LOVE AND PROF. ALGIE
Wilh his sparkliiig, thougli sometirues puiigcnl wit, Proi'cssor R. M. Algie, in tlie course oi' his address on behalf of tho National ParLy in Palmerston North last night, caused numerous outbreaks of proiongcjl laughter among his large audience. On liis recent tour of Dunedin, he said, he had met a persistent woman questioner. On onc occasion slxe had said that no matter what party he represented, slio would not vote for him. lle had tlien told her the story of a woman in England who had told a political candidate that shc would not vote for liirn even if he were St. Peter himself. "If I were St. Peter, you would not be in the samo constituency," the candidate? had replied. Tlie woman in Dunedin had attended many of his meetings, said Prof'essor Algie, and one evening he again recognised the voice. "Do you love the working class?" she had asked. "If you do not mind me ahswering your question with a question," he had replied, "are you a member of the working class?"
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 November 1946, Page 3
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