POLITICAL CRISIS. SITUATION IN SYDNEY.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXII, Issue 26, 31 July 1911, Page 7

POLITICAL CRISIS. SITUATION IN SYDNEY.

MR. WADE CONSULTED. A REPENTANT LABOUR MEMBER. Bj TeUgtaph.'-Prett Assoclatiofl.-Cepjfiaaf, (Received July 31, 9.15 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. ' The political situation is unaltered. i / Mr. C. G. Wade. Leader of the Opposition, saw the Lieutenaht-Grovernor (Sir W. P. Cullen) on Saturday, but nothing has been, disclosed as to what took place. ,* Mr. G, S. Briner, who was stated to have withdrawn his support from the Labour Government, now Says he will support Labour so long n-s it does not make extreme proposals. . I. LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR $ ATTACKED. BY AN OUTGOING MINISTER. MEMBER REGRETS HIS RSSIGNATION. ' (Received Ju1y ,,3 1, 9.40 a,m,) SYDNEY,' This Day. At the commercial travellers' dinfler. ; Mr, A. tf. Griffith, Minister for Works in the M'Gowen Ministry, attacked the Lieittett&nt-Gmr-ernoir, stating that the electors had said emphatically that the | Labour Party was to govern, but Sif William Cullen -says it must be somebody eke. * Jin Stetey, Leader of the Indepen- : dents, predicts that there Will be a dissolution very shortly. ■ Mr, Dunn, who resigned his seat la«t week, regrets his resignation, since the Labour caucus has decided to preserve existing rights of conversion to the freehold, and has submitted his name to the iMudgee League for re-election. The league, however, declined to consider it, artel submitted the name of Carl Johnson to the Central Executive. MESSAGE FROM MR. M'GOWEN, CABINET'S CONDUCT APPROVED. SYDNEY, 30th July. A cable message has been received from Mr. M'Gowen, the State Premier, concurring in the resignation of the Ministry, Mr. Wade, Leader of the Opposition", has had ap interview with the Lieuten-ant-Govetnor ,It is understood that he is trying to form a Ministry.