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URBAN DISTRICT COUNCILS.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

COUNTY COUNCIL ELECTIONS.…

MR. DAVIES'S CANDIDATURE.

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MR. DAVIES'S CANDIDATURE. ATTACK ON MR. GIBBON. A public meeting was held at the Oakwood County Schools on Monday evening in sup- port of the candidature of Mr. Evan. E. Davies. Councillor John Thomas was voted to the chair, and in his opening remarks said a rumour was abroad that Mr. Davies was being financed from the funds of the Federation. This he (Mr. Thomas) emphatically repudi- ated. Mr. Davies had been promised the moral support of the Federation, as at a dis- trict meeting of the Federation held that day a resolution had been unanimously passed to support him, and Mr. Hartshorn (miners' agent) had pledged himself to do everything in his power to secure his return. He did not hesitate to say that Mr. Davies would be returned by an overwhelm rug majority. Mr. Davies, on rising, was loudly cheered. He said I have, as you know, been requested by several representative ratepayers' meet- ings held in all parts of the divisior ind by numerous deputations representing influen- tial sections of the electorate, and L all the lodges in the Maesteg District of th Federa- tion, to present myself as a candidate at the forthcoming County Council election, and, seeing that there is such an overwhelming feeling in my favour, I have decided to do so. In my opinion, no one has a right to seek to represent any electorate on any public body unless he has been requested to do so by some responsible section of the electorate, "but I think I can without any presumption, claim to be the chosen representative of the people. On the other hand, it would be interesting to know who has chosen my opponent. I chal- lenge him to refer to a single ratepayers'' meeting or any other meeting of any kind at which bis candidature has been adopted, or to name a single deputation from any church or other public body that has called upon him requesting him to stand. In the circum- stances. the only conclusion that I, in com- mon with the electors, can come to is that Mr. Gibbon is nothing more and nothing less xnan tne nominee ot North's Navigation Col- lieries Ltd. and I say that it is nothing short of gross impertinence on the part of any company or syndicate to try and stuff their representative down the people's throats. A representative of any corporation or particu- lar body cannot of necessity be the represen- tative of the electors. You cannot serve God and Mammon at the same time; and it is gratifying to find that the electors of Maesteg have at last been aroused from their slumbers and that they are determined to send to the County Council a candidate who will be their representative in every sense of the word I daresay you have perused the addresses that have been issued. I think that I can claim for mine that it is superior to my onoonent's m that I tell you exactly what HIT views are whereas he dare not. No one who has not got the courage of his convictions and who is not prepared to place his views in black and white is entitled to the support of the elec- tors. Now, elementary education is the burning question of the hour. and I have stated in the plainest language I can com- mand, what my views on this question are. I wThe b +manVHdren should re- vive the best education that it is possible to I pi oviae ror tnem by competent teacher's in receipt of adequate pay, and that the children should not suffer through the quarrels of those who gove.rn them. I regard this as especially important, as the education provided in our elementary schools is almost invariably the only education received by the children of the working men. I also believe that all schools supported by public money should be subject to complete public control, and that no cate- chism or form of religion distinctive of any particular denomination should be taught children m snch schools, unless those who wish their children to receive particular de- nominational teaching are prepared to have it given at their own expense and by teachers of their own choice. The question of secon- dary education is also of great importance to Maesteg. It is. I think, a lasting disgrace that such a large, populous, and important division has not got an Intermediate School of its own. This is one of the manv in- stances in which the electorate of Maesteg has suffered through having on the County Coun- oil in the past a representative tied to a par- trcuiar body in the division instead of having there a free representative of the people. All the efforts that I can bring to bear to remedy this great and deplorable drawback will be at the service of the electors. The speaker also criticised Mr. Gibbon's attendances at the mootings of the Board of Guardians. addiress airman thanked Mr. Davies for his addtress. It was proposed and; seconded, and carried unanimously to support his candidature. Further meetings in support of Mr. Davies were head on Tuesday. Wednesday, and Thursday evenings.

MR. J. P. GIBBON'S CAMPAIGN.

MAESTEG.

BRYNMENYN.

COVCHURCH HIGHER.

COWBRrDGE.

BLACKMILL.

ST. BRIDES MAJOR.

LLANTWIT MAJOR.

BRYNCETHIN.

KENFIG HILL.

LLANHARRAN.

LLANSANNOR.

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