POLITICAL.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 May 1925, Page 4

POLITICAL.

REFORM C A Ft’US. SELECTION OF PRIME MINISTER. WEI I.INGTOX, May 2-1. Greal interest is being manifested in the Reform caucus on Wednesday. The general opinion here is that the 11«, n J. G. Coates will l,e chosen Prime M i n is t c i'. "CUT AND DRIED." WELLINGTON. May 2-1. The slat emeu I, that so Inr as he could gauge the selection oi the new leader of the Reform Party was cut and dried was made by Mr R. A. Wright- sneaking at Lyall Ray tonight. lie said lie believed the party had made up its mind and he did not believe there would be any contest al the enueiis on Wednesday, but there would lie a unanimous vote. Ihe more difficult question lor the caucus was whether the present Government and the Liberal Parly would fuse. Thai would be debated by the caucus ; from every standpoint. There was a difference of opinion in the ranks of the Government party oil that issue on which a great deal depended. A good deal of argument could he said both for and against it, but whatever happened he believed the party would carry on under it- new leader and that the country would give the new imvernnieiit at least a reasonable opportunity for making good, lie believed the now lender would have a I ree hand in selecting his colleagues and the country would give an opportunity to the new Government lo show what metal il was made 01. It was quite on the cards that (here would he an early dissolution. Inn personally lie did not think Hi- elect im would lake place Indore ike Usual time. T lie great majority of the people ol the Dominion wanted to see a -tabic (,overunion 1 lhat could be depended on to he fail' and just to all seel ions. I here was no Conservative Party in New Zealand to-day. The question now , was whether we were to have a party : holding Liberal and democratic views as against another party, the leaders of which wanted to over-throw olti ins, itul ions.