PARNELL BY-ELECTION

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 March 1930, Page 2

PARNELL BY-ELECTION

RESIGNATION RECEIVED. [per press association.] DUNEDIN, March 27. The Parnell seat is now vacant, as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Sir Charles Statham,, this afternoon received the resignation ot Mr. C. R. Jenkins. LABOUR CANDIDATES. AUCKLAND, March 27.. The most interesting development in the Parnell by-election situation today was the decision of Mr.. F. Bloodworth to consent to nomination for selection as the official Labour candidate. Already Mr. J. W. Yaruall, who i carried the Labour banner in Parnell at last general election, has announced that he is an aspirant for the official endorsement, but the indications are that Mr. Bloodworth will be selected. Another man well known in the local Labour movement, Mr. E. J. Phelan, was also approached with a view to his nomination, but he has declined.

■ UNITED PARTY’S REP. [SPECIAT. TO “STAR.”] I — AUCKLAND, March 2i. “In all probability a decision as to the candidate will be made to-morrow,” said Mr Trevithic, chairman of the Auckland Provincial Executive of the United Party, this morning. The executive, has held frequent meetings in connection with organising for the contest and at one, yesterday, the Minister of Industries and Commerce (Hon. J. B. Donald) was in attendance. The names of several people have been mentioned as likely United Party candidates, including that of Mr W. J. Holdsworth, chairman of the Power Board. Mr Holdsworth was approached yesterday and asked to contest the seat, but declined to seek nomination. The only aspirant for candidature in the Labour interests so far openly announced is Mi' J. W. Yarnall, who was the official candidate at the General Election in 1928. The names of Mr J. R. Sullivan and Mr F. W. Schramt both well known in legal circles, however, have been mentioned as likely nominees for the position of official candidates.

“Although I have been approached by influential men in the Labour movement, I have no intention whatever of standing,” said Mr Sullivan, this morning. “I would not have politics on my mind,” he added. “I had three weeks of electioneering in the Parnell electorate in 1915, and although I polled extremely well, the impression left by the opposition I received inclines me t]' attend to my work rather than politics.”

Mr Schamm admitted that he had been approached, but stated he hadnot given a definite answer. At the 1928 election, Mr Schramm made a definite showing against Hon. J. A. Young (Reform) and Mr Lye (Labour) in the Hamilton constituency, polling 2100 votes. , Asked whether he would go to the Reform Party’s ballot for candidates and abide by the decision of the executive, Mr J. S. Dickson, former Reform member for Parnell, said there was every possibility that he would do so. The matter, however, was as yet undecided. Mr Dickson previously announced that he intended to go to the poll no matter what happened. Should he elect to submit his name to the Reform ballot, however, he will be liable to elimination in favour of Mr Jenkins if his nomination is accepted, or Mr A. J. Burrows, of Devonport, whose nomination has been already presented. AUCKLAND, March 28. Mr. R. Glover Clark, up till recently Auckland provincial organiser for the United Party, intends submitting himself to the Reform ballot for the Parnell candidate. MEETING POSTPONED. [special to “star.”] AUCKLAND, March 28. The United Party meeting to choose a Parnell candidate has been postponed until Tuesday. The announcement was expected to-day.