LABOUR LEAGUE SPLIT.
THE MEMBER FOR^fOTA^Y*
RECOGNITION REEtfSEDi ;
By Telegraph.—Press Association—Cfljsr4gh% : ; •'(Received January 27; Sydne?, January. g|£| Speaking at- : the Labour; [,] Conference, i yesterdajv ■, Mr.' Holman' tSSfeJ2foermi6E) declared that the hot-headed -firebrands, 5 who' merely titter protests-:oT. individual feeling, mist, take a back seat; capable of guiding the ship pi?§t come to the front. .. ; •■--■i-I. as-ii zsUavE After ~a " warm" debate the"cSiference; ,"Cbs; 92 votes to 48, refused to Page, the member for Botany," as a'Labjiuif member. ' Mr.: ; ' Page, \wMi3tf£a£lsKsrarded by the party at the-last election cause of his refusal to support feijied.ejral referenda proposals, 1 won 7 s'eat- ag£ibSl& the Labour s League's nominee.— .MrVi!rJol? man ! strongly championed 'Mr..isage ion-:.the. ground that,.thereferenda proposal never' approved-Kby the \ League conferences, and,;ibef«fofe/ 5 %# Labour members could not:constitutionally be asked to support themX MK-Pege"ha said, had done no worse "than-the speaker;' Why not deal with him also? ■ ■';■■■*■ Mr. J. C. Watson and others argued that the conferences 'had..repeatedly-.en-dorsed the referenda. Mr. was, different. Mr. • Hobnan's'.health Vis so bad..tbat:Be:':ha"d to go ; rmft-iculai'jtime. '■ (Laughter.) -•■;'. /- \ : i"-;" ■..".>. The . conference * declmM fine. delegate because he". had ,aHeged%.:oprios,eatie/' movement.., "•' " > =,|""'^ : £.'~'jt"!? I : " '",-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15518, 28 January 1914, Page 9
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182LABOUR LEAGUE SPLIT. New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15518, 28 January 1914, Page 9
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