NEW POLITICAL PARTY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17966, 16 December 1921, Page 6

NEW POLITICAL PARTY.

CLAIMS OF ORGANISER. EIGHT [i M.P.'S CONVERTED. > [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] CHRISTCHUKCH, Thursday. " Our party will contest, every eeat-at tho next general election, but we canrioi announce our candidates until the present, members of the House have given a declaration as to their intentions to stand," said Mr. Forbes Eadie, organiser for the National Progressive and Modsrate Laboar Party. "At t : ie present time there are eignt • members in the House who have signified their intention of standing in the iatetesi: of the new party at the general election'*' added Mr. Eadie. "These members. m mostly Liberals and Independeats,. aid'". : they cannot announce themselves, as candidates of the new party until they again; go before the ele6tors. There are 'also quite a number of present followers'^'/' Massey, who, although they all jnyeV no indication at present that ti«y intendV. supporting the new party, are dissatisfied.; with Mr. Massey's leadership, 'and aw practically ctrtain to break away at tie next election Our party will navvtbe support of at least a dozen of the present ' members of the Houss when the elections take place." Regarding the Christchurch electorates,. Mr. Eadie. said tho party had candidates' » in view for most of the seats, and an announcement would be made later on. . The party was opposed to the three exist-. : . ing parties in the House, and intended running in opposition to Reform. Liberals,, and Labour. In Auckland, Welh'njtbn, j , Christchurch. Dunedin, and Invercargill branches had been formed and wero a«*. tively at work enrolling members, and; . in addition there was a considerable number of sub-branches in the smaller centres.- r