NO FRICTION
MR. JOHNSTON'S SELECTION
"There was never the slightest friction in the selection, of Mr. Harold Johnston as the Eefprm candidate for the "Hutt-seat; he goes into the contest b'ac&edr.'by; my-' goodwill and the good;'Wi}lr;o.i\the whole, structure,'' "said MrJ Y. EUJacobson,. chairman, of Mr. Johnston's combined committee yesterday^ when asked to comment on the statement of the United Candidate (Mr. J. Keif), .that-the-Reform P-arty-had-'turn-cd-Jiim- (-Mrv-JaeobsonJ-dpwn. in favour of "an-astute lawyer.'' ■■ ■-'.■•"-.■-. -...-■, ;"I have been intimately connected with tfiei'Refor'm"organisation for many yearsj'and-I-have always been impress-"ed-'-by its'fairness - aitd. straight deal*ngy". a"d(led:Mr..Jaeob6on. "Tho party lfasi-a definite constitutional method of- selecting' candidates. This method Wag •■literally followed in nominating "MR Johnston for-the Hutt electorate. I only hope that those who have been good enough to push me forward will be jus;t as.keen to push Mr. Johnston and vote for him. From every point of view he is a highly-desirable candidate, and his views on industrial problems' alone should be sufficient to secute" his'sefit'in the' House."
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Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 138, 7 December 1929, Page 11
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161NO FRICTION Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 138, 7 December 1929, Page 11
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