THE REFORM PARTY CONFIDENT

West Coast Times, 21 June 1912, Page 4

THE REFORM PARTY CONFIDENT

STRONG AND UNITED. ,PEIt PRESS ASSOCIATION -COPYKUiIiT DARGAVILLE, Juno 20. Messrs W. F. Massey (Leader of the Reform Party), F. M. B. Fisher (Wellington Central) and J. H. Bradney (Auckland West), were entertained at a complimentary supper after the public mooting last night. The keynote of the speeches was the solidarity of the Reform Party, thirty-eight stjong, confidence in the future, and the growing strength of the reform following in the country. Replying to an argument that a member of Parliament should he definitely on one side or the other, Mr. J. P. Coates, M.P. for Kaipara, declared he must stick to his pledges and sit as an Independent. Ho als-, combatted the idea that a member should vote against his convictions , the sake of tho party. A branch of tho Reform League was foi mod.