N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 June 1925, Page 4

N.S.W. ELECTIONS.

J.ADOni'S .MAJORITY. SYDNEY. Juno IS. With the solid phalanx of members behind him, and relying upon the benevolent neutrality of an independent Labour member, and the neutrality oi others not of the Labour Tarty, who may not be desirous of another early election. the Labour Party in New South Wales has a working majoritc, even if a small one, for the discipline of the party will tend to make it effective. The Labour Government’,s future will depend largely on the extent to which those behind it, outside of Parliament, push it. ft will perhaps prefer to proceed warily. and trv to consolidate its position in the event of another early election, which is not a remote possibility with the partiv- so evenly balanced. 1 lie present marks only the third complete change el Government, as a result o: ike vote of 'lie electors, in about 12 veer-. If Sir George Fuller should

iiu'.v retire alto'relhor from polities - of tliis there U repaid ed to '»<« house likelihood, t-spotially tss he is a wealthy nuns, advtuir’iiso in yens'- -Use li«lst t'» leadership <sf tlse Opposition will prohiil,! v l.e lietwoeii Mr Bavin and Air key. Attorney -General. sstsd Alinister for Justice, re.-peetivelv. in the hist (lovoniisient. The happier choice, Mom popular public stasidpoint, would he that of Air hey who has massy of Use attributes of Rood, sound leadership, as well as youth and physique ois his side. Mr Bavin shares with Air Ley the qualities of youth; hut hicks Air

Ley's" quality of popular appeal. Apart from that, ho lias incurred the undying enmity of the Public Service, liecause of his attitude towards the question of their access to the Arbitration Court. Political fame, ii it i s sometimes easily ohlitevatod. is easily won. too, at times. Take the case of yuan- Mt Tally, upon whoso election the result of the general elections and the fair rf Sir (Jennie Fuller's Cnvernment were finally determined. Kucept for liis association with the Labour nxivenient. and even in that respect, little was heard "f him, Mr Tally, a* few months hack, was a comparatively un-

known man in the community. He was I one of an army of Public Servants in the llegisi.ru r-(>onora!V Depart me '.t. Then came his srtet-li.m as a Lnboui er m'lidate. Securing Ihrec months It’ii \*o <il a list* lire from itio "Resist viu - <lcnord'-. Department, lie sold a blue 1 .; of land, as the story cues, financed T,,,. piireh.: ■ of a mot r-car with the proceeds. ami set out to compter the emini r\ caiMinini.-y of fl.mlhcro. Hi line l.hysique. ami with an all motive per--,nudity, and v.ilh the faith that il|.„. pc'Oil'iar asset of youth, lm left Hit |._. of ihe hhr elect era to untouched, v, inning promises of votes overywher.-. More exp >ri"ticcd politicians v,mild hn.-e accepted with serpj ieism all those promises, but young Tulls- was satbj-,,..] new and brighter future pad l.omi determined for him. Hut oven on palling day. and lor day- a ■ lit lie was In aid of him outside the electorate, fur lie was only one ol a number of candidates. It ’was <>"i.\ when the i baseness of the parly struggle became a fact, and when it was a qncM ion of Tally's fate at Ooulhurn deciding the destinies of the parti:"• that e iple began to talk of him. Before long. his name was on everyone's lip., throughout the Slat”. Thou < nine the < .eutlul hour, in the early morning. when every f a per in the State v. as awaiting with feverish anxiety to broadcast to the public and the parties Dm fast of Ids Sillies, or defeat, alter Dio returning odicer has Icon strugo|i<r all nialii v, ith the Houlhurn heuivs. At about. s’ a.m. the future had been determined for Mr 'I ally, and by the grace of his supporters, tor Mr Dang ami Sir (ieorgo Fuller, and for the Stale itself, politically.