UNITED PARTY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 198, 23 August 1928, Page 9

UNITED PARTY.

THE COMING CONFERENCE. SIR JOSEPH MAY TAKE PART. "I am sure that no official communication having the sanction of 50 candidates of the United party has been sent to Sir Joseph Ward," said Mr. O. Moller, provincial organiser of the party, when shown the cable published yesterday o the effect that Sir Joseph Ward had been asked to assume the leadership of the United Political party. "Mr. G. W. Forbes, M.P. for Hurunui," he said, "is closely identified with the United party and its spokesman in the House of Representatives at the present time, and he would be the first person to be informed of anything of vital interest to the party. "I desire to emphasise the policy laid down by the Dominion executive that the leader of the party is to be selected at the conference to be held next month at Wellington, when possibly Sir Joseph Ward will be one of those who will take part in the deliberations. "It may be that some over-zealous supporter has suggested by cable to Sir Joseph, that if he were to be offered and decided to take the leadership he would have the support of 50 candidates. "Sir Joseph Ward has never been identified with either the National or United parties, remaining, as he termed it himself, as the sole representative of Liberalism in the House of Representatives since his re-entry into political life at the last general election."

BAT OF PLENTY. MR. A. F. MONCUR FOR LABOUR. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) OPOTIKI, this. day. Mr. A. F. Moncur, secretary of the Whakatane branch of the Labour party, definitely announces that he will stand as the official Labour candidate for the Bay of Plenty seat at the forthcoming election. Mr. D. W. Coleman, Mayor of Gisborne, will address a public meeting on Mr. Moncur's behalf at the beginning of September. \

WANGANUI.

LABOUR MAYOR NOMINATED.

WANGANUI, Wednesday.

Mr. W. J. Rogers, Mayor of Wanganui, to-night consented to accept nomination as the Labour candidate st the general election. Other candidates so far announced to contest the Wanganui seat are Mr. W. A. Veitch, United party, and Mr. N. J. Lewis, Reform.

REFORMERS AT KAIAFOL (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. It is understood that the electors in the Kaiapoi district are endeavouring to persuade Mr. John W. Beanland to contest the Kaiapoi seat as a Reform candidate. Mr. Beanland is well known throughout the electorate, especially in that closely-settled part which was recently transferred from Christchurch North and Avon to Kaiapoi. MRS MAGUIRE'S CANDIDATURE

Mr?. C. E. Maguire, who has decided to stand for Auckland East at the general election, has received a letter from the Prime Minister endorsing her candidature as the official candidate for the Relonn party. Mr. Coates wished Mrs. Maguire every success in her campaign.