was necessary that the Liberals of the division should make their voices unmistakably heard- (hear, hear) Besides, Capt^io Hill-Miile had been regularly chosen by the Liberal organisa- tion, and they must maintain tneir organisation by supporting the candidate of that organisation— (applause.)—Mr Fred Davies asked to be allowed to speak, and was met with c ies of "Sit down," and the ohairmin remarked that he could ask questions after the candidate had spoken—(hear, hear ) Mr Davies said he wanted tj propose a resolution. -The Chairman This is not the t.me for that -Captain Hill-Male, however, thought it would be better to let Mr Davies have his say— (applanse.)—Mr Fred Oavies thereupon remarked that a meeting held at Caerphilly the previous night bad invited Mr David L =wi« to stand, and he therefore objected to the present meeting going to a vote, as there were children and non voters ptesent.—The chairman replied taat he would re. torn the oompliment by saying there were children and non-voters present at the previous night's meeting, and that the gentleman who took the most active part in that meeting was a non- voter—(laughter and applause.)—Mr Davies then sat down without proposing any resolution.- Captain Hi 1-Male, in the course of a brief ad- dress, said he considered that in omiag out as a candidate hA was simply responding to the call of duty, and be thought the 643 votes recorded for him last time showed that there had been a oall to daty- (applause.) R-ferenoo had been made to opposition. Well, all he could say was to repeat what he had said at the previous meeting, that if the working men wanted him he would stand in opposition to any oandidate that might come for- ward-(applause.) If they did not want him, let them say eo, and he was off like a shot out of a goa"-(laughtPr and applause.)—On the motion of the ehairmau, seconded by Mr Robert Williams (Caerphilly), a reaolu ion pledging the meeting to support Captai HM-M&le w, 9 passed, euly one hanri being hold up against it.—Captain H.ll.Male, whose rising a second time was a signal for loud cheers, said he considered he had re- ceived bis mandate, and would now fight the seat against all comers. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the chairman. ynyshir" division. A large meeting of electors was held at Hermon Chapel, Pontygwaith, on Friday evening, March 25th, to hear addresses from the candidate who had been invited to contest the division. Mr Wm. Williams, checkweigher, presided. Mr Jame3 Miles, of National Colliery, was one _1 L 1- .:1 i u.l J. t- 11 of the candidates, and in the course of his address stated that he had no desire to thrust himself upon the electors, nor to plunge the constituency into the expense of a contested election, and de- clined to contest the seat on political lines, as he considered County Councils were purely adminis- trative and not legislative bodies, and that their time could be more profitably employed than in discussing abstract resolutions on Home Rule for Ireland, Disestablishment for Wales, and Mr Alfred Thomas' defunct National Institutions Bill. He cordially approved of Mr Alderman Walter Morgan's proposed outline of a District Council's Bill. He also advocated sweeping re forms in regard to the system of voting at local elections, and in regard to private bill legisla- tion. Mr Councillor Morgan Thomas, Ferndale, next addressed the meeting, and spoke with consider- able animation as to the necessity of fighting the election on political lines. The Rev J. D. Hughes, the nominee of the Labour and Liberal Association, afterwards ad- dressed the meeting in Welsh, and said that he meant to fight the election on political lines, and remarked that he was a thorough Radical. He (vi r Hughes) said that he must have been born a Radical. Mr Hughes was eventually adopted by the meeting as the Liberal candidate, inasmuch as Mr Miles had definitely declined to contest the seat on political lines. A vote of thanks to Mr Miles for his excellent speech, and a similar vote to the chairman for presiding, brought the meeting to a close.

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