DEMOCRATS’ POLICY

Taranaki Daily News, 5 September 1935, Page 7

DEMOCRATS’ POLICY

LEADER VISITING AUCKLAND. PREFERENTIAL VOTING URGED. By Telegraph-Press Assn—Copyright. Auckland, September 4. Hie Democrat Party leader, Mr. T. C. A. Hislop, arrived to-day and was w©lcomed at the station by a gathering of supporters, for whom Mr. J- B. Donald, chairman, of the Auckland executive, spoke. . . ~ j Mr. Hislop in an interview referred particularly to preferential voting, which he strongly advocated. He deplored the fact that Mr. C. H. Clinkard, M.P., had said the time was not opportune to reintroduce his Bill. Mr, G. W. Forbes preferred to settle the matter by th© old cry of “first past th© post.” If a question of grave public import” ance was to be settled by reference to the rales of sport h© (Mr, Hislop) suggested that the basic rule of racing was that ©very horse should have a clear run, and if there w©r© too many horses the rage should b© ran in two divisions, The attitude of Mr. Forbes and Mr, Savage (Labour leader) showed that they did not desire the full and true representation of the people in Parliament, and that they were hoping to gain seats on a minority vote. It was a vain hope. Mr. Hislop declared that the party would have 80 candidates.