FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16725, 7 January 1920, Page 7

FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

LABOTJB IN THE SENATE.

(Br Cable—Pr*« Association— Coprrigfct.) (Australian tad N.Z. Cable Association.) RY3>XEY, January G. Mr Albert Gardiner (Labour) was elected to the Senate. Labour has now, also, hopes of winning a sent in \ ictoria, ono in West Australia, and one in Queensland.

|The name of Mr Poynton, who is at present in charge of snipping, is mentioned, on account of his experience or departmental work, as the now Minister for Homo and Territories (snvs a Melbourne paper of Dercniber Mr Glvnn having been defeated at the polls. *If a Ministry of Shipping is created, however, Mr Poynton may be retained in his present position, in which case he will also act as Treasurer, while W nit takes the liolidnv he his boen looking forward to so long. If tho Cabinet considers it nooessarv to maintain tho present number of Ministers, tho appointment of two new Honorary Ministers mav be nccessary. Mr I'" 1 ™ Smith (Tns.l. Mr Hector (N.S.\\.), and Mr R. J. Bnrclicll (W.A.) have been freely mentioned in this connexion. It is thought that Mr Burchell's experience may bo availed of in the Repatriation Department, whore an assistant is likely to be appointed to Senator Millen. It is not exposed that any Cabinet changes will be announced until about the sccond week in January.] STATEMENT IfY MR- RYAN. (Received '.Tnnuarv (fth. 8.40 p.m.) BRISBANE. January G. j^f r i> j. Ryan declared that the new voting system on ° of , the causes of Labour's defeat at the elections, but he added that, on the whole, tho Labour Pnrty had improved its position since 1917 He was strongly opposed to tho suggested coalition with tho Fanners' **A?!»ceived January fith, 10.45 p.m.) (Receiveo BnISBAX E f Jnnua „ Mr Tudor, m returning thanks for his election, attributed the defont to sectarianism and apathy resulting in a "profiteers' nctoxy."