GENERAL ELECTION.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13598, 7 October 1914, Page 4

GENERAL ELECTION.

[United Press Association.]

i Wellington, Oct. 6. Efforts nre being made to arrange- a working partnership between the Social Democrats and the United Labour Party for the general election, and for the allocation of war taxation. A conference has opened, and the delegates ,of both parties will confer again. One Labour representative has given an opinion that the two groups will reach an agreement as to running a single candidate in each district where Labour is believed to have a possibility of success, and tostand out of the ground where the Liberal prospects are palpably superior to Labour's. It ia also anticipated that the two parties will agree on a basis of taxation designed to put war taxation mainly on the land in order to guard as much, as possible Bgainst tht; transfer of the load to the workers. Labour leaders may endeavour to get the tax put on produce for export.

Christchuroh, Oct. (> Mr. L. C Walker is announced as the official Reform candidate for J-.ic-carton.

At a mooting of the Rieearton branch of the Reform League Mr B. Bunn was selected a<= its'■-official candidate for the seat.

Mr. T. A. H. Field, Reform candidate for Nelson, invites his friends and «upporiers of the present Govern nwnt (ladies and gentlemen) to meet birr, ac the Oddfellows' Hall, Wakefield, fhis evening, for the purpose of forming a committee to assist his.Candida biee.