GENERAL ELECTION.
SIR JAMES GUNSON TO CONTEST AUCKLAND SUBURBS CANDIDATES FOR SEAT CONFER AUCKLAND, August 13. Sir James Gunson was to-day selected as the official Reform candidate for the Auckland Suburbs seat at the general election, the other three aspirants Messrs D. B. Bussell, M. Laing and B. Bunn withdrawing. The four met the Prime Minister, the Bt. Hon ,J. G. Coates, following which a ballot, was taken among them, this resulting in Sir James Gunson’s selection. They then waited on Mr. Coates again to acquaint him of the result and to ask for his confirmation. This was given, Mr. Coates congratulating the candidates on meeting in conference and agreeing to settle their differences in such an honourable and reasonable manner. It was striking and refreshing to see such party loyalty and he hoped it would be an object lesson to others who might think of being insistent and so throw an election campaign from a party view into chaos by vote splitting. He congratulated Sir James Gunson on his selection.—(P.A.)
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Wairarapa Age, 14 August 1928, Page 5
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