CONSERVATIVE LEADER.
MR CHAMBERLAIN ELECTED. TRIBUTES TO RELATIVES. Received June 1. 11.10 a.m. LONDON, May 31. . Mr Neville Chamberlain was unanimously elected to the leadership of the Conservative Party. In returning thanks, Mr Chamberlain declared: “I am not afraid of the physical labours ahead. T have not sought this or other offices, but I gladly accept because of your wholehearted support. My father and brother had higher qualifications for the Prime Ministership than I. I regard my position as the consummation of their life work.”
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 154, 1 June 1937, Page 7
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