COALITION.
QUEENSLAND POLITICAL PARTIES. FORMATION OF NEW MINISTRY!, MR. KIDSTON TO HAVE ft FREE HAND. (BY TEIEGEAPH—PEESS ASSOCIATION—COPTEiaSTj Brisbane, October 24. Meetings of the Opposition and Government supporters were .held last night, and subsequently both parties attended a joint meeting. ; .... Mr. Philp, Leader of "the Opposition, oh behalf of his party, announced : that-it had unanimously agreed to coalesce 'with ; tho Government. Mr. Kidston, the Premier/ said his party was not unanimous. He had taken an unusual oourse in asking them to a combined meeting, but his justification,.w.as.,tjbe ,un-, ustial position existing in Queensland public life. The position of parties was such that no party could carry on : ' : without the assistance of the other parties, and the best thing for the country was the reorganisation of parties. .« .» As a result of the meeting, Mr. Kidston will have a free hand in'fonnin'g a'liew Ministry, and forty-four members' will support
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 337, 26 October 1908, Page 7
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147COALITION. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 337, 26 October 1908, Page 7
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