COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81903, 15 December 1906, Page 3

COMMONWEALTH ELECTIONS

SOME INTERESTING PAR TIO. LARS.

Sydney, December 14. Mr Sydney Smith (Anti-Socialist) was rejected at Macquaric. The Telegraph computes that compared with the old (louse the antiSocialists and Labour Socialists have gained a niember each at the expense cf the Ministerialists.

In Victoria, Senator Eraser heads the Senate poll, Mr J. H. Met'oll, who retired from the House of Representative!!, is next, while the third place goes to Mr T. Tunniclifle (Socialist).

The Ministers claim that they will have the support of the Victorian Auti Socialists in their proposal to revise the tariff. It is expected that Parliament will meet in the middle of February.

A striking feature cf the election is the reverse sustained by Labour in (Queensland. Three Ant i- Socialists remain in. the van for the Senate. Mr Higgs (a strong Socialist) is fourth on the list, and may have a chanc if coming up. Mr Dawson (a Socialist and another meinlwr of the late Parliament) is hopelessly defeated. Mr M. Culpin, Mr D. A." Thompson. and Mr .J. Wilkinson, all Socialists and old members, lost their seats. Mr Watson regards this reversal as onlv a passing phase. The Argus says that Victoria has declared against Socialism, which only gained one seat in all Australia. * j Sir John Forrest wun the first eon tested election of his jiolitival career. Mr Rcid bemoans the continuance of the three parses, no one of which will be able to carry on without the assistance of another. He is satisfied with the result of the election generally, but disappointed at the voting in Xew South Wales. ONE CAI/SE FOR CONGRATULATION-. Received 14th, 11.24 p.m . Irfindon, December 14. The Morning Post says prolnblv the happiest result if tile Commonwealth elections is that Mr Deakin will represent Australia at the Colonial Conference. Xobodv, »avs the Post, is better fitted "by personal qualities and sound judgment to fill the position with equal advantage to Australia and the Empire.