THE GISBORNE SEAT

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17609, 27 October 1931, Page 6

THE GISBORNE SEAT

REFORM LEAGUE’S CHOICE NO LEAD FROM H.Q. Following a meeting of the Gisborne executive of the Reform Party, he'd, last evening, the following statement was issued:— “It was reported that no official advice had yet been received with regard to a candidate for the Coalition Party for the Gisborne seat. However, members considered, that as Mr. II."D. deLautour is the only candidate officially approved by either of the two former parties, Reform and United, and further, as it was well known that no United candidate was to contest the Gisborne seat, it seemed reasonably certain that Mr. H. D. deLautour will be -selected as the candidate for the Coalition Party. In his first public statement Mr. deLautour spoke favorably of a fusion of the two parties if this were possible. Mr. W. D. Lysnar, on the other hand, had always emphasised that lie is an Independent. His announcement to-day that whoever else may stand lie intends to do so, is, in itself, members considered, a declaration of independence. “It would therefore appear,” continues the statement, “that Mr. Lys-n.-ir himself does not consider lie lias any claims to support from the Coalition Party, and that is, of course, precisely the true position.” NEED FOR COALITION

MR. W. D. LYSNAR’S VIEW

EARLY COMMENT RECALLED In view of the present political situation a statement made by the member for Gisborne, Mr, W. D. Lysnar, immediately after the announcement of the results of the last general election is of interest. In an intcF view with the Herald at' that time Mr. Lysnar made the following statement: 1 “In the country’s interests it is advisable that any party prejudices should he dropped, and that the Reform, United, and Independent members of Parliament should form one strong party, as against the extreme Labor element, and out of which a good stable government could unquestionably he formed. The result of the people's voting practically demands that such a course should be adopted, and those who are responsible for stopping such a coalition will, If another election is forced on, be, seriously prejudiced in the eyes of the Dominion. ”