THE GENERAL ELECTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19953, 23 May 1928, Page 12

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

UNITED PARTY'S POSITION. DENIAL OF VOTE-SPLITTING. [BY TELEGRAPH.—'PRESS ASSOCIATION. J CHRISTCHURCH. Tuesday. Mr. G. W. Forbes, M.P., ActingLeader of the United Party, states that the charge of vote-splitting made against the party could have no force whatever, because the remedy for such a position was entirely in the hands of the Government. If the Government was sincere in wishing to avoid vote-splitting at the election, said Mr. Forbes, it was in its power to introduce a measure of electoral reform providing for the preferential system of voting. "When the Reform Government makes that charge against us," said Mr. Forbes, "it does so with the object of narrowing down the choice of the electors to its own candidates, as against Labour candidates, and that is a position that will not bo tolerated. If there is any complaint about the splitting of votes, the responsibility must be laid entirely at the door of the Government." THE GISBORNE SEAT. MR. LYSNAR'S INTENTIONS. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. J GISBORNE, Tuesday. Mr. W. D. Lysnar, M.P., has announced that he will stand for the Gisborne seat as an lnde|jendent, as 011 former occasions.