THE REFORM PARTY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1417, 18 April 1912, Page 4

THE REFORM PARTY.

ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING AT WY XDJ IA.M. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) .Wyndham, April 17. A banquet, to Mr. CI. .T. Anderson, SI .I 1 , for Mataura, was held in the Wyndham Town Hall to-night. licnuirkublo enthusiasm was nhown. Tiro seating capacity of the hall was (axed to tho utmost, and besides 'prominent residents of (no electorate, this following members of tiro Keform parly were present:—McsM's. \\. E. Slnssev (Leader of the Opposition), I). Bnick (l'alincrslon North), W. Buchanan (Wairarapa), W. Noswortliy (Ashlnutoii), W. leaser (Wakntipu), ti. M. Thomson (JJunedin North), C. E. Statham (l)unedin Central), ,lames Allen (Bruce), A. S. Malcolm (Clntlia), E. I'. I*o (Onmarii), ){. Scott (Otago Central). Apologies fur obseucc were received from eighteen. Members of tiie Jlcform parly. Air. B. Sutherland, chairman Wyiidliam Town Board, occupied the chair. Tho Leader of (he Opposition was loudly cheered on entering tho halt, and on rising to speak lie was greeted with cheers that lasted for some minutes. Mr. Massoy gave a verv forcible address, in which he eaid tlint the prospects of tho Keform party were very bright. Where, iu somj places, during the last election the party had not been ablo to find candidates, tho best typo of. men hnd offered themselves to fight for tho party in tho event of another election. Mr. Massey said that the Prime Minister, at tlio Government party gathering at Stratford last week, bad paid that certain members of tho Opposition hnd cast a slur upon the credit of the country bv making certain statements concerning loans. He challenged Mr. Mackenzie to publish those statements, and (o state tiie proves of (litS Reform party members who had allegedly been so unpatriotic. Speeches wero also delivered by the other members of the Opposition party, and each in turn had an excellent reception.