LABOUR IN POLITICS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 803, 28 April 1910, Page 7

LABOUR IN POLITICS.

VICTORIAN SENATORS. ' LEADING FUSIONIST DRAWS ' ' CLOSER. (By TeleEraph—Prejs Association.! (Rec. April 27, 8.45 pjn.) Melbourno, April 27. Belated returns of absent and postal votes have materially improved tho position of Sir Robert Best (Minister for Customs in the late Deakin-Cook Fusion Government) in his Fusionist candidature for the Seriate. Sir Robert, <?ho is the leading Fußionist candidate, is now only 867 rotes behind the lowest of the three Labour candidates, Mr. A. E. H. Blakey. The electoral offioers are now ing the ballot papers rejected by the country officers as informal. A number of these have already been declared) valid.

• FEDERAL CAUCUS. Melbourne, April 27. At a caucus of the Labour party, Mr, A. Fisher was re-elected chairman, N.S.W. ELECTION. THE LABOUR CAMPAIGN. Sydney, April 27. The State Labour party is actively organising for the coming; , elections. Confidence is expressed regarding the result. ' ' , • . The party says it is quite prepared to carry its platform into effect if it gets a mandate from the people.

RAILWAY PROMISES. WHAT MR. WADE OFFERS THE '■ ELECTORS. :■ ■ (Rec. April 27, 8:45 p.m.) . Sydney, April 27.. ; A deputation representing the prin« cipal industries of the . State waited on the" Premier, Mr: Wado, with a request for the duplication of the Main Trunk line and the construction of : cross-country lines. 'Replying, Mr: Wade' said-.the Government proposed' to carry, out' without'delay all the more urgent'duplications on' the three' 'trunk.''lines. Steps were also being taken, to improve the railway facilities across 'country. •: r Mr. Wade, added that it would be to: raise a' special loan' for the purpose, and it would be dissociated from the ordinary loan policy. .