LABOUR POLITICIANS
ALLEGATIONS OP BRIBERY United Press Association—By Electric Tele-graphs-Copyright. (Received 7th May, 2 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Mr. W. Lambert, M.H.R., declares that while Mr. E. Theodore, M.H.R., was looking for a safe Labour seat cighteen-months ago ho (Lambert) was offered £'8000 as a bribe, by a former Labour supporter to abdicate the West Sydney seat to Mr. Theodore, but he
declined, although the money was very tempting. Mr. Theodore afterwards was provided with the Da I ley seat, Mr. W.-Mahoney making way for him. Mr. Lambert adds: "Now I find the same crowd that offered £8000 has jockeyed me out of tho West Sydney Labour selection, and I am a. beaten man." Mr. Theodore, interviewed last night, .declared that Mr. Lambert's statement was too grotesque to warrant serious consideration.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 106, 7 May 1928, Page 11
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