GENERAL ELECTION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 22 May 1928, Page 2

GENERAL ELECTION

(TiniSTCTirRcTI NORTH SKA'I

By Telegraph.—Special to "Tlio Hail")

amrsTCHURcn, This Day. Jor's camJh'Jbttfre as U..- Ur,t«4 Party

c:fti't3.3 '.;. ■ 'greater fr.tero-'. i'" the ri-.v. Hi ■ suppr-rfeis ec-nti nd thai she will itvmv jnc.it ft' tlu' support thru was

given in Jicr Into husband when ho was member for the North s.':il. and that the women's vote alcaic should pui lier in. This is entirely a pari fropi any ability which Mrs Tayiui may possess as :i speaker and .". campaigner. Refutm support pis are frankly dismayed crver rhe prospect of :i three cornered contest. They claim that in

such a figlil the prospects <.f a Labour ramliilaie must lie improved, and thai the "intrusion" "1 Mrs Taylor will practically present the seal tu the Labour nominee. The Miiv<«r. Mr Archer, is

practically pertain to lie Labour's choice. Labour Parly representatives believe that Mr Archer would put.up ,n .lose fight with Mi Holland in a straight cw.it contest, because the Government has lost ground since the 1925 election. In a triangular contest, however, they profess to believe the result is ,-i foregone conclusion provided the women's vote is no! plumped for Mrs Tavlor. bv. Thaeker. who was the oliici.nl Nationalist candidate lor Christehureh 'North at the last general election, may contest the seat again al the coming election.

CHARGE OF VOTI-SI'LITTINCi

REPLY BV MR FORBFS

(lty Telegraph.—Preas Association)

GHRISTCIIGRCIT, This Day

Mr C. W. Forbes, acting Leader of the. United Party, declared in an interview that the charge of vote-splitting made against the Parly could have, no lorco whatever, because the remedy for such, a position was entirely in the. hands of the Government. If the Government was sincere in wishing I" avoid vote splitting fit the election, it was in its power to introduce a measure of eleetoral reform providing for the preferential svstoiii of voting. 'When the Reform Government makes licit charge against us." said Mr Forbes, "it does so with the object of narrowing down Iho choice of electors to lis own candidate;, as against Labour candidates, and thai is a position that will not be tolerated. If thrive is any complaint about the splitting of votes. the responsibility must be laid entirely ut ihe door of the. Government."

OTSBORNE SKAT

GTSBORNE. This Dav

Though il is generally expected lhal Mr D. \V. Coleman will represent the Labour interests al the forthcoming elections i'nr Ihe Gishorne seat, the local representation committee, following ihe formal (nurse, is calling for nominal ions from afliliated unions.

The suggestion that Labour may select a candidate to challenge the lion. K. S. Williams, Minister of Works, has aroused mild interest, but the Representation Committee has not been commit ted to this course as yet. Mr J.vsnar has announced that he is standing for Oisborne as an Independent as on former occasions.