THINGS POLITICAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 477, 26 June 1912, Page 5

THINGS POLITICAL.

BOTH SIDES CONFIDENT. [ISY TKLKIiTLU'II. i'HI.SS ASSOCIATION*.] Wellington, Monday. Ignoring thf rumour 3 about the intentions of several ruin-members of Mr Massey's party to vole against the Government, the Premier still assures the country that he is confident of victory on a motion of no-confidence. It is, of course, part of his role, just as it is Mr Masey's, to fear no foe at present, in any kind of armour. Each leader has his sword half out, and the warlike shield is flourished. Mr Mackenzie is apparently setting store by the fact that so far no "insurgent" has given notice of motion about a change of front. However, several have undoubtedly given a fairly plain hint to the public, but everything is possible in politics here. Mr Mackenzie's opinion is that if the Government wins the first division there will be no dissolution, and that if his Ministry is ordered out it will be "the beginning of the end," that is, the start of a convulsiun which must bring on a general election. In the meantime Mr Mackenzie is doing an act of generosity or the Opposition. The Premier has guaranteed a pair for Mr Herries, who does not expect to reach Wellington till a week after the opening of Parliament. POSITION OF MR COATES. Dargaville, Monday. At a meeting of Mr G. J. Coates' committee ».as held on Saturday night, Mr Coates being present. It was unanimously decided that the member for Kaipara, who had pledged himself to support the Ward Government until June, should be relieved of his political pledges to support the Liberal party; and the committee indicated the desire that he should see his wayclear to support Mr Massey. Mr Coates. in thanking the committee for their generous consideration, said that he would not be a slavish adherent of any political section. MR C. K. WILSON'S HOPE Mr C. K. Wilson, member for Taumarunui, who has been in this electorate, for the course of a few days, in a conversation on the political situa tion said that it would be deplorable if the country were plunged into the expense and turmoil of a general election so soon after the last. It should, he thought, be possible to find 45 or 50 sound, progressive men in Parliament ready to sink their differences and unite in a policy of national development. There had been too much political bickering and bad blood, and the country was getting tired of it.