STATE POLITICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8101, 29 August 1904, Page 3

STATE POLITICS.

Uait«d Presa Association— By Elactiio T*legrß?h— Copyriffh t. Qt7EENSLA&~. (Received August 29, 9.17 a.m.) BBISBANE, August 29. The Opposition have lost both seat 3 for Soiith Brisbane, and their other losses include a number of roe-mßers with" long records. Mr Kerr, kad«r of the Labour Party, states that' Mr Morgan has been given a free hand in selecting a Ministry. ■ (Th© general election on Saturday, re ' suited in an, overwhelming victory for tJhe Morgan— Labour coalition, which practically swept the polls. A gfot>d many returns are incomplete, but only in one or two cases oan they affect the results.. As figures etand at present tie Labour Party has yacreased its strength from twentytbiee to thirty-five, -Hrhile the Morganites hare increased from thirteen to twenty-one, j both cases representing a corresponding loss to the Opposition, which secured only fifteen seats. A feature of the -election was the d»f«*fc of Sir A. Butledge, leader of the Opposit4on, and Messrs T. B. Cribb, J. FG. Foxton and B. H. Dalrymple, all of •wiom held portfolios in the Phflp Government) ■-„<. / ... ..■?;:,