QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 116, 8 February 1908, Page 5

QUEENSLAND ELECTIONS.

THE PHILP PARTY — REPORTS OF ROUT MODIFIED. or TBI-EOBAril —I'RESS .ASSOCIATION —COl'YltlljllT, ( Brisbane, February 7 Further .returns,:, somewhat. alter ,tho, state of- parties, which i 5 ;..., vSy , Ministoralists 25 Opposition ..! 1 '28 ...... . Labour ~. ... . . ... ... 1 , .22 Tho' postal vote resulted in securing tho return i.of, the .Premier, .Mr.; Philp, .and a Ministerial: supporter 'for/'Townsvillo.' '\ - All tlio Ministers,. with the exception of two, have been returned. . . ' '".j i'LABOUR CONGRATULATED "Sydney* Fobruary 7. Tho Political Labour League sent' congratulations to ,the Labour party. in 'Queensland on. the.' result,of .the Parliamentary, olections.;

| • A THREE-PARTY HOUSE. i •■■' '. HOW WILL* IT WORK? , " I". "(BY COEBESPONDENT.) i : Ghristchurch, Fobruary 7. . Among the visitors to Cliristchurch at present is .Dr. Grattan.-Wilson; ,a; member/of tho Federal ,Parliament, in ; whicli he, represents -Old. electorate" of Corahgamite,''in':the western' 'district "of. '."'Victoria.'He ' was a member of the Victorian State Parliament before federation'was realised, and,,has sat ,in. , the two Federal Parliaments. Spdaking to a " Press reporter in >regard, to the Queensland.State Parliament elpctior.s,'Dr..Grattan Wilson said that, as ho was not a Labourite, lie should'be; disappointed,,-with tlio' results,;; The position 'aB far' as'ho could:.see, wasi that Mr' Kidston, •■ ex-Prcmier, would liayo to join in with either the Labourites or Mr. 'Philp's party. If lie joined in, with," the Labourites,-it was;pr6bablo tHa'fc the Labour party, which comprised such a \ large proportion; of monitors of ;the holise, would demand that a cortairi number of portfolios be allotted to them. In t-liat "case Mr. Philp's party would go into, direct,.opposition... On ;tlie other hand, Mr. Kidston l had run counter; to, tho Labour party on several matters, and he .might -'tako the' stand that if; he Icould no.t' come to reasonable terms with them, he •might decline, a " coalition. ' However,.' Dr. I Grattaii Wilson considered that a coalition hetweon Mr.'- Kidston and the Labourites was probable.solution of-the triangular, political difficulty. .... • .