MR. LANG AS DICTATOR

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 April 1935, Page 7

MR. LANG AS DICTATOR

CAUCUS LOSES AUTHORITY N.S.W. LABOUR DECISIONS [BY CABLE —PRESS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.] SYDNEY, April 19. The Easter conference of the State Labour Party, to-day, resolved to deprive the Parliamentary Labour caucus of the time-honoured right of electing its own leader, which automatically allows Mr Lang to continue in that office. The conference further invested -Mr Lang with the right to select his own Ministry. Many Labour stalwarts described the innovation as. most repugnant, amounting to a form of Fascism, ft also forestalls any attempt to remove Mr Lang from the leadership of the Labour Party, in the event of Labour losing the forthcoming election. The conference, which unprecedently concluded the Easter deliberations in one day, affirmed the. desirability that the next Labour Government should legalise all starting price betting shops throughout the State.

ELECTION NOMINATIONS. SYDNEY, April 19. Nominations foi’ the New South Wales State elections on May 11 closed yesterday. Eleven members were returned unopposed, comprising five members of the United Australia Party, four of the United Country Party and two of the Labour Party. They include the Minister of Transport (Mr Bruxner) and Minister of Education (Mr Drummond). There are 213 candidates compared with 302 in 1932, and as eleven were returned unopposed, contests will take place in 79 electorates. A number of prospective Communist Party candidates were called at the last minute. A new party, called the Centre Movement, led by Mr Eric Campbell, the Leader of the New Guard, has nominated five candidates. The Douglas Credit Party has one candidate, who is contesting the Croydon seat, held by the Premier, Mr Stevens. QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT. BRISBANE, April 19. Mr Forgan Smith, Premier of Queensland, in his policy speech last night, said that it would be the policy of the Government progressively to reduce the unemployment relief work, and to place the men on full time jobs. The policy was also to reduce taxation as employment increased.