DEMOCRATIC LABOUR ON THE SCENE AGAIN

Chronicle (Levin), 30 July 1946, Page 8

DEMOCRATIC LABOUR ON THE SCENE AGAIN

WKI.l.lNllTON, July 21). ' Vlr. F. M. Earle, Dominion secretan | j 1' Ihe Deiiiocnit'u- Labour Party, in u I slatcun"it" toniglit on lieltalf of the j p:irl y, the national exeeutive, at j a niL-ling in Am-kland at the week-end, j deciiled that 3.1r. Jolin A. Lee be i iiomiiia'ted toi- the (irey Lynn seat, JVlr. l.ee eoii.si'iiting Huhjeet to the endorsoiiient of Ihe t c rey Lvnn braneh. j In l-egard to the election generally, |liie national (ixeeutivc I'eulised that the : niin.innni eost of idectoral aetivity per ; i-lei torate for tlie Nationalist and : i.aliour ])arties was not less tlian £1000, 1 svlii eli contrasted with the total oi* ; G.IOt) siient o h the whoie of New Zea1 land bv the Denioeratie. Labonr national ! exei-ulire in 10K5. Denioeratie Labour, to mahe a eomparable national eontest, I uouid reipiire not less tinui £20,000. | The national exeeutive was theretore : unable to undertake the linaneial ! responsi bilit v for a sustained or widej spread Dominion organisation but was ; willing* to eonsider the approval of any eandidate seleetcd by a coniinittee 1 which is eapable in advanee of ! guaranteeing suttieient funds to ensure a well supported eontest on behalf of I the eandidate. ('audidates seleeted by j groups of people ealling1 themselves j Demoratie Labour would be repudiated ; unless tlie Denioeratie Labour national i exeeutive was satisfied about tlieir ! Iiona lides. ! yir. Lee will address a public iiieerjing late in August or very early in Sej>tember in Wellington. I -Mr. Earle added tliat preparation for Ihe ]>reliininary nomination and support iof good eandidates, are well in luind m j Wellington South and Wanganui whieli iwere eontest ed by AI r. 0. S. Teeee aua t.Mr. Sydney Du ffy respeeti vely at tlie last eieetiou. Denioeratie Labour sup- • porters in Timaru aiul Kieeaiton luive invited AI r. Douglas Cresswell's nomination, but Alr. Cresswell had not yet niade any decision. The National exeeutive will meet again in Se])tember to eonsider represeiitations regarding support for eandidates from branelies throughont Aew j Zealand. I Afr. Earle added that splendid resutts j had followed Denioeratie Labour 's 11)42 jeainpaign for motherhood allowanees. and natioiialisation of the Bank of Aew Zeahtnd. Denioeratie Labour Partv eandidates would have a worthy prograiiime for Ihe IDtti eieetiou.