THE EDEN SEAT.
ALLEGED OFFER TO MISS
MELVILLE
Per Press Association
AUCKLAND, March 31. Miss Melville, one of the candidates for the Eden seat, speaking at Henderson on Monday night, declared she was offered £l5O a year lor three years and a safe .seat not to stand for Eden. She felt free to say this because Mr Davy, the Reform organiser, had already done so.
NOT MADE BY REFORM PARTY
STATEMENT BY PREMIER
WELLINGTON, March 31. Mr Coates stated to-day that he knew nothing whatever about the offer stated to have been made to Miss Melville. The Reform Party would deprecate any such practice. At no time had anybody been authorised to approach any candidates to induce them to retire from a contest. Anything in the nature of a financial inducement to affect a candidate’s action was abhorrent to the party, and once a candidate was selected by delegates the party executive took no further action. Mr H. E. Holland, Leader of the Labour Party,, leaves for Auckland in a few days to' take part in tho campaign.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 104, 1 April 1926, Page 7
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178THE EDEN SEAT. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLVI, Issue 104, 1 April 1926, Page 7
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