POLITICAL

Hokitika Guardian, 27 June 1935, Page 6

POLITICAL

LABOUR. LEADER (Per Prm Asrociatum, Copyright). TE AWAMUTU, June 20 The Lender of. the Opposition (Mr Savage), addressed a large meeting last night. ; ; In the course of his speech, he warned electors against the Government’s auxiliary forces, which were sure to make another attempt to divide the people at the polls. Mr Savage stated that the official Labour Party was the only possible altermuive to a Coalition Government, and he appealed to the people to make up their minds either for or against -abour. Wherever Labour candidates were nominated the issue should bo clear. With twenty-four members in the House, the Labour Party had a glorious chance of being the next Government, and if given a working majority, he had no fear of the consequences. No doubt a. lot of money wou.d he spent in attempts to stampede the electors and to provide -an alleged alternative, but experience of the past had. been that all those alternatives had found it possible to combine a.gainst Labour on vital issues A vote of thanks was carried.

OPENING CAMPAIGN CHRISTCHURCH, June 26. Mr M. J.’ Savage, Leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party, will open Laibouir’s (campaign at Lyttelton on July 2. Mr T. H. McCombs, the Laoour candidate will speak at Lyttelton the following week. Mr M. E. Lyons will speak on July 3, and will address over thirty meet--ingp. The Canterbury branch of the National Political Federation will assist him in his organisation Mr E. L. Hills, who has again announced he is an Independent Labour canuidate stood in the previous Lyttelton bye-election against Mrs E. R. McCombs and Mr F. ML Freeman. He met with only moderate success, polling 269 votes out of a poll of over 10,000. Mrs CcGombs's majority in that election was 2,669 votes. Mr Hills, who is busy arranging his campaign, also stood for municipal honours at the last Christchurch City Council elections.

BYE-ELECTION. DEMOCRAT ORGANISER Christchurch, June 22. The arrival in Christchurch yesterday of Mr A. E. Davy, national or- ( ganiscr for the Democratic Party is significant in view of the Lyttelton bye-election. He is very erpphatic that his party does not Intend th take-, anv active part in the contest. During his visit to Christchurch which will probably last for a week, Air Davy intends to open branch offices for the Democratic Party, and to appoint two local organisers, one for the town and one for the country constituencies. He says that all the Democratic candidates will be announced in August.