FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1959, 15 December 1906, Page 2

FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Sydney, Deo. 14, Mr Sydney Smith was rejected at Macquarrie. The Daily Telegraph computes that compared with the old House the antiSociulists and Labor Socialists have gained a member oach at the expense of the Ministerialists. In Viosoria Mr Fraser heads She Smato poll. Mr McColi, who retired from the House, is next, while tho third place goes to Mr Tuunicliff?, a Socialist, Ministers olaim they will have the sup. port of Victorian anit-Sooialiets in ibeir proposal to revise (be tariff. It is expected Parliament will meet in the middle of February. A striking feature of tho eleotion is tho reveree sustained by Labor in Queensland, Three enti-Sooialists are in the van for the Senate. Mr Higgs, the fourth on the liat, may have a obanoe of

comiog up, but Mr Dawson is hopelessly defeated, while Messrs CuipaD, Thomson, and Wilkinson have loßt their seats. Mr

Watson regards the reyersal as only a passing phase. Tub Argus says Viotoria has doolared against Socialism, which has only gained ono seat in Australia.

Sit Johu Forresi won tho first contested eitoiioa of his poinicil career. Mr licid reckons cn a oominuauco ol

tho shree parties, no oqs of winch will be able to carry on without the assistance of another. Ho is satisfied with the result of tho election gonerally, bus was disappointed with the voting iu New South Wales.

Received 11.55 p.m., Dec 14,

London, Dec 14. The Morning Post says that probably

the happiest result of the Commonwealth election is that Mr Deakin will represent Australia at the Colonial Conference. ' Nobody was better fitted by personal,qualities and sound judgment to fill tho position with equal advantage to Australia and the Empire,