HIS AMBITION.
MR. MILLAR AND THE PREMIERSHIP. JIR J. WARD'S "NATURAL SUCCESSOR." Qsy Teleirraph.—Press Association.) Dunedin, November 15. In Lis speech at Dunedin last night tho 'Hon, J. A. Millar said he had represented the city for tho past fifteen years, mid by the loyal support of the Dunedin people had attained tho second highest position to be attained in tho country. It was tho natural ambition of any man who lmd received public support for a number of years to eventually got to tho top of thb tree, and he had that ambition, so long ds ho could get it in an honourable way, but not otherwise. He desired it, and ho proposed to ask his constituents to elect him again, with tho object that, if anything happened to his chief, and Sir Joseph Ward had to givo up the leadership of the party, ho could present himself to the party as tho natural successor to tho honourable position nf leadership. (Applause.)
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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1287, 16 November 1911, Page 7
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163HIS AMBITION. Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1287, 16 November 1911, Page 7
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