WARMING UP

Hawera Star, Volume L, 6 August 1930, Page 9

WARMING UP

INVERCARGILL ELECTION

REFORM PROSPECTS BRIGHT

INVERCARGILL, Aug. 5

The Invercargill by-election campaign is now going with a goodl swing. Though it. is somewhat early to predict the outcome of the contest, the rival camps are each fully confident ol the ultimately successful issue of the battle. Opinions here when the prospects are discussed seem to be somewhat- evenly divided, and it is generally conceded that a close finish will be The fact that many former Liberal stalwarts who some two years ago strongly supported the personal candidature of the late Sir Joseph Ward have openly gone over to the opposition stronghold has caused some undoubted concern to the United followers. In spite- of such loss of support it cannot be disputed that Mr Vincent Ward! will poll heavily, and even many an ardent Reformer lias confessed that , the United- candidate will probably JL forge ahead at the winning post. On tlie other hand, however, the Reform Party seems to bo gathering strength in all directions and; in localiwhere n, fair indication of the views of tlio worker and tlio man in the street can he gleaned, the name of Mr Hargest is everywhere uppermost. Now that the issue is a clear-cut one

between Reform a net United, every effort is being made by the candidate# to woo the workers.