Open War Against Mr Lang
LABOUR WANTS TO END HIS DICTATORSHIP United Press Association—By Electric Telesrap’a.— Copyright. Received Friday, 11.55 p.m. SYDNEY, Oct. 29. Following the Federal elections, open war against Mr. J. T. Lang has been declared in the Labour ranks. A conference of union executives has been convened for November 18, ostensibly to devise moans to end his dictatorship of the State Labour movement, and for overhauling the State Labour machine. The general opinion is that Labour will not win either the Federal or State elections while Mr. Lang is in charge of the movement in New South Wales, which is the real battleground. government senate groups PORGE AHEAD SYDNEY, Oct. 13. la tie Gwjdir electorate, Mt Scullj u now £423 rotes aiead ot Mr ilacb®‘°r, and with only 4700 votes to be counted Mr Scully seems certain to retain the seat. The counting of Senate voles last n-ght showed that Government candidate, had forged ahead in Queensland and couth Australia, two States in which Labour was previously iu the lead. In Queensland, the Government group i« ,116.5 votes ahead, while in South Australia the Government team U 1812 votes ahead of Labour. In New South Wales Victoria, Western Austra.ia and Tasmania, the Labour * r ““ pa •“» leading by lair
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 258, 30 October 1937, Page 5
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