MR MURDOCH RETIRES.
I FROM ELECTION CAMPAIGN. (From the Shannon News.) Mr W. Murdoch, of Shannon, who was standing as a Liberal candidate for the Manawatu seat, decided yesterday to withdraw from the contest. Asked as io his reasons for withdrawing, Mr Murdoch stated he had found that the electors—even Liberals —intended voting for the Reform Party, as they were afraid of tlre Labour candidate winning. Moderate Labour also was voting with Reform on the same ground, while others of , the Moderate Labour Party were voting with Labour, being afraid of the | Reform candidate winning. These j reasons were- the sole, grounds for Phis witiidiawal. Tiie election had resolved itself into two parties so far as the Manawatu electorate was concerned. In his opinion, he. stated, (both parties were the two extremes. The time would come when the peoI pie would take saner views and see j their folly and again vote 'forLiberal?. | Only one thing would succeed, and t that was a Government of righteousj ness and justice to ail sections of the [ community, and not in the interests j of any particular 'class in it.
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Otaki Mail, 8 November 1922, Page 4
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