THE GENERAL ELECTION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 645, 21 February 1914, Page 7

THE GENERAL ELECTION.

♦♦*♦ MASTERTON. Mr A. W. Hogg is reported to have announced bis intention of again contesting the Masterton seat at the next election. KAIPARA. The forthcoming general election is causing a stir in the Kaipara electorate. In the various centres meetings are being and the chances of probble candidates are freely discussed. At a meeting hed recenty in Dargaville by the supporters of Mr J. G. Coates, M.P.. it was resolved to ask that gentleman to address a combined meeting of his committee at an early date, and to announce his political platform. At present Mr Coates is an Independent. There is a widely-expressed wish in Reform League circles that Mr A. E. Harding, a former member, should contest the seat. At a meeting held last week at Aratapu, Mr Hoe. of Helensville, who is an Opposition candidate, expressed his views on the poiltical situation, and it was decided to develop the Opposition organisation. At Te Kopuru a similar meeting was held, and it was resolved to support the candidature of Mr Hoe, provided that he was the chosen nominee of th 9 Opposition party. LABOUR CONFERENCE. Wellington, Thursday. The militant activity of the United Federation of Labour has to a great extent diverted public attention from the fact that the United Labour party, a political body supported by trade unionists who oppose the strike as the primary weapon is still in existence The" local branch of the latter body holds a political conference today, and intends to take part in the municipal elections. The national organisation of the party will meet in Wellington at Easter. Meanwhile the Wellington branch has circularised its members stating, in regard to its own conference, "We strongly desire that all the unions may be in agreement on the political situation, as otherwise the Conservatives may retain offica for years to come. It is of opinion that the majority of the unions substantially agree with our platform, and want to labour in the political field as a Labour party. The business will be to review the platform of our party, and reconstruct the same on such lines as the unions desire."