Will Bryant Oppose Barclay For Marsden?

Northern Advocate, 23 August 1943, Page 2

Will Bryant Oppose Barclay For Marsden?

IE AWAMUTU, Friday. An announcement was made by Mr. E. V. Bryant at Te A warned u tonight that he intended to contest the Marsden seat against the Minister for Lands (Pam. J. G. Barclay on the one issue as to whether returned soldiers should be given the option of the freehold or leasehold tenure in the .servicemen's settlement and land sales bill before the House. A very large audience listened to him and passc-cl a resolution asking the Government to give returned men the option of freehold. Waikato Campaign Suspended A later Press Association message from Hamilton received this after noon, says the Waikato campaign against the provisions of the Servicemen's Settlement and Land Sales Bill bad been suspended pending clarification of the Prime Minister's assurance that he would give sympathetic consideration lo representations of the R.S.A. and other organisations. Real nomocracy Movement Additions. 1 candidates for Heal Democracy Movement:—Auckland Suburbs. F. Allen: Auckland East, Sgt. F. C. Jordan; Host kill. F, D. Banks; Otahuhu; C. J. Mahon: Onehunga. T. E. Somerville; llauraki, R. G. Young; Hamilton, \V. It. Thomason; Raglan, S. Button; Wanganui, Major R O. C. IV: arks. Itemiu-ia.—The selection of Mr. R. M. Algir- as the official National Fatly enndidaie lor Rennicra has been olliektllv enclctrccl by the Dominion council of ih<party. Mr. Algie was accepted as the ofiiciat candidate by the Renutcra elect o raj commit uv and the Auckland division at the pariy after, rhe sit ring National member, Mr. \V. P. Endcan, declined 10 submit his name to a seleciioii ballot when approached on his recent, return from abroad. As a result, Mr. Algie’s name was submitted to the council m Wellington for approval. When announcing that he would not submit his name to a selection ballot, Mr. Fnce-an stated that lie would contest ti.r: Seal as an Indcpendem. lie added that il lie was re-elected he would support the National Party policy "providing it was lor the good of tile country.” Mr. Endoan has been member of Parliament foi Rennicra. formerly Parnell, for 13 years. Waifaiapa.—Mr. R. F. Crawford, aged Mi, will contest Wairarapa for the Democratic Labour Party. For several yearlie was president of the Feathersion branch of the Labour Party and a member of the Wairarapa Labour Representation Committee. He is president of tlie Feather. Mon branch ci' the Farmers’ Union and is a former Manawatu and Manawhonua Rugby representative. Dunedin West. —Mr. C. iv'i. Moss has been announced as the Democratic Labour candidal". He previously contested the seat against I In* lion. W. Dovvnie Stewart. An engineer by profession, Mr. Moss is a keen riile shot and has compelccl at Lisle v.

Invercargill.—Gunner L. Assheion Harbord has Ire en chosen io represent the Democratic Labour Party. He is 42 years of age and is an accountant by ‘profession. He is also a teacher cf music and elocution and has had theatrical experience in tie- United Stales and the Dominion. At present he is serving in ihe Territorial Force-.