POLITICAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1028, 9 April 1912, Page 3

POLITICAL.

MR ROBERTSON, M.P., AT

KEVIN

Mr Robertson, M.P., addressed the electors at Kevin on Thursday evening. The hall was crowded, and some opposition evidenced itself, but the big majority ot the meeting was favourably disposed, and though heated interjections were made occasionally a good hearing was vouchsafed. Mr Robertson defended his vote on the no-confidence motion, claiming that when Sir Joseph Ward undertook that he would resign and thus ensured the resignation of his Cabinet, his (Mr Robertson’s) pre-election pledge was given effect to in its full spirit. He himself had said that he was not a supporter of Mr Massey, and therefore he was fully justified in voting so as to keep Mr Massey off the Government benches, the more so as it was known that if the Ward Government were defeated there would be “ rats ” from the Kiberal party whose votes would have prevented Kabour getting a chance to turn out Mr Massey. Amidst cheers, a motion was carried to the effect that the meeting thanked Mr Robertson tor his address, and expressed the opinion that he had voted in Parliament in the best interests ol the Dominion,