POLITICAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 October 1919, Page 4

POLITICAL.

REFO RM MAN I FIESTO.

PLEDGES FOR CANDIDATES

WELLINGTON, This Day.

S Members of the Reform Party in the House anticipate that. the Prime Minister will publish early nert Week [a manifesto dealing with the pro’programme on which he intends to [fight the general election. The mat‘ter -has been hurried on owing it is reported, to the difficulty ex-poi-ienced by the party olfganisers= in securing new candidates who will pledge themselves to the official Reform party without some statement explaining its future policy. ' THE ,:e.ANGITIK‘3I YELECTORATE. GENERAL MELDRUM A CANDIDATE, (By Telegi-=auh—Oficial Special.) WELLINGTON, Friday night. General Meldrum, who had decided no-t to become a. Candidate at the forthcoming elections. has. as a. result of_ representation from uall parts of the Rangitikei Electorate, consented to accept the Liberal Parfyfi; nomination for that seat, and is now definitely in the field. M