LEADERSHIP OF THE OPPOSITION.
ANNOUNCEMENT COMING.
SIR J. G. WARD MAY-ACCEPT.
CHANGES PENDING.
It is probable that an announcement will bo mado very shortly, perhaps today, concerning "the Opposition leadership. It is stated by people who are at least very likely to know the facts, that Sir Joseph Ward lias yielded to the entreaties of his sometime followers, and that he has consented to lead' the party again.
It is understood that Sir Joseph Ward has imposed certain conditions on the party before consenting to take the leadership. . One, it is stated, is that he is to have an absolutely free hand' in formulating the Opposition policy, and in controlling the party generally in tho House, and in campaign work in the country. He demands an absolutely free hand in everything. Thero are, it is said,' to be some changes in the front benches of the Opposition consequent on Sir Joseph Ward's acceptonce of the leadership. Ho ■ will have with him on the front benches, it is expected, Mr. G. W. Russell, Mr. W. D. S. M'Donald, Mr. A. M. Myers and Mr. T. M. Wilford. Among the present "leaders" who will relapso back into comparative obscurity again will be Mr. J. A. Hanan and Mr. G. Witty. No mention is made of Mr. G. Laurenson, Mr. Ngata, or Mr. Buddo by those who profess to know what is going to happen. Mr. Millar is apparently definitely out of the Liberal party, and it is said to be extremely improbable that Sir Joseph Ward will ever induce him to come back into it again. ■ A prominent, member of the tion party, when questioned as to the accuracy of the foregoing statement last night, refused to make any remark upon it. . He would not affirm or deny it, but said simply that he had nothing whatever 'to communicate. He advised that the only person who would say anything on the matter was Siri Joseph Ward himself, and Sir Joseph Ward arrives in Wellington from the south this morning. He did say, however, that an announcement would be made shortly.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1851, 10 September 1913, Page 8
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348LEADERSHIP OF THE OPPOSITION. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1851, 10 September 1913, Page 8
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