U.A.P. LEADERNHIP

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 28 April 1942, Page 2

U.A.P. LEADERNHIP

MOVU TO KhSTOKJ, \ll«* AIliN/II S (Roc. 1.47 p.m.) Sydney, This Day A campaign to restore Mr Men/.ics t< (lie leadership of the Federal Unitec Australia Party in place of Mr llughe: is likely to come into the open durim llie next session of Parliament, say: the “Herald's” Canberra correspondent The campaign, which has been in progress some weeks, has taken the I'orn of private conversations an.l eanvassinj of members. Were the campaign t< succeed its sponsors would, it is be lieved, lest the possibilities of deposing the Leader of the Opposition. M Fadden, and restoring Mr Menzies t< the leadership of the joint parties. Mr Menzies has not been openly as sociated with the campaign, blit it 1 said that the canvass of the rank am lile members of the U.A.P. has been o such a nature that the sponsors mus have had an assurance that Mr Men zies would again be willing to assuim the leadership of the U.A.P. Those op posed to Mr Hughes and Mr Faddci base their case on the claim that Ur Opposition parties Irave carried thei ec-operation with the Government to< far and are ignoring obvious oppor tunities to attack the Government’ policy. Some political observers believe i Mr Mcnzies were to recapture the lead ership of tlic Opposition a number o U.A.P. supporters would transfer to 111 ci oss benches.— P.A.