RIGHT TO CHOOSE LEADER

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19099, 21 August 1936, Page 2

RIGHT TO CHOOSE LEADER

NATIONAL PARTY VIEW

POSSIBILITY OF ACTION

END OF THE SESSION

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. \i (he conclusion of a two-days’ meetdm of the provisional. Dominion Council of'the New Zealand National Party today, an official statement was released by the secretary of the party, Air. is. *• Dibble.

It. was stated that reports were presented to the council from every par to the Dominion, indicating that Um 01gani>ation would he accelerated by Dm election of a leader or the council, was resolved that, it should bo placed on record that tlm organisation was on '' W a new party and, as such, would ( make its appeal to the country 0 leader. It was further resohed hat t e appointment of leader should he made niter the close of the present session 0 Parliament. It is gathered unofficially that, when the council met this morning, there was some divergence of opinion between delegates from the provincial centles; ami the Parliamentary representatives on the question of leadership. Ihe, I arhamentary delegation presented a. resolution passed at a caucus of tho Opposition party affirming confidence m tlie Lt. Hon' G. W. Forbes as Tea tier. However, the official statement approved by the council makes it clear that the party as a new party has the right to doc i s leader and intends to exercise that right, irrespective of the caucus resolution. There is reason to believe, that a gte. majority of the Opposition members in Parliament will abide by Die decision of the party as a whole. 1,, ;« also stated that, at the meeting to-dav. opinion was freely expressed that the new loader should be a man who has not. so far, led a political party.