urged voters to support the United Bermuda Party for "what we will not do.'' Mr. Wendell Hollis, UBP candidate in Hamilton East, drew loud applause from a partisan crowd at Francis Patton School as he recited a list of negative promises.

"We won't introduce income tax -- there's no confusion up here about that,'' Mr. Hollis told about 100 supporters.

"We won't start our own airline.'' Alluding to a comment by Hamilton West MP Mr. Julian Hall, Mr. Hollis said the UBP "will not engage, as one well-known individual has referred to, in `creative borrowing.' "We will not engage in deficit budgets,'' he said. "We will not mortgage our children's future.'' Mr. Hollis' earlier slaps referred to favourable comments about income tax by PLP candidate Mr. Philip Perinchief and PLP support for a Bermudian airline.

Opposition Leader Mr. Frederick Wade has since said the PLP would not introduce income tax. Shadow Tourism Minister Mr. David Allen has said the airline should involve private funds.

Billed as a public forum, the evening in Hamilton Parish was more of a UBP rally. The usual school auditorium candidates' meeting was transformed by rock music, coloured spotlights, and slide presentations as Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan introduced his 12 candidates for Hamilton, Smith's, and St. George's parishes.

"I ask you tonight to deliver these women and men to me,'' Sir John said.

"It's the team that will take Bermuda into the future.'' A campaign official said the multi-media effects were new to the UBP, intended to enliven an evening of speeches.

As the other East End candidates sat on the stage, the crowd also heard from St. George's South incumbent Mrs. Grace Bell, and Hamilton West challenger the Hon. Maxwell Burgess.

Mrs. Bell told of steps the UBP planned to stop violence against women and children.

Mr. Burgess said the UBP would "not tolerate anything but equality for all of our people.'' Referring to the party's recently-released "Blueprint for Bermuda's Future,'' he said: "We have a plan that will make this happen.'' The Opposition Leader's statement that he wanted to leave the Base issue and focus his campaign on "domestic'' issues was last night blasted by the Premier.

Sir John said Mr. Wade's statement "that the US Base is not a domestic issue'' was ridiculous.

"I would not suggest he attempt to sell that argument to the people of St.

George's or, indeed, the rest of Bermuda,'' Sir John said in a prepared statement.

"I know Bermudians understand just how essential this issue is to our future.

Even members of the US legislature have expressed concern about the PLP meddling, in an obviously political partisan manoeuvre, and that the result has been a muddying of the issue in Washington.

"This has been counterproductive and will require us to straighten out the situation again, on behalf of all Bermudians.'' The Premier said the US Base contributed directly and indirectly more than $45 million to the economy.

OCTOBER 1993 ELECTION