WHY NOT MR. HOLMAN?
"BRCATJSS HIS HEALTH WAS SO BAB," By TclcerftpTi—Press .AssociAtion—CorcrrieW (!&&& Jamiary 27, G.lo' p'.nj.) - " Sydney, January '21. Speaking at the Labour Conloren.ee, fclio Hon. W, A. Jloiraiin declared thai the hot-headed itrebransls, who merely uttered protests of. iiidivutoal feeling, mast take ii back seat, "and men capable of guiding tiio ship hi state must coi.no to the front.
After a worm debate, the oonfwcnco, by 02 votes te 48, refused to rceogiiise Mr. F. J. Page, member for Utitan.y, sis" a Labour member, Mr. Pftge, who was turned down by the party at the last election, because of ftu refusal to support 1l)o Federal referenda proposals, won the seat' against tho -Labour League's nominee. Mr. Dolman strongly championed Mr. Pago on the ground that the. referenda proposals were never approved by Urn Political Labour league confoi'puods, and therefore Labour members could ' not coustitntionaJlj-. lie askod to caiipoft tliem. Jir I'itgeliad doirf'jifl , moft-t-Hafi ho (Mr. ITolmnn) had done. Why not deal with Mm also? Mr. S, C. Watson and others .ar-RWctl that the BoiifiM'enees had repeatedly c«(iorsod tho wfcroiula. 31 r. J'otse's attitude (liftewnt from that of Mr. IJol-. nmn, whose health was so bad ttint _he bad to (io te London at that parhcHJnr time, (taughtor.) Mie conforenco declined to admit on« delftSatc! because he allegedly "turned dog' ! cm the movement.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1969, 28 January 1914, Page 7
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224WHY NOT MR. HOLMAN? Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1969, 28 January 1914, Page 7
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