POLITICAL SITUATION

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 83, 19 November 1928, Page 6

POLITICAL SITUATION

GOVERNMENT RESIGNATION EXPECTED. SIR JOSEPH WARD'S VJEW. Sir Joseph Ward who arrive;! > n Wellington on Sunday said that he expected to hear of the Reform Government's resignation as soon as the final results were known on Wednesday cr Thursday, "litis is of course jx matter for Mr Cotitcs", Sir Joseph j proceeded, "but with a knowledge of I wha'fc is usual in a political crisis such a stlus l , the position seems dear The official, court «f votes is expected t (J ho- ccmplcteu by "Wednesday, isays u Pi ess Association inosj sage. ,The discovery of an error in count, ing .has increased the lcac| of Mr H. M. Campbell (Reform) Hawke's j I*iy from 470 to 630. The lead of MiDavid Jones has ; been increased to <S2. Mr Kyl A the lleI formi candidate for R.iccarton is leading; by 2. In all these cases however, a large number or absentee votes are still to he counted. COUNTRY PARTY .MAN. j WILL VOTE AGAINST REFORM.! Mr P- Keegan Country Party candid/itd for Waikatto, in the coarse of an interview stated that Capt. R.us'hworth -who defeated' Col. Bell for the Ray of Islands will vote- against the Reform Government. "After that," saicj Mr Kecgan, "hel will give his BUpporti to whatever parties or measures promise to I aid the primary producers." j