. ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Mal one ▁married ▁I da ▁Kath ar ine ▁With ers , ▁and ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁have ▁three ▁more ▁children . ▁I da ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁El in or ' s ▁and ▁had ▁also ▁t utor ed ▁the ▁Mal one ▁children . ▁ ▁Mal one ▁became ▁polit ically ▁active ▁and ▁un success fully ▁stood ▁as ▁an ▁Independent ▁Liberal ▁in ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ; ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁candidates , ▁he ▁came ▁last . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁Joseph ▁Ward , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁invited ▁Mal one ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁party ' s ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁general ▁election . ▁He ▁decl ined ; ▁Mal one ▁had ▁views ▁that ▁in ▁some ▁respect s ▁were ▁in compatible ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁and ▁he ▁instead ▁stood ▁as ▁an ▁independent . ▁Although ▁un success ful , ▁he ▁gained ▁nearly ▁ 3 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁elect or ate ▁vote . ▁In ▁both ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁politician ▁Henry ▁O key , ▁who ▁was ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁Tar an aki ▁elect or ate ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁after ▁s elling ▁his ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁law ▁practice , ▁Mal one ▁returned ▁to ▁Str at ford . ▁He ▁started ▁his ▁own ▁law ▁firm ▁in