THE RUGBY SELECTION
NO POLITICAL INFLUENCE.
TO MB EDITOR,
S£— As one of the party who waited on the Hon. Mr. Coatet on Friday\Z! ng last I desire to endorse everything he ™ l, d X «.« matter. The Jfachf as tonnf y hiv "\ ep]>' t0 the ac^"Uon of political influence are accurate in every detail The Prime Minister was never approached, and I can definitely state, knew nothing of the matter. Political influence was neither sought nor e^ and with the knowledge that he would probably see some members of the Management Committee in Palmerston on the Saturday, and so place our views bemllt Wat , th 6 earliest P°S£ible moment Me make no apology for our efoi ts to secure Wright's inclusion in the earn. Our desire was to see the team strengthened, where Press reports recorded a weakness. Auckland were not alone in this movement, and our efforts were prompted solely in the interests of New Zealand football. My chief object how,e.ver', ]" «>« letter is to assure the pubhe that political influence never at any time entered into the movement.—l am, 30th July.
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 26, 30 July 1924, Page 8
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182THE RUGBY SELECTION Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 26, 30 July 1924, Page 8
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